2024 SMU Mustangs women's soccer team


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

2024 SMU Mustangs women's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–7–2 (2–4–2 ACC)
Head coach
  • Nicole Nelson (3rd season)
Associate head coachMat Cosgriff (11th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Miles Vaughn (1st season)
  • Courtney Sebazco (1st season)
Home stadiumWashburne Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 ACC women's soccer standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 4 North Carolina  ‍‍‍ 7 1 0   .875 14 2 0   .875
No. 1 Duke  ‍‍‍ 6 0 0   1.000 11 1 0   .917
No. 18 Virginia Tech  ‍‍‍ 5 1 1   .786 10 3 2   .733
No. 6 Stanford  ‍‍‍ 5 2 1   .688 13 2 1   .844
No. 2 Wake Forest  ‍‍‍ 4 1 1   .750 9 2 2   .769
No. 22 Florida State  ‍‍‍ 4 2 1   .643 9 2 2   .769
No. 12 Notre Dame  ‍‍‍ 3 0 3   .750 9 1 3   .808
Pittsburgh  ‍‍‍ 3 2 2   .571 9 3 3   .700
No. 25 California  ‍‍‍ 3 3 1   .500 10 4 2   .688
No. 23 Virginia  ‍‍‍ 3 5 0   .375 10 5 0   .667
SMU  ‍‍‍ 2 4 2   .375 6 7 2   .467
Boston College  ‍‍‍ 2 3 1   .417 10 4 1   .700
Clemson  ‍‍‍ 2 5 0   .286 6 6 2   .500
Louisville  ‍‍‍ 1 5 1   .214 6 6 3   .500
Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍ 0 4 3   .214 4 6 4   .429
NC State  ‍‍‍ 0 5 2   .143 3 9 3   .300
Syracuse  ‍‍‍ 0 7 1   .063 6 8 2   .438
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2024 ACC Tournament champion
As of October 17, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll
Source: The ACC

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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Name Nationality 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

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Roster

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As of August 15, 2024[9]

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 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

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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

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Source:[10][11]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# 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   
Washburne Stadium
Dallas, TX
October 27
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
at California   
Edwards Stadium
Berkeley, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Awards and honors

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Recipient Award Date Ref.

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
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United Soccer[12]Not released
TopDrawer Soccer[13]


References

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  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.
  9. ^ a b "2024 Women's Soccer Roster". smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University. Retrieved August 15, 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. ^ "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. October 15, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  13. ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. TopDrawerSoccer. October 14, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2024.