MIAMI (Sept. 11, 2015) – Junior Ellen Crist buried two goals in four minutes, as the FIU women's soccer team (3-3-0) downed the North Florida Osprey, 2-0, on Friday night.

The Panthers held the possession battle throughout the match, outshooting the Osprey, 15-4. FIU only allowed four shots during the match, with just two coming on goal.

Freshman Steffi Reischmann tallied the Panthers' first chance of the night in the 15^th minute. Off an FIU set piece, the freshman collected the ball off a rebound and blasted a shot that the Osprey' keeper stopped. Senior Madlen Weinhardt ignited FIU's next chance in the 26^th minute when she juked the North Florida defender and connected with junior Pat Tomanon. Tomanon one-touched the ball to Reischmann, who just missed a goal with a sliding tackle.

The Panthers remained in control of the game's tempo through the 30^th minute when sophomore Paula Quintero sent a shot towards next that nearly squeaked by the diving Osprey' keeper. Both teams entered the half still searing for the game's first goal, although kept its hold on possession and rattled off seven shots, while limiting North Florida to just one.
Five minutes into the second stanza, freshman Lyrik Fryer used a powerful shot from the top of the box to test North Florida's keeper, who had to climb the ladder to poke the ball out of play.

Fryer began FIU's 11^th opportunity of the match when she crossed the ball across the box and connected with junior Alyssa Robinson's head, but Victoria Ekeil came up with the stop towards the lower post.

Crist's first collegiate score came in the 81^st minute and proved to be the difference maker. Weinhardt fielded a pass into the box and crossed it to Crist, who went top shelf for the score. The junior padded the Panthers' lead four minutes later in the 85^th minute when she capitalized off a loose ball in the box that redshirt senior Scarlet Montoya tapped to Crist for the insurance goal.

FIU is next in action on Sunday at Florida Gulf Coast. First touch is slated for 1 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/.