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Minor Named Big 12 Offensive Player and Freshman of the Week
9/24/2025 12:00:00 PM | Soccer
Samira Minor is the first player in program history to win two weekly awards in the same week
DALLAS – Following her first career brace against Cincinnati, freshman Samira Minor was named Big 12 Conference Offensive Player and Freshman of the Week, the league announced Wednesday.
Minor is the second Houston Soccer player to win a weekly award this season after graduate goalkeeper Lexi Gonzalez was tabbed Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week on Sept. 10.
The Frisco, Texas, native recorded two goals in the Cougars' Big 12 Conference opener against Cincinnati. It was the first win in a Big 12 Conference opener for Houston since joining the league and the most goals scored in a single game in Big 12 play.
The weekly honors are the first of Minor's career and the first time in program history that a player earned multiple weekly awards in the same week.
Kansas' Caroline Castans was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week while Kansas State's Maddie Sibbing was tabbed as the league's Goalkeeper of the Week.
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Minor is the second Houston Soccer player to win a weekly award this season after graduate goalkeeper Lexi Gonzalez was tabbed Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week on Sept. 10.
The Frisco, Texas, native recorded two goals in the Cougars' Big 12 Conference opener against Cincinnati. It was the first win in a Big 12 Conference opener for Houston since joining the league and the most goals scored in a single game in Big 12 play.
The weekly honors are the first of Minor's career and the first time in program history that a player earned multiple weekly awards in the same week.
Kansas' Caroline Castans was named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week while Kansas State's Maddie Sibbing was tabbed as the league's Goalkeeper of the Week.
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
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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