Game Details
FIU 3, College of Charleston 2
FIU (2-0-2), College of Charleston (2-2)
Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017 | 1 p.m.
Miami, Fla. | FIU Soccer Stadium
 
The Basics
- The FIU men's soccer team returned to the pitch on Sunday for its second match in less than 48 hours, however didn't show any effects from the quick turnaround as they handed the College of Charleston a 3-2 loss at the FIU Soccer Stadium. The Panthers improve to 2-0-2 on the year while the Cougars even out at 2-2.
 
- Santiago Patino (Orlando, Fla. / Freedom) got the Panthers on the board first, getting past two College of Charleston defenders and beating Cougars goalkeeper Kevin Shields for the 1-0 lead. It was Patino's third goal of the season in a stretch of four games. He has also recorded at least one point in each game this season.
 
- After a lightning delay of nearly one hour, both teams resumed play in heavy rain when the Cougars' Khalil Abderahman took a pass from Cornell Holland and fired a shot on goal that deflected off of the hands of FIU goalkeeper Danny Gagliardi (Plantation, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas), then off the post and into the back of the goal in the 45^th minute.
 
- Patino netted his second goal of the day in the 51^st minute taking a pass from Donald Tomlinson (Hollywood, Fla./American Heritage) and beating Shields, yet again. His multi-goal performance against the Cougars marked the fourth of his career at FIU.
 
- Nine minutes later, Inigo Sagarduy (Coral Gables, Fla./Belen Jesuit Prep) scored in the 60th minute off an assist from Alessandro Campoy (Miami, Fla./Imaculate-LaSalle). That goal stood as the game-winner as the College of Charleston's Tucker Heffron took a feed from Matt Nozedar – by way of a corner kick – in the 67th minute to cut the lead to one, however, that was as close as Charleston got.
 
- Gagliardi registered two saves en route to his first win of the season.
 
- The Panthers held a 15-10 shot advantage, and doubled up the Cougars, 8-4 in shots on goal.
 
Stat of the Game
- Patino and teammate Paul Marie (Saint Aubindes Bois, France/5th Ursule) gave the Cougars fits offensively during the afternoon. The duo accounted for nine of the Panthers' 15 shots (Patino 6, Marie 3) and five of their eight shots on goal (Patino 3, Marie 2) in the win.
 
Scoring Summary
FIU – Santiago Patino (Unassisted; 25:59)
CofC – Khalil Abderahman (Cornell Holland; 44:14)
FIU – Santiago Patino (Donald Tomlinson; 50:30)
FIU – Inigo Sararduy (Allesandro Campoy; 60:01)
CofC – Tucker Heffron (Matt Nozedar; 67:06)
 
Up Next
FIU closes out its three-match homestand on Friday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m., when it faces Old Dominion in the Conference USA opener for both schools.

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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/.