IRVING, TEXAS (November 2, 2016) -- After the playing season concluded for the FIU women's soccer team on Sunday, sophomore defender Emily Baragar (Virginia Beach, Virginia) was named to the Conference USA InTouch Credit Union Women's Soccer All-Academic Team Wednesday.
 
Baragar was near perfect in the classroom in her first year at FIU during the 2015-16 academic year, on her course of study towards a degree in Biomedical Engineering at FIU. She was the team leader in GPA among returning players, and plans to become an engineer upon graduation.
 
Playing in 16 of the team's 17 contests this fall, Baragar produced the game-winning assist in overtime to help the Panthers grab a road Conference USA win at Middle Tennessee on October 2 for her first career point. She took three shots this season, with one of them coming on goal during the season.

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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports, and is a proud member of Conference USA. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and the FIU Football Stadium.

About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $9.8 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.