Soccer Opens Home Slate With Win Over HBU
August 20, 2012
<p><strong>HOUSTON </strong>– The University of Houston soccer team opened up its 2012 home slate with a 3-2 win over Houston Baptist Sunday evening. Sophomore forward Kayla Walker provided the game winner in the 60th minute.</p>
<p>“We came out with a positive attitude and played with confidence,” head coach Chris Pfau said. “We played more as a team.”</p>
<p>The Cougars came out strong and didn’t take long for to get on the board. Junior forward Jasmine Martinez put one on within the first five minutes of the match on a penalty kick. Freshman forward Lauren Hodgdon followed in the 21<sup>st</sup> minute with a ball to the back of the net from Martinez, giving the Cougars a 2-0 lead.</p>
<p>The Huskies had some scoring opportunities and weren’t going go into the half scoreless. In the 26<sup>th</sup> minute junior midfielder Molly Missimer put the Huskies on the board by scoring off a corner by Amina Redoncic. </p>
<p>In the second half, HBU came out physical but the Cougars were unfazed, scoring the game-winning goal in the 60<sup>th</sup> minute. The Huskies came within one in the 78<sup>th</sup> minute but were unable to capitalize and suffered their first loss of the season.</p>
<p>Junior goalkeeper Sydney George got the win for the Cougars despite allowing two goals and having nosaves the entire match.</p>
<p><strong>UP NEXT<br /></strong>Houston will travel to Denton, Texas this Sunday to face North Texas at 1 p.m. The Mean Green hold a 1-7-1 all-time record against the Cougars. </p>
<p><strong>SEASON TICKETS</strong> <br />Houston Soccer season tickets are available now. For $50, fans can enjoy the Flex Ticket plan, which allows you to use your tickets how you desire--one ticket per game or multiple tickets to fewer games. For more information regarding season tickets, call the UH Athletic Ticket office at 713-GO-COOGS (462-6647) or visit <a href="http://www.uhcougars.com/tickets/hou-tickets.html" target="_blank">http://www.uhcougars.com/tickets/hou-tickets.html</a>. <strong><br /><br />GROUP TICKET INFORMATION</strong> Houston Soccer group tickets are available to organizations of 10 or more people who purchase tickets in advance. Group pricing is not available at the door.</p>
<p>Group Ticket deals are available as follows:</p>
<p>• Groups 15-49: $4 <br />• Groups 50-99: $3 <br />• Groups 100+: $2</p>
<p>To order group tickets, call the Athletics Ticket office at 713-GO-COOGS (462-6647) or email <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="mailto:grouptickets@uh.edu" target="_blank">grouptickets@uh.edu</a></span>.</p>
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