Jorge Corrales/Sports Director The Panthers did not go “bowling” this year, but that did not stop their conference mates from putting on a show. Of the twelve teams in Conference USA, five were selected to represent the conference in post-season bowl games. Marshall, Rice, Western Kentucky, Louisiana Tech and UTEP combined for a 4-1 record […]
Who is Ashleigh Shim? Who is the 5-foot-4 Jamaican star who scurries around any soccer field at a pace unlike her adversary? On the surface, she’s the type of player who can lay down amongst thousands of rain drops during pregame warmups and make her own version of a snow angel. She dances, she smiles, […]
The cold front found its way onto the Panthers sideline, as FIU fell to the Old Dominion Monarchs, 52-36, Thursday night. The 36 points is a career low for any Panther team. The previous record was set back in 2008 after a 76-38 loss to Georgetown and once again in 2011 after a 73-38 loss […]
According to the Orlando Sentinel, the 2014 chapter of the University of Central Florida versus FIU football book has been closed. The series between FIU and UCF, which began in 2011 and was supposed to continue every year until 2016, will skip over the 2014 game. The cancellation of the game was confirmed by a […]
Home sweet home is the theme of the upcoming baseball schedule. The FIU baseball program has released its schedule for the 2014 season and it features a vast majority of games under the Miami skies. FIU will play a total of 54 games this season, 34 will be at home and they will vere out […]
Jerica Coley has a knack for breaking long-standing records. Last season, Coley scored 840 points and shattered the record for most points scored in a season, a mark that stood since 1982 (820 points by Karen Turnquest). This past Wednesday, Coley one-upped herself and became FIU’s all-time leading scorer, a record that was unreachable since […]
The NCAA does not often rule in the favor of student athletes. It is an entity that values its coaches rather than the players that produce results. Student athletes commit four years of eligibility to a university, and if they ever choose to transfer to another school they are forced by the NCAA to sit […]
The FIU panthers suffer a first round exit in the Conference-USA championship tournament. They lose 4-1 to the University of North Texas. Freshman Vanessa Plasencia got the start as goalkeeper in her first ever playoff game. The Panthers got down early as North Texas scored in the 21st minute as Lynda Hercules scored the ball […]
