MIAMI (October 2, 2017) – FIU men's soccer standout Santiago Patino (Orlando, Fla./Freedom) pulled in multiple weekly honors on Monday after an impressive week on the pitch. For the third time this season, Patino was tabbed the Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week. In addition, the junior forward was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week.
 
Last week, Patino scored three goals on his three shots on goal in FIU's two wins, totaling six points for the week. He recorded the second goal of the game to help seal FIU's 5-0 win over North Florida on Sept. 26. Patino also scored the first and third goal in FIU's 4-1 win over C-USA rival Florida Atlantic on Sept. 30 in Boca Raton. Patino leads C-USA in points, with 20 for the season.
 
Arguably one of the most efficient players in college soccer, Patino leads the nation in points-per-game averaging 2.50 per contest, and second in goals-per-game, averaging 1.13 per outing. All while logging just 1.88 shots on goal-per-contest, which is 20^th nationally.
 
As a team, the Panthers boast an impressive 5-0-3 record on the season and a 2-0-1 record in Conference USA play. FIU is one of just four teams in the country without a loss on the year, and is currently 10^th in the nation in win-loss-tie percentage (.813)
 
The Panthers will get back on the pitch on Saturday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m., when Marshall visits the FIU Soccer Stadium.
 
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in eight different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including Riccardo Silva Stadium.
 
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/.