HATTIESBURG, MISSISSIPPI (October 18, 2008) Junior Kaitlin Thulin netted her first career goal as a Cougar, leading the University of Houston soccer team to a thrilling 1-0 win over Conference USA-rival Southern Miss on Friday in Hattiesburg, Miss.
Thulin put the Cougars on the scoreboard early, finding the back of the net in the 7th minute on a blast six yards from the goal passed Golden Eagle netminder Holly Cox.
Houston (5-8-1, 1-5-1 C-USA) snapped a three-game losing streak, leading wire-to-wire to improve to 8-0-2 all-time against Southern Miss.
Senior captain Shelby Scott posted her fifth shutout of the season, notching five saves. Scott has allowed only 13 goals in more than 1200 minutes this season for a 0.97 goals against average, which ranks among the conference leaders.
After scoring the early goal, Houston was able to play a possession game, keeping the Golden Eagles opportunities to a minimum. Scott and the Houston backline were able to defuse each good chance Southern Miss created to maintain the one goal margin.
Sophomore Islara Rodriguez and junior Nikki Echeverria each ripped three shots to lead the Cougars, who were outshot 19-12 in the contest.
With only four conference games left on the schedule, the Cougars look to continue to climb up the C-USA standings to qualify for one of the eight spots in the Conference USA Championship.
Houston returns to action at 12 p.m. (CDT), Sunday, when the Cougars take on conference foe UCF in Orlando, Fla.
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