RUSTON, Louisiana (October 5, 2016) -- FIU ended its three-game road swing with a win, a loss and a tie, finishing with a 2-0 road loss at Louisiana Tech Wednesday night in Conference USA women's soccer action. The loss drops FIU to 2-8-2, 1-3-1 in Conference USA. LA Tech is now 10-3-1, with a level 2-2 C-USA record.

The Lady Techsters were able to jump on the scoreboard early by getting a goal in the ninth minute from Madison Doll.
 
FIU senior keeper Sophia Trujillo (Miami, Florida / Gulliver Prep) faced 12 shots in the first half, with six saves.
 
LA Tech produced the final score of the night in the 70^th minute, when Au'Dresha Spates maneuvered behind the defense for a goal. That score held for the win for the home team.
 
The Panthers won the battle of shots in the second half, with 10 to LA Tech's seven. Both keepers ended with six saves each.
 
FIU will return home for its next three games, starting with 1 p.m. Sunday action against ODU.
 
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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/.