The Panthers, coming off a rain delay and rescheduled match in Birmingham, Ala., found themselves in Murfreesboro, Tenn., Sunday, Oct. 12 against a familiar Middle Tennessee State University team. The conditions of the field were sloppy and wet from the previous days’ rain, a situation seen more than a few times this season. MTSU was […]
Rain: the greatest equalizer in soccer. Friday the Panthers played host to a barrage of Miami storms that created a huge sponge for a field. Head Coach Thomas Chestnutt and his coaching staff decided to go barefoot and grabbed what looked to be large squeegees that helped push extra water towards the sidelines. The Panthers […]
By Patrick Chalvire/Assistant Sports Director The Brazil National team practiced at Florida International University on Thursday, Sept. 4 to prepare for their international friendly against Colombia at Sun Life Stadium and Sunday, Sept. 7 before going to New Jersey to face off against Ecuador. photos by Maria Lorenzino/ The Beacon
James Profetto/Staff Writer A crowd of 379 FIU and Arizona fans alike joined the women’s soccer team in kicking off their home and season opener of the 2014 season. The fans were electric, thanks in large part to the FIU men’s soccer team leading chants like the famed “I believe that we will win” and […]
James Profetto/Staff Writer The day was humid, full of sunshine and the melodic sounds of a marching band practicing on an adjacent field. A fairly typical day, by South Florida standards, but for the women’s soccer team, it’s much more than a normal weekday. Friday marks the beginning of the season for FIU against a […]
James Profetto/Contributing Writer FIU women’s soccer drilled home lots of what Head Coach Thomas Chestnutt hopes to capitalize and improve upon this offseason during Thursday’s second day of practice. Whether it is defense, offense or the aggressive mentality, he wants to see out of his players. “We evaluated the first day [of practice] and started […]
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 […]
