HOUSTON \u2014 The University of Houston Soccer team continued Big 12 Conference play with a 2-1 win over Iowa State at Carl Lewis International Complex on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n
Houston (6-1-3, 2-0 Big 12) started Big 12 play 2-0 for the first time in program history. The Cougars have never had back-to-back wins in Big 12 conference play, and it’s the first time since 2021 that they have secured consecutive conference wins.<\/p>\n
The win marked the Cougars’ second over Iowa State (4-4-2, 0-2 Big 12) along with it being the third straight game that the result had been 2-1 between the teams.<\/p>\n
Houston went down 1-0 in the first half off Lucy Froitzheim’ first goal of the season, in the 18th minute.<\/p>\n
The Cougars went into halftime with only four shot attempts.<\/p>\n
The second half was a different story with 17 shot attempts punctuated with an Olympico from fifth year Laney Gonzales<\/a> for her first career goal in the 68th minute.<\/p>\n The dagger came in the 73rd minute from junior Bailey Cate’s<\/a> team-leading sixth goal of the season\u00a0 with an assist from Laney Gonzales<\/a>.<\/p>\n UP NEXT SUPPORT YOUR COOGS \u2212 UHCougars.com \u2013<\/p>\n
\nHouston continues its homestand when it hosts Oklahoma State at noon Sunday for its Blue Out game at the Carl Lewis International Complex.<\/p>\n
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