University of Houston Athletics
Sunday, October 13
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University of Houston
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PREVIEW: Soccer Goes On The Road To Take On Utah
10/16/2024 4:17:00 PM | Soccer
Cougars and Utes meet for the second time in program history on Thursday
SALT LAKE CITY – The University of Houston Soccer team heads north for its final regular season road swing as it faces Utah at 8 p.m. CT, Thursday at Ute Field.
The match will be streamed on ESPN+, and live stats are available here.
LAST TIME OUT
Houston (4-9-1, 1-7 Big 12) secured its first Big 12 Conference win of the season with a 1-0 victory over Arizona on Sunday.
Senior midfielder Alexis Fowlkes scored the lone goal, and freshman goalkeeper Maggie Manning tallied a career-high nine saves to secure her first career win and a clean sheet.
ABOUT THE COUGARS
Houston continues its road trip in Utah as it heads to Provo to take on BYU at 8 p.m. CT, Monday, at South Field.
The Cougars return to Carl Lewis International Complex to wrap up the regular season when it hosts West Virginia for Senior Night at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 25.
SUPPORT YOUR COOGS
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Soccer by buying tickets, supporting Linking Coogs – UH's very own NIL collective and by joining the Cougar Reserves which provides financial support directly to Houston Soccer for needs beyond its operating budget.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarSoccer on X, formerly known as Twitter, and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarSoccer or on the team's Instagram page at @uhcougarsoccer.
The match will be streamed on ESPN+, and live stats are available here.
LAST TIME OUT
Houston (4-9-1, 1-7 Big 12) secured its first Big 12 Conference win of the season with a 1-0 victory over Arizona on Sunday.
Senior midfielder Alexis Fowlkes scored the lone goal, and freshman goalkeeper Maggie Manning tallied a career-high nine saves to secure her first career win and a clean sheet.
ABOUT THE COUGARS
- Houston is in its third season under Head Coach Jaime Frias.
- The Cougars are No. 115 in the latest RPI.
- Senior midfielder Juliet Moore leads Houston with five goals on the season.
- Junior forward Cameryn Maddox is five goals away from entering the top-10 in program history in career goals scored while sophomore forward Aryanna Jimison needs six goals to join the list.
- Freshman goalie Maggie Manning claimed her first career win, clean sheet and tallied a career-high nine saves against Arizona.
- Redshirt sophomore Olivia Dietrich leads the conference with 5.67 saves per game.
- Dietrich is top 10 in program history in career wins (sixth), games started by a goalie (sixth), ties (fifth) and saves (seventh).
- Utah is led by Hideki Nakada, who is in his fourth season with a 24-30-20 career record.
- The Utes are 6-5-4 on the season and 3-3-2 in Big 12 play.
- Utah is No. 93 in the latest RPI ranking.
- Taliana Kaufusi leads the Utes with ten goals, and Lilliah Blum leads with seven assists this season.
- Thursday's match marks the second meeting between Houston and Utah and first time as Big 12 foes on Thursday.
- The Utes won the lone meeting against the Cougars, 4-1 in Salt Lake City, Utah (Aug. 28, 2015).
Houston continues its road trip in Utah as it heads to Provo to take on BYU at 8 p.m. CT, Monday, at South Field.
The Cougars return to Carl Lewis International Complex to wrap up the regular season when it hosts West Virginia for Senior Night at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 25.
SUPPORT YOUR COOGS
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Soccer by buying tickets, supporting Linking Coogs – UH's very own NIL collective and by joining the Cougar Reserves which provides financial support directly to Houston Soccer for needs beyond its operating budget.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarSoccer on X, formerly known as Twitter, and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team's Facebook page at UHCougarSoccer or on the team's Instagram page at @uhcougarsoccer.
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