Play-By-Play

 Restore the Roar!
 The battle cry for UH sports is “Restore the Roar” as University of Houston Athletics   continues its steady march toward becoming one of the nation’s elite   programs—   demonstrating ample strength in all sports.
  Among the highlights:                                           by Richard Bonnin

For the third consecutive year and the fourth time in the past five seasons, the Cougar football team went “bowling”—this time as participants in the 2007 Texas Bowl. The high-flying team, which finished 8–5 (6–2 Conference USA), put up big numbers on the way to a spirited matchup with the TC U Horned Frogs. Though coming up a touchdown short in a hard-fought 20–13 contest before 62,000 fans at Reliant Stadium, UH laid the groundwork for a 2008 season in which the “REDvolution” will be led by new head coach Kevin Sumlin. “I hope the Cougar faithful, as well as the Houston community, are as excited about the upcoming season as I am,” Sumlin says.

Baseball
Not to be outdone, the Cougar team traveled to New Orleans to compete in the Conference USA Baseball Championship and brought home the title for the first time since 2000. The team’s postseason run ended in the championship game of the NCAA College Station Regional, where the Cougars took part in their seventh NCAA Regional appearance in ten years.

Softball
For the first time in the program’s history, the Cougar softball team hosted an NCAA Super Regional and came within one game of the Women’s College World Series.

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Swimming/Diving
Cougars found success in the water as well as on land. Divers Courtney Forcucci, Ginni van Katwijk, and Lacey Truelove capped their 2007–08 seasons in impressive fashion by earning All-America honors at the NCAA Championship. Van Katwijk also was named C-USA Diver of the Year, while Truelove was recognized as the league’s Freshman Diver of the Year. This marked the seventh straight season a Cougar was named the C-USA Diver of the Year, and it was the fifth time in the last seven years a Cougar was honored as the C-USA Freshman Diver of the Year.

Basketball
The tradition-rich Cougar basketball team compiled a 24–10 record, advancing to the semifinals of the inaugural College Basketball Invitational. The twenty-four victories represented the most wins for the program since the 1991–92 season.

Facilities
Adding to the excitement of Cougar Athletics are planned improvements to facilities including a $38 million end zone project at Robertson Stadium. These efforts, along with continued fan support, will help UH raise the Cougar flag to higher heights and bring back the “Pride of the Cougars,” according to Dave Maggard, director of athletics. “It is time for the Cougars to ‘Restore the Roar,’” he says.