BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Oct. 29, 2011) - The FIU men's soccer team played the No. 25 UAB Blazers to a 0-0 double overtime draw Saturday night at the UAB West Campus Field in Birmingham, Ala. FIU sits at 4-8-4 overall and 1-5-2 in Conference USA action, while UAB sits at 11-3-3 and 5-1-1 in C-USA action.
Sophomore keeper Eric Reyes got the start in goal and earned his his second-career shutout, stopping a career-high eight shots, including a penalty kick in overtime.
Freshman Colby Burdette had FIU's only two shots on goal in the game, while UAB out-shot FIU, 24-9, on the night.
FIU will return to the pitch for the final time in the 2011 regular season for Senior Night on Friday, Nov. 4, against the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles. Match time is 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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