Game Details
FIU 2, USF 1
FIU (9-0-3, 4-0-1 C-USA), USF (6-5-1, 3-1 American)
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2017 | 7 p.m.
Tampa, Fla. | Corbett Soccer Stadium
 
The Basics
- The FIU men's soccer team took its show on the road for its final non-conference match of the season on Tuesday night as the Panthers traveled up Interstate 75 to Tampa to face in-state foe USF at Corbett Stadium. FIU, which moved up in the United Soccer Coaches poll earlier in the afternoon from No. 14 to No. 11, pulled out a hard-fought 2-1 win to remain unbeaten. The Panthers improve to 9-0-3 overall.
 
- After tonight, FIU is now just one of two unbeaten teams in collegiate soccer, joining only No. 1 Indiana (12-0-2). No. 3 Maryland, which came into its game with Georgetown with a 10-0-3 record, dropped a 1-0 decision at home.
 
- Joris Ahlinvi (Gujan-Mestras, France) got the Panthers on the board first in the 22nd minute off an assist from Santiago Patino (Orlando, Florida/Freedom) and Esteban Calvo (Escazu, San Jose, Costa Rica/Montverde Academy) to beat USF goalkeeper Harrison Devenish-Mears.
 
- In the 63rd minute, Alessandro Campoy (Miami, Fla./Imaculate-LaSalle) tallied what turned out to be the game-winner taking a pass from Matias Barraza (Miami, Fla./Doral Academy) and Calvo and buried a shot in the back of the goal for a 2-0 lead.
 
- USF made things interesting in the 75th minute when Bradley Farias was fouled in the box and was awarded a penalty kick. Farias fired a shot and beat FIU goalkeeper Hugo Fauroux (Cannes, France/Lycee Bristol) to cut the Panthers' lead to one, 2-1. That was the last opportunity that the Bulls were able to get the rest of the way.
 
- FIU and USF finished the match with 12 shots apiece, however the Panthers had a 6-4 shots on goal advantage in the win.
 
Stat of the Game
FIU keeper Hugo Fauroux finished the match with three saves, with all three coming in the second half and proving to be big stops to keep the Panthers in the lead.
 
Quotable
"Big road win tonight for the team against a quality side. That is three results in the last week on the road for us, and that is very important as we continue to move forward. Now we focus on a key conference (Conference USA) match and New Mexico at home Saturday." – FIU Head Coach Kevin Nylen
 
Scoring Summary
FIU – Joris Ahlinvi (Santiago Patino, Esteban Calvo; 21:50)
FIU – Alessandro Campoy (Matias Barraza, Esteban Calvo; 62:56)
USF – Bradley Farias (Penalty kick; 74:11)
 
Up Next
The Panthers return to the FIU Soccer Stadium on Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. to face New Mexico in a key Conference USA match. FIU will honor its six seniors prior to the match during its Senior Night ceremony.  

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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/.