STANFORD, Calif. (SMU) – SMU Men’s Soccer heads to No. 7 Stanford for its ACC Championship quarterfinals match on Sunday.
This shall be SMU’s second journey to Stanford inside two weeks. The match will kick off at 7 pm CT and shall be aired on ACCN.
The Mustangs superior within the match after defeating Wake Forest 5-4 within the highest-scoring ACC Championship match in historical past.
Mustangs vs. Cardinal History
- This would be the thirteenth assembly between SMU and Stanford. Sixth assembly in Stanford, California.
- The two groups have been locked in a 0-0 draw the final time they performed towards one another on Oct. 26. It was their first-ever draw at Stanford.
- The earlier two conferences between SMU and Stanford have resulted in a tie.
- The final time SMU received at Stanford was in 2000 when the Mustangs received 2-1 towards No. 6 Stanford to make the College Cup. Head Coach Kevin Hudson was on that SMU staff as a freshman.
Unfinished Business
- SMU tied the then top-ranked Stanford 0-0 at Cagan Stadium on Oct. 26.
- The Mustangs grew to become the primary staff to attract Stanford at Cagan Stadium this season. First to take some extent in ACC play at Stanford this season.
- SMU gave Stanford its second draw of the season.
- The Mustangs recorded the best variety of shot makes an attempt by an opposing staff at Stanford this season with 13 pictures.
- The final time SMU drew a top-ranked staff was No. 1 Evansville in 1986.
Talking Stats
- Stephan Soghomonian is SMU’s main goalscorer with 10 targets.
- Villads Landsperg has performed probably the most minutes for SMU this season, with 1435 minutes in 16 matches. He’s solely missed 5 sport minutes all season and performed full 90 minutes in 15 matches.
SMU vs Wake Notes
- SMU wins 5-4 towards Wake Forest within the highest-scoring match in ACC Championship historical past.
- This is probably the most targets SMU has scored in a single match since they beat Central Arkansas 5-0 on Aug. 28, 2023.
- This is probably the most complete targets scored in a single match that features SMU for the reason that Mustangs beat FIU 6-4 on Sep. 23, 2022.
- The final time SMU had 5 gamers rating a aim in a single match was towards UTRGV (7-2) on September 5, 2022.
- Charles-Emile Brunet grew to become the primary Mustang to make three or extra assists in a single match since Gabriel Costa (4) towards Temple in 2021.
- Stephan Soghomonian elevated his aim tally to 10 targets this season.
- Enzo Panozzo scored his first aim of the season. The aim is his second profession goal–his first profession aim was additionally towards Wake Forest final season.
- Hickam, Slade Starnes and Enzo Panozzo scored their first targets of the season. Hickam and Starnes scored their first targets for SMU.
- SMU has superior to the quarterfinal spherical of the ACC Championship in its first two seasons as a member of the convention.
Postseason Notes
- SMU has received 10 convention titles.
- The Mustangs have made the quarterfinals of their first two ACC Championships. They have been eradicated by Wake Forest in a penalty shootout of their first season.
- The final time SMU received a penalty shootout was in 2018 once they beat UCF to win the AAC Tournament title (5-4).
Stepped Up
- Stephan Soghomonian was named ACC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 7 and Oct. 21.
- He is the ACC’s second prime scorer in convention play with six targets towards ACC groups.
- He is certainly one of solely 4 gamers to attain a number of hat methods this season.
- Soghomonian has scored 9 targets in seven matches. Scored a hat trick towards California (Oct. 3) and Boston College (Oct. 18).
- He grew to become the primary Mustang to attain a hat trick after virtually two years within the Mustangs’ 4-0 win towards Cal on Oct. 3.
- The earlier Mustang to attain a hat trick was Jelldrik Dallmann towards Temple on Nov. 9, 2023.
- He scored his hat trick towards Cal from the bench with solely 44 minutes of play time.
Slade Bosses The Backline
- Slade Starnes was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week twice on Sep. 30 and Oct. 28.
- He captained the Mustangs’ line of defense handy No. 1 Stanford to its first draw/loss in at residence this season on Sunday.
- He and the Mustangs’ backline have contained opponents to a mean of solely 8.1 shot makes an attempt per sport. Limiting 5 groups (Boston College, Cal, LMU, Oral Roberts and Virginia) to 5 shot makes an attempt or much less.
Villads Engine
- Villads Landsperg has solely missed 5 minutes of pitch time for the Mustangs this season.
- Played 1435 minutes in 16 matches.
- He and the Mustangs’ backline have contained opponents to a mean of solely 8.1 shot makes an attempt per sport. Limiting 5 groups (Boston College, Cal, LMU, Oral Roberts and Virginia) to 5 shot makes an attempt or much less.
SMU vs Top 25 Opponents
- SMU is 1-1-3 towards Top-25 groups this season.
- The Mustangs misplaced to No. 6 Virginia.
- SMU grabbed its first ranked win at No. 21 Notre Dame (Sep. 27).
- The Mustangs drew 1-1 towards No. 2 Clemson and so they additionally drew No. 18 Kansas City 2-2 to kick off the season.
- SMU was 4-3-3 towards prime 25 opponents final season after falling within the NCAA Quarterfinals to No. 8 Marshall.
Scouting Stanford
- Stanford made the quarterfinals by defeating Boston College 4-2 within the first spherical of the championship.
- Stanford has the second-most pictures within the convention with 323..
FIFA World Cup At Washburne Stadium
- Washburne Stadium shall be an official coaching floor for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.