Despite a late game-tying goal by Marcos Balladares, the Golden Panthers (0-4-1) weren't able to hold off the Bulls of South Florida as they fell 2-1 Saturday night in Tampa.

The Bulls (2-1-1) took an early lead when Jordan Seabrook scored in the 27^th minute to give USF a 1-0 lead.

The score remained the same for the next 54 minutes as both teams failed to score again until the 81^st minute of play when Balladares scored his first goal as a Golden Panthers to tie the score with just nine minutes to play.

However, the score wouldn't be tied for long as Yohance Marshall gave the Bulls a 2-1 lead just three minutes later.

Despite being out-shot 11-8, the Golden Panthers finished the match with 7-4 edge in shots-on-goal. For the first time this season, Juan Guerra wasn't the only FIU player creating scoring opportunities. Balladares, along with Steven Jair Cabas and William Thompson led the Golden Panthers with two shots-on-goal each.

FIU returns to action on Friday, September 19 as they will look for their first victory of the season when they host Fairfield at 7 p.m.