University of Houston
Baylor
PREVIEW: Houston Hosts #16 Baylor in Home Finale
10/25/2025 11:00:00 AM | Soccer
Cougars and Bears face-off at 6 p.m., Sunday
HOUSTON – The University of Houston Soccer team hosts #16 Baylor at 6 p.m., Sunday at the Carl Lewis International Complex for its home finale.
Sunday's theme is Go Pink for the Cure. Fans are encouraged to pack out the stands in pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. FREE pink memorabilia will be available to fans 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's previous duel against Kansas State resulted in a scoreless draw on Thursday.
Graduate goalkeeper Lexi Gonzalez took care of business in goal with a new career-high with 12 saves.
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 128.
- Goalkeeper Lexi Gonzalez leads the Big 12 Conference in goals against average (.513).
- Houston is 7-3-6 on the season with a 2-3-4 record in Big 12 play.
- Houston is looking for their first ranked win since Oct. 21, 2021 against #23 Memphis at home.
- The Cougars have 10 Big 12 Conference points on the season, tying the point total from its first two seasons in the league.
ABOUT BAYLOR
- Baylor is 11-3-2 on the season with a 6-3-0 record in Big 12 Conference play.
- Michelle Lenard is in her sixth season leading the Bears.
- Lenard brings an overall record of 233-106-37 with a 32-29-12 record in Waco.
- Tyler Isgrig leads the Bears with eight goals on the season.
- Goalkeeper Azul Alvarez has played every minute this season recording eight shutouts.
- In its last match, Baylor fell to UCF, 2-1.
HISTORY WITH BAYLOR
- Sunday's match is the ninth meeting in the series between Houston and Baylor.
- Baylor leads the series 7-1, winning the last five meetings.
- The most recent match up was a 4-0 loss in Waco (Sept. 22, 2024).
- Houston's lone win against Baylor was a 2-0 victory in Houston (Aug. 27, 2006).
SUPPORT YOUR COOGS
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Soccer by providing NIL opportunities and by joining the Cougar Reserves which provides financial support directly to Houston Soccer for needs beyond its operating budget.
STAY CONNECTED
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