Box Score
MURFEESBORO, Tenn. (Oct. 27, 2013) – The FIU women's soccer team closed out its 2013 away slate Sunday afternoon, falling to Middle Tennessee, 1-0. With the loss, the Panthers finish the 2013 regular season with a 4-5-0 away record.
The Blue Raiders took a late, 1-0, lead in the first half, with Grace Summers scoring two minutes before time expired. The Panthers were able to get off eight shots in the half, with freshman
Alyssa Robinson and junior
Marie Egan getting two looks apiece in the first. Seniors
Nicole DiPerna,
Kim Lopez and
Crystal McNamara, along with freshman
Talia McMurtire, all had opportunities in the first as well.
Freshman
Vanessa Plasencia got her second-straight start in net for FIU, finishing the day with five saves.
FIU ended the day with 11 shots, with Egan finishing with a team-high three shots. Junior
Johanna Volz recorded two shots, while junior
Caroline Hernandez was able to put one on target as well.
Despite the loss, FIU is still one of the front-runners in the east, as Charlotte fell to Florida Atlantic on Sunday, 3-1. Entering Sunday's games, East Carolina was three points behind FIU for the top spot. An FIU loss combined with an ECU 2OT draw leaves FIU one point ahead in the standings.
The Panthers enter their final regular season match on Thursday against Marshall. Thursday's 7 p.m. match from the FIU Soccer Stadium will serve as senior day for FIU's five graduating players:
Paige Covington,
Paula Zuluaga, Lopez, DiPerna and McNamara.
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. 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 bachelor¹s, master¹s and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida¹s 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. FIU has awarded 200,000 degrees and enrolls 50,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu
