No. 2 SMU improved to 5-0-0 with a 1-0 win over No. 13 before 2,201fans at the SMU Mi Cocina Classic. Dario Saintus scored off a pass from Brown transfer Scott Geppert in the 76th minute, and senior goalkeeper Matt Wideman came up with several acrobatic saves to keep the Hoosiers off the scoreboard.

The Mustangs are poised to take over the top spot in the Soccer America Top 25 if they beat Brown (3-0-0) on Sunday.

No. 9 San Francisco improved to 4-0-0 with a 2-0 win at Penn State thanks to headers by Kevin Long and Matt Languis in the first half.

No. 21 Fordham also remained unbeaten and untied with a 3-0 win over NJIT. Kevin Meyer scored a goal and added an assist for the Rams.

Four other Top 25 matchups took place on a busy Friday in men's college action.

UCSB-UIC

No. 18 UIC upset No. 12 UC Santa Barbara, 2-1, in Santa Barbara. Eric Cervantes' goal with 31 seconds remaining in regulation was the difference. UIC star Tonci Skroce had tied the score in the 61st minute after freshman sensation Bongomin Otii had put the gauchos ahead in the 47th minute with his fifth goal in five games.

Santa Clara-Saint Louis

No. 15 Santa Clara crushed No. 24 Saint Louis, 4-1, overpowering the Billikens with several tremendous goals. Peter Lowry finished the scoring with a free kick from 30 yards after the Broncos went ahead on goals by Aaron Clubb, Keith Devey and Amaechi Igwe.

UNC Greensboro-UAB

A pair of goals by senior forward Jerson Monteiro helped boost No. 17 UAB to a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over No. 22 UNC Greensboro. The Blazers battled back from 2-0 down in Greensboro. ôThat was about as exciting a soccer game as you will ever see,ö UAB coach Mike Getman said. ôTo be down by two goals to a team as good as UNC Greensboro, a team that has made two straight NCAA Tournaments and have a lot of starters back, and to come back and score three goals tells you a lot about our guys. I think UAB is starting to show it can play with anybody in the country.ö

Michigan State-VCU

Senior goalkeeper Jason Tillman held off No. 19 VCU with seven saves to lead No. 20 Michigan State to a 1-0 victory at the Wolverine Invitational. Junior Kenzo Webster's first-half strike was the game's only goal.