MIAMI (Nov. 23, 2022) – The 10th-seeded FIU men's soccer team visits No. 7 seed Duke on Sunday, November 27 at 1 p.m. ET for a NCAA Round of 16 match.
 
The Panthers are 14-4-1 overall, 6-2-1 in conference play and 5-2-1 on the road, most recently taking down New Hampshire in penalties at FIU Soccer Stadium.
 
The Blue Devils hold a 12-1-4 overall record, a 5-0-3 in ACC play and a 7-0-3 record at home.
 
FIU and Duke last met in 2018 with the Blue Devils winning, 3-1.  The programs last faced off in NCAA Tournament play in 2017 when Duke topped the Panthers in the second round by a 2-1 margin.
 
TOURNAMENT VETS
FIU is making its 12th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history. The Panthers own an 9-11 overall record in tournament play, with their best run in the tournament coming in 1996, when they advanced to the championship match before falling to St. John's, 4-1.
 
The program made its first appearance in 1991 and most recently appeared in NCAA postseason play last season, hosting Wake Forest at FIU Soccer Stadium, falling to the Demon Deacons, 3-2.
 
The Panthers are now making their third NCAA Third Round appearance and hold a 1-1 record in previous appearances. FIU defeated Indiana, 1-0, in 1996 and fell to UCLA, 2-0, in 2003.
 
MAKE IT 8
With seven wins and a draw in the last eight matches, FIU has had three three-match unbeaten streaks and are on a season-best eight-match unbeaten streak heading into the NCAA Third Round.
 
The Panthers have outscored opponents 17-9 during this streak, most recently taking down New Hampshire in PKs to advance out of the NCAA Second Round.
 
The current streak of eight-straight unbeaten matches is the longest during Head Coach Kyle Russell's tenure.
 
RESILIENCE
FIU has not lost two matches in a row this season and followed up a loss with a win three times previously this season.

The Panthers hold a perfect 9-0 record in one-score matches, including winning five of their last eight matches by one goal.
 
The Panthers have scored 13 goals in the 70th minute or later with eight coming in the 80th minute or later.
 
SPREADING THE WEALTH

• 15 different Panthers have scored at least one goal this season, led by Stephen Afrifa (10).
• 11 different players have registered at least one assist this season, led by Yushi Nagao (6).

 
TROPHIES UPON TROPHIES
The Panthers have captured the conference regular-season championship in each of the last two seasons under Russell.
 
In its first season in the AAC, FIU finished with a 6-2-1 conference record en route to the regular season championship. The Panthers followed that up with an American Athletic Conference Championship tournament victory.
 
In the program's final season in C-USA, the Panthers finished with a 7-0-1 conference record to capture that conference regular-season title in 2021.
 
LATE DRAMA
FIU is coming off a heart-stopping win over New Hampshire after a penalty shootout.
 
The shootout had a total of 19 attempts, the most in an NCAA Tournament match since 2018 when Michigan and Notre Dame totaled 21.
 
FIU has gone to PKs in the NCAA Tournament once before, defeating CSU Northridge 5-4 to advance out of the second round.
 
SCOUTING DUKE
The Blue Devils are 2-1-1 in their last four matches, including an, 2-0, upset loss to Clemson in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament.
 
Duke's offense has netted 29 goals this season, led by sophomore Shakur Mohammed's 10 goals and junior Nick Pariano and his team-high seven assists.
 
Graduate student Eliot Hamill is the man in goal for the Blue Devils. He has started all 17 matches for Dukes, making 56 saves and posting 11 shutouts.
 
UP NEXT
With a victory, the Panthers would advance to the NCAA Quarterfinal Round where they would host the winner of NCAA Third Round match between No. 15 Tulsa and Creighton on Friday, Dec. 2 in a 6 p.m. start at FIU Soccer Stadium.
 
SOCIAL MEDIA
Fans are encouraged to follow the Panthers on Instagram (@FIUMSoccer), Twitter (@FIUMensSoccer), and Facebook (Facebook.com/FIUMensSoccer) for all the latest Men's Soccer news.
 
General athletic news can also be found at @FIUSports on Facebook and @FIUAthletics on Twitter and Instagram.