Mustangs’ Second-Half Rally Leads to a 3-1 Win Over Cal

Thursday, October 22

Berkeley, Calif.

2pm CT

SMU

6-6-4, 1-5-2

California

4-6-5, 1-4-2

Team	1	2	Final F
SMU	0	3	3
California	1	0	1

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Oct 22 | Women's Soccer

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BERKELEY, Calif. (SMU) - The SMU Women's Soccer program scored three second-half goals to defeat Cal 3-1 on the road Thursday.

Down 1-0 at the half, the Mustangs (6-6-4, 1-5-2 ACC) came out of the break ready to take control of the game and did just that as Kaylee Noble equalized the game and Brooke Bunton scored twice in a two-minute span to give SMU the lead and the victory over the Golden Bears (4-6-5, 1-4-2 ACC).

SMU outshot Cal 13-7, 8-3 in the second half and held an 8-1 advantage on shots on goal. Bunton, who recorded her third multi-game of the season, led SMU in shots with six (4 on goal), while Maleeya Martin and Hali Hartman each tallied an assist in the game.

The win was SMU's second come-from-behind victory of the season. The Mustangs showed their grit coming out of the break trailing and scoring three unanswered goals to head back to Dallas with the win.

In the 47^th minute, Noble scored her fifth goal of the season, beating her defender down the far sideline and sending a rocket into the net to equalize the game. Martin earned the assist, and it was her 19^th career goal.

With the momentum on the Mustangs' side, SMU kept applying pressure, determined to grab the lead. In the 77^th minute, Bunton did just that, taking advantage of a misplayed ball by the Cal goalkeeper and scoring the go-ahead goal on a wide-open net. Hartman was credited with the assist, her first of the season.

Two minutes later, SMU drew a foul inside the box and was awarded a penalty kick. Bunton stepped up and delivered, scoring her second goal of the game to essentially ice the game for SMU. Bunton now leads SMU with nine goals scored this season.

The Mustangs earned their first ACC win of the season and three points in the conference standings.

UP NEXT
The Mustangs head back out on the road to face No. 2 North Carolina on Thursday, Oct. 29, in Chapel Hill. The match will kick off at 6 p.m. CT and air on ACCNX. It will be the Mustangs' final road match of the regular season.