BOWLING GREEN (Oct 16, 2015) – The FIU Women's Soccer team (8-8, 4-3 in C-USA) fell to WKU at the WKU Soccer Complex, on Friday evening in double overtime, 1-0.
The Lady Toppers outshot the Panthers 16-8, but FIU held up a defensive battle only allowing six shots on goal. Offensively, the Panthers struggled to find the back of the net with only two shots on goal.
The first half of the match, the Panthers reached the WKU box only once, but failed to get on the scoreboard. The Lady Toppers responded with six total shots, two being on goal, and all failing to place WKU in the lead.
The action intensified in the second half with FIU matching WKU with six shots, but again neither team found the back of the net.
Overtime saw much silence with only one failed attempt by the Lady Toppers.
In double overtime, WKU found their footing with a flurry of shots until Caitlin Hesse finalized the game, 1-0, in the 109th minute.
The Panthers remain on the road this weekend as they head to Huntington, W.V. to take on the Thundering Herd Sunday afternoon, at 1 p.m.
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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/.
