MIAMI (October 30, 2016) -- After nearly four full days of rain, the FIU Soccer Stadium turf had all it could handle, but the rains continued to come Sunday as the Panthers succumbed to Old Dominion by a 1-0 final to conclude the regular season. FIU finishes the year at 3-11-3 overall, 2-6-2 in Conference USA. By virtue of the win, ODU claims the final spot in the C-USA Championships this week in Charlotte. The Monarchs are 11-7 overall, and 5-5 in C-USA.
 
The lone score of the game was an own goal by FIU right on the 39-minute mark. After a collision in front of the goal with an ODU forward and FIU senior keeper Sophia Trujillo (Miami, Florida / Gulliver Prep), the ball came loose in front of the net. In an attempt to clear it, the Panthers kicked it off of Trujillo and into goal. It was the only time the ball found a net in the game.
 
Trujillo had four saves, while facing 10 ODU shots. The Monarchs put together nine corner kicks, including two groups of three in a row, to FIU's three.
 
Trujillo finished her career with the ninth-most saves by a keeper in program history, with 118.
 
"It was a crazy way to create a game-winner, but the team fought hard," said FIU Head Coach Thomas Chestnutt. "We gave ourselves chances and I felt like we really limited Old Dominion to only a couple of chances on corner kicks. To have the difference be that goal was certainly heartbreaking for our seniors and the whole team. I was proud of the way this team has played and battled this year. It's a good group and they should hold their heads up. All the best to ODU in the tournament."
 
After the game, the program honored its three outgoing seniors, with Trujillo joined by Alyssa Robinson (Pembroke Pines, Florida / American Heritage HS) and Pat Tomanon (Davie, Florida / Western HS)
 
"I want to especially thank the seniors for their efforts this year and in all of their years here. It's been great to watch them grow and mature and I look forward to seeing them as alumnae return to us."

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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/.