“Every single game is a game that you have to battle,” said women’s soccer Head Coach Thomas Chestnutt. That’s the tone of the locker room after the first weekend of Conference-USA matches for the Panthers. Chestnutt’s team began their conference schedule with Old Dominion University and Charlotte University with a respective win and a loss. […]
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 women’s soccer head coach knows the competition will be on a higher level this year, with every game holding its own weight of importance. A mindset coaches have adopted have been to start playing their best soccer come conference play and not before that. The Panthers are 5-4 after their non-conference run, which is […]
The air was heavy with humidity and nothing but a hot breeze to encapsulate the crowd of 187 on Sept. 21, when the Panthers welcomed No. 23 Long Beach State University, a west coast team out of the Big West Conference. West coasts teams have been known to cause problems with their size and quick […]
When a winless team comes to town, immediately people think, “Oh, this is gonna be easy.” Nothing came easy on Sept. 12 against Oregon State University. The physicality peaked for 90 minutes. Head Official Andres Pfeffervon issued five yellow cards and a penalty kick, which was awarded to the University—all the makings of a tug-of-war […]
The air was rich Tuesday morning with sharp passes, clean tackles and a no-nonsense attitude. Florida Gulf Coast University is in the crosshairs of each Panther and, although the Eagles of FGCU have traditionally had success against FIU (5-1 all-time), the script is ready to be rewritten. “What I learned [in California] is that we’re […]
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 […]
The FIU women’s soccer had their season finale, falling 1-0 to Marshall University. Despite the loss the Panthers have already clinched a spot in the Conference USA tournament. The Panthers close the season (7-11-0) and (5-5-0) in C-USA The lone goal came in the 21st minute as Lia Foster netted the ball from 30 yards […]
The early season for the women’s soccer team has not been a walk in park, or on the field. The Panthers are drowning this season in their own shortcomings. They have a 4-8-0 record and are close to last in nearly every statistical category in Conference-USA. To name a few, the Panthers are second to […]
The Panthers rally from behind to get their second conference win of the season (2-2-0) and improve their record to (4-8-0) with a win against Louisiana Tech (6-7-1). It didn’t look good for FIU early as LA Tech’s Marjolei Timmermans scored with a header in the eight minute, off of a corner kick from Birttany […]
So far this season the women’s soccer team has been a lot of things. Confused, disappointing and injured, hopeless however is not necessarily one of those things. Junior forward Ashleigh Shim has been a bright spot for this Panther team. She leads the team with three goals, which accounts for 38 percent of the total […]
The FIU women’s soccer team throttled Old Dominion University 4-0 at the FIU Soccer Stadium to snap their four-game losing streak. The Panthers notch their third win of the season and improve their record to 3-7-0. With the victory, FIU gets their first conference win of the season. Junior Ashleigh Shim continued her stellar play […]
