MIAMI (August 27, 2016) – The No. 23-ranked FIU men's soccer team returns to the pitch on Sunday with its sights set on its first win of the 2016 campaign when it faces the College of Charleston during the final day of the Nike/Aaron Olitsky Memorial Soccer Classic in Charleston, South Carolina. First touch is slated for 2:30 p.m.

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The Panthers (0-1-0) are coming off a tough 1-0 loss on Friday to Furman. The Paladins scored in the 88th minute to pull out the hard-fought victory.

Despite the fact that FIU had control of the match for much of the evening, the contest proved to be a statistical dead heat for the entire 90 minutes. Furman led slightly in shots (8-7), shots on goal (5-4), fouls (16-15) and corner kicks (3-2), while the Panthers' keeper Arthur Clapot had four saves to the Paladins' three.

In the second match of the night, he College of Charleston (1-0-0) made quick work of Navy on Friday, sinking the Midshipmen, 2-0, with both goals coming in the first six minutes of the match, including the first goal – and game-winner – finding the back of the net just 21 seconds in. The Cougars dominated statistically outshooting Navy 14-7 and held a 4-2 advantage on the Midshipmen in corners.
 
Following the weekend, FIU will return to Miami for its home opener on Sept. 2 when they welcome Wisconsin to the FIU Soccer Stadium for a 7 p.m. match, followed by Niagara on Sept. 4 at 2 p.m.

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About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer 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 $8.9 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/.