PREVIEW: Houston Continues Homestand Against Kansas State

HOUSTON – The University of Houston Soccer team looks to continue its string of positive performances as they welcome Kansas State at 7 p.m., Thursday at the Carl Lewis International Complex.

Thursday's theme is Pups on the Pitch. UH branded collars and dog bowls are available while supplies last. Tickets can be found here.

The match will be streamed on ESPN+ with Matt Pedersen (play-by-play), Brooke Kirchhofer (analyst), and Vicente Garcia (reporter) calling the action. Live stats for Thursday's match are available here.

LAST TIME OUT
Houston collected a point against UCF in a hard fought 1-1 draw in windy conditions on Sunday.

UCF opened the scoring when Honoka Hamano tapped in a goal from three yards out in the 14th minute. The Cougars would recover in the 52nd minute when Samira Minor connected with a long-range effort into the top right corner for her team leading sixth goal of the season.

ABOUT THE COUGARS

Head Coach Ben Williams is in his first season leading the Cougars. Williams is in his second season as a head coach in the college ranks.
Graduate Jaden Humbyrd, junior Kyrsten Kizer and sophomore Casey Maddox were named captains for the 2025 season as voted on by their teammates.
The Cougars feature a revamped roster with 15 newcomers including 11 transfers and four freshmen.
Houston has 33 goals on the season with 15 different goal scorers.
Samira Minor leads the Cougars with six goals on the season.
The Cougars lead the conference in shots on goal with 125.
Goalkeeper Lexi Gonzalez leads the Big 12 Conference in goals against average (.572).
Houston is 7-3-5 on the season with a 2-3-3 record in Big 12 play.

ABOUT KANSAS STATE

Kansas State is 7-5-3 on the season with a 2-4-2 record in Big 12 Conference play.
Colleen Corbin is in her first season leading the Wildcats with an overall record of 22-24-12.
Hannah Palmer leads the Wildcats with five goals on the season.
Goalkeeper Maddie Sibbing has played every minute this season recording eight shutouts.
In its last match, Kansas State fell to #23 West Virginia 3-2, in Manhattan.

HISTORY WITH KANSAS STATE

Thursday's match is the second meeting in the series between Houston and Kansas State.
The sole matchup between the two programs ended in a 1-0 win for the Wildcats in Manhattan (Oct. 5, 2023).

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