After two losses this weekend by one goal each, sophomore Fabi Cirino and the Cougars have now lost six matches by one-goal margins this season. | Aaron Cisneros/The Daily Cougar
The road woes continued for UH, as it dropped both of its weekend matches by one-goal margins.
The Cougars (4-8-0, 1-3-0 Conference USA) lost an overtime decision 2-1 to Tulsa (7-4-2, 1-2-1) Friday, and followed that with a 1-0 loss to SMU on Sunday in Dallas.
After a scoreless first half, UH fell behind in the second half when Tulsa sophomore Tori Peters beat sophomore goalkeeper Cami Koski in the 71st minute to score the opening goal. A resilient UH squad answered back when sophomore midfielder Kylie Cook found Sharis Lachappelle streaking up the middle. The freshman drilled a shot from 25 yards out that found the back of the net to tie the score 1-1 and sent the game into overtime.
Tulsa’s Claire Nicholson scored the game-winning goal in the 95th minute to seal the victory for the Golden Hurricane.
Head coach Susan Bush said she thought that Tulsa set the tone of a physical battle.
“Every match from here on out is going to be exactly like this,” Bush said.
“Physical, back-and-forth, teams just grinding it out.”
The Mustangs (7-5-0, 3-1-0) scored early in the first half when Kenzie Scovill beat Koski in the 19th minute to give SMU the lead.
The Cougars locked down on defense after the initial score, allowing only three shots on goal in the second half, but were limited to only two shots on goal themselves during the entire game.
Falling behind early has been the Achilles heel of a Cougar squad that has yet to come from behind to win a match this season.
