Sept. 10, 2007

IRVING, Texas (SMU) --- SMU junior Bruno Guarda was named men's soccer Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week. The team captain from Piracicaba, Brazil, scored a goal and was credited with an assist in the No. 8 Mustangs 5-1 rout of No. 3 Virginia on Friday in the first round of the SMU Mi Cocina Classic. He also fed a pass to teammate Gabe Arredondo for the game-winning goal in Sunday's 1-0 victory against Georgetown. He was named the Mi Cocina Classic Tournament MVP for his efforts. The 2006 C-USA Player of the Year picks up his first weekly award.

Guarda, a member of the 2007 Hermann Trophy watch list, leads the Mustangs with six points on two goals and two assists through three games. He is also a preseason first-team All-America pick by College Soccer News.com and was selected as the preseason C-USA Offensive Player of the Year.

The Mustangs (2-0-1) next match is against 13th-ranked and defending NCAA champion UC-Santa Barbara on Friday, Sept. 14, at 6 p.m. CT as part of the New Mexico Tournament. The Mustangs will also face No. 16 Washington on Sunday at 1 p.m. as part of the event.

The SMU Mustangs took the Mi Cocina Classic title, after defeating Virginia and Georgetown. The full results and All-Tournament team selections are as follows:

1st Place: SMU (Def. Virginia 5-1, Def. Georgetown 1-0)

2nd Place: Virginia (Lost to SMU 1-5, Def. Tulsa 2-0)

3rd Place: Tulsa (Def. Georgetown 1-0, Lost to Virginia 0-2)

4th Place: Georgetown (Lost to Tulsa 0-1, Lost to SMU 0-1)

All Tournament Team:

Tournament MVP: Bruno Guarda (SMU)

1. Scott Corbin (SMU)

2. Steve Sandbo (SMU)

4. Adrian Chevannes (SMU)

5. Jeremy Barlow (Virginia)

6. Zola Short (Virginia)

7. Chris Tierney (Virginia)

8. Chris Clements (Tulsa)

9. Brian McCurdy (Tulsa)

10. Lenny Coleman (Georgetown)

11. Robert Burnett (Georgetown)