In mid-August, the Panthers were named favorites to win The Sun Belt Conference again in the preseason coaches poll. The next day, they made a statement that backed up the poll, shutting out Stetson 4-0 on Aug. 17 in front of 500 fans who braved the rain. Once the Panthers took the field, they never looked back.
There isn’t much to speculate about FIU’s first depth chart released during media day on Aug. 14. Usually the case, the team picked to finish first in its own conference is the one that answers the fewest questions on the field.
After watching a prominent volleyball matchup on the late television series, “ABC’s Wide World of Sports: The Thrill of Victory and Agony of Defeat,” Trevor Theroulde realized his true calling: volleyball.
Of all the things Wayne Times could do while not practicing or studying for a test, he chooses to spend his time with the Times.
After winning the Sun Belt conference last year, the FIU Panthers received five first-place votes. FIU also had three Panthers named in its women’s soccer All-Sun Belt preseason team: forward Chelsea Leiva, midfielder Nicole DiPerna, and goalkeeper Kaitlin Savage.
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With the dog days of summer dwindling into August, water breaks and ice buckets were a hot commodity today at Alfonso field during FIU’s first fall practice.
I can’t tell if the Sun Belt Conference is trying to play a joke on FIU.
Playing for Harbor FC, Kaitlyn Savage jumped in the air to head the ball when her opponent hit her to throw off her balance. As she landed, she immediately knew something was wrong. Then she heard the crack. Savage crippled to the floor and cried out in pain. She had blown out her knee.
As part of its final year in the Sun Belt Conference, FIU is set to host the 2013 Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Championships – without a track on campus.
