Game Details
Charlotte 3, FIU 0
FIU (1-5, 0-1 C-USA), Charlotte (7-3, 2-0 C-USA)
Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017 | 1 p.m.
Charlotte, N.C. | Transamerica Field
 
The Basics

• The FIU women's soccer team got back on the pitch on Sunday for the first time since Sept. 3, due to Hurricane Irma, as the Panthers traveled to Charlotte to face the 49ers in a Conference USA match-up. Charlotte handed FIU 3-0 loss, dropping the Panthers to 1-5 on the year and 0-1 in C-USA play. The 49ers are 7-3 overall and 2-0 in C-USA.
   
• Charlotte controlled the match from the beginning outshooting FIU 23-6 during the afternoon, including 13-2 in the opening half of play.
   
• Megan Greene got Charlotte on the board first, in the 34^th minute, off a rebound shot for her seventh goal of the season. Julia Grainda then struck six minutes later off a deflection inside the box. Jamie Fankhauser rounded out the day's scoring, in the 66^th minute on a putback off a corner kick.
   
• Isabella de Almagro (Pembroke Pines, Fla./American Heritage) led the team with two shots and two shots on goal.
   
• Nevena Stojakovic (Nis, Serbia) had six saves in the loss
   

Stat of the Game
In addition to its advantage over FIU in shots, Charlotte also held the upper hand in shots on goal, 10-5.
 
Scoring Summary
CHA – Megan Greene (Martha Thomas; 34:42)
CHA – Julia Grainda ( Amelia Clower; 40:06)
CHA – Jamie Fankhauser (Amelia Clower, Riley Orr; 66:47)
 
Up Next
The Panthers return to Miami for their longest homestand of the season, three games, beginning on Sept. 29, at 7 p.m. against UAB. FIU will also play Middle Tennessee on Oct. 1 at 12 p.m., and Louisiana Tech on Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. during the home stretch.

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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/.