Panthers send Osprey’s flying

Luis Diaz/Contributing Writer

The Panthers held their place in the food chain, dominating against their neighbors to the north, the University of North Florida Ospreys, to earn a second consecutive victory for the FIU Women’s Soccer team. This one-sided 2-0 victory was an important win for this young team that is clearly trending in the right direction.

A team that was expected to have a much more defensive and counter attack oriented scheme, unleashing two very impressive straight offensive outings, 1-0 win against Miami (Ohio) and now this 2-0 win against UNF. This FIU squad has definitely found their groove outshooting their opponents these last two games 25-14, only allowing four shots on Friday night’s match against the Ospreys.

Friday night’s game ball definitely goes to junior Ellen Crist. She has been firing shots left and right all season but finally found the back of the net for the first and second time against UNF bringing the match’s only two scores to the Panthers.

“I think it was the determination to score,” Crist said after her performance. “At the end of the day, it’s just the desire to score.”

In a game highlighted by offensive firepower, the defense didn’t have much to do throughout the 90 minutes. But they were alert every time they were called upon, this defense answered the call. The Panthers held that egg the Osprey’s lad on the scoreboard at the beginning of the game till the final whistle blew, giving this team their second consecutive shutout win.

The Panthers improved their record to 3-3 and seem to have their eyes set on leaving the days of mediocrity in the past, with the younger talents on offense keeping the ball away from the defense and the defense playing to eliminate most scoring opportunities before the goalie has a chance to get in on the action.

Yes this team has big plans for the year, but Head Coach Chestnutt reminds his team, “It’s not about where you’re going, it’s how you get there.” This team has shown the pieces to do all of that and more. The test now is to keep this success throughout the season. Their schedule only gets harder from here, but a message to their upcoming opponents; this team is also getting stronger.

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