02/09/2007

No comfort at home for SMU women
The SMU women had won two straight before settling in for a four-game homestand that began Friday night with East Carolina. The Mustangs had the perfect opportunity for a late-season charge.

Stopping Rice's Almond a tough task for SMU men
Rice guard Morris Almond ranks third in the nation in scoring at 27.7 points per game.

02/08/2007

Time to shine for Dodds, SMU

RICKEY MOON / Special to DMN

Janielle Dodds has four double-doubles and four 20-plus point games this season.

When preseason all-Conference USA pick Janielle Dodds plays her best, SMU usually has a strong chance of winning. The Mustangs need dominating performances out of Dodds more than ever with an important four-game home stand beginning tonight against East Carolina (7 p.m., no TV).

02/07/2007

Fresh horses could keep Bennett in the saddle

MICHAEL AINSWORTH / DMN

SMU coach Phil Bennett talks about his 2007 recruiting class.

Phil Bennett doesn't like comparing recruiting classes, so I'll do it for him, writes columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor. Without question, Bennett signed the best class in his time at SMU. "I think it's a class that will play and win championships here at SMU," he said.

SMU gives DeSoto's Wilkerson shot at QB
DeSoto's Terrance Wilkerson signed with SMU, and a big reason was because the Mustangs recruited him as a quarterback, the position he played at DeSoto.

SMU runs into small problem with Houston
Houston and its band of speedy, on-the-short-side guards are an awful match-up for SMU – no matter what lineup the Mustangs employ. It was the same, all-too-familiar result for the Mustangs in a 64-49 loss Wednesday at Moody Coliseum.

SMU recruiting report
Signees: 23

02/08/2007

Euless Trinity DE/LB Yenga excited about SMU
Euless Trinity DE/LB Youri Yenga couldn't stop smiling Wednesday as he posed for photos alongside his two sisters in the coaches' office at the high school.

Bell happy to end up at SMU
Hillcrest defensive back/receiver Derrius Bell considered Kansas, Colorado State and Tulsa, but he decided SMU was the perfect fit for him. Wearing a sharp red suit in honor of the Mustangs, he said he was excited to be part of a program on the rise.

02/06/2007

Houston's 3-point shooting concerns SMU
The Mustangs (13-9, 2-6 C-USA) see Houston (11-10, 5-3) for the second time this season at 7 p.m. today at Moody Coliseum. The Ponies fell, 82-67, and had 21 turnovers at Houston on Jan. 13th.

SMU president is thinking big
SMU president R. Gerald Turner sat down with SMU beat writer Kate Hairopoulos recently to discuss topics ranging from his role as co-chair of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics to the SMU athletic department's goals of reaching the top-25 level in every sport.

02/04/2007

SMU rallies past Southern Miss
In Hattiesburg, Miss., SMU (13-9, 5-5 C-USA) opened the second half with a 14-2 run to overcome a seven-point halftime deficit on its way to a victory over Southern Miss (11-12, 5-5).

02/03/2007

Memphis simply too much for SMU
Before midday Saturday, Memphis confirmed what most already assumed.

SMU out to end Memphis' home win streak
When SMU coach Matt Doherty is recruiting and talk turns to Conference USA, Doherty immediately brings up the "M" word.

02/02/2007

SMU alum put brand on Colts
Jim Irsay, owner and CEO of the Indianapolis Colts, grew up with the franchise since his father purchased it in 1972.

02/01/2007

SMU women bounce back with win
The Mustangs started their way back Thursday night, destroying an overmatched Central Florida team, 73-47, in front of 593 at Moody Coliseum. SMU took advantage of struggling UCF, which has lost eight of its last nine.

02/02/2007

SMU's Roberts practices, status still uncertain
Junior guard Derrick Roberts practiced Thursday for the first time since suffering a bruise on the bone of his right knee, which caused him to miss SMU's last three games.

01/31/2007

SMU men beat UAB, 60-56
Bamba Fall scored 16 points and Brian Epps added 14 to lead SMU to a 60-56 victory over UAB on Wednesday night. Ike Ofoegbu scored 10 points and hit a 3-pointer to spark a 16-2 second-half run that proved decisive for SMU. The Mustangs (13-8, 2-5 C-USA) trailed 27-26 at halftime.

Roberts' knee could keep him out tonight