Game Details
No. 11 FIU 4, No. 24 New Mexico 0
FIU (10-0-3, 5-0-1 C-USA), UNM (8-4-2, 3-2-1 C-USA)
Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 | 7 p.m.
Miami, Fla. | FIU Soccer Stadium
 
The Basics
- After a difficult three-match road stretch, the FIU men's soccer team returned home to the FIU Soccer Stadium on Saturday, but the competition didn't get any easier. The Panthers took the pitch for a key Conference USA match against No. 24 New Mexico (UNM) and didn't seem to miss a beat, dominating the Lobos and handing them a 4-0 loss. FIU improves to 10-0-3 on the year and 5-0-1 in C-USA, while UNM drops to 8-4-2 overall and 3-2-1 in league play. The win, which was the blue and gold's fourth clean sheet on the season, extend the Panthers unbeaten streak to 13 matches on the year joining No. 1 ranked Indiana who defeated Wisconsin, 2-1 in double overtime on Saturday night to improve to 13-0-3.
 
- Saturday's match against the Lobos begins FIU's most daunting stretch of the season. Including tonight's contest, the Panthers will close out final three matches of the 2017 regular season campaign against three of the top five teams in the United Soccer Coaches Southeast Region Rankings: UNM (No. 2), Old Dominion (No. 3) and Kentucky (No. 5). FIU is ranked No. 1 in the region. 
 
- Joris Ahlinvi (Gujan-Mestras, France) got the Panthers on the board first in the 23^rd-minute of play on a penalty kick after being taken down in the box. Ahlinvi set up and beat New Mexico goalkeeper, Jason Beaulieu, to the low left corner, for his fourth goal of the season.
 
- Matias Barraza (Miami, Florida/Doral Academy) nearly put the Panthers up 2-0, with a laser shot from the left side of the goal, and about 22 yards out, only to have Beaulieu make a spectacular diving save to his left and sending the ball off the post, keeping it a one-goal match in the 35^th-minute.
 
- The Panthers headed into the intermission dominating offensively, outshooting the Lobos, 10-3, and 4-1 in shots on goal.
 
- Barraza eventually beat Beaulieu, taking a pass from Paul Marie (Saint Aubindes Bois, France/5th Ursule) in the 53^rd-minute and sending a chip shot to the far low corner over the keeper. It was Barraza's third goal of the year.
 
- FIU goalkeeper Hugo Fauroux (Cannes, France/Lycee Bristol), who finished the match with four saves, recorded possibly the biggest stop of the night in the 67^th-minute, when the Lobos' Aaron Scott fired his one shot on goal of the night seemingly beat Fauroux. The France native, however, made a diving save to his left to keep UNM off the board.
 
- Marie, who assisted on the second goal of the game just 16 minutes before, capped a frantic play that was started by a big defensive play by Alessandro Campoy (Miami, Florida/Immaculate-LaSalle). After Campoy cleanly picked a UNM player, who was trying to make a move past him, he crossed the ball and served up a streaking Marie who fired a shot that was saved by Beaulieu, collected his own rebound, and sent a shot over the keeper but below the crossbar to make the score 3-0 in the 70^th-minute.  
 
- Campoy found his way into the goal column, finishing the scoring for the night with a shot from 15 yards out that deflected off Beaulieu. Campoy, like Marie, collected his own rebound and found the back of the goal in the 79^th-minute.
 
Stat of the Game
On the night, FIU showed no mercy, with a 21-8 shots advantage, including a 14-4 advantage in shots on goal. Of the 14 shots on goal, 10 came in the second half.

"Tonight was another impressive win in conference against a good opponent. Pleased for the team, a strong performance and most important a clean sheet. Now we shift our focus to ODU on Wednesday." – FIU Head Coach Kevin Nylen
 
Scoring Summary
FIU – Joris Ahlinvi (Penalty kick; 21:35)
FIU – Matias Barraza (Paul Marie; 53:44)
FIU – Paul Marie (Alessandro Campoy; 69:15)
FIU – Alessandro Campoy (Unassisted; 78:40)
 
Up Next
The Panthers return to the FIU Soccer Stadium for their regular season home finale on Wednesday, Oct. 25 when Old Dominion makes its way to Miami. FIU will close out the season at Kentucky on Sunday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. The Conference USA Tournament will take place on Nov. 8, 10, 12 in Norfolk, Virginia.  

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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/.