No. 1 SMU Set To Face Central Arkansas At Home

No. 1 SMU (10-0-2, 5-0-1 ACC) vs Central Arkansas (6-4-2, 3-1-1 ASUN)
Tuesday, Oct. 20 • 6 pm CT
Washburne Stadium • Dallas, Texas • ACCNX
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DALLAS (SMU) – No. 1 SMU Men's Soccer is set to host Central Arkansas at Washburne Stadium on Tuesday.

The match will kick off at 6 pm CT at Washburne Stadium and be broadcast on ACCNX.

The Mustangs are 10-0-2 this season, 5-0-1 in ACC play, and are coming off a 0-0 draw against No. 25 Stanford at home last Friday.

Mustangs vs. Central Arkansas History

This will be the 11th meeting between SMU and Central Arkansas. All their previous meetings have been in Dallas.
SMU defeated UCA 2-0 in its final non-conference game of the 2024 season.
SMU leads the series 10-0-0 against the Bears.

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 (.250), won-lost-tie percentage (.917), shutout percentage (.750) and goal differential (31). The team is second nationally in assists per game (3.25) and save percentage (.880), .
The Mustangs lead the ACC, assists per game (3.250), goals allowed (3) and clean sheets (9). They are second in the league in goals per game (2.83).
Ryan Clanton-Pimentel is tied for second in assists (7), Stephan Soghomonian is tied for third in goals (7).

Mitchell's Senior Season

Jaylinn Mitchell has made eight goal contributions with six assists and two goals in the first 12 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 12 matches this season. All three goals came in three different matches.
The Mustangs have confined opponents to 10 shots or less in seven consecutive matches. They held No. 25 Stanford (5), Duke (3) and UIW (4) to less than five shots.
The backline with Jonathan Evans in goal and centerbacks Noah Holmstrøm, Villads Landsperg and Enzo Panozzo, leads the nation in goals against average (.250) and shutout percentage (.750)..

Last Time Out

No. 1 SMU Men's Soccer tied No. 25 Stanford 0-0 at Washburne Stadium on Friday.
The Mustangs' defense continued its excellence by recording another clean sheet for their ninth of the season. They held Stanford to a season low of five shots with only one on target.
SMU is now 10-0-2 overall this season and 5-0-1 in ACC play. Kevin Hudson's squad tops the ACC team standings with 16 points after six conference games.
With the draw, SMU extended its unbeaten streak to 12 games, the longest since 2001.
SMU's defense held Stanford to a season-low of five shots and one on frame.
Jonathan Evans and SMU's defense recorded its ninth clean sheet of the season.

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 Central Arkansas

Central Arkansas is 6-4-2 overall this season and 3-1-1 in ASUN play. The Bears are coming off a 6-0 win over FGCU on Saturday.

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Players Mentioned

Ryan Clanton-Pimentel

Jonathan Evans

Villads Landsperg

Jaylinn Mitchell

Enzo Panozzo

Stephan Soghomonian

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