MIAMI (Sept. 23, 2015) – FIU Women's Soccer team (4-5-0) opens up a two-match home-stand, beginning with UTSA this Friday, at 7 p.m. The Panthers will then host the UTEP Miners on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.

Last time out: After a hard-hitting loss against the Gators Sunday afternoon (6-1), the Panthers concluded non-conference play for the season. With Florida leading 3-0 late into the first half, junior Alyssa Robinson broke the shutout with her third goal of the season. The Panthers struggled to keep up as the Gators went on to score another three goals in the second half to end the game.

Scouting the Roadrunners: UTSA enters Friday's game with a 0-7-1 record, having lost five-straight. The Roadrunners visited TCU last Sunday, but were shutout, 4-0.

Scouting the Minters: UTEP, currently 7-3-0, have won five-straight after defeating Utah Valley at home last Friday. The Miners are currently ranked third in Conference USA.

The Panthers intend on coming back strong for their first conference game against the Roadrunners, Friday evening. FIU looks to improve to 6-5-0 after this weekend.   
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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/.