Box Score MIAMI (Nov. 8, 2013) – The FIU men's soccer team (6-10-1, 2-6-1 C-USA) closed out the 2013 campaign with a physically-taxing game, falling to the Charlotte 49ers, 3-0, from the FIU Soccer Stadium in Miami, Fla.

After surrendering two goals early in the contest, FIU pieced together a nice scoring set at the 25-minute mark. Senior Icaro DeOliveira split the defenders at the top of the box and chipped the ball at net, which was saved by the Charlotte keeper. DeOliveira finished the half leading the team in shots (2), both of which were on goal.

The Panthers nearly struck seven minutes later when junior Roberto Alterio carried the ball down the right wing, towards the end-line, and crossed it to freshman Marvin Hezel. From the left side of the box, Hezel controlled the pass and fired the ball at net, but it was saved.

Charlotte put one more goal on the board before half, as Kyle Parker recorded his second of the game, his team-best 11th goal.

FIU had its best look in the 87th minute when sophomore Daniel Gonzalez fired a shot from just outside the box straight towards the net. The match ended with FIU recording seven shots, four of which were on target. Hezel and DeOliveira tied for a team-high, two shots.

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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/.