Game Details
Miami (Fla.) 2, FIU 0
FIU 0-1, Miami (Fla.) 2-0
Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017 | 6 p.m. | Miami, Fla. | FIU Soccer Stadium
 
The Basics
- The FIU women's soccer team opened its 2017 campaign on Sunday night at the FIU Soccer Stadium, taking the pitch against cross-town rival Miami. The Panthers battled, however, dropped the 2-0 decision to the Hurricanes in front of a raucous crowd of 664. FIU drops to 0-1, while Miami is 2-0 on the year.

- Bria Williams (Lewisville, Texas) gave the Panthers their best chance of the night – and the first real chance of the game for either team – in the ninth minute when she fired a shot from the point, and from 20 yards out, that was barely deflected by Miami goalkeeper, Phallon Tullis-Joyce and went off the crossbar. That was one of FIU's four first half shots.

 - After the teams went to the break scoreless, UM's Ronnie Johnson connected for the first goal of the night, in the 56^th minute off an assist from Kristina Fisher. Johnson took a cross from Fisher and went from far to near post on the left side from seven yards out, netting what was the eventual game-winner. It was Johnson's third goal of the year.

 - Fisher then got into the scoring column in the 88^th minute, and giving the Hurricanes some insurance, scoring from five yards out in the bottom left of the goal, unassisted. It was her first marker of 2017.

- Despite being outshot by Miami, 25-7, The Panthers were kept in the game by senior goalkeeper Nevena Stojakovic (Nis, Serbia) who recorded seven saves, including numerous from point-blank range. 

Stat of the Game
Although Miami held a 9-4 advantage in shots in the first half, the Hurricanes truly proved to be the aggressor in the second stanza, outshooting the Panthers 16-3 en route to their 25-shot total.
 
Scoring Summary
MIA (1-0) – Ronnie Johnson (Kristina Fisher; 56:04)
MIA (2-1) – Kristina Fisher (unassisted; 87:59)
 
Up Next
The Panthers will travel to New England to battle Dartmouth on Aug, 25 and then the Vermont on Aug. 27. FIU then returns to the Sunshine State and heads up Interstate 95 to take on North Florida on Sept. 1 and Jacksonville on Sept. 3. FIU returns home on Sept. 7 to face Stetson 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/.