MIAMI (September 22, 2017) – The FIU men's soccer team returns home on Saturday, Sept. 23, for the first time since Sept. 3, when the Panthers take the pitch against Conference USA foe Charlotte. First touch at the FIU Soccer Stadium is slated for 7 p.m.
The Panthers come into the meeting with the 49ers as the only unbeaten team in Conference USA with a 3-0-2 record and a 1-0 record in league play. FIU is coming off a 2-1 win over UAB in Birmingham on Sept. 14 in its C-USA opener. The blue and gold are receiving votes in both the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and Top Drawer Soccer polls
On the year,
Santiago Patino (Orlando, Fla. / Freedom) leads the team in points scored with 11 (5g, 1a) and leads the team in goals with five.
Alessandro Campoy (Miami, Fla. / Immaculata-LaSalle) (2g, 1a) and
Inigo Sagarduy (Coral Gables, Fla. / Belen Jesuit Prep) (1g, 3a) trail with five points each. In four matches played, goalkeeper
Hugo Fauroux (Cannes, France / Lycee Bristol) boasts a 2-0-2 record, tallying 10 saves and allowing only four goals against. He boasts a 0.714 save percentage.
Charlotte comes into Saturday's match with a 3-1-1 overall record and is 1-0 in Conference USA. The 49ers defeated Jacksonville 1-0 at home last Sunday. Charlotte faced their first conference opponent on Sept. 9, when they hosted Marshall, resulting in a 1-0 win.
The match against the 49ers is the first of two-straight at home for the Panthers. FIU will close out the short home stretch against North Florida on Sept. 26 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 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/.
