Freshman Midfielder Edu Aranda centers the ball in an attempted assist during play against William & Mary on Saturday. SMU lost 3-2. (Spencer J Eggers/The Daily Campus)

The No. 5 ranked SMU men’s soccer team opened their season with a loss against the No. 13 William & Mary Saturday night at Westcott Field.

The 3-2 loss was SMU’s first home opener loss in the team’s history.

Saturday’s game was a rematch of last year’s NCAA round of 16 contest, which SMU won 1-0.

This year the Mustangs came out strong with three scoring opportunities within the first 10 minutes of play.

Freshman Emmet Kumeh scored an unassisted goal, his first as a Mustang, giving SMU an early lead.

“We just wanted to play our game,” Coach Tim McClements said at halftime after a late first half goal by the Tribe tying the game.

Two early second half goals by the Tribe put the Mustangs behind 3-1 with 30 minutes to play. However, the Mustangs responded with four scoring opportunities in 20 minutes.

Freshman Aaron Simmons also picked up his first SMU career goal with a header off a corner kick from preseason C-USA Offensive Player of the Year, Arthur Ivo.

Despite the loss, Coach McClements, the reigning Conference USA Coach of the Year and the NCAA Midwest Region Coach of the Year, still hopes to lead his squad to the NCAA tournament again and hopefully capture a national championship this time.

The team has six top 25 teams on their schedule and a key conference USA match against No. 15 South Carolina.

Video by Wesleigh Ogle.