Little Rock, Ark. ? Florida International was unable to overcome a two-goal halftime deficit as their second-half comeback effort fell short in a 3-1 loss to UALR in Sun Belt Conference women's soccer action Sunday afternoon at Burns Park in Little Rock, Ark.

The loss drops the Golden Panthers (5-11, 3-7 Sun Belt) back into a tie with the Trojans (5-12, 3-7 Sun Belt) for eighth place and the final Sun Belt tournament spot with one match remaining for each team.  FIU will need a win at Florida Atlantic on Friday and a UALR loss to Arkansas State on Saturday in order to reach the conference tournament.

First-half goals from Alison Davis and Grace Rich gave the Trojans a 2-0 lead at the break.  The Golden Panthers pulled one goal back in the 54^th minute when senior Cassidy Proctor (St. Louis, Mo.) headed home a corner kick from freshman Nanna Rasmussen (Odense, Denmark).  It was the third goal of the season for Proctor, who came into the year without any goals to her name.

FIU staged a relentless attack to push for the equalizer, and yet it was UALR who would get the final goal just two minutes from time.  A turnover in midfield gave the Trojans a breakaway in which Hannah Gibson scored off the feed from Davis to put the game away.

Davis and Rich each tallied a goal and an assist in the match for UALR, while Trojan goalkeeper Jamie Laughlin made a match-high three saves.  Junior Madeline Gannon (Ft. Myers, Fla.) made two saves for FIU, which out-shot UALR 6-2 in the second half, and 10-9 for the match.  The Golden Panthers also held a 3-1 edge in corners.