Now that the nervous jitters of the first three games of the season are behind them, the Golden Panthers are ready to bear down and begin the long grind of the next few months with one goal in sight: a Sun Belt Conference Championship.
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Florida International University (1-0, SBC 0-0) capitalized on Fairfield’s (0-1, MAAC 0-0) numerous errors to win in three sets, 25-20, 25-16, and 25-19 in their first match of the Cal Molten Classic in Berkeley, Calif.
Months of steadfast training, rigorous workouts and skinned knees, will be put to the test as the Golden Panthers open the 2011 season in Berkeley, Calif. at the Cal Molten Classic Invitational this weekend.
Redshirt junior Renele Forde and redshirt freshman Jessica Egan are currently competing for the starting setter position, the position vacated by All-American Natalia Valentin, who graduated over the summer.
There is still no word on whether or not wide receiver James Louis from Ohio State will transfer to FIU, but the recent running back that transferred from West Virginia, Daquan Hargrett, may still have a chance to play this year if he signs a waiver.
The first week of the fall semester is underway for FIU students, but the football team has been going strong since Aug. 3 in fall camp in preparation for their first game against North Texas on Sept. 1.
The game was fought back and forth until the Gators broke through the Panther defense and took a quick 1-0 lead in the 39th minute of regulation. The Gators would then go on to dominate the rest of the game and would end up winning 2-0.
Golden Panthers end preseason with 2-1 victory over the Barry Buccaneers, avenging an exhibition shutout loss to the Bucs last year.
