No. 17 SMU Soccer Falls 1-0 To N.C. State In Overtime

DURHAM, N.C. (SMU) – The No. 17 SMU men’s soccer team fell to N.C. State 1-0 in overtime Friday night at Koskinen Stadium. The Mustangs are now 0-2 on the season.

“Sometimes soccer is a very cruel game,” head coach Tim McClements said. “If we play the way we did tonight, we’re going to be okay. Barnes had a very good game; he did a great job in the midfield. Aaron Simmons was great in the back. Top to bottom, we played very well. We did everything we needed to do, but it just didn’t go our way.”

N.C. State scored off of a corner kick when Ollie Kelly set up at the flag and curved the ball directly into the goal in the 99th minute.

The Mustangs dominated the stats sheet, outshooting the Wolfpack 20-9 and had an 8-4 advantage in shots on goal. Juan Castillo led all players with four shots. Zach Barnes fired of three shots, two of which on frame. Redshirt freshman Damian Rosales and freshman Aaron Simmons each put two shots on target as well.

Sophomore keeper Jaime Ibarra started his first game in goal for the Mustangs, recording three saves.

“Jaime was really steady and made several key saves during the game,” said McClements. “He did just what we expected of him. He did a great job.”

“This was a tough loss, but we have to get up and move on,” McClements said. “We have another game on Sunday against a great team in Duke, and we need to be ready for that.”

SMU faces tournament host Duke on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. The Mustangs hold a 2-2-1 all-time record against the Blue Devils. The teams last squared off Sept. 7, 1996, at the Indiana Classic with then-No. 2 Duke defeating SMU 2-0.