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No. 8/15 UConn Men’s Soccer to host SMU in Final Regular Season Game at Morrone Stadium.
10/27/2018 6:05:00 PM | Men's Soccer
STORRS, Conn. – The eighth-ranked UConn's men soccer team (10-2-2) will play its final regular season game at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium with a bit of a blast from the past, as it hosts SMU for a "Soccer Sunday" showdown at 12:00 p.m.
Former head coach Joe Morrone is widely known as one of, if not the first coach, to introduce the concept of "Soccer Sundays" – before then, the idea of college teams playing on a Sunday was wildly unheard of.
Additionally, the Huskies will celebrate their four seniors as they thank them for their contributions on and off the field.
How to Follow…
Live Stats: vs. SMU
Live Stream ($): Husky Vision
Twitter: @UConnMSOC
Admission: Buy Tickets
Heading into the Matchup…
- The Huskies are currently ranked in four polls – TopDrawerSoccer (8), United Soccer Coaches (15), Soccer America (20) and College Soccer News (19)
- UConn ranks No. 16 in the NCAA Men's Soccer RPI
- The Huskies lead the all-time series with SMU, 6-3-1.
- UConn is unbeaten over its last ten matches.
- Goalie Austin Aviza boasts a 9-1-2 mark between the posts, and currently ranks second in the conference with a 0.87 goals-against average.
- Abdou Mbacke Thiam was tabbed the AAC Player of the Week for Oct. 22. Mbacke Thiam now has 11 goals of the season, giving him double-digit goals for the fourth time in as many years. Additionally, Mbacke Thiam now ranks 9th in points (98) and tied for sixth in goals (43) in UConn history.
Last Time Out…
Leading the Pack...
Ray Reid leads the Huskies in his 22nd season as the head coach. A four-time National Coach of the Year and National Champion, Reid boasts the second highest winning percentage (.745) among active coaches.
Next Up...
UConn will close out the regular season on the road at Tulsa on Nov. 2, with kickoff set for 7 p.m (E.T.)/ 6 p.m. (C.T.).
