MIAMI (Oct. 23, 2015) – The FIU women's soccer team (8-9, 4-4 in C-USA) will host Florida Atlantic (11-7, 5-3 in C-USA) this Sunday, October 25, at 1 p.m.
Last Time Out: Last weekend, the Panthers fell to conference foes, WKU and Marshall. Friday's match against the Hilltoppers held a nil score at the end of regulation, leaking into overtime. WKU found their footing with a flurry of shots until Caitlin Hesse finalized the game, 1-0, in the 109th minute. Sunday's match saw little action, with the scored tied, 0-0, at the end of the first half. The Thundering Herd's Kelly Culicerto, totaling five shots for the match, found the back of the net in the 60th minute with a shot from outside the 18-yard box to the top, right corner.
Scouting the Owls: FAU shut out UAB last night, 4-0, in their last home match of the season. Senior Claire Emslie notched the first goal of the match in the 59th minute. Two minutes later, junior Geovana Alves struck the second goal of the game and 36 seconds later, registered another goal for the match. Senior Taylor Townsend scored the final goal of the game in the 76th minute off a penalty kick to conclude the match, 4-0. After Friday's game, FAU climbed the C-USA standings to hold the fourth seat.
The Panthers currently hold a four-game win streak at home.
Sunday's match will honor our four Panther seniors:
Marie Egan,
Scarlet Montoya,
Madlen Weinhardt, and
Nikki Rios. The four will be recognized after the game.
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/.
