MIAMI (Sept. 19, 2014) – Senior striker Quentin Albrecht lifted FIU (2-3-1) over 25^th-ranked San Diego State on Friday night, netting the game-winning goal in overtime. Albrecht's goal was a bicycle kick, his second goal of the game, as FIU rallied from a 1-0 deficit.

With FIU trailing 1-0 in the 84^th minute, Albrecht knotted the game up at one with his second goal of the season on a beautiful pass into the box from senior Roberto Alterio. With Albrecht making a straight-run into the box, Alterio played a ball forward to the Germany native, who headed it in to finally give FIU a score it deserved, as the Panthers outshot the Aztecs 25-14 on the night, with 11 shots on goal.

Redshirt freshman David Mitchell was strong in goal for the Panthers, making six saves on the evening, including a great leaping save late in the second half that would have been the deciding goal for San Diego State.

Early in the contest San Diego State and FIU each exchanged good looks on hard shots. Just 40 seconds into the match, San Diego State's Forrayah Bass fired a shot on goal that Mitchell made a save on. Senior Roberto Alterio countered at 10 minutes in to give FIU its first close chance on the night, striking a ball from just outside the top of the 18, hitting it near post where SDSU keeper Adam Allmaras made a save. Moments later, Mitchell made another nice stop on a shot from Pablo Vasquez.

The Aztec goal came in the 39^th minute, as David Olsen was credited with his fifth goal of 2014. Mitchell came off his line, but the ball took a bad bounce past him allowing Olsen to finish it off.

The Panthers did apply an aggressive attack near the end of the half. FIU did get three shots on goal in the half. Albrecht gave the Panthers a great chance in the final minutes of the first stanza, breaking loose but striking the ball just wide of the net.

The second half was all FIU, as the Panthers outshot the Aztecs 14-6. Albrecht had five shots on goal in the 89 minutes he played.  

FIU is next in action on Wednesday, as it hosts Florida Gulf Coast.

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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, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.