MIAMI (September 3, 2016) – The FIU men's soccer team returns to action on Sunday at 2 p.m. when it faces Niagara University at the FIU Soccer Stadium. The match will be the second game of a women's-men's soccer doubleheader with the Panthers' women's team taking on Miami (Ohio) at noon.
The Panthers (2-1) take the pitch looking for their third-straight win following a hard-fought, 1-0 triumph over Wisconsin on Friday night.
Santiago Patino scored the match's lone goal, doing so in the fifth minute of the contest. It was Patino's third goal of the season and his third in the last two outings.
On the night, FIU held a slight 5-4 advantage in shots, despite the Badgers having the edge in shots on goal, 3-2. FIU had five corner kicks as opposed to the Badgers' two.
Panthers' goalkeeper
Arthur Clapot recorded three saves on the night and improved to 2-1 on the season. His clean sheet is the fifth of his career during his two years at FIU, and the first since a 1-0 win over the Marshall in the 2015 Conference USA title game.
The Purple Eagles started a two-game road trip in the Sunshine State Friday night against Florida Atlantic. In a tough defensive contest that resulted in just three shots on goal, the Purple Eagles came up just short, losing 1-0 in Boca Raton.
Following Sunday's match, the Panthers will play four of their next five matches on the road beginning at North Florida in Jacksonville on Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. The lone home match for FIU during that stretch will be its Conference USA opener against Kentucky on Sept. 17 at 7 p.m.
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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/.
