Game Details
FIU 2, NJIT 2
FIU (1-0-2), NJIT (2-0-1)
Friday, Sept. 1, 2017 | 7 p.m.
Miami, Fla. | FIU Soccer Stadium
 
The Basics
- The FIU men's soccer team played to a 2-2 draw with New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) on Friday night at the FIU Soccer Stadium in the Panthers' home-opener. The match, which was deadlocked at the end of 90 minutes, was suspended due to lightning and was not resumed.
 
- Marvin Hezel (Waldshut, Germany/SC Freiburg) got the Panthers on the board first just before the intermission on a spectacular set piece in the 44^th minute. Off a corner kick that found its way to Deshawon Nembhard (Dallas, Texas/St. Mark's School of Texas), Nembhard headed the ball to Hezel who beat the Highlanders' keeper, Victor Pujades, for the 1-0 lead.
 
- After an FIU foul in the box in the 55^th minute gave Mamadou Guirassy a penalty kick, the Highlanders' defender beat the Panthers' goalkeeper Hugo Fauroux (Cannes, France) for the equalizer. Guirassy struck again 15 minutes later to give NJIT a one goal advantage, 2-1.
 
- Paul Marie (Saint Aubindes Bois, France) leveled the match at two-all in the 72^nd minute off a pass from Santiago Patino (Orlando, Fla./Freedom) to salvage the draw before the lightning and rain found its way over the FIU Soccer Stadium.
 
- For the second-straight match, Fauroux had a relatively uneventful evening making just one save, taking advantage of a stout defense in front of him.
 
- FIU outshot NJIT, 15-6, on the night; 8-3 in the first half and 7-3 in the second stanza.
 
Stat of the Game
- The Panthers held the advantage in shots on goal, 7-3. Including two on net from Patino.
 
Scoring Summary
FIU – Marvin Hezel (Deshawon Nembhard; 44:00)
NJIT – Mamagou Guirassy (Penalty Kick; 54:01)
NJIT – Mamagou Guirassy (Unassisted; 69:42)
FIU – Paul Marie (Santiago Patino; 72:11)
 
Up Next
The Panthers 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/.