Game Details
FIU 4, Marshall 0
FIU (6-0-3, 3-0-1 C-USA), Marshall (5-5-1, 1-3 C-USA)
Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017. 26, 2017 | 7 p.m.
Miami, Fla. | FIU Soccer Stadium
 
The Basics
- The FIU men's soccer team extended its unbeaten streak to nine, shutting out Marshall 4-0 at FIU Soccer Stadium on Saturday night. Sophomore Santiago Patino (Orlando, Florida / Freedom H.S.) produced his first career hat trick with two of his goals coming in the first half and the third early in the second. Sophomore Jordan Machado (Juvignac, France) also tallied multiple points on the night with his first career goal and second assist of the season. The Panthers improve to 6-0-3 overall and 3-0-1 in Conference USA. The Herd drops to 5-5-1 overall and 1-3 in league play.
 
- For the third time this season, the Panthers scored a pair of goals in the opening 10 minutes of the match. In the third minute, sophomore Alessandro Campoy (Port au Prince, Haiti) connected with Patino who fired into the center of the net from just outside the penalty box. Five minutes later, sophomore Joris Ahlinvi (Gujan-Mestras, France) setup Machado who deked past the Marshall goalkeeper to score into the lower-left corner.
 
- Patino recorded his second of the night in the 25th minute when he connected with Machado, deked past two Marshall defenders to score from 20 yards out. At the end of the first half, the Panthers led 3-0.
 
- Early in the second half, Patino broke away to complete the hat trick with hard shot at the lower, left corner. It was Patino's 12th of the season. He has recorded three multi-goal matches on the year and extends his consecutive match goal streak to six.
 
- Junior Hugo Fauroux (Cannes, France) tallied five saves on the night and improved to 5-0-3. This is his third shutout on the year.
 
Stat of the Game
- Patino recorded the first hat trick for the Panthers since alum Luis Betancourt in 2015, during a 7-0 win over Florida Atlantic.
 
From the Sideline
"It's a solid win at home, scored goals and kept a clean sheet, but the most important thing for the guys is a good week of preparation. The focus was Marshall, who was a good side. We jumped on them early and continued that throughout the game. They had chances, but it's massive for the standings in conference to continue to take it one game at a time with three points." - FIU Head Coach Kevin Nylen
 
Scoring Summary
FIU – Santiago Patino (Alessandro Campoy; 2:55)
FIU – Jordan Machado (Joris Ahlinvi; 7:56)
FIU – Santiago Patino (Jordan Machado; 24:23)
FIU – Santiago Patino (Joris Ahlinvi; 47:40)
 
Up Next
The Panthers return to action on Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. when they take to the road for three-matches, beginning with FGCU.
 
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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/.