COLUMBIA (Oct. 27, 2015) – The FIU men's soccer team (9-5, 3-3 in C-USA) fell to the South Carolina Gamecocks (8-4-2, 5-0-1 in C-USA) Tuesday night, 2-0, during a stormy weekday matchup. 

Stone Stadium saw the first goal of the night in the 38th minute by the Gamecocks' Danny Deakin. After a controversial handball call on junior Marvin Hezel, Deakin's shot off a penalty kick was deflected by goalie Arthur Clapot. The backspin on the ball rolled into the Panther net, setting the score at 1-0. 

At the end of the first half, FIU outshot USC 10-4. The Panthers reached the Gamecock box four times, but struggled to find their footing for a successful shot. 
In the 65th minute, junior Jamar Campion-Hinds sent a powerful strike to the left side of the post to just miss the goal. 

The match saw its second goal in the 82nd minute by the Gamecocks Kevin Walker. Elbow-to-elbow with Hezel, Walker gained just enough of a lead to take a shot to the bottom, right shelf of the net, finalizing the score 2-0.      

The Panthers, losing their momentum from the first half, were outshot by the Gamecocks 6-4 in the final 45.  

FIU will return to action this Saturday as they host New Mexico for its last home-match of the season. This weekend's contest will also honor five Panther seniors: A.J. Sibiski, Daniel Gonzalez, Juan Pablo Fallas, Robin Spiegel and Patrick Lopez. The match is set for 7 p.m. For ticket information, call 305-FIU-GAME or log onto www.FIUSports.com
 
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU Stadium.
 
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer 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 $8.9 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/.