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University of Houston Athletics
Cougars Head West for Pair of Matches
8/27/2015 12:00:00 AM | Soccer
HOUSTON â€" The Houston Cougar soccer program hits the road for the first time during the 2015 season when it heads west to Utah for a pair of matches in the Beehive State. The Cougars face the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on Friday, Aug. 28 at 5:30 p.m., before heading to Logan, Utah to take on Utah State at 1 p.m., on Sunday, Aug. 30.
Both games will be featured via live broadcasts with Friday's match against the Utes airing on the Pac-12 Network, and the match against the Aggies on Sunday being streamed live via the Mountain West Network. The Mountain West Network stream is available for free and can be accessed by clicking HERE.
Houston is looking to bounce back after dropping its season opener to Texas State 2-0 on Aug. 21. Senior goalkeeper Jordan Brown moved into a tie for seventh on the Houston all-time saves list after her five saves gave her 88 in her career with the Cougars.
ABOUT THE UTES
Head Coach Rich Manning and the Utes welcome Houston to Salt Lake City in what will be the first meeting in program history for the two squads. In 13 seasons with the Utes, Manning has compiled a 146-93-31 record, which includes six berths into the NCAA Tournament.
Utah opened the season with a 1-0 overtime victory on the road at Marquette in Milwaukee, Wisc., before playing No. 21 DePaul to a scoreless draw two days later in Chicago.
Senior forward Nykell Seymour posted Utah's only goal on the weekend, while senior goalkeeper Lindsey Luke stopped nine shots en route to back-to-back shutouts to open the season.
ABOUT THE AGGIES
The Cougars head to Logan, Utah for the first time in program history, after the two squads met up for the first time in Houston during the 2014 season, a 1-1 (2 OT) draw on Sept. 14.
Utah State enters the weekend with a 2-0-0 overall record and will head south down I-15 to Orem, Utah to meet Utah Valley on Friday, Aug. 28 at 8:30 p.m. CT before meeting the Cougars on Sunday. The Aggies won a pair of matches at home, knocking off Central Arkansas 1-0 in their season opener before defeating Missouri State 3-0 two days later.
Junior Jessica Brooksby and freshman Jordyn Chung-Hoon lead the Aggies on the offensive side in 2015 with each picking up a goal and assist through two games. Brooksby scored the game-winner against the Sugar Bears of Central Arkansas in the 17th minute, while Chung-Hoon scored the game-winning goal against the Missouri State Bears in the 72nd minute. Each of Brooksby and Chung-Hoon's goals were assisted by each other.
FOLLOW ALONG LIVE
Each of the Cougars' games this weekends will be broadcast live via television or on the internet. Friday's match against Utah will air live on the Pac-12 Network, while Sunday's match against Utah State will air online via the Mountain West Network and can be found here.
Live stats will be made available for each game courtesy of Gametracker. Stats can be found by visiting both UtahUtes.com and UtahStateAggies.com and following the appropriate links to find the soccer schedule and the "Gametracker" link, or by clicking for the Utah match, and for the Utah State match.
UP NEXT FOR HOUSTON
The Cougars return home to host Incarnate Word on Friday, Sept. 4 before hitting the road once again for Denton to take on North Texas on Sunday, Sept. 6. Friday's match will be the first meeting in program history against the two schools and is set to begin at 7 p.m. The match against the Mean Green on Sunday will kick off at 1 p.m.
2015 SHASTA PASS
The Houston Fan Experience Headquarters is proud to offer the Shasta Pass for the 2015-16 athletic season. For just $50, Cougar fans can purchase one Shasta Pass, which allows season-long general admission entrance to all Houston Soccer, Women's Basketball, Volleyball and Softball home games.
The Shasta Pass offers Houston fans a substantial savings as single-game tickets start at $8 for all four sports. Fans can save $126 alone during the Houston Volleyball and Soccer seasons. To purchase a Shasta Pass, CLICK HERE.
SINGLE GAME TICKETS
Single game tickets are on sale starting at just $8 for general admission. Faculty/Staff and H-Association member's admission is discounted to $6, while youth tickets (Ages 3-High School) are $5.
Friday also marks the day that many University of Houston students will make the trek back to campus and begin moving into on campus housing.
As a result, Friday's game is Houston's "Move In Day" game. Any parent accompanying a University of Houston student to the game will receive half-price admission ($4) into the match.
STAY CONNECTED
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