University of Houston Athletics
This Week in Houston Athletics
9/25/2017 12:00:00 AM | General
BASEBALL
Notes
Houston Baseball opened fall team practice this week … The program is coming off a 42-21 campaign in 2017, winning the American Athletic Confenference Regular-Season and Tournament Championships as well as hosting a soldout NCAA Regional at Schroeder Park.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Last Week
Houston Men's Basketball released its full 2017-18 schedule with 15 home games in the city of Houston.
Notes
Season tickets for the 2017-18 campaign are on sale for fans … To enjoy 15 regular-season home games, fans can purchase Reserved season tickets for $200, while General Admission tickets are available for only $100 at … Current season-ticket holders can visit and follow the appropriate links to renew their season tickets online at any time … As the former Hofheinz Pavilion is transformed into the $60-million Fertitta Center, the Cougars will play all of their 2017-18 home games inside Health & PE Arena on the campus of nearby Texas Southern University.
CROSS COUNTRY
Last Week
Senior distance runner Brian Barraza made his return to the cross country course with an impressive win at the Texas A&M Invitational, while the Cougar Men's and Women's teams finished fifth and seventh, respectively, on Saturday at Watts Cross Country Course.
Notes
Barraza ran 23:51.5 to secure his first win, and the team's second top individual victory of the season … G.J. Reyna continued his impressive start to the season with another top-20 finish … A week after winning the Rice Invitational, Reyna crossed the line in 24:39.7 to finish 19th … The Cougar men finished fifth overall as a team with 137 points … On the women's side, Jennifer Dunlap made her season debut while finishing as the Cougars' top finisher in the meet … Dunlap crossed the line in 21:56.9 to finish 24th with Meredith Sorensen finishing right on her heels in 25th at 21:57.6 … The Cougar women finished seventh overall as a team with 198 points … For complete results, click here.
FOOTBALL
Last Week
Houston Football saw its nation-leading, 16-game home win streak end in a 27-24 loss to Texas Tech on Saturday afternoon at TDECU Stadium.
This Week
Houston at Temple | Saturday | Philadelphia, Pa. | 11 a.m. | ESPNU
Notes
The loss is the Cougars' first at home since a 31-24 loss to Tulane on Nov. 8, 2014 … The Houston defense held Texas Tech to seven points or less in all four quarters and to half its scoring average entering the game … The Cougars haven't allowed more than seven points in a quarter through their first three games of the season … With one turnover forced, Houston now has 132 since 2013, the most among FBS schools … For full postgame notes, click here … Head Coach Major Applewhite held his annual press conference Monday … Transcribed quotes can be found here … Houston's game against SMU on Saturday, Oct. 7, has been set for a 6 p.m. CT kickoff on CBS Sports.
MEN'S GOLF
This Week
Houston at The Jackrabbit | Sunday â€" Tuesday | Valentine, Neb. (Prairie Club)
Notes
Houston Men's Golf tees off the 2017 fall season at The Jackrabbit … Information on the 3-day tournament will be announced on UHCougars.com when it becomes available.
SOCCER
Last Week
Houston Soccer posted a 1-1 record on the road last week, defeating Tulsa, 3-1, on Friday and falling 2-1 in overtime at Memphis on Sunday.
Notes
At Tulsa, Selena Peters (7', 82') registered her fifth and sixth goals of the season, while Kaitlyn Wild (61') recorded her second … At Memphis, Mia Brascia (34') recorded her second goal of the season.
SOFTBALL
Last Week
Houston Softball Head Coach Kristin Vesely announced an eight-game fall schedule for the Cougars.
This Week
Houston vs. Blinn College | Thursday | 4 p.m. (doubleheader) | Cougar Softball Stadium
Notes
The Cougars open their fall schedule with a Thursday doubleheader against Blinn College … The doubleheader will get underway at 4 p.m. and is free to the public.
SWIMMING & DIVING
This Week
Houston at UNT Relays | Friday | Denton, Texas
Notes
Houston Swimming & Diving opens its 2017-18 season at the UNT Relays, hosted by North Texas, on Friday … The Cougars enter their third season under Head Coach Ryan Wochomurka and are the reigning American Athletic Conference Champions.
TENNIS
Last Week
Sophomore Constandena Nicolaou won the flight seven finals as Houston Tennis opened it 2017 fall schedule at the Rice Invitational.
This Week
Houston (Tsveta Dimitrova) at ITA Women's All-American Championships | Sept. 30 â€" Oct. 1 (Prequalifying Round) | Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Notes
Nicolaou booked a slot in the flight seven finals with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Carrie Casey (SHSU) … In the finals, she defeated Haruka Sasaki (UNT), 6-2, 6-1 … The victory gave Nicolaou a perfect 3-0 record in her first fall tournament with the Cougars … Tsveta Dimitrova and Laura Bernardos each went 2-1, while Sveva Mazzari and Lauren Alter posted one win, respectively.
VOLLEYBALL
Last Week
Houston Volleyball opened American Athletic Conference play with a 3-1 loss at Tulsa on Friday and 3-0 loss at SMU on Sunday.
This Week
Houston vs. UConn | Friday | 7 p.m. | Athletics/Alumni Center
Houston vs. Temple | Sunday | 1 p.m. | Athletics/Alumni Center
Notes
At Tulsa, sophomore outside hitter Megan Duncan posted her first double-double of the season and second of her career behind a 10-kill, 15-dig effort … At SMU, freshman setter Abby Irvine recorded 18 assists and 10 digs for her team-leading third double-double of the season … Houston leads The American and ranks 11th in the country in service aces per set (1.77) and 22nd in opponent hitting percentage (.150) … Sophomore libero Katie Karbo leads the league and ranks 14th in the NCAA in digs per set (5.64) … Karbo (0.36) and senior outside hitter Sarah Afflerbaugh (0.35) rank fifth and sixth in The American in aces per set.
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