University of Houston Athletics
Sunday, October 5
Houston, Texas
1 p.m.
University of Houston
vs
Utah
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PREVIEW: Cougars Welcome Utes on Sunday
10/4/2025 9:28:00 AM | Soccer
Houston and Utah meet for the second time in the series history
HOUSTON – The University of Houston Soccer team looks to get back in the win column when it hosts Utah at 1 p.m., Sunday at the Carl Lewis International Complex for Youth Soccer Day.
Free sunglasses, pom poms and youth t-shirts will be available at the marketing table while supplies last. Postgame autographs will also be available following the match.
Tickets for Sunday's match with the Utes can be found here. The match will be streamed on ESPN+ with Matt Pedersen (play-by-play), Kendra Sheehan (analyst) and Vicente Garcia (reporter) calling the action. Live stats for the match are available here.
LAST TIME OUT
Houston and BYU battled to a 1-1 draw on Thursday.
Sophomore Casey Maddox spotted up a shot and pushed it past the goal keeper for Houston's goal in the 36th minute before a loose corner kick found the head of BYU's Avery Frischknecht for the equalizer in the 45th minute.
ABOUT THE COUGARS
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
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.
Free sunglasses, pom poms and youth t-shirts will be available at the marketing table while supplies last. Postgame autographs will also be available following the match.
Tickets for Sunday's match with the Utes can be found here. The match will be streamed on ESPN+ with Matt Pedersen (play-by-play), Kendra Sheehan (analyst) and Vicente Garcia (reporter) calling the action. Live stats for the match are available here.
LAST TIME OUT
Houston and BYU battled to a 1-1 draw on Thursday.
Sophomore Casey Maddox spotted up a shot and pushed it past the goal keeper for Houston's goal in the 36th minute before a loose corner kick found the head of BYU's Avery Frischknecht for the equalizer in the 45th minute.
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 28 goals on the season with 14 different goal scorers.
- Adelhia Ghonda and Samira Minor lead the Cougars with four goals each.
- Houston is second in the conference in total shots behind Utah, but the Cougars pace the conference in shots per game with 19.09.
- The Cougars have only allowed five goals through its first 11 games for the first time since 2010.
- Utah is 5-5-3 on the season with a 0-2-2 in Big 12 Conference play.
- Hideki Nakada is in his fifth season leading the Utes. He is 31-36-24 in his time in Salt Lake City.
- Utah leads the Big 12 Conference in shots with 221.
- Lilliah Blum leads the Utes with four goals on the season.
- In its last match, Utah fell, 2-0, to UCF in Orlando.
- Sunday's match will be the second meeting between Houston and Utah.
- Utah won the only meeting between the two teams, 1-0, in Salt Lake City. (Oct. 17, 2024).
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
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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