MIAIM (Sept. 5, 2015) – The FIU men's soccer team (1-2-0) will look to make it two-straight victories as it visits the Stetson Hatters on Sunday night. First touch will be at 7 p.m. from the Athletic Training Center on Stetson's campus.

LAST TIME OUT: FIU earned a thrilling 2-1 victory over the Fairfield Stags on Thursday night at the FIU Soccer Stadium. Senior Daniel Gonzalez was responsible for netting the game-tying goal, while junior Luis Betancur knocked in the game-winner in the 82nd minute. The goal for Betancur was the fourth of his career and his second career game-winning goal. The goal for Gonzalez was the sixth of his four-year career for the captain.

LAST SEASON vs. STETSON: Last season, FIU dropped its home opening match to the Hatters on Sept. 5, 2-1. Despite outshooting the Hatters, 23-6, only nine were on goal for the Panthers. Three of Stetson's six shots were on goal. Juan Benedetty scored the lone goal for the Panthers for the night.

SCOUTING THE HATTERS: Stetson is off to a strong start in the young 2015 season. Last weekend, the Hatters picked up two big road victories at Georgia Southern (3-1) and at FIU's Conference USA foe UAB, 3-0. On Friday, Stetson drew with Detroit, 1-1, resulting in a season record of 2-0-1 entering Sunday's match. Leading the way for the Hatters is Lucas Diniz, who has an outstanding six goals in just three matches.

ALL-TIME AGAINST STETSON: The Panthers hold a commanding 21-4-1 all-time advantage over the Hatters. Prior to last season's loss, the Panthers had won the previous three matches.

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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 offer 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 $8.9 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/.