Tulsa’s Sixth-Ranked Men’s Soccer Team Drops 3-2 Decision to 16th-Ranked SMU in Regular Season Finale; Finishes Fourth in The American

Wednesday, November 2

Dallas, Texas

7:00 pm

Tulsa

9-3-2, 5-3-1

SMU

10-4-1, 6-3-0

Tulsa

SMU

Tulsa’s Sixth-Ranked Men’s Soccer Team Drops 3-2 Decision to 16th-Ranked SMU in Regular Season Finale; Finishes Fourth in The American

11/2/2022 9:54:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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Box Score in PDF
Season Stats in PDF

Tulsa's sixth-ranked men's soccer team dropped a 3-2 decision to 16^th-ranked SMU in the regular season finale on Wednesday night at the Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium in Dallas, Texas. The Golden Hurricane fell to 9-3-2 on the season and 5-3-1 in American Athletic Conference play, while the Mustangs moved to 10-4-1 overall and a 6-3 in the league.

TU finished fourth in the league during the regular season and will host fifth-seed Memphis in the American Athletic Conference Championship quarterfinals on Sunday, November 6^th beginning at 6:00 pm at the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium.

"We can't come out and concede goals like we did," Head Coach Tom McIntosh said. "We have to start the game better than we did. I thought the response to the hole that we put ourselves in was excellent in the second half, but we have to learn and not put ourselves in this position."

How it Happened
Knut Ahlander punched in a penalty kick with just 16:11 ticked off the clock to give SMU an early 1-0 lead, but Alex Meinhard evened the score just over two minutes later as he shot from 20 yards out on a forward pass from Malik Henry-Scott.

Ahlander put the Mustangs up once again in the 37^th minute before Fredrik Skilberg made it 3-1 in the 40^th minute and SMU took that advantage into the break.

Meinhard got one back for TU as he scored on a penalty kick at the 49:52 mark, but the Golden Hurricane couldn't get the equalizer to fall 3-2.

Game Notes

Tulsa had a 17-11 lead in shots, while both teams had seven shots on goal
SMU had a 10-6 advantage in corner kicks
Sergio Baena and Malik Henry-Scott both had a team-best four shots, while Alex Meinhard had three attempts
Alex Lopez logged all 90 minutes in goal and had four saves

Scoring Summary
Tulsa 1 1 - 2
SMU 3 0 - 3

Individual Scoring
Knut Ahlander (SMU) at 16:11 (penalty kick)
Alex Meinhard (Tulsa) at 18:38 (Malik Henry-Scott / Mitchell Cashion)
Knut Ahlander (SMU) at 36:25 (Kyran Chambron Pinho / Fredrik Skilberg)
Fredrik Skilberg (SMU) at 39:43 (Alexander Petraeus)
Alex Meinhard (Tulsa) at 49:52 (penalty kick)

Goalkeeper Saves
Alex Lopez (Tulsa) – 4
Bram Kaarsgaren (SMU) – 5

2022 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Championship Schedule
First round at campus sites
Semifinals and final at home site of the No. 1 seed FIU
(all times Eastern)

First Round - Sunday, November 6
Game 1 - No. 6 Charlotte at No. 3 South Florida | ESPN+
Game 2 - No. 5 Memphis at No. 4 Tulsa | ESPN+

Semifinals - Thursday, November 10
Game 3 - Game 1 Winner vs. No. 2 SMU | 4 p.m. | ESPN+
Game 4 - Game 2 Winner at No. 1 FIU | 7 p.m. | ESPN+

Championship Final - Sunday, November 13
Game 5 - Semifinal Winners | 1 p.m. | ESPN+