CHARLOTTE (Oct. 30, 2015) -- The FIU women's soccer team (8-11, 4-6 in C-USA) fell to the Charlotte 49era (7-11, 3-6-1 in C-USA) Friday night, 3-1.
Transamerica Field saw its first goal in the 17th minute with a cross from 49ers Katie O'Neil to Victoria Febar. She registered her first goal of the season. Charlotte found the back of the net again in the 36th minute with a deep, high shot by Rebecca Beatty.
Before the end of the first half, the Panthers looked to close the gap with a goal by freshman
Lyrik Fryer. The goal was off a rebound from a prior shot off a corner kick.
The 49ers closed up the game with another goal in the 89th minute by Martha Thomas, who broke away for a score down the left flank, setting the final score at 3-2.
Tonight's match concluded the Panthers 2015 season, finishing 8-11 overall.
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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/.
