FT. MYERS, Fla. (Sept. 13, 2015) – After an hour-plus rain delay, the FIU women's soccer team (3-4-0) fell to the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles, 2-0, on a rainy Sunday at the FGCU Soccer Complex.

The Eagles controlled the possession battle throughout the first 10 minutes, until sophomore Paula Quintero dished Florida Gulf Coast's Brittany Brown her first test of the day in the 14^th minute. A foul on the Panthers in the 19^th minute set up the Eagles' Ali Rogers for her first goal of the season. From 25 yards out, Rogers fielded the free-kick and redirected the ball into the back of the net. Redshirt senior Marie Egan tried to sink the equalizer in the 33^rd minute, but the keeper came up with the save. Florida Gulf Coast made it a two-goal lead in the 38^th minute with a cross from the left flank that connected with Darien Davis from a close-range insurance goal.

The Panthers' offense struggled to generate chances in the second stanza, as the Eagles held FIU without a look on net. Junior Sophia Trujillo came up with two saves in the half to keep the Eagles from tacking on another goal.

FIU returns home on Friday, Sept. 18 with a 7 p.m. first touch against UC-Irvine.

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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/.