UAB handed No. 1 SMU its first loss of the season with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday night before what is believed to be a record crowd of 2,755 fans at West Campus field.

Canadian and Birmingham product Trey Gregory each tallied goals in the UAB victory.

''You put together a game plan and hope that the players execute it'' UAB coach Mike Getman said. ''I don't know if a group of players could execute it any better.''

The Blazers are only 8-6-2, but they have had several big wins. They've also beaten No. 8 Notre Dame, UNC Greensboro, the Southern regular-season champion, and Stetson, which went unbeaten en route to the Atlantic Sun regular-season title.