MIAMI (September 6, 2017) – In anticipation of Hurricane Irma, the FIU athletics department has made the following schedule changes for home events through Sunday, Sept. 10.
- The football team's home-opener against Alcorn State University, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m. will not be played in Miami. The team will travel to Birmingham, Alabama on Thursday and play Alcorn State University on Friday, Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. CT/7 p.m. ET at Legion Field.
- The women's soccer game scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 7 at 7 p.m. against Stetson has been canceled.
- The Panthers' men's soccer game against Old Dominion, scheduled for Friday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. at the FIU Soccer Stadium, has been postponed. A re-scheduled date will be announced later. The men's and women's cross country dual meet against the University of Miami, scheduled for Friday at 8 a.m. has been canceled.
- The women's soccer game scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 10 at 2 p.m. against UCF has been postponed.
"We have decided to relocate a number of our teams to Birmingham, Alabama," said FIU Executive Director of Sports and Entertainment
Pete Garcia. "I want to thank UAB Director of Athletics Mark Ingram, the University of Alabama Birmingham and the Birmingham community for their tremendous help and assistance. The UAB family has gone above-and-beyond to make us feel welcome."
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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/.
