MIAMI (Sept. 11, 2014) – After a week hiatus following a 1-0 victory over the Murray State Racers, the FIU women's soccer team (3-3-0) returns to the pitch on Friday, hosting the Oregon State Beavers.
 
Coverage
Friday vs. Oregon State –  7:00 p.m.
Venue: FIU Soccer Stadium, Miami, Fla.
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Scouting the Beavers/ Series history
Still searching for its first win of 2014, Oregon State comes to Miami 0-4-2, although none of the squad's losses have been by more than two goals. Despite that, the Beavers have had struggles finding the back of the net this season. Sabrina Santarossa and Kayla Latham have the two lone goals for Oregon State through six matches. In a tough Pac-12 conference, the Beavers are alone in last place. The Panthers dropped the sole match of the series, 7-0, back in 2011.
 
Up next
Following tomorrow's match with the Beavers, the Panthers will turn their attention to a 5 p.m. meeting with the Stetson Hatters on Friday, Sept. 19. What will serve as Parents' Weekend for the FIU women's soccer team will conclude with a Sunday matinee against No. 23 Long Beach State at 1 p.m.
 
Shim a Senior Class Candidate
Senior Ashleigh Shim has been named one of 30 Senior CLASS Award candidates. To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a classified NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition.
 
Itching to Join
Redshirt senior Chelsea Leiva has 27 career goals following her goal against the Pacific Tigers on Aug. 31. With the goal, Leiva is now one goal shy from joining the top five in FIU history. Below are the top five goal scorers in Panther soccer history:
 
                1.            Michele O'Brien (1998-2001)          58
                2.            Catherine Liller (1990-93)               50
                3.            Cindy Greenman (1992-96)            44
                4.            Sasja Odenyo (2000-01)                 37
                5.            Delia DeSilva (1991-94)                  28
 
Where that Stands in C-USA
Leiva's 71 career points and 27 career goals ranks as the highest among current Conference USA member school's players.
 
Florida INTERNATIONAL University
Of its 22 student-athletes, the FIU women's soccer team boasts players from six different countries (Nevena Stojakovic, Serba; Cyan Jean-Baptiste and Sara Stewart; Canada; Madlen Weinhardt, Germany; Ashleigh Shim, Jamaica; Paula Quintero, Colombia; Pat Tomanon, Phillippines)
 
Home Sweet Home
FIU will play a season-high seven-straight games from the FIU Soccer Stadium, following a three-game road trip, which takes the Panthers to the West Coast. It's the longest such home streak since FIU played eight in a row at home during the 1995 season, spanning the entire month of October. Below is the last time FIU played at least seven-consecutive home matches:
 
10/6................ Florida Atlantic...............W, 4-1
10/10................. St. Thomas.................W, 3-0
10/14.............UNC-Greensboro.............L, 1-4
10/15.......................UCF.......................T, 3-3
10/20....................Indiana......................L, 4-0
10/22....................Stetson.....................W, 4-1
10/27..................Villanova^....................L, 3-4
10/28..............George Mason^...............L, 0-1
 
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports, and is a proud member of Conference USA. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and the FIU Football Stadium.
 
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. Its colleges and schools offer 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 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 and enrolls nearly 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. More than 140,000 alumni live and work in South Florida. 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/.