SMU’s nine game undefeated streak came to an end after losing 1-0 to Tulsa on Wednesday at the Hurricane Soccer and Track Stadium in American Athletic Conference action.

Tulsa’s record improves to 8-5-1 and 4-2 in league play, while the Mustangs’ drops to 8-4-2 and 3-1-2 in conference play.

In the 21st minute, Tulsa’s Quinn Starker found the back of the net from inside the six-yard box for the match winner. It was Starker’s first tally of the season.

The Mustangs had two opportunities to even the score before the end of the first half.

The first was set up by first-year Colten Habecker who sent a ball in for senior Damian Rosales.

Rosales fired a shot from inside the 18-yard box, but it bounced off the near post and was deflected out of bounds– setting up a SMU corner.

SMU took the corener with seconds left on the clock but were unable to convert before time expired in the half.

In the second half, first-year Jared Rice had another shot at an equalizer when his 40-yard shot was confused for a cross by Tulsa’s keeper Jake McGuire.

McGuire managed to recover and make the save to preserve Tulsa’s one goal lead.

Redshirt first-year Michael Nelson did everything he could to keep the Mustangs in the game and finished with a season-high eight saves.

Rosales and first-year Mauro Cichero paced the Mustangs offense with a combined five shots.

SMU continues its road swing with a match Saturday at Connecticut. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT. Check SMUMustangs.com for live stats and video.