By Bothswick Basil/Contributing Writer The FIU men’s soccer team (4-6, 3-0 Conference USA) had a 1-0 lead in the first half, but the FGCU Eagles (5-3-1-1-0 Atlantic Sun) managed to overcome the deficit by scoring two goals to beat the Panthers 2-1 on Wednesday, Oct. 3, at the FIU Soccer Stadium. Eagles head coach […]
Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018 By Xavier Holloway/Staff Writer FIU men’s soccer team dropped there third consecutive match Friday night, 3-2, against the Stetson Hatters. The Panthers (0-3) jumped out to an early lead with a goal at the 20′ minute from senior forward Santiago Patino, assisted by Matias Barraza. Stetson was shutout in […]
Nicholas Poblete/Asst. Sports Director For the undefeated men’s soccer team, the new season presents a dilemma: recovering from the loss of seven seniors. “You can’t replace them [seniors], and we are not going to replace them, but we’re going to continue to develop with the guys we have here,” head coach Kevin Nylen said. […]
By Nicholas Poblete/Staff Writer After receiving a bye for qualifying as the first seed, FIU men’s soccer team will face No.5 seed Charlotte 49ers in the semi-final of the Conference USA Tournament on Friday at 4:30 p.m. in Norfolk, Virginia. In an interview with Head Coach Kevin Nylen before heading to Norfolk, VA, the […]
By Nicholas Poblete/Staff Writer After being crowned Conference USA regular season champions, the undefeated FIU men’s soccer team will travel to Norfolk, Virginia, to compete in the C-USA Tournament, starting Nov. 8 to Nov. 12. With a record of 11-0-4 and C-USA record of 6-0-2, the undefeated Panthers earned a bye for qualifying as […]
By Nicholas Poblete/Staff Writer FIU men’s soccer team defeated Conference USA rival Old Dominion 3-1 in their final home game of the regular season on Wednesday night. Coming into the game, the United Soccer Coaches poll ranked the Panthers No.8 in the nation. FIU managed to crack the Top-10 thanks to its undefeated record […]
By Nicholas Poblete/Staff Writer Currently undefeated, the FIU men’s soccer team is ranked No. 11 in the nation by the United Soccer Coaches poll, its highest position since 1996. The Panthers are on an incredible run of form this season. With a record of 9-0-3, and a Conference USA record of 4-0-1, the men’s […]
By Nicholas Poblete/Staff Writer The FIU men’s soccer team’s undefeated season has led them to be ranked in the three most important polls in collegiate soccer. The Panthers are ranked by United Soccer Coaches poll at No. 17, TopDrawerSoccer.com at No. 21 and College Soccer news at No. 30. “We as a staff, and […]
By Nicholas Poblete/Staff Writer The FIU men’s soccer team extended their undefeated record by beating the University of North Florida 5-0 at home. For the second game in a row the men’s soccer team were able to score an opening goal within the first minute of play. Senior defender Deshawon Nembhard opened the floodgates […]
By Nicholas Poblete/Staff Writer FIU men’s soccer team draw 2-2 to Conference USA rival Charlotte 49ers during Saturday’s home thriller. An electrifying start to the match saw freshman midfielder, Matias Barraza, open up the score for the Panthers with just 43 seconds on the clock. In his third start of the season, Barraza’s strike […]
By Nicholas Poblete/Staff Writer FIU men’s soccer team will face the Charlotte 49ers in their Conference USA home opener on Saturday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. The Panthers were scheduled to have their C-USA home opener on Sept. 8, but due to Hurricane Irma the game was postponed for a later date, which yet […]
By Nicholas Poblete/Staff Writer On Thursday, FIU men’s soccer team defeated the University of Alabama at Birmingham 1-2 on the road amid the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. Due of the hurricane, the FIU men’s soccer team’s Sept. 8 home game against Old Dominion and Sept. 12 away game against UCF were postponed until further […]
