KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Nov. 30, 2015) – The National Soccer Coaches Association of America recognized the 2015 NSCAA Regional Coaches of the Year for NCAA Divisions I, II, and III on Monday and FIU's Scott Calabrese was named the 2015 NSCAA Southeast Region Coach of the Year.
 
In his second season with the Panthers, Calabrese earned Co-C-USA Coach of the Year honors after guiding FIU (12-7-1) to its best record in over 11 years. The top scoring offense in C-USA, FIU averaged 2.05 goals-per-game (No. 12 in the nation). FIU finished the regular season with a record over .500 for the first time since 2005. Earning the No. 5 seed in this year's C-USA tournament, the Panthers returned to the league's post-season tournament for the first time since 2007, claiming the program's first Conference USA title and earning the team's first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2004. Following the team's historic run in the C-USA Tournament, FIU moved into the top 25 in the NSCAA's final regular season poll at No. 16, announced back on Nov. 17. Earlier this season, FIU cracked the top 25, earning a ranking as high as No. 14. The Panthers knocked off No. 9 Old Dominion (2-1 on Oct. 17) and defeated No. 22 Florida Gulf Coast (2-1 on Oct. 20) in Ft. Myers, Fla.
 
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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 seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including FIU Arena and Ocean Bank Field at FIU 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/.