MIAMI (Oct. 15, 2015) – The FIU Women's Soccer team (8-7, 4-2 in C-USA) head to Bowling Green, Ky. this Friday to take on WKU at 7 p.m. The Panthers will finish off the weekend in Huntington, W.Va., as they compete against Marshall at 1 p.m.
Last time out: FIU won two-straight matches last weekend against Southern Miss and LA Tech, placing them in fourth in the Conference USA standings. Friday evening, the Panthers dominated the Golden Eagles offensively, out-shooting USM 17-6 (five of FIU's shots being on goal). Junior
Talia McMurtrie, assisted by freshman
Lyrik Fryer, scored the lone goal of the match to conclude the game, 1-0. Sunday's match versus LA Tech followed a similar path with the Panthers out-shooting the Lady Techsters, 17-3 (seven of FIU's shots being on goal). FIU held up a powerful defense only allowing LA Tech one shot on goal. McMurtrie registered her second goal of the weekend to place the Panthers in the lead, 1-0.
Ellen Crist secured the victory in the 83
rd minute and set the final score at 2-0.
Scouting the Lady Toppers: WKU (6-4-4, 2-2-2 C-USA) tied with UAB last Sunday, on the road. UAB found the back of the net early in the game. WKU scored the equalizer in the first minute of the second half setting the score at 1-1. Neither teams could find the scoreboard for the remainder of the game to set the final score at 1-1.
Scouting the Thundering Herd: Marshall (10-2-3, 3-1-2) defeated Middle Tennessee (3-2) last Sunday. Marshall put up two goals in the first half, while MT trailed with only one. Both teams scored in the second half, but MT failed to match Marshall with another goal, setting the final score at 3-2.
The Panthers head into this weekend's action with two-straight C-USA wins.
The Panthers head into this weekend's dual matches with two-straight C-USA wins.
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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 ofConference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
