EAST LANSING, Mich. (Aug. 31, 2014) – Coming off a 1-0 victory at No.19 Michigan on Friday, the FIU men's soccer team (1-1-0) dropped a 3-0 contest to the 10^th-ranked Michigan State Spartans on Sunday afternoon. FIU closes the road trip going 1-1 against the two Big Ten opponents heading into next Friday's matchup with Stetson.

Senior Quentin Albrecht led the way for the Panthers, firing four shots, one on goal. The Spartans outshot the Panthers, 14-12, and also led in corner kicks, 5-3. There were five total cautions in the match, with FIU getting three yellow cards.

FIU fired off two shots within the first five minutes. The Spartans answered back with a shot on goal that junior keeper Robin Spiegel made a save on. The Spartans kept the ball in FIU's defensive third, getting two corner kicks before eventually forcing a penalty kick in the ninth minute. Michigan State's Fatai Alashe successfully converted to put the Spartans on top of the Panthers, 1-0.

FIU came back immediately and put pressure on the Spartan defense. Albrecht had a shot deflected at the 11-minute mark, forcing a corner kick. Off the corner, junior Daniel Gonzalez nearly found the back of the net, as his shot found the post, putting FIU inches away from tying the game up at one. Albrecht applied more pressure, firing a shot wide in the 14^th minute. Sophomore Marvin Hezel got his head on a corner kick in the 19^th minute, but it went high of the goal.

The Spartans got goal number two in the 25^th minute, as Zach Carroll scored on a corner kick from Jason Stacy to put Michigan State up 2-0.

The Panthers got a shot off early in the second half, but were held quiet for the remainder. Michigan State's Adam Montague found the left side netting in the 65^th minute to give the Spartans a three-goal lead.

FIU is back in action this Friday, hosting Stetson at the FIU Soccer Stadium. First touch will take place after the women's game, which is set to begin at 5 p.m.

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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 FIU Arena and Ocean Bank 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, vihttp://www.fiu.edu/.