DELAND, FLA. (Aug. 23, 2015) – Despite a dominating 19-shot performance, the FIU women's soccer team (1-1) fell, 2-0, to the Stetson Hatters on Sunday afternoon.
Thirty-seven seconds into the match, Stetson's Adrianna Suarez was able to slip past the Panthers' defense and sneak the ball into the back of the net from 10 yards out. Junior
Sophia Trujillo was tested three more times in the first 10 minutes, as the Panthers combatted a corner attempt in the effort. On the counter attack, junior
Alyssa Robinson fired FIU's first chance of the day with 11 minutes passed. The Panthers' defense kept the pressure on Stetson for the final 35 minutes of the first half and didn't allow another shot, while FIU created its chances towards the end of the half. Freshman
Jacqueline Manteas just missed the equalizing header in the 38
th minute, while Robinson offered two additional shots on goal. With junior
Ellen Crist's shot after an extended weather delay, the Panthers outshot Stetson, 7-4, in the frame.
Following the pause, Stetson's Sarah Collins buried an insurance goal with 53 minutes elapsed. On the cross from the left flank, Collins vollied the ball into the goal. FIU kept knocking on the door towards the 70-minute mark, with Crist and sophomore
Courtney Phillips each having chances stopped. Junior
Talia McMurtrie tried for a missed header in the later stages of the second, while freshman
Lyrik Fryer and Crist each had their attempts slide just high in the closing minutes.
FIU gets back to the pitch this Friday, as the Panthers will host the preseason No. 17 UCF Knights. First touch from FIU Soccer Stadium is set for 7 p.m.
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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/.
