HOUSTON, Texas – An early two-goal deficit was too much for the Southeastern Louisiana University women's soccer team to overcome in a 5-2 nonconference loss to Houston Sunday afternoon at the Carl Lewis International Complex.
Southeastern (1-1-0) pulled within one in the latter part of the opening half on a goal by
Mya Guillory, but the Lady Lions would get no closer, suffering its first loss of the season to the host Cougars (1-0-1), who scored three second-half goals.
Olivia Griffin had a busy day in goal for Southeastern. The Lady Lion goalkeeper finished the match with six saves.
UH took a 1-0 lead in the 16
th minute off a set piece. Krysten Kizer hit a corner kick from the left side that was ruled to have crossed SLU's goal line.
A great effort allowed the Cougars to double their lead in the 31
st minute. Caitlyn Matthews ripped a shot from well outside of the box past a diving Griffin to put Houston up, 2-0.
Southeastern pulled closer in the 36
th minute. Guillory, the reigning Southland Conference Midfielder of the Year, shook a defender and hit a left-footed shot past UH goalkeeper Olivia Dietrich to send SLU into the break down, 2-1.
UH pushed the lead back to two in the 65
th minute, as Nadia Kamassah put a shot in inside the far post. Sofia Weber added to the Cougar lead in the 71
st minute, heading in a Juliet Moore corner kick for a 4-1 Houston advantage.
Southeastern cut into the lead in the 81
st minute.
Kelsey Fuller headed in a
Hannah McCord free kick, as the Alexander, New York native's second goal in as many games pulled the Lady Lions within, 4-2. UH responded less than a minute later, as Kamassah found the net for the second time to provide the final 5-2 margin.
Southeastern will continue its season-opening six-game road swing Saturday with a 6 p.m. contest at Ole Miss. The game will air on SEC Network+.
SCORE ONE MORE CLUB/S CLUB
Fans interested in becoming active supporters of the women's soccer program are encouraged to join the Score One More Club. Lion alums are encouraged to join the exclusive S Club, which is restricted to Southeastern athletic letter winners. All membership fees and donations to Score One More Club are available for the exclusive use of the Southeastern soccer program. Membership information is available by contacting the Lion Athletics Association at
laa@southeastern.edu or (985) 549-5091 or visiting
www.LionUp.com.
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