MIAMI (Oct. 1, 2015) - FIU continues its Conference USA run this weekend, traveling to both Rice (5-4-1, 1-1-0 C-USA) and North Texas (8-2-1, 0-0-1 C-USA). The Panthers will make the weekend swing in the Lone Star State beginning on Friday versus the Owls at 8 p.m. ET.
 
After nabbing two gritty wins last week, the Panthers jumped to 6-5, but more importantly, 2-0 in conference play.
 
Friday night marks the first of two on this road trip, traveling to Houston, Texas, to face the Owls. FIU is no strangers to Rice, winning both of its meetings with the Owls in each of the past two seasons.
 
Sunday afternoon brings the Panthers to Denton, Texas, facing one of the top teams in the conference. FIU holds a 3-13-2 record all-time against the Mean Green. The Panthers will be looking to snap a three-match losing streak to North Texas.
 
The Panthers come into this weekend's contests tied for first in C-USA. Rice is in eighth and North Texas is alone at 10^th.
 
FIU comes into this weekend's action having won two-straight and three of the team's last four games. The Panthers have scored 15 goals this season and are led by Alyssa Robinson and Madlen Weinhardt who have netted four goal each. Weinhardt leads FIU with 11 points (4g, 3a). Reigning C-USA Offensive Player of the Week Scarlett Montoya scored a pair of game-winning goals last week for the Panthers, while notching two assists. Montoya and Robinson are second on the team in points with eight each.  
 
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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. 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/.