Box Score
ST. LOUIS (SMU) — No. 15 SMU won 4-0 at No. 4 Saint Louis in its first road match of the season on Monday.
After a scoreless first half, SMU scored four goals in the final 45 minutes, with
Mukisa Emmanuel and
Milton Lopez both scoring a brace.
Jaylinn Mitchell played a crucial creative role in SMU's side, recording two assists and winning a penalty that led to Emmanuel's second goal.
The Mustangs outshot the Billikens 19 to five in a dominant performance in which they controlled 60% of the ball.
The win is the Mustangs' first clean sheet of the season as they start the season with two victories, including one top-five win. Mitchell leads SMU's offense with one goal and three assists in two games.
How It Went
SMU kept the ball in Saint Louis' half for the majority of the first half.
The Mustangs won five corners within the first 25 minutes, creating half-chances which fell short.
Despite the Billikens gaining momentum in the final stretch of the first half, SMU still outshot SLU eight to two in the scoreless period.
The Mustangs kept their feet on the gas through the halftime break and scored early in the second half.
Mukisa Emmanuel scored his first goal of the season to open the scoreline and take the lead.
Landon Hickam lobbed a ball into the penalty box, where Emmanuel fended off his defender to place the ball into the net in the 51
st minute.
Minutes later,
Jaylinn Mitchell drew a foul inside the box to win a penalty kick. Emmanuel stepped up and blasted the spot kick into the net to make it 2-0 in the 54
th minute.
SMU kept attacking,
Milton Lopez ran in behind SLU's defensive line but was fouled in a clear goalscoring opportunity. Saint Louis went down to 10 men.
After drawing the foul, Lopez added to the scoreline minutes later with a first-time curler on Mitchell's cross in the 66
th minute to score his first goal of the season.
The Mustangs did not stop at 3-0. Mitchell once again drove through the left wing, finding Lopez in the middle of the penalty box, who smashes the ball into the net, adding the lead to four goals in the 69
th minute.
The full-time whistle blew with the Mustangs' 4-0 win.
Notes
- The Mustangs have scored 18 consecutive penalty kick attempts. They are second in the nation behind Oral Roberts (37).
- SMU improved their record against Saint Louis to 19-15-7. Kevin Hudson is 5-1-2 against SLU.
- Jaylinn Mitchell has recorded one goal and three assists in the first two matches of the season. He has five goals and 13 assists in his career.
- Mukisa Emmanuel scored his first goals of the season. His second brace for SMU.
- Milton Lopez also scored his first goals of the season. Third brace of his career.
- Jonathan Evans recorded his first clean sheet for SMU.
- Landon made his first career assist.
- This is the third-consecutive season where SMU has a win over a top-five opponent.
What's Next?
SMU will head home to host LMU at Washburne Stadium on Friday.
