MIAMI (August 24, 2017) – The FIU women's soccer team begins a four-game road stretch this weekend as the Panthers travel to New England for a pair of matches during a three-day stretch. FIU will open the weekend in Hanover, New Hampshire, where it will take the pitch against Ivy League foe, Dartmouth on Friday, Aug. 25 at 7 p.m., before closing out the weekend at Vermont, in Burlington, on Sunday, Aug. 27. First touch against the Catamounts is slated for 12 p.m. UVM plays out of the America East Conference.
The Panthers kicked off the season at home on Aug. 20 against crosstown rival Miami, dropping the contest to the Hurricanes, 2-0.
Friday will mark the season-opener for the Big Green, while Vermont comes into the weekend with a 1-1 record following a 2-1 win against Sacred Heart in its home-opener on Aug. 18. The Catamounts dropped a 4-2 decision at Rhode Island on Aug. 20.
Following the match-ups this weekend, FIU returns to the Sunshine State and heads up Interstate 95 to take on North Florida on Sept. 1 and Jacksonville on Sept. 3. FIU returns home on Sept. 7 to face Stetson at 7 p.m.
For women's soccer ticket information, contact the FIU Ticket Office at 305-FIU-GAME or log onto www.FIUSports.com.
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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 Lime Court at FIU Arena and Riccardo Silva Stadium.
About FIU: Florida International University is classified by Carnegie as a "R1: Doctoral Universities - Highest Research Activity" and recognized as a Carnegie Community Engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as business, engineering, computer science, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes almost $9 billion each year to the local economy and is ranked second in Florida in Forbes Magazine's "America's Best Employers" list. FIU graduates are consistently among the highest paid college graduates in Florida and are among the leaders of public and private organizations throughout South Florida. 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 with multiple state-of-the-art research facilities including the Wall of Wind Research and Testing Facility, FIU's Medina Aquarius Program and the Advanced Materials Engineering Research Institute. FIU has awarded more than 220,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, the Miami Beach Urban Studios, and Tianjin, China. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and more than 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
