Women's Soccer Hosts No. 6 Stanford On Friday

SMU (5-3-2, 0-2-0 ACC) vs No. 6 Stanford (7-2-1, 1-2-0 ACC)
Friday, Sept. 25 • 6 p.m. CT
Washburne Stadium • Dallas, TX • ACCNX
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DALLAS (SMU) – The SMU women's soccer program returns to Washburne Stadium to host No. 6 Stanford on Friday.

The match will kick off at 6 pm CT and air on ACCNX. Fans can enjoy free admission to all SMU women's soccer regular-season matches.

SMU enters the game unbeaten at home this season (5-0-2) and has outscored its opponents 20-2 in Washburne. Last time out, SMU battled to the end against NC State but fell on the road, with Brooke Bunton and Kaylee Noble each scoring in the match.

Brooke Bunton leads SMU with seven goals, including a three-goal performance against Idaho State, the first hat trick by a Mustang since 2023. She ranks tied for fourth in the ACC and 19^th in the NCAA in total goals scored. Bunton also leads SMU in points with 14 (10^th in the ACC) and in shots with 32 (8^th in the ACC).

Freshman Julianne Richter proved to be one of the best in the nation at generating offense as she is tied for second in the ACC and 10^th in the NCAA in assists with six.

Richter was named ACC Freshman of the Week (9/8) after tallying two goals and two assists in two games that week. She scored the game-tying goal against (rv) Texas Tech in a 1-1 draw and recorded one goal and two assists against Idaho State.

Kaylee Noble scored her 17^th career goal against NC State and is now third on the team in goals this season with three. Noble has also recorded three assists this season and is ninth in the ACC in shots on goal per game (1.60).

Goalkeeper Aubrey Brown has led SMU to four solo shutouts and one combined shutout this season. Her four solo shutouts rank tied for second in the ACC. The team has recorded back-to-back home shutouts twice this year.

The Mustangs finished the non-conference portion of their schedule with a record of 5-1-2 and recorded five shutouts while outscoring their opponents 23-6.

The Mustangs added 17 newcomers to their 2026 roster, 10 freshmen and seven transfers. Head coach Nicole Nelson also brought in two new assistant coaches, Chassion Griggs and former SMU graduate assistant and men's soccer player Nick Petrucelli.

// FRESHMAN STANDOUTS

Freshmen Julianne Richter and Londynn Hagan have been shining bright for the Mustangs.
Richter was named ACC Freshman of the Week after stepping up big against Texas Tech, scoring the game-tying goal in the 74^th. Against ISU, she recorded her second multi-assist game of the season and scored her second goal of the year as the Mustangs closed out non-conference play with a dominant home victory.
Richter is tied for second in the ACC and 10th in the NCAA in total assists with six. She is second on the team in total points with 10.
Hagan is second on the team in goals scored with four and has scored a goal in three of her last five games. She has also tallied one assist this season and is third on the team in points with nine.

// SETTING THE SCENE

Friday's match will be the eighth time SMU and Stanford have played each other. Stanford leads the series 5-2-0 and picked up the win over the Mustangs last season in Palo Alto.
The Mustangs enter the game on a seven-game home unbeaten streak (5-0-2), the longest home unbeaten streak in a single season since 2016 (6-0-1).
Stanford will be SMU's second ranked opponent of the season. The last time SMU defeated a ranked opponent was when the team defeated No. 25 Tennessee 2-1 at home in 2023.
A win over Stanford would be the highest-ranked win since the team defeated No. 4 Texas A&M in the first round of the 1997 NCAA Tournament.
The Mustangs rank sixth in the ACC and tied for 19^th in the NCAA in goals (26), fourth in the ACC and 18th in the NCAA in assists (24) and eighth in the ACC in total saves at 24.
SMU has outscored its opponents 26-12 this season. The +14 goal differential ranks ninth in the ACC and 37^th in the NCAA. 12 different Mustangs have scored a goal this season, and five have scored more than one.

// OFFENSIVE FIREPOWER

SMU has outscored its opponents 26-12 this season. The +14-goal differential ranks ninth in the ACC
The Mustangs' 6-0 victory over Idaho State matched the team's highest goal total in a game under Nelson. It was the third time in her tenure as head coach that SMU has achieved the feat (6-0 vs Texas Southern 8/18/24, 6-3 at Rice 9/14/23).
Five Mustangs have scored multiple goals this season, while Brooke Bunton leads the team with two multi-goal games. SMU has already surpassed its goal total from last season (25)

// WINNING AT WASHBURNE

The Mustangs will look to remain unbeaten at home (5-0-2). With a win or draw in the team's next home game, it would be the longest home unbeaten streak in a single season since the team went 7-0-1 during the 2004 season.
The current streak is the longest home unbeaten streak in a single season since 2016, when the team went 6-0-1 at home before its first loss.
SMU had an eight-match home unbeaten streak over the course of the 2021 and 2022 seasons and a nine-match home unbeaten streak over the course of the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
SMU holds an impressive 35-12-7 record at home since the 2021 season and is 27-11-6 under Nelson.
SMU is 5-0-2 at home this season and has outscored opponents 20-2 in Washburne.
In total, 22 of SMU's home wins since 2021 have been shutouts.

// IN THE RANKINGS

SMU received votes in the Week 1 IWSOC / United Soccer Coaches Poll. It was the first time the Mustangs had been ranked or received votes in the poll since 2022. (No. 24, Sept. 29, 2022).
The first RPI rankings of the season were announced this week with SMU coming in at 47. SMU is one of 12 ACC schools with an RPI ranking inside the top 50.
In the latest IWSOC / United Soccer Coaches Poll, the ACC had seven teams ranked or receiving votes. North Carolina led the way, ranked No. 1 in the nation, followed by Duke (No. 4), Wake Forest (No. 5), Stanford (No. 6), Notre Dame (No. 15), Virginia (No. 16), Florida State (No. 22). Virginia Tech, Louisville and Clemson received votes.
The Mustangs were picked to finish 14th overall in the ACC preseason poll. SMU finished last season ranked 12th in the conference.
SMU will face six teams that were ranked in the IWSOC / United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll: No. 1 Stanford, No. 3 Duke, No.5 Vanderbilt, No. 8 North Carolina, No. 11 Virginia, and No. 23 Texas Tech.

Schedule

Women's Soccer Hosts No. 6 Stanford On Friday | 6 PM

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Players Mentioned

Aubrey Brown

Brooke Bunton

Londynn Hagan

Kaylee Noble

Julianne Richter

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