HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (Oct. 18, 2015) – The FIU women's soccer team (8-9, 4-4  C-USA) suffered a, 1-0, loss to the Marshall Thundering Herd (11-3-3, 4-2-2 C-USA)Saturday afternoon.

The Panthers saw a challenging first half with the Thundering Herd outshooting FIU, 10-4. Marshall four of those ten attempts on net, but were all saved by sophomore Nevena Stojakovic.

After a scoreless 45 minutes, FIU came out of the break looking to grab the momentum in its favor. However, Marshall continued to pressure the Panthers' defense.

The Thundering Herd's Kelly Culicerto, totaling five shots for the match, found the back of the net in the 60^th minute with a shot from outside the 18-yard box to the top, right corner.

Junior Ellen Crist paced the Panthers with two shots on frame  but, could not find the back of the net. Crist along with senior Madlen Weinhardt led FIU with three shots apiece.

Sunday's match marks the fourth-straight road loss for the Panthers.

FIU returns to action Sunday, Oct. 25, for Alumnae Weekend. The Panthers will host rival FAU at 1 p.m.

Fans are encouraged to follow the Panthers on Twitter (@FIUWomensSoccer) and become a fan on Facebook (Facebook.com/FIUWSoccer) for all the latest FIU women's soccer news.

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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/.