No. 25 SMU Set To Take On Syracuse In ACC Championship Semifinal Match | Thursday 7 pm CT

CARY, N.C. (SMU) – No. 25 SMU Men’s Soccer is ready to tackle Syracuse in its Atlantic Coast Conference Championship semifinal match at First Horizon Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C., on Thursday.

This will likely be SMU’s second assembly with Syracuse this season. The match will kick off at 7 pm CT and will likely be aired on ACCN.

The Mustangs superior within the event after successful 1-0 at No. 7 Stanford within the quarterfinal spherical.

Mustangs vs. Orange History

• This would be the second assembly between SMU and Syracuse.
• Their first and solely assembly was on Oct. 11 at Syracuse when the hosts gained 2-0.

Talking Stats

• Stephan Soghomonian is SMU’s main goalscorer with 11 targets.
• Villads Landsperg has performed probably the most minutes for SMU this season, with 1525 minutes in 17 matches. He’s solely missed 5 sport minutes all season and performed full 90 minutes in 16 matches.

Regular Season Rematch

• SMU performed at Syracuse on Oct. 11. The Orange gained 2-0.
• The Mustangs dominated 57 % of the possession and outshot Syracuse 10 to 6 in its prior assembly.

Postseason Awards

Postseason Notes

• SMU has gained 10 convention event titles.
• The Mustangs have made the quarterfinals of their first two ACC Championships. They have been eradicated by Wake Forest within the quarterfinal spherical on a penalty shootout of their first season.
• This is the Mustangs’ first ACC Championship semifinals look.

Stepped Up

• Stephan Soghomonian leads SMU with 11 targets this season.
• He 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 within the common season.
• Soghomonian has scored 10 targets in eight matches. Scored a hat trick towards California (Oct. 3) and Boston College (Oct. 18).
• He turned the primary Mustang to attain a hat trick after nearly 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’ defensive position to shutout and hand No. 1 Stanford its first draw and loss at residence this season.
• He and the Mustangs’ backline have contained opponents to a mean of solely 8.6 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 2-1-3 towards Top-25 groups this season.
• The Mustangs are coming off a win at No. 7 Stanford.
• SMU grabbed its first ranked win at No. 21 Notre Dame (Sep. 27).
• The Mustangs drew 1-1 towards No. 2 Clemson they usually 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 Syracuse

• Syracuse defeated No. 3 seed NC State 3-0 to advance to the ACC Championship semifinals.
• Carlos Zambrano leads the Orange with 5 targets and three assists this season.

FIFA World Cup At Washburne Stadium

• Washburne Stadium will likely be an official coaching floor for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.