SMU’s women’s soccer team will join the American Athletic Conference this fall, but not all players are on board with the university’s Power Five promotion.
Some players say they are not too eager to play tougher teams and have more rigorous training which will come with the transition.
“I think that because the ACC is such a powerhouse in women’s sports or women’s soccer specifically, that it intimidates a lot of our players,” said Maura Yumul, a sophomore on the team. “We didn’t expect to jump to such a high level, especially because the teams that are in the ACC are all consistently top 10.