MIAMI (October 1, 2016) -- Coming off a scoreless draw Friday at UAB, the FIU women's soccer team plays the second of three-straight league road games Sunday at 2 p.m. Eastern against Middle Tennessee.
 
The draw earned FIU its first point in the conference standings.
 
The Panthers sit at 1-7-2 on the season, 0-2-1 in Conference USA games. MT is 3-6-1 this season, with a 1-2 conference mark. The Blue Raiders suffered a 1-0 home loss Friday against Florida Atlantic.
 
The Panthers trail 6-10-1 in the all-time series with the Blue Raiders, with one win in the last 11 meetings. That win was a double overtime thriller in the Conference USA Tournament, 2-1 in November of 2012. Sunday's game will be the fifth time in a row in the regular season that the two teams have met in Murfreesboro.
 
Following the contest, the Panthers conclude the road swing with a Wednesday evening game at Louisiana Tech. Game time is set for 8 p.m. Eastern.
 
Sophomore Lyrik Fryer (on the team's defensive effort...)
"We have been using younger players on defense and it has taken time to gel and learn one another. We have learned about each other and learned what to do and where to go. Individually, we defend well, but we work well together as a team defensively. Also with Sophia (Trujilla) being here for a second year, she has been more vocal and helps us communicate with one another. We just have to stay connected to each other out there."
 
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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 of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.