# 2024 SMU Mustangs women's soccer team

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. 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 |
| 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:

### Recruiting class

| Name | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
| Paxton Bock DF | Scottsdale, Arizona | Utah Royals (AZ) | |
| Elizabeth Eddy MF | McKinney, Texas | FC Dallas | |
| Kelly Gordon MF | Asheville, North Carolina | Carolina Elite Soccer Academy | |
| Sadie Paul FW | Fort Worth, Texas | IMG Academy | |
| Nicole Stryker MF | Loomis, California | IMG Academy | N/A |
| Lydia Ungashick MF | Overland Park, Kansas | Sporting Blue Valley SC | |

## Squad
### Roster

    As of December 18, 2024
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 | POR | 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:

## Schedule

Source:
| 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 | |

## Rankings

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