The SMU Mustangs women's soccer program represents Southern Methodist University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. The Mustangs compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and play their home games on SMU's campus in Dallas, Texas at Westcott Field.

History The SMU women's soccer program played their first season in 1986 under the direction of head coach Alan Kirkup. The Mustangs made their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1990.

The Southwest Conference sponsored women's soccer in 1995, and in that season the Mustangs advanced to the NCAA Final Four after winning both the SWC regular season and tournament championships.

SMU joined the Western Athletic Conference in 1996, and Greg Ryan took over the program. The Mustangs returned to the NCAA Tournament in 1997, and won the regular season conference title in all three of Ryan's seasons at SMU.

George Van Linder was named head coach in 1999, and SMU continued their success with three NCAA Tournament appearances and three regular season conference championships in Van Linder's four seasons.

John Cossaboon took control as head coach in 2003, and SMU returned to the NCAA Tournament again in both 2003 and 2004. The Mustangs also won both the WAC regular season and tournament championships in their final two seasons in the WAC.

In the nine seasons SMU competed in the WAC, the Mustangs advanced to the NCAA Tournament six times. The Mustangs also won the conference regular season championship eight times and the conference postseason tournament championship six times.

SMU joined Conference USA in 2005, and the Mustangs continued their success with two more appearances in the NCAA Tournament as well as two more regular season conference championships under the direction of Cossaboon.

Two-time National Coach Of The Year Chris Petrucelli was named head coach of SMU in 2012. The Mustangs joined The American Athletic Conference in 2013.

Current roster

Stadium

The Mustangs play their home games at Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium (previously, "Westcott Field") on the campus of SMU. The soccer field is natural grass and measures x .Stadium info at SMU site

In 2022, the stadium was extensively renovated to include locker rooms, training facilities and new grandstands.

Coaches 1986–1995 Alan Kirkup 10 149–52–7 1996–1998 Greg Ryan 3 37–21–5 1999–2002 George Van Linder 4 59–20–7 2003–2006 John Cossaboon 4 64–17–8 2007–2011 Brent Erwin 5 44–46–8 2012–2022 Chris Petrucelli 10 88–74–19 2022–present Nicole Nelson 4 35–27–10 Totals 8 coaches 39 seasons 476–292–64 Records are through the conclusion of the 2025 season.

Seasons Season Coach Record Notes 1986Alan Kirkup15–3–2—198718–3–1—198817–5–0—198914–4–0—199014–6–1—NCAA First Round199110–8–0—199215–6–0—NCAA First Round199313–7–1—NCAA First Round199410–9–1— Southwest Conference1995Alan Kirkup23–1–15–0–0SWC Regular Season and Tournament Champions; NCAA Semifinals (Final Four) 1996Greg Ryan11–6–45–0–1WAC Regular Season Champions199717–5–16–0–1WAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions; NCAA Second Round19989–10–05–1–0WAC Regular Season Champions1999George Van Linder17–6–15–2–0WAC Tournament Champions; NCAA Third Round200013–5–16–0–1WAC Regular Season Champions200116–4–08–0–0WAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions; NCAA Second Round200213–5–55–1–1WAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions; NCAA Second Round2003John Cossaboon17–3–27–1–0WAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions; NCAA First Round200415–4–35–1–1WAC Regular Season and Tournament Champions; NCAA First Round 2005John Cossaboon15–5–28–1–0C-USA Regular Season Champions; NCAA Second Round200617–5–18–1–0C-USA Regular Season Champions; NCAA Second Round2007Brent Erwin9–7–14–5–020086–13–14–7–020097–11–15–5–1201011–7–46–4–1201111–8–17–3–12012Chris Petrucelli9–8–44–3–4 2013Chris Petrucelli9–9–13–5–120147–14–02–7–020155–10–32–6–1201613–7–26–2–1NCAA First Round201710–7–34–4–1201810–6–25–4–0201912–7–14–5–020201–1–01–1–0202112–5–24–2–2NCAA Second Round2022Nicole Nelson10–4–53–3–2202311–6–15–3–1 2024Nicole Nelson 6–9–2 2–6–22025 8–8–2 2–6–2Totals476–292–64146–92–25832 games ()Records are through the conclusion of the 2025 season.

Notable alumni

Current professionals

Allie Thornton (2016–2019) – Currently with Dallas Trinity FC Samantha Estrada (2018–2023) – Currently with Dallas Trinity FC Julissa Cisneros (2022) – Currently with Kaya–Iloilo Sierra Cota-Yarde (2024) – Currently with AFC Toronto and Portugal international

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