SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - The University of the Incarnate Word women's soccer team is scheduled to play two games this weekend, one on Friday at home against the University of Houston at 5:00 p.m. and one away on Sunday against Baylor also at 5:00 p.m.

The Cardinals are 0-1 so far this season. They fought hard in their season opener game against North Texas last Friday but came up short, losing 4-0. The game was played on a local high school field in Denton due to heavy rain and a soaking UNT field.

This is not the first matchup for UIW and these two teams.  It will be the second season in which UIW will play Houston, and the third season that they will play Baylor.  Last year the Cardinals lost 4-0 against Houston.  In the games against Baylor, UIW came up short 7-1 in 2015 and 5-0 in 2014.

The Cardinals return their three leading goal-scorers from 2015 in Abigail Koenigs (San Antonio/Brandeis HS), Emani Stewart (Victorville, CA/Hesperia HS), and Sabrina Martineau (McKinney/McKinney North HS). The three combined to score 11 of the team's 13 total goals.

Baylor (1-1) has just began to take the field in this new season.  Their season opener win against Detroit Mercy was a 2-0 shutout.  They took a total of 19 shots and made 11 on goal.  Their opponents took only three shots, none of which were on goal.  The Bears are in the Big 12 Conference and placed second in their 2015 season with a record of 4-1-2.

Houston (1-0) also got off to a strong start in this 2016 season by winning their season opener against Texas Southern (3-0).  The Cougars took a total of 12 shots in the game which was 10 more shots than opponents Texas Southern took.