Game Details
FIU 5, South Carolina 2
FIU (8-0-3, 4-0-1 C-USA), South Carolina (4-8-1, 0-4-1 C-USA)
Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017 | 7 p.m.
Columbia, S.C. | Eugene E. Stone III Stadium
 
The Basics
- The FIU men's soccer team continued its three-match road stretch on Saturday heading to the Palmetto State for a key Conference USA match with the South Carolina Gamecocks. The Panthers, who were coming off a thrilling double-overtime come-from-behind win on Tuesday at Florida Gulf Coast, didn't miss a beat, defeating South Carolina 5-2 at Eugene E. Stone III Stadium. The win improves FIU's record to 8-0-3 overall and 4-0-1 in C-USA. The Gamecocks drop to 4-8-1 and 0-4-1 slate in league play. The win also extends the Panthers's unbeaten streak to 11 games. FIU is currently one of just three schools in Division I without a blemish on the season.
 
- After a 0-0 tie at the break, and after South Carolina scored the first goal of the match in the 51st-minute of play, FIU scored all five of its goals in the second half with Paul Marie (Saint Aubindes Bois, France/5th Ursule) starting the onslaught with an unassisted goal in the 60th-minute.
 
- Marie also had a hand in the second and third goals of the match. In the 64th-minute, Marie served up Jordan Machado (Juvignac, France) in the 64th-minute for his second goal of the season. Marie then beat South Carolina goalkeeper William Pyle in the 72nd-minute.  
 
- After Matias Barraza (Miami, Fla./Doral Academy) netted his second goal of the season for the Panthers in the 82nd-minute, South Carolina's Tucker Monheimer tried to spark the Gamecocks beating FIU's Hugo Fauroux (Cannes, France/Lycee Bristol) in the 86th-minute of play.
 
- Donald Tomlinson ended any thoughts of a South Carolina comeback scoring the final goal of the match, one minute and 22 seconds later, for his first goal of the season in the 87th-minute.
 
- FIU outshot the Gamecocks 24-16 and held a 11-7 shots-on-goal advantage.
 
- Fauroux finished the night with four saves in the win. He improves to 7-0-3 on the year.
 
Stat of the Game
- After a scoreless first half, all seven goals by both teams were scored in the second half.
 
Quotable
"It was a good road win tonight, another step in the right direction in conference against a tough opponent. We struggled in the first half, but were much better in the second half. It was good to see a positive response after the half with good goals by the team. Now we prepare for USF." – FIU Head Coach Kevin Nylen
 
Scoring Summary
SC – Luca Mayr (Wallander Ianev; 50:51)
FIU – Paul Marie (Unassisted; 59:41)
FIU – Jordan Machado (Paul Marie; 63:21)
FIU – Paul Marie (Unassisted; 71:26)
FIU – Matias Barraza (Unassisted; 81:12)
SC – Tucker Monheimer (Wallander Ianev; 85:37)
FIU – Donald Tomlinson (Alessandro Campoy/Inigo Sagarduy; 86:59)
 
Up Next
FIU closes out its three-match road stretch on Tuesday, Oct. 17 when it travels to Tampa to face USF in its final non-conference match of the season. First touch is slated for 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 eight different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including Riccardo Silva 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/.