HOUSTON, TEXAS (September 18, 2008) The University of Houston soccer team returns to action at 7 p.m., Friday, as the Cougars square off against Texas State in San Marcos.Houston (3-1-0) has not played since its 2-0 win over Louisiana-Lafayette on Sept. 5. The team’s games against No. 10 Texas and LSU - scheduled for last weekend - were cancelled due to Hurricane Ike.
“The storm gave the girls five days off, which is really more time then we would ever like them to have,” head coach Susan Bush said. “But everyone is ok and the team is in good spirits.
“What I will be looking for is how our team responds after not playing at all last weekend. These two games are very important to us.
“They will provide us a measuring stick to see how we have improved since last season. They also are important because we open conference play next weekend.”
Freshman Jessica Zavalza has gotten off to a great start in her rookie campaign, leading the team with three goals and six points just three games into her collegiate career.
Zavalza ranks among the Conference USA leaders in several offensive categories including first in goals per game, points per game and game-winning goals.
Senior captain goalkeeper Shelby Scott has been solid in net for UH, allowing only two goals in more than 371 minutes of action for a C-USA best 0.48 goals against average. Scott also ranks second in C-USA with a .875 save percentage.
Fans can follow live stats from the match by logging on to TXStateBobcats.com.
The Cougars hold a 5-1-0 all-time record against the Bobcats and are 2-1 on the road in San Marcos.
Following Friday’s match, the Cougars will head on to Waco where they will face Baylor at 1 p.m., Sunday.
Houston trails the all-time series 1-2 but posted a 2-0 win over the Bears last season in Houston.
A free live audio broadcast of Sunday’s game will be available at BaylorBears.com. For more information, consult the webpage.
Fans also can follow live stats from the match at the Baylor Athletics webpage.
No comments:
Post a Comment