Game Details
UAB 5, FIU 1
FIU (1-6, 0-2 C-USA), UAB (8-1-2, 1-1 C-USA)
Friday, Sept. 29, 2017 | 7 p.m.
Miami, Fla. | FIU Soccer Stadium
 
The Basics
- The FIU women's soccer team began a three-match homestand on Friday night at the FIU Soccer Stadium, dropping a 5-1 decision to Conference USA foe UAB. The Panthers fall to 1-6 on the year and 0-2 in C-USA, while the Blazers are 8-1-2 and 1-1 in league play.

- UAB controlled the match from the opening touch, leading 2-0 at the intermission and 3-0 after just 48 minutes of action. Ashley Adams (West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West) scored FIU's second goal of the season, off a pass from Asha James (Canaan, Tobago / Signal Hill Secondary) in the 65^th minute of play.

- Courtney Phillips (Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Timberview) led FIU in shots on the night with three, and Isabella De Almagro (Pembroke Pines, Fla./American Heritage) and Paula Quintero (Doral, Fla./Ronald Regan) each had two shots. Grace Wilson (Maineville, Ohio/Mount Notre Dame), along with Adams, had the Panthers's shots on goal.

- Nevena Stojakovic (Nis, Serbia) had just one save in 90 minutes of action for FIU.

Stat of the Game
Despite FIU outshooting the Blazers, 12-10, on the night, UAB held a 6-2 advantage in shots on goal in its win.
 
Scoring Summary
UAB – Carolina Kehrer (Megan Hudgens; 12:39)
UAB – Amy Brewer (Regan Kommor; 29:46)
UAB – Amy Brewer (Regan Kommor; 48:00)
FIU – Ashley Adams (Asha James; 65:23)
UAB – Megan Hudgens (Paige Merry; 65:28)
UAB – Amy Brewer (Unassisted; 7:10)
 
Up Next
The Panthers will continue its three-match home stretch on Sunday, Oct. 1 at 12 p.m. when Middle Tennessee visits the FIU Soccer Stadium. The Blue and Gold close out the trio of home tilts against Louisiana Tech on Thursday, Oct. 5 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/.