Game Details
Old Dominion 2, FIU 0
FIU (1-9, 0-5 C-USA), Old Dominion (7-3-2, 4-1 C-USA)
Saturday, Oct. 8, 2017 | 3 p.m.
Norfolk, Va. | ODU Soccer Stadium
 
The Basics
- The FIU women's soccer team hit the road for the first of four-straight matches, facing Old Dominion on Sunday in Norfolk, Virginia. The Panthers were looking to get the road stretch off on the right foot, however the Monarchs had other ideas, handing FIU a 2-0 loss. The Panthers drop to 1-9 overall and 0-5 in Conference USA, while ODU improves to 7-3-2 and 4-1 in C-USA.

- The Monarchs came out looking to make a statement early, outshooting the Panthers 10-2 in the first 20 minutes of play. Old Dominion eventually broke through in the 27^th minute when Emily Roberts took a pass from Jackie Stroud and beat FIU goalkeeper Nevena Stojakovic (Nis, Serbia) to make the score 1-0. That would be the only scoring in the first half.   

- The Monarchs dominated play in the first 45 minutes of action, outshooting FIU, 17-5. Stojakovic kept FIU in the match with her seven saves, including one on a penalty kick in the 33^rd minute of play.

- Just over 17 minutes into the second stanza, Old Dominion connected on its second goal of the game when Natalie Johnson served up a pass to Iris Achterhof, who placed the ball in the lower right corner of the goal to put the Monarchs up 2-0. That would be all ODU would need the rest of the way.

- Old Dominion dominated play for the entire 45 minutes of action, outshooting the Panthers 31-9.

- Courtney Phillips (Arlington, Texas) led the way for FIU with four shots, including three on goal.

- Stojakovic finished the game with a season-high 13 saves. She fell one save shy of equaling her season-high in the first half with seven stops. 

Stat of the Game
Stojakovic fell one save shy of equaling her season-high in the first half with seven stops.
 
Scoring Summary
ODU – Emily Roberts (Jackie Stroud; 26:44)
ODU – Iris Achterhof (Natalie Johnson; 62:35)
 
Up Next
FIU will get the week to prepare for its match against Marshall in Huntington, West Virginia on Oct. 13 at 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/.