Tigers Earn Spot in AAC Tournament with Resounding Win at SMU

Friday, November 5

Dallas, Texas

7 P.M.

University of Memphis

6-8-2, 5-4-1

SMU

8-4-3, 5-4-1

Memphis

SMU

Photo by: Matthew A. Smith

Tigers Earn Spot in AAC Tournament with Resounding Win at SMU

Nov 05, 2021 | Men's Soccer

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DALLAS – The Memphis Tigers punched their ticket to the 2021 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Championship with a 4-1 win at SMU Friday night in Dallas.

After being picked to finish last in the conference in the preseason poll, Memphis (6-8-2, 5-4-1 AAC) is the third seed in next week's tournament hosted by league champion Tulsa. The Mustangs (8-4-3, 5-4-1 AAC) are the fourth seed after Memphis defeated them twice this year to take the tiebreaker.

KEY MOMENTS

SMU started off quickly, taking a 1-0 lead on a Skage Simonsen goal in the 2nd minute.
But the Tigers responded with three goals in the next 18 minutes to take a 3-1 lead into the half.
Peter Chang ripped home a goal from the 18-yard box in the 5th minute.
Chang served the ball into the box in the 19th minute, and Maxi Galizzi converted to put Memphis on top, 2-1.
Galizzi made it a brace, and a 3-1 Tiger lead, three-and-a-half minutes later off a well-executed corner kick.
Jovan Prado scored Memphis' fourth goal in the 65th minute off a pass from Gabriel Christensen and a touch by Galizzi.

NOTABLES

Memphis' four goals are the most SMU has allowed in a match this season.
Galizzi has nine goals on the season, third-most in the conference, including two-goal games in both season matches against SMU and three braces overall on the year.
Chang's goal was his first of the year.
Memphis senior goalkeeper Parker Lackland, playing in his hometown of Dallas, made six saves including multiple beautiful stops in the second half.
Head coach Richard Mulrooney earned the 50th win of his Memphis career.

UP NEXT

The Tigers open AAC Tournament play Wednesday at 4:30 p.m. against second-seeded UCF.
With a win, the Tigers would advance to the championship match next Saturday, Nov. 13, at 7 p.m. against either top-seeded Tulsa or fourth-seeded SMU.
Each match in the AAC Tournament will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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