Dalton Tevlin/Sports Director NCAA Rankings were updated after press time and were not updated in this week’s issue of PantherNOW. The current rankings are reflected below. Coming off back-to-back wins against Florida Gulf Coast University and Kentucky, 12th ranked FIU will be taking on 10th ranked Charlotte in a conference rivalry. This matchup will pit […]
Caesar Alva/ Contributing Writer On a late breezy night, the men’s soccer team (3-6-1) was ready to take on the South Carolina Gamecocks (6-5-0) in a game that was expected to be highly competitive— and there were no disappointments from the start. The Panthers were searching to bounce back from two defeats against the […]
Caesar Alva/ Contributing Writer The men’s soccer team (2-3-1) returned to the comfort of Miami, preparing to take on a familiar foe in the Eagles of Florida Gulf Coast University (1-3-3). The Panthers were looking to continue with a positive momentum after defeating San Diego State University days prior. With critical conference games approaching, it […]
Senior forward, Quentin Albrecht, put the team on his back Friday evening Sept. 19, scoring two goals in the Panthers’ come from behind win over No. 25 San Diego State University Aztecs. Albrecht’s second goal was an incredible game winner chilena, or bicycle kick, in extra time to secure the 2-1 comeback win for the […]
Alejandro Solana/ Staff Writer The Panthers (1-2-1) will travel to Johnson City, Tennessee to take on the East Tennessee State Buccaneers on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Panthers will look for their first win since defeating the Michigan Wolverines, their opening game of the season. Since defeating Michigan, Head Coach Scott Calabrese’s team has had difficulties […]
The season reached its end and the FIU men’s soccer team (6-10-1) (2-6-1 in Conference-USA play), like they did last year, found themselves on the outside looking in of the C-USA tournament. FIU finished eighth in their conference and were four points shy of a clinching a tournament berth. Coming off FIU’s best season since […]
After a tough start to the season, the FIU men’s soccer team (6-8-1) (2-4-1 Conference USA) has seen a resurgence on the defensive side of the ball. FIU began the first eight games of the season playing some sluggish defense. Through those eight games FIU was one of the worst defenses in the nation allowing […]
The FIU men’s soccer squad (6-8-1) (2-4-1 in Conference-USA) receives their first tie of the season against the University of South Carolina Gamecocks (6-5-5) (3-1-3). The Gamecocks came into the game allowing less than one goal per game (0.98), thanks in part to reigning C-USA defensive player of the week, freshman goalkeeper Marco Velez. The […]
The FIU men’s soccer team (6-8-0, 2-4-0 C-USA) makes quick work of the University of Kentucky (4-8-2, 1-3-2 C-USA) as they defeat the Wildcats (4-1) in Lexington, Kentucky. The win snapped a season long three-game losing streak. When asked what the main reason for the turnaround Head Coach Ken Arena stated that it was the […]
After getting their first conference win of the season on the 6th men’s soccer team improved their overall record to 5-5-0, and 1-1-0 in conference play. The 4-0 win over the Thundering Herd of Marshall University in FIU’s conference home opener marked the first Conference-USA win in over two seasons for the Panthers. The win also marked head coach […]
The FIU men’s soccer squad (5-5-0) (1-1-0) is coming off its first Conference-USA win of the season under Head Coach Ken Arena, and his first win in C-USA overall as the coach as the team had zero wins, seven losses and a tie last year. The team looks to be playing at the highest level […]
The FIU men’s soccer squad (5-5) picked up their first conference win (1-1) under head coach Ken Arena, as they defeated the Marshall Thundering Herd 4-0. “We’ve waited too long for this win. But, it feels very good.” Said junior forward Quentin Albrecht. “4-0 is a really nice result.” The Panthers got ahead quick in […]
