2018 SMU Mustangs men's soccer team

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.

2018 SMU Mustangs men's soccer
AAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	10–5–3 (5–1–1 American)
Head coach	Kevin Hudson (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Ben Stoddard (1st season) Brett Koziczkowski (5th season)
Home stadium	Westcott Field

2018 American Athletic Conference men's soccer standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 18 UCF +	5	–	1	–	1			13	–	3	–	3
SMU ‡+	5	–	1	–	1			10	–	5	–	3
South Florida	4	–	1	–	2			7	–	8	–	2
Connecticut +	3	–	2	–	2			12	–	6	–	2
Memphis	2	–	4	–	1			8	–	7	–	4
Temple	2	–	4	–	1			5	–	10	–	4
Tulsa	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	9	–	2
Cincinnati	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	14	–	1
‡ – 2018 American Tournament champion + – Invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of December 11, 2018 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Roster

As of November 15, 2018

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	USA	Grant Makela
2	FW	JAM	Akean Shackleford
3	DF	USA	Philip Ponder
4	DF	USA	Joshua Berney
6	MF	USA	Noah Hilt
7	FW	USA	Garrett McLaughlin
8	MF	USA	Caleb Smith
10	MF	USA	Emil Cuello
11	MF	USA	Christian Boorom
12	DF	USA	Eddie Munjoma
13	GK	USA	Shane Lanson
14	MF	ESP	Cristobal Moreno
15	MF	USA	DJ Williams
16	MF	NOR	Knut Ahlander
17	MF	USA	Luke Thompson
18	GK	USA	Patrick Michael Hillyard
19	MF	MEX	Nicky Hernandez

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	FW	USA	Dakota Okwuone
21	MF	USA	Jacob Cohen
22	DF	USA	Austin Vincent
23	DF	USA	Carlos Vargas
24	DF	USA	Talen Maples
25	MF	USA	Lane Warrington
26	MF	USA	Tobin Shanks
27	DF	USA	Thomas Haney
28	MF	USA	Wyatt Priest
29	GK	USA	Elek Arany
30	MF	USA	Carter Emack
31	FW	USA	Vlad Munteanu
32	DF	USA	Sevon Pendergrass
33	MF	USA	Ryan Capo
34	DF	USA	Kyle Gehman
35	DF	USA	Jack Meeker

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
SMU Tournament
August 24* 7:50 p.m., PonyUp TV	No. 8	Providence	L 1–2 2OT	0–1–0	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 2OT	2–2–1	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 2OT	5–4–2 (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 2OT	10–4–2	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) 3OT	10–4–3	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.

See also

• 2018 SMU Mustangs women's soccer team