MIAMI (Sept. 25, 2015) -- The FIU Men's Soccer team (5-2-0) returns home to play its first home conference match this Saturday at 7 p.m.

Last time out: The Panthers began Conference USA action with a thrilling win against FAU (7-2) on Monday. FIU managed three goals in the first half to take the lead at 3-0. In the second half, after junior Luis Betancur netted his second goal of the match, FAU got on the board with consecutive goals cutting FIU's lead to 4-2. Betancur proceeded to register a hat-trick with his third goal of the night; a minute later senior Daniel Gonzalez netted his second goal of the night. Defender Marvin Hezel scored his first goal of the season with eight minutes left in the game, ending the night's match 7-2.

Scouting the Thundering Herd: Marshall, currently 4-4-0 (0-1-0 C-USA matches) suffered a 1-0 loss Tuesday evening in a non-conference matchup against Radford. The Herd outshot Radford 6-2, but were unable to register any goals for the match.

Monday's match against the Owls marks FIU's fifth-straight win. The Panthers currently sit atop the C-USA standings and are ranked No. 24 by the NSCAA.
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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/.