Houston soccer’s recent slump continued on Sunday as the Cougars came up short in a 2-1 loss to Temple in Philadelphia.
The Cougars’ (10-4-2) loss to the Owls (5-5-3) made it the second straight loss for UH as the team now find themselves 1-3-1 in their last five matches.
Junior forward Hailey Gutowski got the Owls on the board early in the 24th minute with a goal off the assist from the freshman forward Sumaya Togba to put quickly put Temple up 1-0 in the contest.
Gutowski’s goal was enough to give the Owls the lead going into the half even though the Cougars were aggressive.