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HOUSTON – HBU welcomes a pair of familiar foes to Sorrels Field this weekend for a pair of matches against Oral Roberts and Central Arkansas on Friday and Sunday for the Huskies' final two non-conference home games.

Oral Roberts (2-2-0) comes in with a 1-2-0 road record and a 1-1-0 mark against WAC opponents. The Golden Eagles lost 2-1 in double overtime to UMKC before downing UNLV at home in a 2-1 overtime decision. HBU is 5-3-1 all-time against ORU with all of those meetings coming in the last nine seasons. Five different players have scored one goal for ORU with Junior Chavez, a junior, leading the team with three points (1 goal, 1 assist). Freshman Miles Motakef has played every minute in goal, posting a 1.14 goals against average with a .762 save percentage.

Central Arkansas (2-1-0) lost its lone match away from home so far this year, dropping a 4-0 decision at Marquette, while picking up home wins over Georgia State and Central Baptist. Sophomore defender Jake Bates leads the Bears in scoring after finding the net twice against Central Baptist. In goal, junior Marc Olsen already has two shutouts to his credit with a 1.33 goals against average. Over the last 11 seasons, HBU and UCA have met seven times with the Bears holding a 4-2-1 advantage.

For the Huskies (1-2-1), sophomore Gianluca Natera has been off to a fast start with a pair of two-goal performances and nine points (4 goals, 1 assist) on the season to rank third in the WAC in scoring. Jorge Cabrera, also a sophomore, has started three of HBU's games in goal and totaled 17 saves to rank third in the league. His 5.67 saves per game ties Cabrera for 14^th nationally among all NCAA Division I goalkeepers.

HBU and Oral Roberts is scheduled for Friday, Sep. 7, at 8:00 p.m. immediately following the women's soccer game versus North Texas. The Huskies will then face UCA on Sunday, Sep. 9, at 1:00 p.m.

The following weekend, HBU travels to SMU on Friday, Sep. 14, for its final non-conference matchup of the season.