SMU Mustangs women's soccer

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SMU Mustangs women's soccer
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Founded1981;44 years ago (1981)
University Southern Methodist University
Head coachNicole Nelson (4th season)
Conference ACC
Location Dallas, Texas
Stadium Westcott Field
(Capacity: 4,000)
Nickname SMU Mustangs
ColorsRed and blue [1]
   
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Home
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Away
NCAA Tournament Semifinals
1995
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1995
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1995, 1999
NCAA Tournament appearances
1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2016
Conference Tournament championships
1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2016
Conference Regular Season championships
1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

The SMU Mustangs women's soccer program represents Southern Methodist University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. The Mustangs compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and play their home games on SMU's campus in Dallas, Texas at Westcott Field. [2]

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History

The SMU women's soccer program played their first season in 1986 under the direction of head coach Alan Kirkup. The Mustangs made their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1990. [3]

The Southwest Conference sponsored women's soccer in 1995, and in that season the Mustangs advanced to the NCAA Final Four after winning both the SWC regular season and tournament championships. [3]

SMU joined the Western Athletic Conference in 1996, and Greg Ryan took over the program. The Mustangs returned to the NCAA Tournament in 1997, and won the regular season conference title in all three of Ryan's seasons at SMU. [3]

George Van Linder was named head coach in 1999, and SMU continued their success with three NCAA Tournament appearances and three regular season conference championships in Van Linder's four seasons. [3]

John Cossaboon took control as head coach in 2003, and SMU returned to the NCAA Tournament again in both 2003 and 2004. The Mustangs also won both the WAC regular season and tournament championships in their final two seasons in the WAC. [3]

In the nine seasons SMU competed in the WAC, the Mustangs advanced to the NCAA Tournament six times. The Mustangs also won the conference regular season championship eight times and the conference postseason tournament championship six times. [3]

SMU joined Conference USA in 2005, and the Mustangs continued their success with two more appearances in the NCAA Tournament as well as two more regular season conference championships under the direction of Cossaboon. [3]

Two-time National Coach Of The Year Chris Petrucelli was named head coach of SMU in 2012. [4] The Mustangs joined The American Athletic Conference in 2013. [2]

Current roster

As of August 11, 2025 [5]

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
7 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sydney Japic
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sarah Bonnecaze
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Julianna Millin
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lindsay Nicholson
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zoe Parkhurst
12 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Paxton Bock
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brooke Bunton
No.Pos.NationPlayer
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
19 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Nyah Rose
21 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Savannah Chenail
22 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicole Stryker
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Claire Jones
29 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Libby Jannereth
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jessi Curry
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
66 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Haven Empey-Taylor

Stadium

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Westcott Field, home of the Mustangs

The Mustangs play their home games at Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium (previously, "Westcott Field") on the campus of SMU. The soccer field is natural grass and measures 115 yards (105 m) x 75 yards (69 m). [6]

In 2022, the stadium was extensively renovated to include locker rooms, training facilities and new grandstands. [7]

Coaches

TenureCoachSeasonsRecordPct.
1986–1995Alan Kirkup10149–52–7.733
1996–1998 Greg Ryan 337–21–5.627
1999–2002George Van Linder459–20–7.727
2003–2006John Cossaboon464–17–8.764
2007–2011Brent Erwin544–46–8.490
2012–2022 Chris Petrucelli 1088–74–19.539
2022–presentNicole Nelson327–25–8.620
Totals8 coaches38 seasons468–284–62.613
Records are through the conclusion of the 2024 season.

Seasons

SeasonCoachRecordNotes
Overall
Conference
Independent
1986Alan Kirkup15–3–2—
198718–3–1—
198817–5–0—
198914–4–0—
199014–6–1— NCAA First Round
199110–8–0—
199215–6–0— NCAA First Round
199313–7–1— NCAA First Round
199410–9–1—
Southwest Conference
1995Alan Kirkup23–1–15–0–0SWC Regular Season and Tournament Champions; NCAA Semifinals (Final Four)
Western Athletic Conference
1996Greg Ryan11–6–45–0–1WAC Regular Season Champions
199717–5–16–0–1WAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions; NCAA Second Round
19989–10–05–1–0WAC Regular Season Champions
1999George Van Linder17–6–15–2–0WAC Tournament Champions; NCAA Third Round
200013–5–16–0–1WAC Regular Season Champions
200116–4–08–0–0WAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions; NCAA Second Round
200213–5–55–1–1WAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions; NCAA Second Round
2003John Cossaboon17–3–27–1–0WAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions; NCAA First Round
200415–4–35–1–1WAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions; NCAA First Round
Conference USA
2005John Cossaboon15–5–28–1–0C-USA Regular Season Champions; NCAA Second Round
200617–5–18–1–0C-USA Regular Season Champions; NCAA Second Round
2007Brent Erwin9–7–14–5–0
20086–13–14–7–0
20097–11–15–5–1
201011–7–46–4–1
201111–8–17–3–1
2012 Chris Petrucelli 9–8–44–3–4
American Athletic Conference
2013Chris Petrucelli9–9–13–5–1
20147–14–02–7–0
20155–10–32–6–1
201613–7–26–2–1 NCAA First Round
201710–7–34–4–1
201810–6–25–4–0
201912–7–14–5–0
20201–1–01–1–0
202112–5–24–2–2 NCAA Second Round
2022Nicole Nelson10–4–53–3–2
202311–6–15–3–1
Atlantic Coast Conference
2024 Nicole Nelson6–9–22–6–2
Totals468–249–61144–86–23778 games (.641)
Records are through the conclusion of the 2024 season.

Notable alumni

Current professionals

As of December 18, 2024

References

  1. ↑ "SMU Licensing". SMUMustangs.com. June 8, 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  2. 1 2 McMurphy, Brett (April 3, 2013). "Old Big East now American Athletic". ESPN. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "SMU Women's Soccer Fact And Record Book" (PDF). SMU. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 27, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Two-Time National Coach Of The Year Chris Petrucelli Named Head Women's Soccer Coach". SMU. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ "2025 Women's Soccer Roster". smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  6. ↑ Stadium info at SMU site
  7. ↑ "Southern Methodist University Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium". Glenn Partners. Archived from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2024.
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