No. 1 Mustangs Score Six Past Duke At Washburne Stadium

Saturday, October 10

Dallas, Texas

6pm CT

SMU

10-0-1, 5-0-0

Duke

5-8-0, 0-5-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Duke	0	0	0
SMU	2	4	6

No. 1 Mustangs Score Six Past Duke At Washburne Stadium

Oct 10 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Box Score

DALLAS (SMU) — No. 1 SMU Men's Soccer won 6-0 against Duke on Alumni Night at Washburne Stadium on Saturday Night.

Six Mustangs were on the scoresheet in SMU's dominant showing as Landon Hickam, Tweneboa (Bingo) Kodua, Franco Ocana, Mukisa Emmanuel, Stephan Soghomonian and Milton Lopez each scored a goal. This is the first time since SMU defeated Valparaiso (6-0) in 2019 that six different players netted a goal in a single match.

SMU goalkeeper Jonathan Evans and the Mustangs defense continued its excellence by recording another clean sheet for their eighth of the season.

The Mustangs are now 10-0-1 overall this season and 5-0-0 in ACC play. Kevin Hudson's squad tops the ACC team standings with 15 points after five conference games.

How It Went
SMU was on the front foot from the get-go, creating chances through the middle of the pitch as well as both wings.

Landon Hickam broke the deadlock in the 24^th minute with his fourth goal of the season.

Alex Salvo pings a sly through ball that breaks Duke's defensive line to find Hickam, who smashed the ball into the net in a one-on-one against the goalkeeper.

The Mustangs did not let their foot off the pedal as they found their second goal in the 44^th minute of the match.

Tweneboa (Bingo) Kodua scored his first goal for SMU from outside the penalty box. He recovered Enzo Panozzo's cross, which bounced around inside the penalty box, blasted a low driven shot into the bottom right corner.

The scoreline remained 2-0 after the first 45 minutes.

SMU came out dominant in the second half and found the third within the first eight minutes of the period.

Franco Ocana extended the lead to 3-0 in the 53^rd minute of the match, capitalizing on an incisive through ball from Andre Philibbosian that presented a one-on-one opportunity for the goalscorer.

In the 70^th minute, the Mustangs went up 4-0 through a goal by Mukisa Emmanuel. Panozzo headed down Ryan Clanton-Pimentel's cross from the corner towards the mouth of the goal, and Emmanuel was there to tap the ball into the net.

Stephan Soghomonian joined the goalscoring spree by netting SMU's fifth goal of the game in the 75^th minute. Clanton-Pimentel found Soghomonian inside the penalty box, who turned around and shot the ball through the goalkeeper to make it 5-0.

Seconds after Soghomonian's goal, Milton Lopez placed the cherry on top with the sixth goal of the match. Philibbosian won the ball high up the field, Soghomonian claimed it and released Lopez with a through ball to score on a one-on-one with the goalkeeper.

The Mustangs earned three points with the 6-0 win at home.

Notes

SMU is now 6-2-2 all-time against Duke.
First time since SMU defeated Valparaiso 6-0 on September 13, 2019, that six different Mustangs scored a goal in a single game.
Most goals scored by the Mustangs in a single conference game since they defeated FIU (6-4) in September 23, 2022.
Stephan Soghomonian scored a goal and made two assists, for his 21^st career goal and his first career multi-assist match.
Tweneboa (Bingo) Kodua scored his first goal for SMU, while Franco Ocana scored his second goal for SMU.
Landon Hickam scored his fifth career goal for SMU.
Milton Lopez scored his fifth goal of the season. He now has 18 goals in his SMU career.
Ryan Clanton-Pimentel now has seven assists this season.
Enzo Panozzo recorded two assists, his first career multi-assist game.
The last time SMU was undefeated in the first 11 games of the season was in 2019.
Washburne Stadium saw its largest regular season attendance with 2,243 people.