IRVING, Texas (Oct. 17, 2016) – Junior linebacker
Anthony Wint has been named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 16 the league announced on Monday.
Wint tied a career-high in tackles with 13 (seven solo) versus the Charlotte 49ers on Saturday as FIU won its third-straight to improve to 3-0 in Conference USA action. The native of Homestead, Florida, notched his fifth double-digit tackles outing of the season. Wint led an FIU defense that put the team in position to make a 13-point comeback in the waning moments of the fourth quarter as the Panthers scored two touchdowns in the final 4:30 for the one-point victory. Wint and the FIU defense held the 49ers on the final drive of the game to a missed 49-yard field goal to clinch the win.
The win improved FIU to 3-0 in conference action for the first time in program history and gave the Panthers their first three-game winning streak since the 2011 season.
Wint is currently fifth in the conference and 17
th in the nation in tackles. The junior linebacker has recorded 72 total tackles this season – second on the team – and is 15 tackles shy of breaking into the top 10 all-time in the FIU record books.
This marks Wint's second C-USA Defensive Player of the Week award this season (Oct. 3).
The Panthers host Louisiana Tech on Saturday, Oct. 22. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. ET.
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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/.
