MIAMI (Sept. 10, 2016) -- The three-match road trip for FIU women's soccer continues Sunday afternoon when the Panthers travel 20 minutes south to Miami's Cobb Stadium for a date with the Miami Hurricanes in Coral Gables, beginning at 1 p.m.
 
The game concludes the non-conference portion of the 2016 schedule for the Panthers, who sit at 0-5-1 on the season. It will be broadcast on the ACC Network Extra, available on the ESPN App and WatchESPN. Both teams lost on Thursday, with Miami losing to FGCU at home on Thursday, in a 1-0 result. The Hurricanes are 5-2 this year.
 
The two teams have met 10 previous times, with the Panthers winning three and the teams tying once. FIU scored just one goal in the previous four meetings with the Hurricanes, which included a scoreless tie at home against Miami in 2005. They have not met on the pitch since the 2008 season, a 2-1 Hurricanes win in Coral Cables on August 29.
 
Not only has FIU beaten Miami twice at home, but also once on the road, the only meeting in the series when Miami was ranked (No. 14), in a 2-1 overtime victory in Coral Gables back in 2001.
 
The Panthers are led in scoring by senior Alyssa Robinson (Pembroke Pines, Florida / American Heritage), who has two goals. Junior Courtney Phillips (Arlington, Texas) and sophomore Jacky Manteas (Schloss Holte-Stukenbrock, Germany) have one assist each so far this season.
 
The Hurricanes lead the country in assists (23) and have collected the fourth-most goals (20) in the nation, thanks to a pair of 7-0 results. Freshman Kristina Fisher has 17 points (6 G, 5 A) so far this year, tied for fourth in Division I in that category.
 
The road trip will conclude for FIU when the Panthers travel to Florida Atlantic to begin Conference USA play on Sunday, September 18 at 6 p.m.
 
  
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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/.