M-Soccer: SMU vs. Marshall

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

No. 19 SMU is at home Sunday for Senior Day against Marshall with an early start time of noon.

The Mustangs (9-3-3, 5-1-0) are sitting at the top of the C-USA standings, but Tulsa is still close enough to cause some problems. The Thundering Herd (11-3-1, 3-3-0) moved into a tie for fourth place after a 2-0 win over FIU on Tuesday.

This game will obviously be very important for SMU to stay on top of the conference standings, and to close out the home portion of the regular season on a high note.

Go Ponies!

Current C-USA standings (Memphis is at UCF tonight as well):

1. 15 (5-1-0) SMU
2. 13 (4-1-1) Tulsa
3. 10 (3-1-1) Kentucky
4. 9 (3-3-0) Marshall
4. 9 (3-3-0) UAB
6. 6 (2-2-0) UCF
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7. 5 (1-1-2) Memphis
8. 4 (1-5-1) South Carolina
9. 1 (0-5-1) FIU

Go Ponies!

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

UCF comes back from 3-1 down late with goals at 83' and 85' to force overtime, and then finishes it off with a goal at 100' in for the 4-3 2OT win over Memphis. Wow.

Updated standings:

1. 15 (5-1-0) SMU
2. 13 (4-1-1) Tulsa
3. 10 (3-1-1) Kentucky
4. 9 (3-2-0) UCF
5. 9 (3-3-0) Marshall
5. 9 (3-3-0) UAB
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7. 5 (1-2-2) Memphis
8. 4 (1-5-1) South Carolina
9. 1 (0-5-1) FIU

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Memphis defeats FIU 2-1 in 2OT, UAB wins a wild one at UCF 4-3, and Kentucky gets a 2-0 win in Tulsa - keeping SMU in first place in C-USA heading into the Marshall game Sunday.

Updated standings:

1. 15 (5-1-0) SMU
2. 13 (4-1-1) Kentucky
3. 13 (4-2-1) Tulsa
4. 12 (4-3-0) UAB
5. 9 (3-3-0) UCF
5. 9 (3-3-0) Marshall
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7. 8 (2-2-2) Memphis
8. 4 (1-5-1) South Carolina
9. 1 (0-6-1) FIU

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

SMU beats Marshall 1-0!

Tyler Engel scored with an assist from Juan Castillo early in the first overtime.

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

SMU needs one point from the game at Memphis Friday or for Kentucky to drop a point in either of their final two games (UCF, South Carolina) to clinch the C-USA regular season title:

1. 18 (6-1-0) SMU
2. 13 (4-1-1) Kentucky
3. 13 (4-2-1) Tulsa
4. 12 (4-3-0) UAB
5. 9 (3-3-0) UCF
5. 9 (3-4-0) Marshall
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7. 8 (2-2-2) Memphis
8. 4 (1-5-1) South Carolina
9. 1 (0-6-1) FIU