Miami, Fla. – FIU Women's Soccer (10-4, 5-1 CUSA) will return home after three straight games on the road for a matchup against University of Texas - El Paso (4-7-3, 1-4-1 CUSA) on October 24 at 11 a.m. at Leyva Family Field at FIU Soccer Stadium.

Thursday, Oct. 24 vs UTEP

• Time / Site: 11 a.m. / Leyva Family Field at FIU Soccer Stadium

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The Panthers saw their seven-game winning streak snapped in their last matchup against Kennesaw State, dropping the contest 3-0.

The Panthers played strong defense in the match despite the score, only allowing four shots and three shots on goal in the entire 90 minutes. 

FIU had their chances, with senior Noemi Paquin leading the way with nine shots and three shots on goal, tying for her most shots in a game on the season. Additionally, Catherine Rapp and Camille Sahirul both had three shots on the afternoon, with Rapp having two shots on goal and Sahirul having one.

FIU got off 25 shots and seven shots on goal in the contest, but could not find the back of the net in the contest for the first time in eight games.

SO FAR THIS SEASON

FIU is 10-4 and 5-1 in conference play heading into their matchup with New Mexico State. Their first two wins of the season came against FGCU, winning against the Eagles for the first time since the 2010 season, and Florida Atlantic, beating the Owls for the first time since the 2011 season. Their third victory came against another Florida team in Jacksonville in a 3-0 result. The Panthers cruised through their next five victories, beating Southeastern Louisiana 6-0, SEMO 3-0, MTSU 4-2, Liberty 3-0, New Mexico State 3-0, LA Tech 3-0 and Sam Houston 3-1.

Three of their four losing results for the Panthers have come by just one goal, including against two Power-4 schools in Oklahoma and Miami.

Forward Noemi Paquin has been dominant this season, scoring the most in that time goals in Conference USA with 13, and the most goals in conference-play with 10.

Nikole Solis is not far behind her, with the senior netting eight goals on the year after her scores against LA Tech, good for fourth in CUSA. Montelene Dymond is third on the Panthers with three goals, while senior Arianna Sparrow and junior Catherine Rapp have netted two so far this season. Senior Reagan Bridges, along with juniors Ashly Martinez, Elizabeth Rapp, and first year Antonella Solari are all credited with one goal on the season.

Senior Camille Sahirul has been a veteran facilitator, tied for the lead in the conference with six assists. The forward is second in CUSA in assists per game with .462.

Antonella Solari scored the first goal for the Panthers on the season off of an assist by fellow first year Rebecca Baldelomar, an equalizer at the end of the first half of their win against FGCU.

THE RETURNERS

FIU welcomes back nine seniors this season, including First Team All-CUSA selection Noemi Paquin, Second Team selections Reagan Bridges, Camille Sahirul and Nikole Solis, and Third Team selection Delinda Sehlin.

Solis was the leading scorer for the Panthers in 2023 with 10 goals, and led CUSA in points with 23, while Paquin was eighth in CUSA in points last season with five goals and five assists.

SCOUTING THE MINERS

UTEP, sitting at 1-4-1 in conference play, is ninth in the Conference USA standings. The Miners earned their first victory of CUSA play in their last matchup against Louisiana Tech, beating the Bulldogs 2-1. 

UTEP is ninth in the league in goals scored per game, averaging just .71 goals a game. Despite their low scoring prowess, the Miners have a proven defense, coming in third in CUSA in goals allowed per game with just .93 goals allowed per contest.

UTEP is led by freshman forward Ana Quintero with five goals on the season, tying her for seventh in the conference on total goals. Quintero, along with junior Mina Rodriguez, are both tied for ninth in the conference in total shots with 26. Senior goalkeeper Angelina Amparano has had a good season, coming in at fourth in the conference in goals allowed per game with .91 a game. She has allowed just nine goals this season, third in the conference and has three shutouts on the season so far. 

The Panthers prevailed over UTEP in last season's matchup, with FIU winning 3-1.

CUSA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Offensive Player of the Week

September 17 - Noemi Paquin

September 24 - Noemi Paquin

September 24 - Noemi Paquin

October 1 - Noemi Paquin

October 8 - Noemi Paquin

October 14 - Noemi Paquin

Defensive Player of the Week 

August 27 - Reagan Bridges

October 8 - Reagan Bridges

Goalkeeper of the Week

August 27 - Valery Restrepo

September 10- Valery Restrepo

October 1- Valery Restrepo

October 8- Valery Restrepo

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