IRVING, Texas (November 8, 2017) – FIU senior men's soccer player
Luca Giovine (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) has been recognized by Conference USA for his academic achievements, being named to the C-USA InTouch Credit Union All-Academic Team, the league announced on Wednesday.
Click here for complete Conference USA All-Academic release.
Giovine, who has posted a 3.76 GPA in accounting and finance, appeared in 15 games for the Panthers as a forward, starting in three. The Roselle, Illinois native, recorded four points on the year, including one goal and two assists. The lone goal of the season came during the 5-0 shutout of North Florida (9/26). His first assist on the year came during the 2-1 win at UAB (9/14), when he connected with junior
Santiago Patino (Orlando, Fla./Freedom) to take in the lead in the 14th minute. His second assist came in timely fashion when he set up redshirt-freshman
Alessandro Campoy (Port au Prince, Haiti/Immaculate) with only two seconds left in the 3-1 win over Old Dominion (10/25).
A member of the FIU Honors College, this is his second-consecutive year receiving C-USA All-Academic honors. Giovine has also been named to the Commissioner's Academic honor roll for the last three years, has earned the Commissioner's Medal for the last two years, and has made Dean's List in all seven semesters at FIU.
The No. 8 FIU men's soccer team (11-0-4, 6-0-2 C-USA) has earned the top seed in the 2017 Conference USA Men's Soccer Championship and will receive the first-round bye after claiming its first C-USA regular-season title. This year's championship will be hosted by No. 2 seed Old Dominion, Nov. 8-12, at the ODU Soccer Complex in Norfolk, Virginia.
The Panthers will face the winner of the tournament's first quarterfinal match between the four seed Charlotte and the five seed New Mexico, on Friday at 4:30 p.m.
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