University of Houston Athletics
Houston Hosts Texas Southern in Season Opener
8/17/2016 12:00:00 AM | Soccer
Houston (0-0) vs. Texas Southern (0-0)
Friday, Aug. 19 // Houston // Carl Lewis Complex
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COUGAR BITES
Head Coach Chris Pfau is entering his fifth season at Houston, under the tutelage of Pfau, the Cougars are 2-1-1 in home season openers.
The Houston program is returning 72 percent of goals scored on offense from a year ago, including scoring leaders Desiree Bowen and Selena Peters, who had four goals each.
The Cougars return the 2015 assists leaders junior Vanessa Almaguer and sophomore Georgi Dolence, each tallying three assists.
Houston returns seven starters from the 2015 season, including All-Freshman Team member Desiree Bowen.
The Cougars added 11 incoming freshman to their 2016 signee class along with two transfers, goalkeeper Rachel Estopare from Arizona and Madison Fulp from Louisiana-Lafayette.
Out of the 31 student-athletes on the roster, 21 come from the Lone Star State - 11 of which hail from the greater Houston area.
TEXAS SOUTHERN TIGERS
Cougars lead the series 5-0
Last meeting Sept. 9, 2011 Cougars won 9-0
Goals for: 52, Goals Against: 1
The Tigers are coached by third-year coach Kathryn Saunders, who last season led the Tigers to an 8-11 season and 6-4 mark in Southwestern Athletic Conference play.
PROMOTIONS
Friday, Aug. 19: Season Kickoff
• The first 100 students to the game will receive free Papa John's pizza and a UH t-shirt.
TICKETS
The Houston ticket office is proud to offer the Shasta Pass for the 2016-17 athletic season. For just $80, Cougar fans can purchase one Shasta Pass, which allows season-long general admission entrance to all Houston Soccer, Women's Basketball, Volleyball and Softball home games. Single-game tickets start at $5. To purchase a Shasta Pass, CLICK HERE.
FOLLOW THE COUGARS!
Fans can keep up with the latest in University of Houston Cougar athletics by following us on Facebook (Facebook.com/HoustonAthletics), Twitter (@UHCougars), Instagram (houstoncougars) and YouTube.com (Youtube.com/UHAthletics). In addition, the soccer team has established its own official Facebook (Facebook.com/HoustonCougarSoccer) and Twitter pages (@UHCougarSoccer), which provide regular updates on the team and live results during home meets.
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