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2024 SMU Mustangs women's soccer team

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2024 SMU Mustangs women's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–9–2 (2–6–2 ACC)
Head coach
  • Nicole Nelson (3rd season)
Associate head coachMat Cosgriff (11th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Miles Vaughn (1st season)
  • Courtney Sebazco (1st season)
Home stadiumWashburne Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 1 Duke  ‍‍‍y 9 0 1   .950 14 2 1   .853
No. 3 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y 7 2 1   .750 12 3 3   .750
No. 6 Florida State  ‍‍y 7 2 1   .750 14 2 3   .816
No. 8 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y 7 3 0   .700 16 5 0   .762
No. 12 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y 6 2 2   .700 11 5 3   .658
No. 13 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y 5 1 4   .700 11 3 4   .722
California  ‍‍‍y 5 4 1   .550 12 5 2   .684
No. 14т Stanford  ‍‍‍y 5 4 1   .550 13 4 1   .750
Virginia  ‍‍‍y 5 5 0   .500 12 5 0   .706
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 4 4 2   .500 12 5 2   .684
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 3 5 2   .400 9 6 3   .583
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 2 5 3   .350 7 6 5   .528
SMU  ‍‍‍ 2 6 2   .300 6 9 2   .412
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 2 7 1   .250 6 8 3   .441
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 1 6 3   .250 5 8 4   .412
NC State  ‍‍‍ 1 6 3   .250 4 10 4   .333
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 0 9 1   .050 6 10 2   .389
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 10, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC


The 2024 SMU Mustangs women's soccer team represent Southern Methodist University during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Mustangs are led by head coach Nicole Nelson, in her third season. They play their home games at Washburne Stadium in Dallas, Texas. This is the team's 31st season playing organized women's college soccer and their 1st playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

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The Mustangs finished the season 11–6–1 overall and 5–3–1 in AAC to finish in second place in the West Division.[1] As the third seed in the AAC Tournament they defeated sixth-seed Tulsa in the First Round and seventh-seed Florida Atlantic in the Semifinals. They could not overcome nationally ranked Memphis and lost 1–2 in the Final. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Samantha Estrada 0 GK 6'0" Graduate Student El Paso, Texas Graduated
Tatum Sutherland 1 GK 5'6" Redshirt Senior Cleburne, Texas Graduated
Bo Rubinstein 4 FW 5'8" Senior Warren, Vermont Graduated
Treasure Byars 7 MF 5'0" Freshman Richardson, Texas Transferred to UT Dallas
Wayny Balata 10 MF 5'8" Graduate Student Montreal, Quebec Graduated
Abby Dermott 15 DF 5'6" Senior Oak Park, California Graduated
Peyton Annen 18 DF 5'10" Sophomore Plano, Texas Transferred to Texas Tech[2]
Alana Karro 20 MF 5'3" Senior Newport Beach, California Graduated
Leah Chancey 21 MF 5'6" Senior Ovilla, Texas Graduated
Hannah Wrigley 30 GK 5'6" Junior Lewisville, Texas

Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Haven Empey 0 GK 5'11" Junior American Fork, Utah BYU
Hali Hartman 4 DF 5'7" Junior Grand Prairie, Texas LSU
Nanami Hata 13 DF/MF 5'6" Junior Shizuoka, Japan Iowa Western
Lou Brossault 20 MF 5'6" Junior Rennes, France Iowa Western
Sierra Cota-Yarde 30 GK 5'11" Graduate Student Toronto, Canada Arkansas
Jessi Curry 44 GK 5'11" Sophomore Farmington, New Mexico Tyler JC

Source:[3]

Recruiting class

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Name Nationality Hometown Club TDS Rating
Paxton Bock
DF
United States Scottsdale, Arizona Utah Royals (AZ) [4]
Elizabeth Eddy
MF
United States McKinney, Texas FC Dallas [5]
Kelly Gordon
MF
United States Asheville, North Carolina Carolina Elite Soccer Academy [6]
Sadie Paul
FW
United States Fort Worth, Texas IMG Academy [7]
Nicole Stryker
MF
United States Loomis, California IMG Academy N/A
Lydia Ungashick
MF
United States Overland Park, Kansas Sporting Blue Valley SC [8]

