Game Details
UTSA 4, FIU 2
FIU (1-12, 0-8 C-USA), UTSA (3-13, 2-7 C-USA)
Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017 | 1 p.m.
Miami, Florida | FIU Soccer Stadium
 
The Basics
- The FIU women's soccer team kicked off the first of its two final matches of the 2017 season campaign on Sunday as it welcomed UTSA to the FIU Soccer Stadium. The Panthers took a 2-1 first-half lead, however UTSA pulled out a 4-2 come-from-behind win over FIU. The Panthers drop to 1-12 on the year and 0-8 in Conference USA, while the Roadrunners improve to 3-14 and 2-7 in league play.  

- All of the first half scoring in the first 45 minutes of play came during a three-minute stretch. FIU's Courtney Phillips (Arlington, Texas/Mansfield) started the flurry of scoring off in the 32^nd-minute, taking a pass from Michaela Rouse (Allen, Texas/Allen) and beating a charging UTSA goalkeeper, Michelle Cole, with a shot to the far left post. It was Phillips' second goal of the season.

- Just one minute later the Roadrunners retaliated with a laser of a shot from 24 yards out going just over a leaping FIU keeper Nevena Stojakovic (Nis, Serbia) to tie the game.

- The Panthers regained the lead in the 35^th-minute when Rouse and Phillips got together again, this time with Rouse beating Cole for her first goal of the year.

- Early in the second half, the Roadrunners put together another quick hit, netting two goals in a 71-second stretch. In the 62^nd-minute, Katieann Lochte floated a shot over Stojakovic's head from 21 yards out. Stojakovic jumped to make the save, getting both hands on the ball, however the ball bounced off her hands and went behind her into the goal for the equalizer. Then, in the 64^th-minute of play, Dina Draguicevich fired a shot from five yards out, beating Stojakovic for the game-winner.

- Kaja Skare recorded an insurance goal in the 78^th-minute off a pass from Marianne Hernandez from five yards out.

- UTSA outshot the Panthers 19-7 on the afternoon, including an 11-3 advantage in the second half. The Roadrunners also held a 12-6 shots on goal advantage.

- Stojakovic finished the afternoon with eight saves

Stat of the Game
FIU equaled its season goal production this afternoon with its two scores.
 
Scoring Summary
FIU – Courtney Phillips (Michaela Rouse; 31:35)
UTSA – Harper Lucza (Unassisted; 32:51)
FIU – Michaela Rouse (Courtney Phillips; 34:09)
UTSA – Katieann Lochte (Unassisted; 61:25)
UTSA – Dina Draguicevich (Unassisted; 63:06)
UTSA – Kaja Skare (Marianne Hernandez; 77:20)
 
Up Next
FIU returns to the pitch on Friday, Oct. 27 when it closes out the 2017 season against Conference USA rival Florida Atlantic. 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 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/.