Men's soccer vs Cal

[gk00dad]

SMU draws 1-1 with Cal Bears. Paulo De Silva scored in the 48 minute and Cal equalized in the 82nd.

[jkflamebo]

decent result against a decent team, impressive start for the new coach

[gk00dad]

BTW, Adam Still wearing Scott Geppert's number 6 tonight.

[mustangbill67]

Great result against the #8 team iin the country at its home.

[PonyPride]

Considering the extra emotion Cal gets when playing SMU, because its coach, Kevin Grimes, was an All-America at SMU, getting out of there with a draw is a great result.

Trivia time (with a question to which I do not know the answer): When was the last time SMU played two sports against teams coached by former SMU All-America players? (Cal coach Kevin Grimes was an All-America defender, and Kansas women's soccer head coach Mark Francis was an All-America midfielder at SMU.)

No. 7 Men's Soccer Earns 1-1 Draw At No. 8 Cal
Paulo da Silva scores third goal


BERKELEY, CALIF. (SMU) - Forward Paulo da Silva scored his third goal in four games and goalkeeper Craig Hill made five saves to lead the SMU men's soccer team to a 1-1 tie against the Cal Bears at the Cal Legacy Classic in Berkeley, Calif. Sunday afternoon.

The Mustangs, who are ranked No. 7 in the current National Soccer Coaches of America Association (NSCAA) poll, now are 3-0-1 on the season. The Bears, who are No. 8 in the NSCAA poll, also are 3-0-1.

After the teams battled to a scoreless draw at halftime, da Silva put the Ponies on the scoreboard with his third goal of the young season. Freshman Payton Hickey served a pass to da Silva, who headed it past Cal goalkeeper Stefan Frei in the 48th minute to give the Mustangs a 1-0 advantage. The Bears tied the game in the 82nd minute on a goal by A.J. Soares.

The Mustangs now return home to host their first game of the year when they host George Mason at 7:30 p.m. Friday and then host Oakland at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Prego's Express Italian Men's Soccer Invitational at Westcott Field.

For a complete schedule and ticket information, log on to SMUMustangs.com or call 214-SMU-GAME.

[HB Pony Dad]

Clash of Top-10 Teams Ends In Tie After Two Overtime Periods

http://www.dailycal.org/article.php?id=102521

[PonyPride]

Nice photo of Paulo da Silva.

Speaking of which, our man da Silva was named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week and earned a spot on the topdrawersoccer.com National Team of the Week.

He's off to a great start.