PREVIEW: Houston Welcomes Arizona State on Thursday

HOUSTON – The University of Houston soccer team hosts Arizona State for its Big 12 home opener at 7 p.m., Thursday at the Carl Lewis International Complex.

The Cougars are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Night with free Los Cougars shirseys available to the first 100 fans in attendance. Tickets to the match are available here.

The match will be streamed on ESPN+ with Garrett Jones (pxp), Brooke Kirchofer (analyst) and Vicente Garcia (sideline) calling the action. Live stats are available here.

LAST TIME OUT
Houston (3-3-1) fell 5-0 to UCF in its Big 12 opener on Thursday in Orlando, Fla.

Redshirt sophomore defender Peyton Machado made her first career start while senior midfielder Bri Hilsenteger earned her first start as a Cougar.

ABOUT THE COUGARS

Houston is in its third season under Head Coach Jaime Frias.
In the first RPI ranking of the season, the Cougars come in at No. 88.
The Cougars return their two leading scorers in junior forward Cameryn Maddox and sophomore midfielder Aryanna Jimison
Houston welcomes 11 newcomers to the roster, including seven freshmen and four transfers.
Redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Olivia Dietrich is top 10 in program history in career wins (sixth), games started by a goalie (seventh), ties (fifth) and saves (ninth).
Sophomore midfielder Ayranna Jimison is six goals away from entering the top-10 in program history in career goals scored.

SCOUTING THE SUN DEVILS

Arizona State is led by Graham Winkworth, who is in his eighth season leading the Sun Devils. He is 64-57-20 in Tempe.
The Sun Devils are 5-1-2 on the season.
Arizona State comes in at No. 139 in the first RPI ranking.
Kierra Blundell leads the Sun Devils with five goals on the season.
In its Big 12 season opener, Arizona State fell to BYU, 1-0, on Thursday in Provo, Utah.

HISTORY WITH ARIZONA STATE

Houston and Arizona State meet for the second time in program history.
Houston leads the all-time series, 1-0.
The Cougars won the previous meeting against the Sun Devils in Tempe, Ariz., 1-0 (Sept. 7, 2012).

UP NEXT
The Cougars return to the road as they travel to Waco, Texas, to face Baylor at 1 p.m., Sunday.

The match will be streamed on ESPN+ and live stats are available here.

Houston returns to the Carl Lewis International Complex with a two-game homestand as it hosts TCU on Thursday, Sept. 26 at 7 p.m., for Club Soccer/Hawaiian Night.

The Cougars close out the weekend hosting Alumni Day against Texas Tech on Sunday, Sept. 26 at 1 p.m.

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