2024 SMU Mustangs women's soccer team

2024 SMU Mustangs women's soccer
2024 SMU Mustangs women's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	6–9–2 (2–6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Nicole Nelson (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Mat 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
v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 3 Duke ‍†‍‍^y	9	–	0	–	1	.950	18	–	3	–	1	.841
No. 2 Wake Forest ‍‍‍^y	7	–	2	–	1	.750	16	–	4	–	4	.750
No. 13 Florida State ‍‍‡‍^y	7	–	2	–	1	.750	15	–	2	–	4	.810
No. 1 North Carolina ‍‍‍^y	7	–	3	–	0	.700	22	–	5	–	0	.815
No. 7 Virginia Tech ‍‍‍^y	6	–	2	–	2	.700	14	–	6	–	3	.674
No. 6 Notre Dame ‍‍‍^y	5	–	1	–	4	.700	14	–	4	–	4	.727
California ‍‍‍^y	5	–	4	–	1	.550	13	–	6	–	2	.667
No. 4 Stanford ‍‍‍^y	5	–	4	–	1	.550	16	–	5	–	2	.739
Virginia ‍‍‍^y	5	–	5	–	0	.500	13	–	5	–	1	.711
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 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.

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
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"	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

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

Name	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Paxton Bock DF	Scottsdale, Arizona	Utah Royals (AZ)	^[4]
Elizabeth Eddy MF	McKinney, Texas	FC Dallas	^[5]
Kelly Gordon MF	Asheville, North Carolina	Carolina Elite Soccer Academy	^[6]
Sadie Paul FW	Fort Worth, Texas	IMG Academy	^[7]
Nicole Stryker MF	Loomis, California	IMG Academy	N/A
Lydia Ungashick MF	Overland Park, Kansas	Sporting Blue Valley SC	^[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.	Nation	Player
1	GK	USA	Aubrey Brown
2	MF	USA	Kaya Lee
3	MF	JPN	Mayu Inokawa
4	DF	USA	Hali Hartman
5	FW	USA	Truth Byars
6	DF	USA	Sammy Nieves
8	MF	USA	Mackenzie Rudden
9	FW	USA	Eliana Salama
11	MF	USA	Addison Vali
12	DF	USA	Paxton Bock
13	DF	JPN	Nanami Hata
14	FW	USA	Liz Eddy
15	MF	USA	Lydia Ungashick
16	MF	USA	Kelly Gordon
17	DF	USA	Tori Peterson
19	FW	CAN	Nyah Rose


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	FRA	Lou Brossault
21	FW	USA	Sadie Paul
22	MF	USA	Nicole Stryker
24	FW	USA	Emma Alvord
25	DF	USA	Sophie King
26	MF	MEX	Layla Garica-Moreno
27	DF	USA	Abby Hampton
28	DF	USA	Bella Burr
30	GK	CAN	Sierra Cota-Yarde
31	DF	USA	Paige Boeger
32	MF	USA	Maura Yumul
34	FW	USA	Jen Jackson
35	FW	ENG	Hayden Halscheid
44	GK	USA	Jessi Curry
66	GK	USA	Haven Empey

Team management

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

Source:^[10]^[11]

Date Time, TV	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

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

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
United Soccer^[13]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released					—
TopDrawer Soccer^[14]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

^ "2023 Women's Soccer Cumulative Statistics". SMU Athletics. Retrieved 2024-08-02.
^ "Tech welcomes SMU transfer Peyton Annen". texastech.com. Texas Tech University. February 9, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
^ "Get To Know The Newcomers: Mustangs Add 12 To 2024 Roster". smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
^ "Paxton Bock". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
^ "Elizabeth Eddy". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
^ "Kelly Gordon". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
^ "Sadie Paul". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
^ "Lydia Ungashick". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "2024 Women's Soccer Roster". smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
^ "2024 Women's Soccer Schedule". smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
^ "Mustangs Unveil 2024 Schedule For Inaugural ACC Season". smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University. June 19, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
^ "2024 All-ACC Women's Soccer Awards Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawerSoccer. December 10, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.

[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.

[auto-9] "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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