No. 1 SMU Welcomes No. 25 Stanford At Washburne Stadium

No. 1 SMU (10-0-1, 5-0-0 ACC) vs No. 25 Stanford (8-3-1, 1-3-1 ACC)
Friday, Oct. 16 • 5 pm CT
Washburne Stadium • Dallas, Texas • ACCNX
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DALLAS (SMU) – No. 1 SMU Men's Soccer is set to host No. 25 Stanford at Washburne Stadium on Friday.

The match will kick off at 5 pm CT at Washburne Stadium and be broadcast on ACCNX.

The Mustangs are 10-0-1 this season, 5-0-0 in ACC play, and are coming off a 6-0 win against Duke at home last Saturday.

Mustangs vs. Stanford History

This will be the 14th meeting between SMU and Stanford. Sixth meeting in Dallas.
SMU defeated No. 7 Stanford 1-0 at Stanford, Calif., in the quarterfinal round of the ACC tournament last season. Mustang alum Martin Dominguez recorded 10 saves in that game.
Also in the 2025 season, SMU tied the then-No. 1 Stanford 0-0 in California.
SMU trails the overall series between the two teams 4-6-3 and 1-3-1 in Dallas.

United Soccer Coaches Rankings

SMU remained at No. 1 in this week's United Soccer Coaches on Oct. 13.
The Mustangs have been ranked No. 1 since Sept. 29. It marked the first time SMU has been ranked No. 1 in the nation since 2006.
Six ACC teams were ranked in the top 25 this week. SMU tops the polls, Clemson was No. 4, Pitt was No. 7, Louisville was No. 8, Wake Forest was No. 23 and Stanford was No. 25.

Talking Stats

SMU leads the nation in goals against average (.273), won-lost-tie percentage (.955), shutout percentage (.727), goal differential (31), points per game and scoring offense (3.09). The team is second nationally in assists per game (3.55).
The Mustangs lead the ACC in goals per game (3.09), assists per game (3.545), goals allowed (3) and clean sheets (8).
Ryan Clanton-Pimentel is tied for second Stephan Soghomonian is tied for third in goals (7).

Mitchell's Senior Season

Jaylinn Mitchell has made eight goal contributions from the wingback position with six assists and two goals in the first 11 games of the season.
He was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 1.
Coming back as a senior after being drafted in the first round by Minnesota United last December, Mitchell was ranked No. 35 in the TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Top 100 Player Rankings.
He is the first Mustang to be picked in the first round since Nicky Hernandez in 2021.
Says he wants to leave a legacy for SMU.
Projected to graduate in December, Mitchell will be the first generation college graduate in his family.
"I'm the oldest of four siblings, so I just want to show them that you can do it and go to college."

Mustang Lock Up

SMU's defense has only allowed three goals through 11 matches this season. All three goals came in three different matches.
The Mustangs have confined opponents to 10 shots or fewer in six consecutive matches. They held Duke (3) and UIW (4) to less than five shots.
The backline with Jonathan Evans in goal and center backs Noah Holmstrøm, Villads Landsperg, and Enzo Panozzo, leads the nation in goals against average (.273) and shutout percentage (.727).

Last Time Out

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.

Three Mustangs In The Hermann Trophy Watch List

Jonathan Evans, Noah Holmstrøm and Jaylinn Mitchell were named in the Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List as announced by the association on Friday.
The three Mustangs were included in the list that consists of 29 student-athletes across all of NCAA Division I Men's Soccer. SMU has the most athletes included in the watch list.
Evans and Holmstrøm are central to the Mustangs defense, which leads the nation in goals against average (.300) and shutout percentage (.700). Evans is currently tied for first in Division I with seven clean sheets this season.
Holmstrøm was named in the Preseason Hermann Trophy Watchlist in August.
Mitchell leads the Mustangs in offensive contributions, having been involved in eight goals within the first 10 matches of the season. He is tied at first in the ACC with six assists this season, while also having scored two goals.
This is the first time three Mustangs have been included in the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List in a single season.

Scouting Stanford

Stanford is 8-3-1 and 1-3-1 in ACC play. They are coming off a 3-2 loss to No. 5 Clemson at home.

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Players Mentioned

Ryan Clanton-Pimentel

Martin Dominguez

Mukisa Emmanuel

Jonathan Evans

Landon Hickam

Tweneboa (Bingo) Kodua

Villads Landsperg

Milton Lopez

Jaylinn Mitchell

Franco Ocana

Enzo Panozzo

Stephan Soghomonian

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