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 . They defeated two more non-Power 5 opponents before losing their final two non-conference games to Big 12 opponents and . The Mustangs finished the non-conference season 4âÂÂ3âÂÂ0. 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 1âÂÂ1 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 3âÂÂ0 loss against third ranked Duke. The finished their season with a 3âÂÂ2 loss against California.
The Mustangs finished the season 6âÂÂ9âÂÂ2 overall and 2âÂÂ6âÂÂ2 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.
The Mustangs finished the season 11âÂÂ6âÂÂ1 overall and 5âÂÂ3âÂÂ1 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 1âÂÂ2 in the Final. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.
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