Game Details
Dartmouth 1, FIU 0
FIU (0-2), Dartmouth (1-0)
Sunday, Aug. 20, 2017 | 6 p.m.
Hanover, N.H. | Burnham Field
 
The Basics
- The FIU women's soccer team hit the road for the first time during the 2017 season as the Panthers took the pitch on Friday against Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, with the Big Green handing FIU a hard-fought 1-0 loss. The setback drops the Panthers to 0-2 on the year, while Dartmouth improves to 1-0 in its season-opener.

- The Panthers hung tough for the entire match, however the Big Green's Lauren Lucas recorded the game-winner in the 79^th minute off an assist from Bianca Ribi. Lucas took Ribi's offering from left to center and rolled a shot between the defender's legs.

- FIU goalkeeper Nevena Stojakovic logged four saves on the night including a spectacular diving stop to her left in the first half to keep the match scoreless.

- Emily Baragar recorded three of the Panthers' seven shots on the night. 

Stat of the Game
FIU was outshot 11-7 by the Big Green, and was shotless in the first half. Dartmouth had six shots in the first 45 minutes of action.
 
Scoring Summary
DART – Lauren Lucas (Bianca Ribi; 79:27)
 
Up Next
The Panthers close out their three-day, two-game trip to New England on Sunday, Aug, 27 at 12 p.m. when they travel to Burlington, Vermont to face the University of Vermont.  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/.