Houston Continues Road Swing in California

HOUSTON – Houston looks to continue its two-game winning streak when it heads to California for a pair of weekend meetings with California Baptist and UC Riverside.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW

Houston will flyt to California for a pair of road matches in the Golden State against Division I newcomer California Baptist and UC Riverside.
The Cougars are fresh off of a 2-0 weekend where five Cougars posted goals and three Cougars posted assists.
Houston is 1-2 on the road this season and 0-1 in the state of California under Head Coach Diego Bocanegra.
Olivia Lee and Desiree Bowen are tied for third in The American in points with four each.
Lee and Bowen are also tied for second in the conference with two goals each.
Lee is The American leader in game-winning goals with two this season.
Mia Brascia leads The American in the assist category with three on the season along with Andrea Hauksdottir of USF.
Bowen is second in the conference with 13 shots this season.
Senior goalkeeper Rachel Estopare leads the team with 17 saves and is third in The American in the category.
As a team, Houston leads The American in shots with 80 thru four games, shutouts with two so far and corners with 30.
Nationally the Cougars are 12^th in shots this season and 46^th in assists per game.

SCOUTING THE LANCERS

Friday's match will be the first meeting between Houston and California Baptist
The Lancers are 2-1 this season, suffering their only loss at the hands of UC Davis in a 0-2 decision.
CBU is in its first season of Division I competition under Head Coach Kristen St. Clair.
Miranda Hald and Desarae Felix lead CBU in scoring this season with two points off of a goal each. Erin Gallagher and Elisa Solderholm have each notched an assist this season.

SCOUTING THE HIGHLANDERS

UC Riverside leads the all-time series with Houston 0-1-0, last meeting in 2016 when they defeated the Cougars 3-0.
The Highlanders have started the season 2-0 with wins over St. Mary's, Loyola Maryland, and CSU Bakersfield.
UC Riverside will play Fresno State prior to its Sunday meeting with Houston.
Madeline Feist is an offensive force for UC Riverside with two goals and two assists this season.
The Highlanders enter their seventh season under Head Coach Nat Gonzalez.

OTHER NOTABLES

Jazmin Grant is third all-time in points per game with 1.13 after only fifteen games.
Bowen is tied for eighth all-time in goals with 13 and is two goals away from jumping to sixth all-time.
Estopare is now third all-time in saves per game with 5.47 and tied for second all-time in save percentage with volunteer assistant coach Cami Koski at 0.799.
The Houston Soccer team has several California connections with four players from the state of California. Bocanegra grew up in the state and spent time both playing and coaching in the area. Assistant Coach Danesha Adams spent time playing in California at UCLA and Associate Head Coach Blair Quinn spent time playing and coaching in the state of California.

CELEBRATING 20 YEARS
The Houston Soccer program is excited to celebrate 20 years of Houston soccer this season. The team unveiled a logo on June 14 that represents 20 years of Houston soccer. The logo is featured on one of the three uniforms that the Cougars will wear throughout the season.

UP NEXT
Houston will return home to the friendly confines of the Carl Lewis Complex for a pair of Southland Conference matchups with Sam Houston State on Sept. 7 and McNeese State Sept. 9.

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS

Sept. 7: Alumni Day/Pups at the Pitch
Sept. 9: The Houston Soccer team is proud to announce its partnership with the Lupus Foundation of America – Texas Galveston. During its Sept. 9 match against McNeese State the Houston Soccer team will be holding a silent auction featuring special guest Olympic Medalist and World Cup Champion Shannon Boxx. All proceeds will benefit the Lupus Foundation of America – Texas Galveston.

TICKETS
The Houston Athletics Ticket Office is proud to offer season tickets for the 2018-19 athletic season. For just $25, Cougar fans can purchase one season ticket, which allows season-long general admission entrance to all Houston Soccer matches. To purchase a season ticket, click HERE. Fans that purchase a season ticket will enter the game on a VIP List at the entrance to each sport facility. Please bring a Photo ID.

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Desiree Bowen

Mia Brascia

Rachel Estopare

Jazmin Grant

Olivia Lee

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