Game Details
FIU 3, Ohio State 0
FIU (1-0-1), Ohio State (1-1)
Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017 | 7 p.m.
Columbus, Ohio | Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
 
The Basics
- The FIU men's soccer team turned in a dominating performance on Sunday night to pick up its first win of the season – and the first career head coaching win for the Panthers' Kevin Nylen – as FIU defeated Ohio State, 3-0, on the final day of the 12th-Annual Bert & Iris Wolstein Classic, hosted by the Buckeyes. The win improves the Panthers to 1-0-1 on the year while Ohio State falls to 1-1.
 
- Santiago Patino (Orlando, Fla./Freedom) got the scoring started off in the sixth minute taking a pass from Inigo Sagarduy (Coral Gables, Fla./Belen Jesuit Prep) and buried his second goal of the season, and weekend, giving the Panthers a 1-0 lead.

- The duo of Alessandro Campoy (Miami, Fla./Imaculate-LaSalle) and Sagarduy then took over early on in the second half to put the match out of reach for good. Just over a minute into the second stanza, in the 46^th minute Campoy took a pass from Sagarduy and beat Ohio State goalkeeper Parker Siegfried. Then 12 minutes later Sagarduy served up a pass to Campoy who, again, beat Siegfried in the 58^th minute. The two goals were the first and second of Campoy's career.
 
- FIU outshot the Buckeyes 12-5 on the night.
 
- FIU keeper Hugo Fauroux (Cannes, France) had a relatively uneventful evening making just one save en route to his first FIU win.
 
- Four Panthers took home hardware for their play during the weekend. Patino, Fauroux, Paul Marie (Saint Aubindes Bois, France) and Marvin Hezel (Waldshut, Germany) were named to the All-Classic team while Patino also earned Most Valuable Player.
 
Stat of the Game
- The Panthers were certainly the aggressor against the Buckeyes, holding a commanding 6-1 edge in shots on goal.

Quotes from the Pitch
"Tonight was another great team effort and the players were fantastic, They stuck to the game plan and were the better team on the night. We are very happy for the team and now we focus on NJIT next Friday night." - FIU Head Coach Kevin Nylen
 
Scoring Summary
FIU – Santiago Patino (Inigo Sagarduy; 6:58)
FIU – Alessandro Campoy (Inigo Sagarduy; 46:02)
FIU – Alessandro Campoy (Inigo Sagarduy; 58:18)
 
Up Next
FIU returns to Miami for its home-opener on Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. when New Jersey Institute of Technology visits the FIU Soccer Stadium. The Panthers will close out the weekend with their second home match in three days, against the College of Charleston on Sept. 3 at 1 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 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/.