MIAMI - (Sept. 13, 2018) – The FIU women's soccer team fell in to Florida Gulf Coast in it's final non-conference game of the season, 5-1.
FGCU improves to 6-0-1 , while FIU falls to 0-8-0 on the season.
The match saw FGCU open the contest with four unanswered goals before redshirt sophomore
Ashley Adams found pay dirt in the 81st minute to give FIU its first points of the game. FGCU later tacked on their fifth and final goal in the 86th minute to close out the game, 5-1.
Evdoki Popadinova led the Eagles with four points on the night, scoring one goal and adding a pair of assists.
Adams had game-high four shots, including two on the Eagles' keeper. The underclassmen duo of
Kaydeen Jack and
Tamia Roberts each totaled a pair of shots. Freshman goalkeeper
Christina Velazquez collected five saves on 10 shots.
UP NEXT
FIU starts C-USA play on Sunday, Sept. 16 at home against UTEP. Start time is set for 1 p.m. ET at the FIU Soccer Stadium.
NOTABLE
>> Florida Gulf Coast evens the all-time series at 9-1-1 against FIU.
>> Sophomore
Ashley Adams scored her second goal of the season, tying for the team lead with freshman
Kaydeen Jack.
>> Jack's assist on the Adams' goal, gave Jack her first career assist.
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