HOUSTON \u2014 The University of Houston Soccer team closed its non conference action with a 6-0 rout of Texas Southern at the Carl Lewis International Complex on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n
Houston (4-1-3) extended its shutout streak against Texas Southern (1-6-1) to nine eight games and improved its goal differential to 72-1.<\/p>\n
Sophomore Bailey Cate<\/a> opened the scoring in the 25th minute when she found the back of the net while in a crowd inside the box.<\/p>\n The Cougars drew a penalty in the 32nd minute and sophomore Samira Minor<\/a> converted the penalty kick to double the lead.<\/p>\n In the 35th minute, junior Jada Arthurs<\/a> scored her first goal as a Cougar as she headed a cross from freshman Elle Sloan<\/a> for a 3-0 lead at the break.<\/p>\n Houston got to work early in the second half when freshman Alex Ledbetter<\/a> finished a cross from Cate in the 48th minute.<\/p>\n After a shot into the box was headed away by a Tiger defender, junior Casey Maddox<\/a> cleaned it up from just outside the 18-yard box in the 49th minute.<\/p>\n The Cougars were the beneficiaries as a Tiger own goal in the 73rd minute to push the lead to 6-0.<\/p>\n Fifth year Kate Borgmeier<\/a> made her first career start in goal and earned a save.<\/p>\n Houston held Texas Southern to just two shots with one on target while the Cougars put up 21 shots with 14 on frame.<\/p>\n UP NEXT \u2212 UHCougars.com \u2013<\/p>\n
\nThe Cougars open Big 12 Conference play when they travel to Manhattan, Kan. to face Kansas State at 6:30 p.m. Friday.
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