2018 SMU Mustangs men's soccer team

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2018 SMU Mustangs men's soccer
SMU Mustang logo.svg
AAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference American Athletic Conference
Record10–5–3 (5–1–1 American)
Head coach
  • Kevin Hudson (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Stoddard (1st season)
  • Brett Koziczkowski (5th season)
Home stadium Westcott Field
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 UCF + 5 1 113 3 3
SMU ‡+ 5 1 110 5 3
South Florida 4 1 27 8 2
Connecticut + 3 2 212 6 2
Memphis 2 4 18 7 4
Temple 2 4 15 10 4
Tulsa 2 5 06 9 2
Cincinnati 1 6 03 14 1
As of December 11, 2018
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2018 SMU Mustangs men's soccer team represented the Southern Methodist University during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2018 American Athletic Conference men's soccer season. The regular season began on August 24 and concluded on November 2. It was the program's 44th season fielding a men's varsity soccer team, and their 6th season in the AAC. The 2018 season was Kevin Hudson's fourth year as head coach for the program.

Contents

Roster

As of November 15, 2018 [1]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Grant Makela
2 FW Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM Akean Shackleford
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Philip Ponder
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joshua Berney
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Noah Hilt
7 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Garrett McLaughlin
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Caleb Smith
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emil Cuello
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Christian Boorom
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eddie Munjoma
13 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Shane Lanson
14 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Cristobal Moreno
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA DJ Williams
16 MF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Knut Ahlander
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luke Thompson
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Patrick Michael Hillyard
19 MF Flag of Mexico.svg  MEX Nicky Hernandez
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dakota Okwuone
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jacob Cohen
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Austin Vincent
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carlos Vargas
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Talen Maples
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lane Warrington
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tobin Shanks
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Thomas Haney
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Wyatt Priest
29 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Elek Arany
30 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carter Emack
31 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Vlad Munteanu
32 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sevon Pendergrass
33 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ryan Capo
34 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Gehman
35 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Meeker

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
SMU Tournament
August 24*
7:50 p.m., PonyUp TV
No. 8 Providence L 1–2 2OT0–1–0
Westcott Field (816)
Dallas, TX
August 26*
7:00 p.m., PonyUp TV
No. 8 Campbell W 4–0 1–1–0
Westcott Field (400)
Dallas, TX
Non-conference regular season
August 31*
7:00 p.m., PonyUp TV
Incarnate Word W 1–0 2–1–0
Westcott Field (838)
Dallas, TX
September 3*
7:00 p.m., PonyUp TV
No. 19  Denver L 0–1 2–2–0
Westcott Field (350)
Dallas, TX
September 8*
7:00 p.m.
at  Saint Louis T 1–1 2OT2–2–1
Hermann Stadium (543)
St. Louis, MO
September 14*
7:00 p.m., PonyUp TV
Houston Baptist L 1–3 2–3–1
Westcott Field (350)
Dallas, TX
September 16*
1:00 p.m., PonyUp TV
Gonzaga W 2–0 3–3–1
Westcott Field (250)
Dallas, TX
American Athletic Conference regular season
September 22
10:00 a.m.
Tulsa
Rivalry
W 1–0 4–3–1
(1–0–0)
Crum Sports Field (150)
Dallas, TX
September 28
6:00 p.m.
at  UCF L 0–2 4–4–1
(1–1–0)
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (786)
Orlando, FL
October 1*
6:00 p.m.
at  Stetson W 3–1 5–4–1
Athletic Training Center (190)
DeLand, FL
October 6
7:00 p.m., ADN
South Florida T 1–1 2OT5–4–2
(1–1–1)
Westcott Field (508)
Dallas, TX
October 12
7:00 p.m.
at  Memphis W 3–0 6–4–2
(2–1–1)
Mike Rose Soccer Complex (166)
Memphis, TN
October 20
7:00 p.m., PonyUp TV
Cincinnati W 3–1 7–4–2
(3–1–1)
Westcott Field (612)
Dallas, TX
October 28
11:00 a.m., ADN
at  Cincinnati W 2–0 8–4–2
(4–1–1)
Morrone Stadium (4,086)
Storrs, CT
November 2
7:00 p.m., PonyUpTV
Temple W 2–1 9–4–2
(5–1–1)
Westcott Field (1,033)
Dallas, TX
American Athletic Conference Tournament
November 8
4:30 p.m.
(2)vs. (6)  Memphis
Semifinals
W 2–1 2OT10–4–2
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium
Orlando, FL
November 10
6:00 p.m.,  ESPN3
(2)vs. (1) No. 9  UCF
Finals
T 1–1 (5–4 PKs) 3OT10–4–3
UCF Soccer and Track Stadium (1,108)
Orlando, FL
NCAA Tournament
November 15
8:00 p.m.
at No. 24  Oregon State
First Round
L 1–2 10–5–3
Lorenz Field (806)
Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

  1. "2018 Men's Soccer Roster". smumustangs.com. SMU Athletics. Retrieved October 25, 2019.