MIAMI (September 4, 2016) -- FIU women's soccer battled the noon Miami heat of September and their opponent, the Miami (Ohio) Redhawks and fell to a late goal on a header for a 1-0 result at the FIU Soccer Stadium. The Panthers are now 0-4-1, while the Redhawks are 2-3 on the season.
 
The Panthers have dropped two-straight 1-0 losses, with both goals coming in the last 11 minutes of the game. Four of the five FIU contests have been within a single score.
 
"We simply have to continue to have that hunger at the end of games," said senior Talia McMurtrie. "We just need to want it more than the opponent in those final minutes. That's essentially the difference in these close results."
 
The Redhawks' goal came in the 85^th minute, when freshman Sam Worthman lifted a pass from the end line across the front of the net to find the head of junior Shae van Gassen, who went far post for the game's only scoring play.
 
Both teams had chances, and both keepers had to make tough saves in the contest, including 13 combined in the first half. For the game, Miami outshot the Panthers 15-12.
 
FIU senior keeper Sophia Trujillo (Miami, Florida / Gulliver Prep) posted eight saves, her second-highest total of the season. She is 0-4-1 on the season. Miami senior keeper Vic Maniaci got her first win of the year (1-2) while making six saves in the game.
 
The Panthers will hit the road for a pair of in-state games this week to finish the non-conference portion of the schedule. FIU plays Thursday at UCF at 7 p.m. before a Sunday, 1 p.m. contest at Miami (Florida) down in Coral Gables.
 
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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/.