SMU Tops Cincinnati, 3-2

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Mustangs Top Cincinnati, 3-2, to Win the Saint Louis Nike Classic Title

St. Louis, Mo. - The SMU men's soccer team outshot Cincinnati, 21-5, enroute to a 3-2 victory over the Bearcats Sunday afternoon in day two of the Saint Louis Nike Classic. With the win, SMU improves to 3-1 on the season while Cincinnati has yet to win a game this season (0-3). SMU also clinched the tournament title.

Cincinnati got on the scoreboard first at the 10:43 mark on a header by Matt Hayden off a corner kick. SMU answered 12 minutes later when sophomore transfer Alex Smith tallied his first SMU goal with a long shot into the net. The score remained, 1-1, at intermission.

In the second half, freshman Scott Corbin notched his first collegiate goal at the 52:09 mark with assists credited to Duke Hashimoto and Michael Uremovich. Cincinnati evened the score at 2-2 two minutes later on a goal by Wiremu Patrick. At the 73:07 mark, sophomore transfer Adrian Chevannes scored the game winner for the Mustangs with a shot from 12 yards out on the left side.

SMU freshman goalkeeper Steve Sandbo made his collegiate debut vs. the Bearcats.

The Saint Louis Nike Classic All-Tournament team is as follows: SMU representatives - MVP Alex Smith, T.J. Tomasso, David Chun, Duke Hashimoto
Saint Louis - runnerup: Will John, John DiRaimondo, Brett Branan
Virginia - third place: Hunter Freeman, Ryan Burke
Cincinnati - fourth place: Matt Hayden, Ewan Blair

The Mustangs continue their road swing with two games at the South Florida Tournament (hurricane permitting), facing host South Florida Friday and FIU on Sunday