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PREVIEW: Soccer Travels to Cincinnati on Sunday
10/4/2024 2:15:00 PM | Soccer
Cougars and Bearcats battle for the 17th time
CINCINNATI – The University of Houston Soccer team continues Big 12 Conference play as it faces Cincinnati at noon CT, Sunday at Gettler Stadium.
The match will be streamed on ESPN+ and live stats are available here.
LAST TIME OUT
Houston (3-7-1, 0-5 Big 12) dropped a 2-0 decision to #25 Texas Tech on Sunday.
The Cougars took 10 shots in the match, led by junior defender Laney Gonzales' three with two on target.
Freshman defender Kayla Smith earned her first career start and redshirt freshman defender Chloe Adams saw her first career minutes as she checked in the 67th minute.
ABOUT THE COUGARS
The Cougars continue their road swing when they visit Oklahoma State at 7 p.m., Thursday from Neal Patterson Stadium in Stillwater, Okla.
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 (3-7-1, 0-5 Big 12) dropped a 2-0 decision to #25 Texas Tech on Sunday.
The Cougars took 10 shots in the match, led by junior defender Laney Gonzales' three with two on target.
Freshman defender Kayla Smith earned her first career start and redshirt freshman defender Chloe Adams saw her first career minutes as she checked in the 67th minute.
ABOUT THE COUGARS
- Houston is in its third season under Head Coach Jaime Frias.
- The Cougars are ranked No. 118 in the latest RPI.
- Senior midfielder Juliet Moore leads Houston with four goals this 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.
- 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).
- Cincinnati is led by Erica Demers, who is in her second season with a 9-14-8 career record.
- The Bearcast are 5-6-1 on the season and 1-4 in Big 12 play.
- Cincinnati comes in at No. 104 in the latest RPI ranking.
- Rylee Felton leads the Bearcats with six goals on the season
- In its last match, Cincinnati dropped a 3-1 decision to Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz. Ellie Flower scored her fourth goal of the season against the Sun Devils.
- Houston and Cincinnati meet for the 17th time on Sunday.
- Sunday marks the first meeting between the Cougars and Bearcats as members of the Big 12.
- Cincinnati leads the all-time series, 9-5-2.
- The Cougars dropped the previous meeting, 2-0 in Cincinnati (Oct. 20, 2022).
The Cougars continue their road swing when they visit Oklahoma State at 7 p.m., Thursday from Neal Patterson Stadium in Stillwater, Okla.
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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