MIAMI (Sept. 23, 2016) -- FIU suffered another long weather delay in a game, and succumbed to a powerful young Charlotte team in a 4-0 home loss in Conference USA women's soccer action Friday night at the FIU Soccer Field. The loss drops the Panthers to 1-7-1 on the season and an 0-2 start in C-USA play. The 49ers improve to 6-4 overall, 2-0 in league games.
 
The Panthers played the 49ers level for nearly 40 minutes, with the 49ers getting a first-half goal in the 40^th minute on a cross and 12-yard blast to the top of the frame. That was the first of four goals all scored by freshmen in the contest. That 1-0 score held to the half, which lasted 94 minutes because of lightning in the area.
 
Following the delay, the 49ers posted three more goals in the second frame, including a corner kick goal from Riley Orr, which bent into and deflected in off the far post from the kick.
 
FIU senior keeper Sophia Trujillo (Miami, Florida / Gulliver Prep) recorded five saves in the contest.
 
The Panthers posted a season-high 14 shots, with Charlotte keeper Anna Shelden posting a pair of saves.
 
FIU will play its next three contests on the road, starting with a game at UAB next Friday at 8 p.m. Eastern to close out the month.
  
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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/.