Saturday, October 10
Dallas, Texas
6pm CT
SMU
vs
Duke
No. 1 SMU Hosts Duke At Washburne Stadium | Saturday 6pm
Oct 9 | Men's Soccer
No. 1 SMU (9-0-1, 4-0-0 ACC) vs Duke (5-7-0, 0-4-0 ACC)
Saturday, Oct. 10 • 6 pm CT
Washburne Stadium • Dallas, Texas • ACCNX
Watch • Live Stats • Media Center • SMU Mobile App
Saturday, Oct. 10 • 6 pm CT
Washburne Stadium • Dallas, Texas • ACCNX
Watch • Live Stats • Media Center • SMU Mobile App
DALLAS (SMU) – No. 1 SMU Men's Soccer is set to host Duke at Washburne Stadium on Saturday.
The match will kick off at 6 pm CT at Washburne Stadium and be broadcast on ACCNX.
The Mustangs are 9-0-1 this season, 4-0-0 in ACC play, and are coming off a 2-0 win at Wake Forest last Friday.
Mustangs vs. Duke History
- This will be the 10th meeting between SMU and Duke. Third meeting in Dallas and Duke's first visit to the Hilltop since 2014.
- SMU tied the then-No. 18 Duke 2-2 in Durham in its previous meeting in 2024.
- SMU leads the overall series between the two teams 5-2-2.
- SMU remained at No. 1 in this week's United Soccer Coaches on Oct. 6.
- The Mustangs were ranked No. 1 on Sept. 29, marking 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. 5, Pitt was No. 10, Louisville was No. 11, Stanford was No. 13 and Syracuse was No. 25.
- SMU leads the nation in goals against average (.30) and is tied for second nationally in goal differential (25) as of Sept. 30.
- The Mustangs lead the ACC in goals allowed (3) and are second in the ACC in assists per game (2.9) and points per game (8.50)
- Jaylinn Mitchell is tied for second in the league in assists (5), Stephan Soghomonian is tied for third in goals (6).
- Jaylinn Mitchell has made eight goal contributions from the wingback position with six assists and two goals in the first 10 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."
- 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.
- 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.
- Duke is 5-7-0 overall this season and 0-4-0 in ACC play. They are coming off a 3-0 win against Wofford in Durham, N.C., on Tuesday.
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