Sunday, September 5
Houston
1 p.m.
University of Houston
2
vs
0
Louisiana Lafayette
Photo by: For Houston Athletics
Houston Soccer Continues Best Start in Season History
9/5/2021 3:58:00 PM | Soccer
Keeper Mikaela Gracia continues hot start to season with third clean sheet
HOUSTON – Houston Soccer continues to remain unbeaten with a win against Louisiana Lafayette on Sunday at the Carl Lewis International Complex. The Cougars have now improved to 5-0-1 on the season.
Goalkeeper Mikaela Gracia earned her third clean sheet in a row by shutting out the Ragin' Cajuns (2-4-0) with her impressive performance in the net. This is also her third clean sheet of the season and second clean sheet this week. During her 90 minutes in the net, Gracia recorded seven total saves.
Redshirt freshman Nadia Kamassah saw her second start of the week and season which both resulted in goals. For two matches in a row, Kamassah has recorded the game-winner for the Cougars. She scored against the Ragin' Cajuns early in the 34th minute with freshman Anna Reysa's first assist of the season.
Senior defender Emma Clarke was also a standout in today's match playing 90 minutes which resulted in another clean sheet for her this season.
The second goal of the match was scored in the 68th minute by senior Kayla Izaguirre with an assist by graduate student Zionah Browne. Izaguirre put the ball in the net for her first goal of the season and posted a season-high amount of playing time seeing 60 minutes on the field. With the assist to Izaguirre, Browne is now up to a total of six assists this season.
Houston was able to hold Louisiana Lafayette from getting any score on the board resulting in the 2-0 shutout.
UP NEXT
Houston will begin its two-game road trip with an across-town visit to Rice on Thursday at 7 p.m. Following Thursday's match, the Cougars will head to Jackson State with a Noon game on Sunday.
TICKETS
Fans can purchase single-game tickets by clicking here, or by visiting the ticket office. Mobile tickets can also be purchased at game time at the ticket booth located at Schroeder Park (baseball), adjacent to the Carl Lewis International Complex. For more information on how to purchase tickets, call (713) Go-Coogs (713-462-6647).
STAY CONNECTED
Follow Houston Soccer on Twitter and Instagram at @UHCougarSoccer, and "Like" UHCougarSoccer on Facebook.
JOIN THE COUGAR RESERVES
Fans can help support the Houston Soccer program by joining the Cougar Reserves. To find out more information about the Cougar Reserves Club, click here or call Cougar Pride at (713) 743-GoUH (713-742-4684).
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Fans can keep up with the latest in University of Houston Cougar athletics by following us on Facebook (Facebook.com/HoustonAthletics), Twitter (@UHCougars), Instagram (houstoncougars) and YouTube.com (Youtube.com/UHAthletics).
Goalkeeper Mikaela Gracia earned her third clean sheet in a row by shutting out the Ragin' Cajuns (2-4-0) with her impressive performance in the net. This is also her third clean sheet of the season and second clean sheet this week. During her 90 minutes in the net, Gracia recorded seven total saves.
Redshirt freshman Nadia Kamassah saw her second start of the week and season which both resulted in goals. For two matches in a row, Kamassah has recorded the game-winner for the Cougars. She scored against the Ragin' Cajuns early in the 34th minute with freshman Anna Reysa's first assist of the season.
Senior defender Emma Clarke was also a standout in today's match playing 90 minutes which resulted in another clean sheet for her this season.
The second goal of the match was scored in the 68th minute by senior Kayla Izaguirre with an assist by graduate student Zionah Browne. Izaguirre put the ball in the net for her first goal of the season and posted a season-high amount of playing time seeing 60 minutes on the field. With the assist to Izaguirre, Browne is now up to a total of six assists this season.
Houston was able to hold Louisiana Lafayette from getting any score on the board resulting in the 2-0 shutout.
UP NEXT
Houston will begin its two-game road trip with an across-town visit to Rice on Thursday at 7 p.m. Following Thursday's match, the Cougars will head to Jackson State with a Noon game on Sunday.
TICKETS
Fans can purchase single-game tickets by clicking here, or by visiting the ticket office. Mobile tickets can also be purchased at game time at the ticket booth located at Schroeder Park (baseball), adjacent to the Carl Lewis International Complex. For more information on how to purchase tickets, call (713) Go-Coogs (713-462-6647).
STAY CONNECTED
Follow Houston Soccer on Twitter and Instagram at @UHCougarSoccer, and "Like" UHCougarSoccer on Facebook.
JOIN THE COUGAR RESERVES
Fans can help support the Houston Soccer program by joining the Cougar Reserves. To find out more information about the Cougar Reserves Club, click here or call Cougar Pride at (713) 743-GoUH (713-742-4684).
FOLLOW THE COUGARS!
Fans can keep up with the latest in University of Houston Cougar athletics by following us on Facebook (Facebook.com/HoustonAthletics), Twitter (@UHCougars), Instagram (houstoncougars) and YouTube.com (Youtube.com/UHAthletics).