MIAMI (Oct. 28, 2014) – The FIU men's soccer team (5-7-1, 1-4-0) returns home to the FIU Soccer Stadium on Wednesday night, as it hosts Florida Atlantic at 7:30 p.m. In a key Conference USA match, FIU trails the owls by one point in the standings.  

Coverage
Wednesday vs. Florida Atlantic – 7:30 p.m.
Venue: FIU Soccer Stadium (2,000) – Miami, Fla.
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Last Time Out
Sophomore defender Marvin Hezel's lone goal of the match in the 55th minute helped FIU defeat the Marshall Thundering Herd, 1-0, this past Saturday morning.
 
Ten minutes into the second half, an initial shot by senior Quentin Albrecht rebounded back into play after the Herd's keeper dove for the save. Hezel collected the rebound and one-timed the ball past Bijan Gloston for the only score needed
 
Scouting Florida Atlantic
The Owls come to Miami with a 1-9-2 overall record and a 1-3-1 mark in C-USA action. Ryan Price leads the Owls with six goals on the season. FAU has lost its last four matches, with three of those losses coming to C-USA foes including New Mexico, Old Dominion and South Carolina.
 
All-Time vs. the Owls
FIU leads the all-time series between the two squads, 30-5-2. The Owls defeated the Panthers 2-1 in 2013.
 
Panthers in the C-USA Rankings
Coming into Saturday's contest, Albrecht ranks first in C-USA in shots (55), first in shots-per-game (4.58), tied for third in points (16), third in points-per-game (1.33), tied for second in goals (7) and first in goals-per-game (0.58). Junior Daniel Gonzalez is tied for third in assists (5) and is alone in third for assists-per-game (0.38). 
 
Albrecht One Point Shy of Cracking Top 10
Albrecht enters Saturday's contest with 64 career points in an FIU uniform, which ranks him 11th in program history. With one more point, 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 24         16         64
 
 
 
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About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers 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 contributes $9.8 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.