Brett Shweky // Staff Writer For first baseman Nick Day, leading his team with 10 home runs, a 53.6 slugging percentage and 31 RBIs are great accomplishments. But putting practice aside momentarily to rescue a man involved in a serious car-accident in Yuma, Arizona, appears to be his biggest success. The 30-minute drive on Arizona […]
James Profetto/Staff Writer A crowd of 379 FIU and Arizona fans alike joined the women’s soccer team in kicking off their home and season opener of the 2014 season. The fans were electric, thanks in large part to the FIU men’s soccer team leading chants like the famed “I believe that we will win” and […]
James Profetto/Staff Writer The day was humid, full of sunshine and the melodic sounds of a marching band practicing on an adjacent field. A fairly typical day, by South Florida standards, but for the women’s soccer team, it’s much more than a normal weekday. Friday marks the beginning of the season for FIU against a […]
James Profetto/Staff Writer The women’s soccer team open up their 2014 season Friday evening at 7 p.m. against the University of Arizona, a team that finished ninth out of 12 Pac-12 teams last season. For the Panthers, they’re coming off a 7-12 season, winning only three games at home and four games on the road. […]
James Profetto/Contributing Writer FIU women’s soccer drilled home lots of what Head Coach Thomas Chestnutt hopes to capitalize and improve upon this offseason during Thursday’s second day of practice. Whether it is defense, offense or the aggressive mentality, he wants to see out of his players. “We evaluated the first day [of practice] and started […]
