# 2024 SMU Mustangs men's soccer team

The 2024 SMU Mustangs men's soccer team represented the Southern Methodist University during the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 50th season of the university fielding a program, and their first season competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Mustangs were led by ninth year head coach Kevin Hudson and played their home games at Washburne Stadium in Dallas, Texas.
The Mustangs started the season ranked tenth in the nation and defeated Air Force in their first game of the season. The followed that with a draw against Oral Roberts which saw them fall out of the rankings. A defeat of number six Saint Louis and a draw against number nine Denver saw them jump back into the rankings at number twenty two. They lost their ACC opening match against number eight Pittsburgh 3–1 to fall back out of the rankings. The Mustangs had three consectutive victories including ACC wins over California and number thirteen Virginia Tech to return to the rankings at number sixteen. The team drew three of their next four matches including draws against number eighteen Duke and number five Stanford. At the end of this run they were ranked tenth. A loss to twenty-third ranked NC State saw them drop to number twenty-one. They finished their season with ACC victories over Wake Forest and Louisville. They began the regular season at fifteenth in the rankings.
The Mustangs regular season 9–2–5 overall and 4–2–2 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fourth overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they defeated thirteenth seed Boston College in the First Round. Their Quarterfinal match was a regular season rematch with Wake Forest, whom they tied with in the regular season standings. The two teams drew the match 2–2 and Wake Forest advanced via a penalty shoot-out 5–4. SMU received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the twelfth overall seed. They defeated Washington in the Second Round 2–1 before traveling to fifth seed and fifth ranked Dayton in the Third Round. They won the match 3–1 to advance to the Quarterfinals where they faced thirteenth seed and eighth ranked Marshall. The Mustangs were defeated 3–2 to end their season. They finished the season with a 12–3–6 and were ranked fifth nationally.

## Background

The Mustangs finished the season 14–3–2 overall and 7–0–1 in AAC play to finish as regular season champions. As the first overall seed in the AAC Tournament, earned a bye into the Semifinals where they defeated Memphis 3–0. They fell in the Final to Charlotte 2–1. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the sixth overall seed. They defeated Denver in the Second Round, before losing 7–1 to Oregon State in the Third Round to end their season.

## Player movement
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Cole Johnson | 1 | GK | 6'1" | 175 | Senior | Phoenix, Arizona | Graduated |
| Mads Westergren | 4 | DF | 6'3" | 184 | Junior | Solrød Strand, Denmark | Drafted 73rd overall in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft |
| Oliver Hald | 5 | DF | 6'2" | 170 | Junior | Copenhagen, Denmark | Signed with Greenville Triumph |
| Nathan Ashley | 8 | MF | 5'9" | 155 | Senior | Johannesburg, South Africa | Graduated |
| Harvey Castro | 11 | MF | 6'0" | 160 | Senior | Flower Mound, Texas | Graduated |
| JP Jordan | 13 | MF | 5'10" | 140 | Junior | Keller, Texas | Transferred to Louisville |
| Alexander Petræus | 16 | FW | 5'11" | 177 | Sophomore | Hvidovre, Denmark | Signed with Fremad Amager |
| Jose Ortiz | 17 | FW | 5'10" | 165 | Senior | Arlington, Texas | Graduated |
| Jelldrik Dallmann | 27 | FW | 6'4" | 190 | Graduate Student | Bremervörde, Germany | Graduated |
| Cody Black | 28 | MF | 6'2" | 175 | Senior | San Diego, California | Graduated |
| Marcelo Guerra | 29 | GK | 5'10" | 160 | Junior | Walnut Creek, California | Transferred to UC Santa Barbara |
| Logan Jones | 33 | MF | 6'3" | 165 | Freshman | Roanoke, Texas | — |

### Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Jordaine Jaeger | 1 | GK | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Munich, Germany | Saint Francis (PA) |
| Brock Pope | 2 | DF | 6'1" | 165 | Graduate Student | Corinth, Texas | Bellarmine |
| Daniel Escorcia | 21 | MF | 5'6" | 141 | Junior | Bogotá, Columbia | Dallas College Richland |
| Cameron Victor | 29 | GK | 6'2" | 198 | Graduate Student | Port Clinton, Ohio | Wofford |

### Recruiting class

| Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
| Dominic Bartoni FW | USA | St. Louis, Missouri | Chrisitian Borther College | |
| Christian Chandler MF | USA | San Antonio, Texas | San Antonio LEE | |
| Ryan Clanton-Pimentel DF | USA | Leander, Texas | Lonestar SC | |
| Mason Grimm DF | USA | Southlake, Texas | North Texas SC | |
| Charlie Isphording DF | USA | Cincinnati, Ohio | Indian Hill Braves | |
| Oliver Knotek FW | USA | Palos Verdes, California | Pateadores Soccer Club | |
| Hannes Ottoson MF | SWE | Stockholm, Sweden | IFK Stocksund | N/A |
| Stephan Soghomonian FW | USA | Santa Clarita, California | Fortuna Dusseldorf | |
| Yves Vaage DF | NOR | Oslo, Norway | Strømsgodset Toppfotball | N/A |

