Men’s soccer suffers 8-1 defeat to cross-town rival

The TCU men’s soccer team fell to SMU 8-1 Friday at Wescott Field in Dallas.

Senior goalkeeper Michael Lahoud, who made his first start back after a groin pull sidelined him, recorded five saves in 60 minutes.

SMU scored the first goal of the evening on a high ball from freshman Duke Hashimoto. Other scorers for the Mustangs include sophomore forward Ryan Latham who scored twice and 2001 All-American Diego Walsh scored three consecutive goals (including one on a penalty kick), all in the second half. Senior defender Tom Dolan and senior defender Ryan Kenyon also scored for the Mustangs.

In the opening minute of the second half, junior midfielder Andrew Porteous scored TCU’s first and only goal off an SMU deflection to take the score to 2-1.

In a head-to-head battle between Lahoud and Latham, sophomore defender Joe Fields stepped in, tripping Latham in the penalty box, earning himself a red card and an ejection from the game.

Eight minutes later, assistant coach Dewi Hardman, in a heated response to a call from the official, was also ejected from the game.

Twenty-four of TCU's 30 players saw time on the field against SMU.

With the SMU scoreboard not working, the official game time was kept on the field by the officials.

— Danny Gillham