Box Score MIAMI (Sept. 27, 2015) – FIU Women's Soccer team (6-5-0) team won its second match of the weekend, 3-2, against the UTEP Miners (8-4-1), Sunday afternoon at the FIU Soccer Stadium in Miami, Fla.

Sunday's match had a quiet start until the Miners cut the silence with a goal in the 32^nd minute. UTEP's Kennadie Chaudhary had a solo breakaway up middle of the field to set her up for the first goal of the game. At the end of the first half the Miners led 1-0.

FIU didn't hesitate in the second half to tie the score, 1-1 at the 47^th minute. After a foul by the Miners in the box, FIU sets up for a penalty kick by senior Madlen Weinhardt, whose attempt was saved by goalkeeper Alyssa Palacios. Senior Scarlet Montoya corralled the deflection and connected with Weinhardt for the goal. The score was the fourth of the season for Weinhardt.

Sophomore Paula Quintero registered her first goal of the season in the 59^th minute. Quintero, unassisted, brilliantly handled the ball right past the keeper for the empty-net goal. The goal gave the Panthers their first lead of the game, 2-1.

In the 89^th minute, UTEP's Aleah Davis sent a header off a corner kick to tie up the game 2-2.

The Panthers were fouled in the 90^th minute, setting up a free kick just outside the area. The free kick taken by Montoya proved to be the game winner with just 30 seconds left in the match. Montoya's shot cleared the wall and found the left corner of the net to give FIU the 3-2 win.

"I was telling myself that you don't get second chances like this very often so take advantage of it now and just put it in the net," Montoya said. "Do you want to continue playing or do you want to just show them that the game ends here, and that's exactly what I ended up doing."

"We limited a team, UTEP, that is on a 5-game winning streak coming into the game," Head Coach Thomas Chestnutt said. "I think the team did a great job and I think the energy and mind-set we came out with in the second half was the difference in the game. Great team win today, capped off with a moment of brilliance: that goal (Montoya's goal) could be a top ten goal of the year."

The Panthers return to action on Friday, Oct. 2, when they travel to Houston, Texas, to take on Rice at 8 p.m. FIU's next home match will be Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. against Southern Miss at the FIU Soccer Stadium.
 
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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/.