MIAMI (Sep. 5, 2019) – The FIU men's soccer team is set to play its first road game as the Panthers travel to Jacksonville University on Friday, before making their way back to Miami to host Seton Hall on Sunday.
The Panthers and Dolphins are set to face off at 7 p.m. ET at Southern Oak Stadium on Friday, with Sunday's contest against the Pirates scheduled for 7 p.m. ET at FIU Soccer Stadium.
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JACKSONVILLE PREVIEW
The Dolphins finished last season 5-13 overall, earning a 4-5 mark at home.
SETON HALL PREVIEW
The Pirates finished last season 6-7-2 overall, earning a 4-4-1 mark on the road.
INSIDE THE SERIES
FIU leads the series over Jacksonville 4-0-1, with their last meeting resulting in a 2-0 victory at home in September of 2013. Sunday's meeting between Seton Hall and FIU will mark the first time in history that the school's men soccer programs will face one another.
TEAM EFFORT
FIU has seen production from a variety of their players to fuel its 2-0 start to the 2019 campaign, as nine different Panthers have logged either an assist or a goal in the season's first two matches. Seven different Panthers have logged a goal in the first two games, while six players total have contributed an assist. Additionally, a total of four Panthers have logged both a goal and an assist, with those players being returning veterans Andrew Booth, Owen Green, Inigo Sagarduy, and Matias Barraza. Booth leads the way with five points for FIU thus far. Following his excellent performance in the season's opening week, the senior midfielder earned C-USA Offensive Player of the Week, as well as College Soccer News National Team of the Week honors.
NEWCOMERS MAKING IMPACT
FIU is also gaining contributions from its pool of newcomers, as two first-year Panthers have contributed goals for the team in 2019. Senior transfer Alban Rousselet and freshman Stephen Afrifa both scored in FIU's 3-1 victory over No. 17 ranked James Madison in the season's opening weekend.
LIVE STATS
Live stats for this weekend's matches versus Jacksonville can be found here, while stats for the match against Seton Hall can be found here.
UP NEXT
After wrapping up the second week of the 2019 campaign, the Panthers will be on the road again when they make the short trip to Boca Raton to face Florida Atlantic on Saturday, Sep. 14. Kickoff against the Owls is set for 7 p.m. ET.
SOCIAL MEDIA
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