MIAMI (Oct. 8) – The FIU Men's Soccer team (7-3, 2-1 in C-USA) head to Birmingham, Ala., to face the UAB Blazers on Saturday evening. First touch will be at 7 p.m. at the West Campus Field.

Last time out: The Panthers ended their seven-game winning streak last Saturday after falling to the 49ers, 1-0. Charlotte scored the only goal of the match in the 26^th minute. FIU out-shot Charlotte 15-7, but failed to get on the scoreboard.

Scouting UAB: The UAB Blazers (3-7, 0-2 in C-USA) were defeated last Saturday by the Akron Zips in overtime, 2-1. Akron scored the first goal of the match in the 72^nd minute. The Blazers matched the Zips two minutes later to tie the game 1-1. In overtime, Akron scored again to take the game 2-1.
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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 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 of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.