1 – The number of matches SMU men’s tennis team has lost this season. SMU men’s tennis started off hot with 4 straight wins against UCSB, Troy, Abiline Christian, and McMurry but lost their fifth match against No. 9 ranked University of Texas. The Mustangs kept it a tight match losing only 4-2. SMU won two doubles matches but UT swept all but one singles match with their nationally ranked athletes.
6 – The number of matches SMU women’s tennis team won against McNeese State in their second match-up of the season. SMU beat McNeese 6-1 after beating Sam Houston State in their season opener 7-0 on Friday. The Mustangs are now 2-0 on the season and they play their next match against Louisiana Tech next Wednesday, Feb. 11.
14 – The rank of SMU women’s basketball’s Alicia Froling in the American Athletic Conference in points per game with 12. Froling leads the Mustangs in point per game and she’s scored at least 18 points in three of the last five games. Freshman Froling and the Mustangs continue to go winless in the AAC, but they’ve lost two of their last four games only by a combined six points.
20 – The number of points SMU men’s basketball senior Ryan Manuel scored against UCF on Saturday night. Manuel’s 20 points are a season high for the Houstonian and they helped propel the Mustangs to beat the Knights 75-56. Manuel was 9-10 from the field and he added four rebounds, four assists, and one steal to the books as well. Nic Moore also recorded 10 assists, which tied his career best. SMU’s win over UCF puts them at 9-1 in the AAC, just half a game behind 9-0 Tulsa.
21 – The number of SMU football commits set to sign on National Signing Day. Wednesday, Feb. 4 is National Signing Day for athletes in the 2015 high school graduating class. SMU has already signed one member into the 2015 class, quarterback Ben Hicks who started school in January. Of the commits set to sign there are three three-star athletes, Kevin Thomas, Xavier Castille and James Proche, who are all wide receivers that could immediately impact SMU’s offense. Besides the three-star wide receivers, there are two other two-star receivers, three offensive linemen, one defensive end, two defensive backs, four linebackers, two running backs, one tight end, one athlete, and one kicker. Without a doubt, new football head coach Chad Morris has big plans for each member of the 2015 signing class.
23 – The rank that SMU men’s basketball moved up to this week. The Mustangs ranked 23 in both the AP Top 25 and in the USA Today Coaches Top 25 polls. SMU was last ranked 22 on Nov. 17 before falling out of the ranking after losses to Gonzaga, Indiana, Arkansas, and Cincinnati. However, the Mustangs have won 16 of their last 17 games and have gone 8-0 since their loss to Cincinnati. SMU’s 18-4 start is their best record since the 1987-88 season.
