Box Score
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Junior
forward Elizabeth
Durozel scored the lone goal in
the Golden Panthers' 2-1 loss to Denver
on Friday night.
Photo by Danny Kambel |
DENVER - The FIU women's soccer team on
Friday afternoon dropped a 2-1 decision
to host Denver to snap a two-game winning
streak for the Golden Panthers.
The loss drops the Golden Panthers to 6-10
overall and 4-3 in the Sun Belt Conference;
meanwhile, the host Pioneers raise their
record to 8-9-2 overall and 6-2 in the conference.
The Golden Panthers outshot the Pioneers
in the opening half, 6-5, against Denver
goalkeeper Cassandra Kaeding. Plus, in the
37th minute of contest junior forward Elizabeth
Durozel broke open the scoreless contest
with her first goal of the season. She scored
the unassisted goal from nearly five-yards
out past Kaeding to give FIU a 1-0 lead.
The Pioneers had chances courtesy of five
corner kicks but the Golden Panther defense
rose to the occasion for the halftime lead.
The Pioneers came back in the early stages
of the second half to knot the score at
1-1. A blast from 10-yards out by Denver's
Taryn Hemmings got past FIU goalkeeper Madeline
Gannon for the equalizer. FIU looked
to regain the lead on a pair of Janessa
Taddei shots; however, the Pioneers
new goalkeeper Danielle Wiley made some
clutch saves. The score remained tied until
Jenna Billingsley scored on a header in
the 82nd minute when she capitalized on
a Pioneers' corner kick for the gamewinner.
Despite the loss, Gannon made six saves
for the Golden Panthers while facing 13
shots including eight on goal. FIU will
wrap up its regular season play on Sunday
with a 1 p.m. tilt at North Texas.
Following this weekend's action, the Golden
Panthers will host the 2004 Aeropostale
Sun Belt Conference Tournament which gets
underway on Wednesday, Nov. 3. Tickets for
all games are available at all Ticketmaster
outlets, the Pharmed Arena Ticket Office,
charge by phone via Ticketmaster in Miami-Dade
at (305) 358-5885, in Broward at (954) 523-3309,
in Palm Beach at (561) 966-3309 or online
at ticketmaster.com and FIUsports.com.
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