Thursday, August 21
Huntsville, TX
7:30 PM
University of Houston
at
Sam Houston
Photo by: ©Juan DeLeon Creative
Soccer Travels to Sam Houston on Thursday
8/20/2025 12:37:00 PM | Soccer
Cougars and Bearkats meet at 7:30 p.m., Thursday in Huntsville, Texas
HUNTSVILLE, Texas – The University of Houston Soccer team travels to face Sam Houston at 7:30 p.m., Thursday at Pritchett Field.
The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Jason Barfield calling the action. Live stats for the match against Sam Houston can be found here.
LAST TIME OUT
Houston dominated St. Mary's (TX) with a 4-0 victory that included 27 shots and four different goal scorers.
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Juniors Ava Shannon, Adelhia Ghonda and Jocelyn Chinea, and sophomore Casey Madoox each scored a goal while freshman Nadia Ortiz, Shannon and Maddox each registered an assist.
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ABOUT THE COUGARS
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Soccer by 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.
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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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The game will be streamed on ESPN+ with Jason Barfield calling the action. Live stats for the match against Sam Houston can be found here.
LAST TIME OUT
Houston dominated St. Mary's (TX) with a 4-0 victory that included 27 shots and four different goal scorers.
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Juniors Ava Shannon, Adelhia Ghonda and Jocelyn Chinea, and sophomore Casey Madoox each scored a goal while freshman Nadia Ortiz, Shannon and Maddox each registered an assist.
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ABOUT THE COUGARS
- Houston enters 2025 with a brand new coaching staff as Ben Williams was named head coach of the Cougars in February.
- Williams spent the 2024 season leading SFA to the Southland Conference Regular Season and Tournament titles.
- Graduate Jaden Humbyrd, junior Kyrsten Kizer and sophomore Casey Maddox were named captains for the 2025 season as voted on by their teammates.
- Houston ranks second in the Big 12 Conference with 45 shots taken. The Cougars are averaging 22.5 shots per game through two matches.
- The Cougars feature a revamped roster as they welcome 15 newcomers to the team including 11 transfers and four freshmen.
- Those 11 transfers bring over 300 caps, 17,000 minutes played and 11 conference titles.
- Graduate Alex Whitcraft returns for her final season of eligibility and needs just seven starts to crack the top-10 in career games started in program history.
- Cameryn Maddox needs just four goals to join the program's top-10 in career goals scored.
- Sam Houston enters the 2025 season with new leadership as Kendall Ayers was named head coach of the Bearkats in April.
- Ayers came from Texas Southern after leading them to the SWAC Tournament title match.
- The Bearkats at 0-1-1 to start the season having scored just one goal on the young season.
- Jasmine Marquez was voted to the All-CUSA Preseason Team.
- Indigo Simms led Sam Houston in 2024 with four goals on the season.Â
- Houston leads the series with a 9-1-1 record, including a 4-0 record in Huntsville.
- The Cougars dropped their first matchup against the Bearkats last season as Houston fell 3-1 in Houston (Aug 18).
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Soccer by 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.
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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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