MIAMI (Sept. 28, 2015) – The FIU Men's Soccer team (6-2, 2-0 C-USA) will take its six-match winning streak to Orlando as the Panthers face the UCF Knights on Tuesday evening. First touch will be at 7 p.m. at the UCF Soccer and Track Complex.
Last Time Out: The No. 24-ranked FIU Men's Soccer team won its sixth-straight match on Saturday evening, defeating Marshall, 5-1, at the FIU Soccer Stadium. FIU wasted no time taking the 1-0 lead in the sixth minute.
Paul Marie passed the ball to
Marvin Hezel who knocked it past the diving Marshall keeper with a header. FIU kept the pressure on the Marshall defense when Marie's point-blank shot was saved by the keeper in the 26
th minute. Shortly after, Marie regained control of the goalie's deflection and passed it to Nandi Batancur who blasted the ball into the lower-right corner of the net for a 2-0 FIU advantage. The goal was Batancur's fifth of the season and Marie's second assist of the match. FIU added three more goals in the second half to come away with the 5-1 victory.
FIU in the Rankings: The Panthers are currently tied first in Conference USA with Kentucky, and South Carolina. FIU is ranked No. 24 in the nation.
Luis Betancur ranked No. 27 in goals (5) and No. 3 in game winning goals.
Jamar Campion-Hinds ranks No. 6 in assists per game and No. 7 in total assists.
Scouting UCF: The Knights enter Tuesday's match with a 3-3-1 record coming off a 2-2 tie against Memphis on Saturday.
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU 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 of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
