MIAMI, Fla. (Sept. 4, 2014) – The FIU men's soccer team (1-1-0) opens the 2014 home schedule with the Stetson Haters on Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Panthers will take on the Hatters immediately following the women's contest against Murray State, which begins at 5 p.m.

Coverage
Friday vs. Stetson –  7:30 p.m.
Venue: FIU Soccer Stadium - Miami, Fla.
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First Win Over a Ranked Opponent in Three Years
FIU downed No. 19 Michigan, 1-0, on last Friday evening. The win over the Wolverines gave FIU its first win over a ranked opponent since Oct. 2, 2011 vs. No. 21 Kentucky, 1-0.
 
Scouting Stetson
The Hatters opened the 2014 season with a 3-2 win over Elon at the Nike Invitational in Durham, N.C. Stetson then led host-Duke, 2-1, at halftime two days later before giving up seven goals to the Blue Devils, resulting in an 8-2 loss.

New Man in Charge
Head Coach Scott Calabrese comes to FIU after a successful six-year stint as head coach at East Tennessee State. A program that began play in 2008, Calabrese led ETSU to two Atlantic Sun Tournament Championships (2010, 2013), a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances, and four consecutive seasons of 10-or-more wins (2010-13). This past season, the Buccaneers were crowned 2013 Atlantic Sun Champions after earning a 3-1 victory over North Florida in the A-Sun Tournament Championship.
 
Panthers Return Nearly 82 Percent of 2013 Scoring
In total, FIU scored 27 goals last season. Of those goals that were scored last year, 22 of those goals are from players that are returning to this year's squad (81.5 percent). That ranks 10th in the country.
 
1.    SIU Edwardsville – 100.0 (14/14)
2.    Evansville – 97.1 (33/34)
3.    Syracuse – 96.7 (29/30)
4.    North Carolina – 89.5 (17/19)
5.    Missouri State – 88.2 (15/17)
6.    Virginia – 86.6 (39/45)
       Buffalo – 86.6 (13/15)
8.    NJIT – 84.0 (21/25)
       Duke – 84.0 (21/25)
10.  FIU – 81.5 (22/27)
 
Albrecht Approaching School's Top 10 Scoring List
Senior Quentin Albrecht enters the 2014 season with 21 career goals. His 51 career points ranks him 22^nd in the all-time FIU record books, just 14 points shy of cracking the top 10.
 
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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/.