Photo by Geoff Anderson FIU freshman Madeline Gannon faced 23 shots by No. 5 Florida State in a 1-0 loss on Sunday. The rookie from Fort Myers made five saves in the contest.

Box Score

TALLAHASSEE - Facing its third ranked opponent through its first seven contests of the 2004 season, the FIU women’s soccer team dropped a 1-0 decision to No. 5 Florida State on Sunday afternoon.

With the loss, FIU falls to 2-5 and the nationally-ranked Seminoles improve to 7-1. The Seminoles’ Kelly Rowland scored the only goal and the gamewinner at 42:37. The Seminoles out shot the Golden Panthers 23-4 and held a 10-0 edge in corner kicks in the win.

A pair of Florida State goalkeepers – Joy McKenzie and Ali Mims recorded the shoutout; meanwhile, FIU freshman goalkeeper Madeline Gannon made five saves. Gannon made many strong plays in the game for the Golden Panthers, including when FSU’s Marion Cagle sent a great ball inside the right portion of the FIU 18-yard box and teammate Jez Ratliff ran on to the pass but Gannon charged out and slid at the feet of the senior just before she could reach the service. She answered the call, later in the contest, in the 66th minute when Ratliff centered the ball to Rachel McDowell, but Gannon was right there to make the stop with a diving save.

The Golden Panthers will travel to FAU on Tuesday, Sept. 28 for its next contest at 7 p.m.