2025 SMU Mustangs women's soccer team

2025 SMU Mustangs women's soccer
2025 SMU Mustangs women's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	8–8–2 (2–6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Nicole Nelson (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Miles Vaughn (2nd season); Daniel O'Hare (1st season); Callie McKinney (1st season);
Home stadium	Washburne Stadium

2025 ACC women's soccer standings
	Conf.						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
No. 2 Stanford ‍†‍‡‍^y	9	–	0	–	1	.950	21	–	2	–	2	.880
No. 11 Notre Dame ‍‍‍^y	8	–	1	–	1	.850	15	–	2	–	3	.825
No. 3 Duke ‍‍‍^y	7	–	3	–	0	.700	17	–	5	–	1	.761
No. 1 Florida State ‍‍‍^y	6	–	2	–	2	.700	16	–	2	–	4	.818
No. 8 Virginia ‍‍‍^y	6	–	2	–	2	.700	14	–	3	–	5	.750
No. 24 Louisville ‍‍‍^y	6	–	2	–	2	.700	13	–	5	–	3	.690
No. 13т North Carolina ‍‍‍^y	6	–	4	–	0	.600	13	–	6	–	2	.667
California ‍‍‍	4	–	2	–	4	.600	8	–	3	–	8	.632
Wake Forest ‍‍‍^y	4	–	3	–	3	.550	11	–	5	–	4	.650
NC State ‍‍‍	4	–	4	–	2	.500	5	–	9	–	4	.389
Clemson ‍‍‍^y	4	–	4	–	2	.500	8	–	6	–	5	.553
SMU ‍‍‍	2	–	6	–	2	.300	8	–	8	–	2	.500
Pittsburgh ‍‍‍	2	–	8	–	0	.200	6	–	10	–	2	.389
Miami (FL) ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	2	.200	7	–	8	–	3	.472
Boston College ‍‍‍	1	–	7	–	2	.200	5	–	8	–	5	.417
Syracuse ‍‍‍	1	–	8	–	1	.150	5	–	9	–	4	.389
Virginia Tech ‍‍‍	0	–	8	–	2	.100	4	–	10	–	4	.333

† – Conference champion ‡ – 2025 ACC Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of December 9, 2025 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source: The ACC

The 2025 SMU Mustangs women's soccer team represents Southern Methodist University during the 2025 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Mustangs are led by head coach Nicole Nelson, in her fourth season. They play their home games at Washburne Stadium in Dallas, Texas. This is the team's 32nd season playing organized women's college soccer and their 2nd playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

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.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Mackenzie Rudden	8	MF	5'5"	Graduate Student	Phoenix, Arizona	Graduated
Eliana Salama	9	FW	5'3"	Junior	Pembroke Pines, Florida	Transferred to Virginia Tech^[1]
Addison Vali	11	MF	5'9"	Sophomore	Highlands Ranch, Colorado	Transferred to Grand Canyon^[1]
Nanami Hata	13	DF/MF	5'6"	Junior	Shizuoka, Japan	Transferred to Tulsa
Tori Peterson	17	DF/MF	5'7"	Junior	Las Vegas, Nevada	—
Lou Brossault	20	MF	5'6"	Junior	Rennes, France	Transferred to Marshall^[1]
Sadie Paul	21	FW	5'8"	Freshman	Fort Worth, Texas	Transferred to TCU^[2]
Emma Alvord	24	FW	5'8"	Sophomore	Argyle, Texas	Transferred to Oklahoma State^[3]
Sophie King	25	DF	5'3"	Senior	Austin, Texas	Graduated
Layla Garcia-Moreno	26	MF	5'6"	Junior	Angamacutiro, Mexico	Transferred to Jacksonville
Abby Hampton	27	DF	5'11"	Senior	Newport Beach, California	Graduated
Bella Burr	28	MF	5'3"	Sophomore	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Transferred to High Point^[4]
Sierra Cota-Yarde	30	GK	5'11"	Graduate Student	Toronto, Canada	Graduated; signed professional contract with AFC Toronto^[5]
Hayden Halscheid	35	FW/MF	5'6"	Sophomore	London, England	Transferred to UC Santa Barbara^[1]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Sydney Japic	7	DF/MF	5'9"	Senior	Palo Alto, California	Alabama
Sarah Bonnecaze	8	MF	5'6"	Sophomore	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	TCU
Zoe Parkhurst	11	MF	5'8"	Junior	Menlo Park, California	Oklahoma
Claire Jones	25	DF	5'6"	Junior	Ridgefield, Washington	Oregon State

Source:^[6]^[7]

Recruiting class

Name	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Brooke Bunton MF	Green Cove Springs, Florida	Jacksonville FC	^[8]
Savannah Chenail DF	Montreal, Canada	Montreal Roses FC	N/A^[9]
Libby Jannereth MF	Allen, Texas	Sting Dallas Black SC	^[10]
Julianna Millin FW	McAllen, Texas	Austin Sting	^[11]
Lindsay Nicholson MF	Palm Harbor, Florida	Tampa Bay Sun FC	^[12]

Squad

Roster

As of August 11, 2025^[13]

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
7	DF	USA	Sydney Japic
8	MF	USA	Sarah Bonnecaze
9	FW	USA	Julianna Millin
10	MF	USA	Lindsay Nicholson
11	MF	USA	Zoe Parkhurst
12	DF	USA	Paxton Bock
13	MF	USA	Brooke Bunton


