2024 SMU Mustangs women's soccer team

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2024 SMU Mustangs women's soccer
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Conference Atlantic 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 stadium Washburne Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 3 Duke  ‍†‍‍y9–0–1 .95018–3–1 .841
No. 2 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍y7–2–1 .75016–4–4 .750
No. 13 Florida State  ‍‍‡‍y7–2–1 .75015–2–4 .810
No. 1 North Carolina  ‍‍‍y7–3–0 .70022–5–0 .815
No. 7 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍y6–2–2 .70014–6–3 .674
No. 6 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍y5–1–4 .70014–4–4 .727
California  ‍‍‍y5–4–1 .55013–6–2 .667
No. 4 Stanford  ‍‍‍y5–4–1 .55016–5–2 .739
Virginia  ‍‍‍y5–5–0 .50013–5–1 .711
Boston College  ‍‍‍4–4–2 .50012–5–2 .684
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍3–5–2 .4009–6–3 .583
Louisville  ‍‍‍2–5–3 .3507–6–5 .528
SMU  ‍‍‍2–6–2 .3006–9–2 .412
Clemson  ‍‍‍2–7–1 .2506–8–3 .441
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍1–6–3 .2505–8–4 .412
NC State  ‍‍‍1–6–3 .2504–10–4 .333
Syracuse  ‍‍‍0–9–1 .0506–10–2 .389
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of December 10, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

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

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The Mustangs started the season with two wins over non-Power 5 opponents before losing to twelfth ranked Texas. They defeated two more non-Power 5 opponents before losing their final two non-conference games to Big 12 opponents TCU and Baylor. The Mustangs finished the non-conference season 4–3–0. They started their initial ACC season with two wins over Syracuse and Boston College. They then tied Miami (FL) before facing a ranked opponent in their next six straight matches. They began this stretch with a 1–1 tie against then number 2 Florida State. They lost the remaining five games against ranked opponents. Four of the losses game by just one goal, with the exception being a 3–0 loss against third ranked Duke. The finished their season with a 3–2 loss against California.

The Mustangs finished the season 6–9–2 overall and 2–6–2 in ACC play to finish in thirteenth place. They did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. Their six overall wins were the lowest since 2015, with the exception of a shortened 2020 season.

Previous season

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

Departures

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Samantha Estrada 0GK6'0"Graduate Student El Paso, Texas Graduated
Tatum Sutherland1GK5'6" Redshirt.svg Senior Cleburne, Texas Graduated
Bo Rubinstein4FW5'8"Senior Warren, Vermont Graduated
Treasure Byars7MF5'0"Freshman Richardson, Texas Transferred to UT Dallas
Wayny Balata10MF5'8"Graduate Student Montreal, Quebec Graduated
Abby Dermott15DF5'6"Senior Oak Park, California Graduated
Peyton Annen18DF5'10"Sophomore Plano, Texas Transferred to Texas Tech [2]
Alana Karro20MF5'3"Senior Newport Beach, California Graduated
Leah Chancey21MF5'6"Senior Ovilla, Texas Graduated
Hannah Wrigley30GK5'6"Junior Lewisville, Texas —

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Haven Empey0GK5'11"Junior American Fork, Utah BYU
Hali Hartman4DF5'7"Junior Grand Prairie, Texas LSU
Nanami Hata13DF/MF5'6"Junior Shizuoka, Japan Iowa Western
Lou Brossault20MF5'6"Junior Rennes, France Iowa Western
Sierra Cota-Yarde 30GK5'11"Graduate Student Toronto, Canada Arkansas
Jessi Curry44GK5'11"Sophomore Farmington, New Mexico Tyler JC

Source: [3]

Recruiting class

NameNationalityHometownClubTDS Rating
Paxton Bock
DF
 Flag of the United States.svg Scottsdale, Arizona Utah Royals (AZ)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Elizabeth Eddy
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg McKinney, Texas FC Dallas Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Kelly Gordon
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Asheville, North Carolina Carolina Elite Soccer AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Sadie Paul
FW
 Flag of the United States.svg Fort Worth, Texas IMG Academy Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Nicole Stryker
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Loomis, California IMG Academy N/A
Lydia Ungashick
MF
 Flag of the United States.svg Overland Park, Kansas Sporting Blue Valley SCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]

Squad

Roster

As of December 18, 2024 [9]

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

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

Team management

PositionStaff
Head CoachNicole Nelson
Associate Head CoachMat Cosgriff
Assistant CoachMiles Vaughn
Assistant CoachCourtney Sebazco
Director of OperationsPaula Woodbury

Source: [9]

Schedule

Source: [10] [11]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (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

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Nyah Rose All-ACC Third Team November 6, 2024 [12]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
United Soccer [13] ————————————Not released—
TopDrawer Soccer [14] ——————————————————

References

  1. ↑ "2023 Women's Soccer Cumulative Statistics". SMU Athletics. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  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. 1 2 "2024 Women's Soccer Roster". smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University. Retrieved December 18, 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. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  14. ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawerSoccer. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
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