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ORLANDO – The title came down to the final penalty kick, as SMU’s Emil Cuello converted his shot to give the Mustangs their second-consecutive American Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Championship trophy on Saturday night. No. 2 seed SMU prevailed 5-4 in the round of penalty kicks in the 1-1 tie with No. 1 seed UCF.
SMU (10-4-3) has now claimed back-to-back American tournament crowns, and earns the conference’s automatic bid to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Soccer Championship. Currently ranked No. 7 nationally, UCF (13-2-3) is also expected to make the field of 48 teams, which will be announced Monday at 1 p.