Tulsa Defeats SMU in The American Semifinals to Advance to Championship Sunday

Thursday, November 11

Hurricane Stadium

4:00 pm

Tulsa

14-1-1, 8-1-1

#1 seed Tulsa vs. #4 seed SMU

8-5-3, 5-4-1

Team	1	2	Final F
SMU	0	0	0
Tulsa	0	2	2

Tulsa Defeats SMU in The American Semifinals to Advance to Championship Sunday

11/11/2021 6:30:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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Box Score in PDF
Season Stats in PDF

Tulsa's #1 seed and #2 ranked men's soccer team defeated #4 seed SMU, 2-0, on Thursday afternoon in the American Athletic Conference Championship semifinals at the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium. The Golden Hurricane moved to 14-1-1 on the season, while the Mustangs fell to 8-5-3 overall.

Tulsa will play #2 seed UCF in The American Championship on Sunday, November 14 beginning at 12:00 pm at the Hurricane Stadium. This is the second straight year the two teams will battle for the title, with the Knights claiming the title just seven months ago. This is also TU's fifth appearance in the championship since joining the league in 2014.

"I think SMU is an excellent team and they played us really well in the first half, pressed us well and forced us out of our game a little bit in the first half so a lot of credit goes to SMU," Head Coach Tom McIntosh said. "I am proud of our guys for their second half performances, and we showed our depth today. Tom Protzek, Connor Gramke, Will Edwards and others had good performances, but it was about the depth of the group today and their mentality. I am proud of our guys."

After 60 scoreless minutes, Tom Protzek punched one into the back of the net off from six yards out off a cross from Mitchell Cashion for his second goal on the season. Mariano Fazio gave Tulsa a two-goal cushion as he headed in a goal from six yards out off a combination from Austen Schweinert and Til Zinnhardt in the 83^rd minute.

SMU had a 16-12 lead in shots, while both teams had five shots on goal, and Tulsa had a 5-3 edge in corner kicks.

Protzek had a team-best three shots, while Alvaro Torrijos had two attempts and seven others had one shot. Alex Lopez logged all 90 minutes in goal and picked up four saves.

Scoring Summary
Tulsa 0 2 - 2
SMU 0 0 - 0

Individual Scoring
Tom Protzek (Tulsa) at 60:09 (Mitchell Cashion)
Mariano Fazio (Tulsa) at 82:05 (Til Zinnhardt / Austen Schweinert)

Goalkeeper Saves
Alex Lopez (Tulsa) – 4
Tulsa Team – 1
Cole Johnson (SMU) – 3