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	FW	USA	Liz Eddy
15	MF	USA	Lydia Ungashick
16	MF	USA	Kelly Gordon
19	FW	CAN	Nyah Rose
21	DF	CAN	Savannah Chenail
22	MF	USA	Nicole Stryker
25	DF	USA	Claire Jones
29	MF	USA	Libby Jannereth
30	GK	USA	Jessi Curry
31	DF	USA	Paige Boeger
32	MF	USA	Maura Yumul
34	FW	USA	Jen Jackson
66	GK	USA	Haven Empey-Taylor

Team management

Position	Staff
Head Coach	Nicole Nelson
Assistant Coach	Miles Vaughn
Assistant Coach	Daniel O'Hare
Assistant Coach	Callie McKinney
Director of Operations	Paula Woodbury

Source:^[13]

Schedule

Source:^[14]^[15]

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 2* 7:00 p.m.	Dallas Trinity FC	None Reported	—	Washburne Stadium Dallas, TX
Regular Season
August 14* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 10 Wake Forest	L 0–2	0–1–0	Spry Stadium (467) Winston-Salem, NC
August 17* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Northwestern State	W 2–0	1–1–0	Washburne Stadium (450) Dallas, TX
August 21* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at North Texas	W 4–3	2–1–0	Mean Green Soccer Stadium (1,172) Denton, TX
August 24* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Southern	W 2–0	3–1–0	Washburne Stadium (407) Dallas, TX
August 28* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas Tech	L 0–2	3–2–0	John Walker Soccer Complex (1,026) Lubbock, TX
September 4* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Houston Christian	W 3–0	4–2–0	Washburne Stadium (493) Dallas, TX
September 7* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Sam Houston	W 3–1	5–2–0	Washburne Stadium (557) Dallas, TX
September 11 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Syracuse	T 1–1	5–2–1 (0–0–1)	SU Soccer Stadium (265) Syracuse, NY
September 14* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Alcorn State	W 1–0	6–2–1	Washburne Stadium (331) Dallas, TX
September 18 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	NC State	L 0–1	6–3–1 (0–1–1)	Washburne Stadium (325) Dallas, TX
September 25 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Pittsburgh	W 4–0	7–3–1 (1–1–1)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (261) Pittsburgh, PA
September 28 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	Miami (FL)	T 0–0	7–3–2 (1–1–2)	Washburne Stadium (551) Dallas, TX
October 5 1:00 p.m., ACCN	California	W 2–1	8–3–2 (2–1–2)	Washburne Stadium (544) Dallas, TX
October 9 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Clemson	L 2–3	8–4–2 (2–2–2)	Washburne Stadium (1,402) Dallas, TX
October 12 2:30 p.m., ACCN	at No. 2 Notre Dame	L 0–3	8–5–2 (2–3–2)	Alumni Stadium (1,573) Notre Dame, IN
October 17 5:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 23 North Carolina	L 0–3	8–6–2 (2–4–2)	Washburne Stadium (2,036) Dallas, TX
October 25 9:00 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 2 Stanford	L 1–5	8–7–2 (2–5–2)	Cagan Stadium (1,484) Stanford, CA
October 30 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	at No. 21 Louisville	L 0–3	8–8–2 (2–6–2)	Lynn Stadium (300) Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** — = Not ranked
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
United Soccer^[16]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released			—
TopDrawer Soccer^[17]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

References

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^ "Soccer Announces Signing Class". gofrogs.com. Texas Christian University Athletics. June 25, 2025. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
^ "Cowgirl Soccer Adds Alvord". okstate.com. Oklahoma State University Athletics. November 22, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
^ Derene, Jake (July 16, 2025). "Women's Soccer Welcomes 10 Additions for 2025 Season". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
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[2] "Soccer Announces Signing Class". gofrogs.com. Texas Christian University Athletics. June 25, 2025. Retrieved July 21, 2025.

[3] "Cowgirl Soccer Adds Alvord". okstate.com. Oklahoma State University Athletics. November 22, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2025.

[4] Derene, Jake (July 16, 2025). "Women's Soccer Welcomes 10 Additions for 2025 Season". High Point University Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2025.

[5] "Cota-Yarde Signed By AFC Toronto". SMU Mustangs. January 24, 2025.

[6] "Women's Soccer Adds Three Players From The Transfer Portal". smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University. January 17, 2025. Retrieved July 21, 2025.

[7] "Get To Know Women's Soccer's 2025 Newcomers". smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University. July 21, 2025. Retrieved July 21, 2025.

[8] "Brooke Bunton". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 21, 2025.

[9] @smusoccerw; (July 20, 2025). "An elite defender from Montreal 🇨🇦 Welcome to the Hilltop, Savannah ✌️ #GoMustangs" – via Instagram.

[10] "Libby Jannereth". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 21, 2025.

[11] "Julianna Millin". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 21, 2025.

[12] "Lindsay Nicholson". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved July 21, 2025.

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[14] "2025 Women's Soccer Schedule". smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University. Retrieved July 21, 2025.

[15] "Women's Soccer Announces Its 2025 Schedule". smumustangs.com. Southern Methodist University. July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2025.

[16] "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Women — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 9, 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2025.

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