Game Details
Middle Tennessee 2, FIU 1 (OT)
FIU (1-7, 0-3 C-USA), MT (5-5, 2-1 C-USA)
Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 | 12 p.m.
Miami, Fla. | FIU Soccer Stadium
 
The Basics
- The FIU women's soccer team played its second game in three days and dropped a heartbreaking 2-1 overtime loss to visiting Middle Tennessee on Sunday at the FIU Soccer Stadium. The Panthers move to 1-7 on the year and 0-3 in Conference USA, while the Blue Raiders even out at 5-5 on the season and 2-1 in league play.

- The Panthers jumped out on top first when Courtney Phillips (Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Timberview) beat MT goalkeeper Sydney Chalcraft in the 21^st minute to make the score 1-0. The goal was her first of the year.

- The Blue Raiders connected on the equalizer with less than five minutes left in the first half when Peyton Depriest tallied the first of her two goals on the afternoon. She then got the game-winner in the 94^th minute off an assist from Cameron Cox from five yards out.

- Nevena Stojakovic (Nis, Serbia) logged a season-high eight saves on the afternoon.

- Middle Tennessee outshot FIU 17-12 on the day and 10-4 in shots on goal.

- Phillips led the Panthers with four shots and Asha James (Canaan, Tobago/Signal Hill Secondary) was a close second with three shots in the loss. Each had a shot on goal.

Stat of the Game
During the first half of play, FIU led Middle Tennessee, 8-6 in shots, however the Blue Raiders proceeded to outshoot the Panthers 11-4 in the second half and the overtime.
 
Scoring Summary
FIU – Courtney Philips (Unassisted; 20:57)
MT – Peyton Depriest (Unassisted; 40:35)
MT – Peyton Depriest (Cameron Cox; 93:37)
 
Up Next
The Panthers close out the trio of home tilts against Louisiana Tech on Thursday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. before heading out for four-straight on the road.
 
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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 eight different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including Lime Court at FIU Arena and Riccardo Silva Stadium.
 
About FIU: Florida International University is classified by Carnegie as a "R1: Doctoral Universities - Highest Research Activity" and recognized as a Carnegie Community Engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as business, engineering, computer science, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes almost $9 billion each year to the local economy and is ranked second in Florida in Forbes Magazine's "America's Best Employers" list. FIU graduates are consistently among the highest paid college graduates in Florida and are among the leaders of public and private organizations throughout South Florida. 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 with multiple state-of-the-art research facilities including the Wall of Wind Research and Testing Facility, FIU's Medina Aquarius Program and the Advanced Materials Engineering Research Institute.  FIU has awarded more than 220,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, the Miami Beach Urban Studios, and Tianjin, China. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and more than 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.