DALLAS (Oct. 16, 2011) – The FIU men's soccer team lost a tough contest to the SMU Mustangs by a 2-1 score in overtime on Sunday evening in Dallas, Texas. With the loss, the Panthers fall to 4-6-3, and 1-3-1 in Conference USA action while the Mustangs stand at 8-4-1 and 3-1-1 in C-USA play.
The Panthers took an early 1-0 lead when, in the 30th minute of the match, freshman Quentin Albrecht beat the SMU keeper one-on-one for his fifth score of the season. Freshman Roberto De Sousa was credited with the assist.
The Mustangs scored the equalizer in the 60th minute of the match when Juan Castillo beat FIU keeper Rodney Greiling for the match-tying goal.
Three minutes into the overtime period, SMU's Diogo de Almeida sealed the victory for the Mustangs when he collected a rebound off the freshman Greiling and scored from eight yards out for the game-winner.
Greiling finished the match with three saves while the Panthers as a whole took nine shots; two on goal.
FIU will continue its two-match road trip on Wednesday when it takes on the Tulsa Golden Hurricane in Tulsa, Okla. Match time is set for 7:00 p.m. ET.
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 17 different sports, and is a proud member of the Sun Belt Conference and an affiliate member of Conference USA (men's soccer). Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including U.S. Century Bank Arena and Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium.
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. Its colleges and schools 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 is worlds ahead in its local and global engagement, finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission and enrolls 46,000 students in two campus and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. More than 140,000 alumni live and work in South Florida. FIU is a member of the Sun Belt Conference and has 400 student-athletes participating in 17 sports. In 2010 the Panthers won their first bowl game. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
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