Squad

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Roster

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As of August 15, 2024[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK United States USA Aubrey Brown
2 MF United States USA Kaya Lee
3 MF Japan JPN Mayu Inokawa
4 DF United States USA Hali Hartman
5 FW United States USA Truth Byars
6 DF United States USA Sammy Nieves
8 MF United States USA Mackenzie Rudden
9 FW United States USA Eliana Salama
11 MF United States USA Addison Vali
12 DF United States USA Paxton Bock
13 DF Japan JPN Nanami Hata
14 FW United States USA Liz Eddy
15 MF United States USA Lydia Ungashick
16 MF United States USA Kelly Gordon
17 DF United States USA Tori Peterson
19 FW Canada CAN Nyah Rose
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF France FRA Lou Brossault
21 FW United States USA Sadie Paul
22 MF United States USA Nicole Stryker
24 FW United States USA Emma Alvord
25 DF United States USA Sophie King
26 MF Mexico MEX Layla Garica-Moreno
27 DF United States USA Abby Hampton
28 DF United States USA Bella Burr
30 GK Canada CAN Sierra Cota-Yarde
31 DF United States USA Paige Boeger
32 MF United States USA Maura Yumul
34 FW United States USA Jen Jackson
35 FW England ENG Hayden Halscheid
44 GK United States USA Jessi Curry
66 GK United States USA Haven Empey

Team management

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Position Staff
Head Coach Nicole Nelson
Associate Head Coach Mat Cosgriff
Assistant Coach Miles Vaughn
Assistant Coach Courtney Sebazco
Director of Operations Paula Woodbury

Source:[9]

Schedule

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Source:[10][11]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 15*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Northwestern State W 3–0  1–0–0
Washburne Stadium (480)
Dallas, TX
August 18*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Texas Southern W 6–0  2–0–0
Washburne Stadium (313)
Dallas, TX
August 22*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 12 Texas L 3–6  2–1–0
Washburne Stadium (1,761)
Dallas, TX
August 25*
8:30 p.m., ACCNX
Stephen F. Austin W 3–2  3–1–0
Washburne Stadium (1,358)
Dallas, TX
August 29*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Little Rock W 2–0  4–1–0
Washburne Stadium
Dallas, TX
September 1*
8:30 p.m., ACCNX
TCU L 0–1  4–2–0
Washburne Stadium (1,087)
Dallas, TX
September 5*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Baylor L 1–2  4–3–0
Washburne Stadium (733)
Dallas, TX
ACC Regular season
September 12
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Syracuse W 4–1  5–3–0
(1–0–0)
Washburne Stadium (412)
Dallas, TX
September 15
1:00 p.m., ACCN
Boston College W 2–0  6–3–0
(2–0–0)
Washburne Stadium (526)
Dallas, TX
September 19
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Miami (FL) T 3–3  6–3–1
(2–0–1)
Cobb Stadium (315)
Coral Gables, FL
September 22
1:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 2 Florida State T 1–1  6–3–2
(2–0–2)
Washburne Stadium (710)
Dallas, TX
September 27
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 3 Duke L 0–3  6–4–2
(2–1–2)
Koskinen Stadium (397)
Durham, NC
October 5
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 9 Stanford L 1–2  6–5–2
(2–2–2)
Washburne Stadium (1,037)
Dallas, TX
October 10
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 21 Virginia Tech L 0–1  6–6–2
(2–3–2)
Thompson Field (840)
Blacksburg, VA
October 13
12:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 25 Virginia L 1–2  6–7–2
(2–4–2)
Klöckner Stadium (1,405)
Charlottesville, VA
October 19
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 Wake Forest L 1–2  6–8–2
(2–5–2)
Washburne Stadium (933)
Dallas, TX
October 27
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at California L 2–3  6–9–2
(2–6–2)
Edwards Stadium (1,233)
Berkeley, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date Ref.
Nyah Rose All-ACC Third Team November 6, 2024 [12]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer[13]Not released
TopDrawer Soccer[14]


References

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  1. ^ "2023 Women's Soccer Cumulative Statistics". SMU Athletics. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
  2. ^ "Tech welcomes SMU transfer Peyton Annen". texastech.com. Texas Tech University. February 9, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Get To Know The Newcomers: Mustangs Add 12 To 2024 Roster". smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Paxton Bock". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  5. ^ "Elizabeth Eddy". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "Kelly Gordon". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "Sadie Paul". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  8. ^ "Lydia Ungashick". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "2024 Women's Soccer Roster". smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  10. ^ "2024 Women's Soccer Schedule". smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  11. ^ "Mustangs Unveil 2024 Schedule For Inaugural ACC Season". smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University. June 19, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  12. ^ "2024 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  13. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. October 29, 2024. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  14. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawerSoccer. November 11, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.