MIAMI (Oct. 24, 2014) – The FIU men's soccer team (4-7-1, 0-4-0) closes out the 2014 regular season with four-straight Conference USA foes. The Panthers will begin that stretch at Marshall this Saturday with an early 11 a.m. start time.

Coverage
Saturday at Marshall – 11:00 a.m.
Venue: Veterans Memorial Soccer Complex (1,006) – Huntington, W.Va.
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Last Time Out
FIU used two early first-half goals to hand the UCF Knights a 2-1 loss last Wednesday night from the FIU Soccer Stadium. Senior Quentin Albrecht's then conference-leading seventh goal of the season put the Panthers ahead not even three minutes into the match. Senior Sean McFarlane provided some insurance for FIU in the 22nd minute.
 
Scouting Marshall
The Thundering Herd enter Saturday's contest with a 4-7-3 overall record and a 2-3-1 mark in C-USA action. Most recently, the Thundering Herd is coming off a 0-0 draw to nationally ranked Charlotte. Marshall is 0-2-1 in its last three C-USA games, with the losses coming at UAB and at Kentucky. Daniel Jodah is the Herd's leading goal-scorer with four on the season. Jack Hopkins has also scored three goals.  
 
All-Time vs. Marshall
Marshal holds a 9-3-0 all-time series advantage. Last year, FIU defeated the Thundering Herd by a count of 4-0. Albrecht and Marvin Hezel led the way for the Panthers, each recording three points on a goal and an assist.
 
Panthers in the C-USA Rankings
Coming into Saturday's contest, Albrecht ranks first in C-USA in shots (47), first in shots-per-game (4.27), third in points (15), third in points-per-game (1.36), tied for second in goals (7) and first in goals-per-game (0.64). Junior Daniel Gonzalez is tied for third in assists (5) and alone in third for assists-per-game (0.42).  
 
Albrecht Two Points Shy of Cracking Top 10
Albrecht enters Saturday's contest with 63 career points in an FIU uniform, which ranks him tied for 11^th in program history. With two more points, Albrecht will be a top 10 scorer in program history. Albrecht is also eighth in program history in goals scored with 27. Below is a breakdown of the program's all-time leading scorers:

      Player                          Seasons    G    A    P
1.    Hermann-Josef Engels  1981-83     50   26  126
2.    Munga Eketebi              1983-86     50   24  124
3.    George Moyssidis         1979-80     48   21  117
4.    Steve Ralston               1993-95     40   33  113
5.    Kike Ruiz                      1990-93     42   24  108
6.    Ignace Moleka               1994-96     44    9   97
7.    Don Gaillard                  1989-92     28   24   80
8.    Alen Kozic                    1995-97     24   26   74
9.    Matias Asorey               1999-02     26   13   65
      Alieu Njie                      1977-78     21   23   65
11.  Quentin Albrecht          2011-14     27    9   63
      Gary Pollack                 1977-78     24   15   63

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