After defeating Temple, 4-0, in the semifinals Friday night, the Mustangs secured the American Athletic Conference championship title in overtime against No. 2 UCF Sunday afternoon at Westcott Field.
After a scoreless first half, senior defender Jordan Cano put the Mustangs on the scoreboard. Cano’s header goal, assisted by Jared Rice, gave SMU a 1-0 lead. Later on in the second half, the Mustangs’ seven game shutout streak was broken and the score evened by an own goal just minutes before the clock ran out.
SMU’s own goal sent the championship match into overtime. It was junior Emil Cuello’s golden goal from 30 yards out that claimed the Mustangs’ first conference title since 2011.