Game Details
FIU 1, James Madison 1
FIU (0-0-1), JMU (0-0-1)
Friday, Aug. 25, 2017 | 4 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio | Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
 
The Basics
- The FIU men's soccer team kicked off the 2017 campaign – and the Kevin Nylen era – on Friday night with a 1-1 draw against James Madison on the first day of the 12th-Annual Bert & Iris Wolstein Classic, hosted by Ohio State University. The match was the season-opener for both schools.
 
- The Panthers and Dukes played to a 0-0 tie through the first half, however it only took 51 seconds into the second stanza for FIU to get on the board when Conference USA Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Santiago Patino (Orlando, Fla./Freedom) took a pass from Marvin Hezel (Waldshut, Germany/SC Freiburg) and beat JMU keeper TJ Bush from 12 yards out to the back right corner of the net. It was Patino's first goal of the season.
 
- The Dukes knotted the game at one-apiece in the 65^th minute as Niclas Mohn was served a pass from Joe Vyner to the left wing and buried the shot past Hugo Fauroux at the left post.
 
- JMU held a slight 13-12 shot advantage at the end of regulation, however FIU outshot the Dukes 3-1 in the overtime session, although none came on net.
 
- Fauroux recorded six saves on the afternoon, including four in the second half of regulation.
 
- Friday's draw is the first blemish for the Panthers against the Dukes in the all-time series. Coming into the match, FIU held a 4-0 record against JMU.
 
Stat of the Game
- Despite the Panthers holding a slight edge in shots (15-14), the Dukes recorded seven of the 11 shots on goal, however could not capitalize.

Quotes from the Pitch
"Today we saw many positives," said Nylen. "A team effort was needed. We're one game into the season and we have a lot to build on moving forward. Now we prepare for Ohio State."
 
Scoring Summary
FIU – Santiago Patino (Marvin Hetzel; 45:51)
JMU – Niclas Mohn (Joe Vyner; 65:48) 
 
Up Next
FIU closes out the Wolstein Classic on Sunday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. when they take the pitch against the host Buckeyes.

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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/.