No. 25 Tech Soccer closes out three-game trip at UH

HOUSTON – Fresh off a 2-1 victory over Kansas State Thursday night, No. 25 Texas Tech head to Houston Sunday for a 1 p.m. match that will close out a three-match road trip.

Looking to record their 13th-straight road result (8-0-4) and 22nd-consecutive Big 12 result (18-0-4), Tech can also move to above .500 on the road this season with a win.

Meeting for the first time in Houston and for just the third time in program history, the Red Raiders will look to move to a perfect 3-0-0 against the Cougars after defeating UH 3-0 in consecutive seasons at the Walker.

Tech enters Sunday's match in a three-way tie for second place in the Big 12 standings with 10 points. The Red Raiders are just two points behind first place WVU who sits on 12 points after a perfect 4-0-0 start.

The Red Raiders currently riding a seven-match unbeaten streak (6-0-1) that dates back to a 2-0 loss at Utah State back on Aug. 25.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
MATCHUP: No. 25 Texas Tech (8-2-1, 3-0-1 Big 12) at Houston (3-6-1, 0-4-0 Big 12)
DATE: Sunday, September 29
TIME: 1 p.m.
LOCATION: Houston, Texas (Carl Lewis International Complex)

LAST TIME OUT:
A pair of goals off two different corner kicks, powered No. 25 Texas Tech Soccer to a gritty 2-1 win over Kansas State Thursday night at Buser Family Parker.

Up 1-0 after a Peyton Annen rocket off a deflected corner, Texas Tech (8-2-1, 3-0-1 Big 12) saw its 1-0 erased in the 39th minute when Kansas State (3-7-1, 0-4-0) intercepted an errant pass for their lone goal of the night.

The goal for Annen was her third career goal, but first as a Red Raider.

Absorbing the gut punch, the Red Raiders needed just 57 second to find an answer, as Kaitlyn Giametta buried a loose ball for her fourth goal of the season.

Both goals were assisted by sophomore Taylor Zdrojewski, who earned her second and third assist of the season.

Keeper Faith Nguyen made a pair of saves to close out her third straight win, and sixth of the season.

With the victory, the Red Raiders extend their power conference leading Big 12 unbeaten streak to 21 (17-0-4) straight matches and their road unbeaten streak to 12 (8-0-4).

In the victory, the Red Raiders outshot the Wildcats 22-6 and attempted a season-high 14 corner kicks.

QUICK KICKS:
• The Red Raiders close out a three-match road swing on Sunday afternoon when they head to Houston for a 1 p.m. match. The match against Houston will be just the third all-time meeting between the two in-state schools, with all three matches now occurring within the last three seasons.

• Sunday's matchup will also the first all-time matchup between the two schools in Houston. The 2022 and 2023 matchups between Tech and UH occurred at the John Walker Soccer Complex.

• The Red Raiders lead the all-time series against UH, 2-0, with both wins coming by a 3-0 margin.

• Sitting tied for second with TCU and Colorado in the Big 12 standings, the Red Raiders will return home for the start of a three-match homestand to kickoff the month of October after Sunday's match at UH.
• Following the match against the Cougars, the Red Raiders will be the only team in the Big 12 (through the first five matches of Conference play) to have played just one Big 12 home match. Iowa State has technically only played one home match, due to last weeks no contest at home against UCF.

• Through the first four matches of Big 12 play, the Red Raiders have allowed just one total goal, the fewest amongst the league's 15 teams.

• The Red Raiders goal differential of +5 (6-1) is also tied with WVU for the second-best goal differential in conference play. WVU leads the league with nine total league goals scored, but the Mountaineers have allowed four goals in four matches, while TCU leads the league in overall goal differential sporting a +6 mark (8-2).

• Tech's depth especially offensively continues to shine through in 2024, as 10 different Red Raiders have scored a goal this season after Peyton Annen's first career goal as a Red Raider in Thursday's 2-1 win over Kansas State.

• In addition to the 10 different goal scorers, the Red Raiders have also had 14 different players record an assist so far this season. For comparison, the Red Raiders 45 goals a season ago were scored by just nine different players.
• The Red Raiders by virtue of Thursday's victory are now unbeaten over their last seven matches (6-0-1) overall and unbeaten in 21-straight Big 12 matches (17-0-4) overall and in 12 straight road Big 12 matches (8-0-4).

• The Red Raiders seven-match unbeaten streak is tied with West Virginia for the second-longest streak in the Big 12. Colorado has the longest unbeaten streak in the Big 12 at nine overall, dating back to a 3-2 loss to UNC back on Aug. 18.

UP NEXT:
The Red Raiders finally return home to the friendly confines of the John Walker Soccer Complex on Friday night (Oct. 4) for a clash with Baylor and the start of a three-match home stand. Friday's match is set for a 7 p.m. first touch.

No. 25 Tech Soccer closes out three-game trip at UH

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Players Mentioned

Peyton Annen

Kaitlyn Giametta

Faith Nguyen

Taylor Zdrojewski