## Squad
### Roster

    As of 12 Sep 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 | GER | Jordaine Jaeger |
| 2 | DF | USA | Brock Pope |
| 3 | DF | USA | Owen Zarnick |
| 4 | DF | USA | Cesar Ruvalcaba |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Yves Vaage |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Alex Salvo |
| 7 | DF | GER | Kyran Chambron |
| 8 | MF | ISR | Niv Berkovitz |
| 10 | FW | USA | Bailey Sparks |
| 11 | FW | SWE | Fredrik Skilberg |
| 12 | DF | USA | Lamar Bynum |
| 13 | MF | USA | Richard Garcia |
| 14 | DF | USA | Enzo Panozzo |
| 15 | DF | USA | Knobel Hunt |
| 16 | DF | USA | Mason Grimm |
| 17 | MF | USA | Jaylinn Mitchell |
| 18 | GK | USA | Martin Dominguez |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | USA | Milton Lopez |
| 20 | MF | USA | Nikola Djordjevic |
| 21 | MF | COL | Daniel Escorcia |
| 22 | MF | USA | Brendan Baird |
| 23 | DF | USA | Jeffrey Koch |
| 24 | FW | USA | Chris Deamon |
| 25 | MF | SWE | Hannes Ottoson |
| 26 | MF | USA | Ibrahim Keita |
| 27 | DF | USA | Ryan Clanton |
| 28 | FW | USA | Dominic Bartoni |
| 29 | GK | USA | Cameron Victor |
| 30 | FW | USA | Stephan Soghomonian |
| 32 | FW | USA | Oliver Knotek |
| 33 | DF | USA | Charlie Isphording |
| 34 | MF | USA | Christian Chandler |
| 36 | MF | USA | Noah Ervin |
| 37 | GK | USA | Chance Johnson |

### Team management

| Position | Staff |
| Head Coach | Kevin Hudson |
| Assistant Coach | Michael King |
| Assistant Coach | Jaime Ibarra-Perez |
| Assistant Coach | Ross Fitzpatrick |
Source:

## Schedule

Source:
| Date Time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
| Regular season ||||||
| August 22* 8:30 p.m., ACCNX | No. 10 | Air Force | W 1–0 | 1–0–0 | Washburne Stadium (1,761) Dallas, TX |
| August 25* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 10 | Oral Roberts | T 1–1 | 1–0–1 | Washburne Stadium (1,358) Dallas, TX |
| August 29* 8:30 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 6 Saint Louis | W 1–0 | 2–0–1 | Washburne Stadium (1,185) Dallas, TX |
| September 1* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 9 Denver | T 2–2 | 2–0–2 | Washburne Stadium (1,087) Dallas, TX |
| September 7 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 22 | No. 8 Pittsburgh | L 1–3 | 2–1–2 (0–1–0) | Washburne Stadium (913) Dallas, TX |
| September 13 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at California | W 2–1 | 3–1–2 (1–1–0) | Washburne Stadium (429) Dallas, TX |
| September 16* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | Incarnate Word | W 2–0 | 4–1–2 | Washburne Stadium (446) Dallas, TX |
| September 20 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | | No. 13 Virginia Tech | W 2–0 | 5–1–2 (2–1–0) | Washburne Stadium (627) Dallas, TX |
| September 25* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 16 | FIU | T 1–1 | 5–1–3 | Washburne Stadium (432) Dallas, TX |
| September 29* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 16 | UTRGV | W 3–2 | 6–1–3 | Washburne Stadium (602) Dallas, TX |
| October 4 6:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 16 | at No. 18 Duke | T 2–2 | 6–1–4 (2–1–1) | Koskinen Stadium (734) Durham, NC |
| October 11 5:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 15 | No. 5 Stanford | T 2–2 | 6–1–5 (2–1–2) | Washburne Stadium (1,512) Dallas, TX |
| October 15* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 10 | Central Arkansas | W 1–0 | 7–1–5 | Washburne Stadium (356) Dallas, TX |
| October 19 5:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 10 | at No. 23 NC State | L 1–5 | 7–2–5 (2–2–2) | Dail Soccer Field (776) Raleigh, NC |
| October 25 5:00 p.m., ACCN | No. 21 | Wake Forest | W 3–0 | 8–2–5 (3–2–2) | Washburne Stadium (1,283) Dallas, TX |
| November 1 6:00 p.m., ACCNX | No. 20 | at Louisville | W 3–2 | 9–2–5 (4–2–2) | Lynn Stadium (430) Louisville, KY |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| November 6 7:00 p.m., ACCNX | (4) No. 15 | (13) Boston College First Round | W 1–0 | 10–2–5 | Washburne Stadium (676) Dallas, TX |
| November 10 3:00 p.m., ACCN | (4) No. 15 | (5) Wake Forest Quarterfinals | T 2–2 (4–5 PKs) | 10–2–6 | Washburne Stadium (1,175) Dallas, TX |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| November 24 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (12) No. 15 | Washington Second Round | W 2–1 | 11–2–6 | Washburne Stadium (1,876) Dallas, TX |
| November 30 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (12) No. 15 | at (5) No. 5 Dayton Third Round | W 3–1 | 12–2–6 | Baujan Field (1,108) Dayton, OH |
| December 8 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (12) No. 15 | (13) No. 8 Marshall Quarterfinals | L 2–3 | 12–3–6 | Washburne Stadium (1,635) Dallas, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||

## Awards and honors

| Recipient | Award | Date |
| Bailey Sparks | Pre-Season All-ACC Team | August 14 |
| Jaylinn Mitchell | ACC Offensive Player of the Week – Week 2 | September 3 |
| Kyran Chambron Pinho | ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 5 | September 24 |
| Kyran Chambron Pinho | ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Week – Week 10 | October 29 |
| Bailey Sparks | All-ACC First Team | November 13 |
| Kyran Chambron Pinho | All-ACC Third Team | November 13 |

## 2025 MLS Super Draft

| Player | Team | Round | Pick # | Position |
| Nikola Djordjevic | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2 | 45 | DF |
| Cesar Ruvalcaba | Columbus Crew | 2 | 51 | DF |
| Bailey Sparks | Inter Miami CF | 2 | 52 | MF |
Source:

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | 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 | Final |
| United Soccer | 10 | — | 22 | RV | RV | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 15 | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 5 |
| TopDrawer Soccer | 10 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 7 |