Next game:
at Sam Houston
October 13, 2024 | 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, October 13th 13:00
at Sam Houston
history
RUSTON, La. – FIU women’s soccer (9-3, 4-0 CUSA) defeated Louisiana Tech (2-6-5, 0-3-2 CUSA) 3-0 thanks to two goals from Nicole Solis. I was overwhelmed. And with one point from Noemi Paquin, the Panthers won their sixth straight game.
FIU dominated possession, as they had for much of the game, and had as many chances as they wanted, with 11 shots and one on target in the first 20 minutes. The Panthers took the lead at 20:42 with a goal from senior Nicole Solis, who quickly scored her seventh point of the season after picking up the rebound of Camille Sahirul’s shot to give FIU a 1-0 lead and Sahirul had her fifth assist. Recorded. of the season.
The Panthers kept the pressure on the Bulldogs, defending a third of the field throughout the first half. FIU extended its lead in the 29th minute when senior Camille Sahirul scored her conference-leading 11th goal of the season off fellow senior Noemi Paquin. This was Sahirul’s second assist of the game. The connection between Paquin and Sahirul has been special as of late, with the Connecticut native assisting Paquin on three goals in two games.
FIU outscored the Bulldogs 18-1 in the first half and would go into halftime up 2-0 against Los Angeles Tech.
The first half played out much the same, with FIU putting pressure on Louisiana Tech’s defense. FIU scored its second and eighth goal of the game and third and final goal of the game at 54:32 when Nicole Solis fired a left-footed shot into the top left corner of the Bulldogs’ goal. of the season. The goal moved the Boca Raton native into fourth place on CUSA’s scoring list. FIU now has two players, Paquin and Solis, in the top five in the conference in scoring this season.
FIU’s defense continued to be lights out, allowing just eight shots and three on target in the game. Goaltender Valerie Restrepo saved all three shots on goal she saw, finishing the game with a record third straight shutout. The Panthers have shut out their opponents in three of their past four games and have allowed just three runs in their six-game winning streak.
FIU has conceded just 0.67 points per game this season, leading the conference in both points with a +1.83 point differential.
to the next
The Panthers will continue on the road in the second game of their three-game road trip, taking on Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas at 1 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 13. Live statistics are also available.
baptist health
The 2024 FIU men’s and women’s soccer seasons are hosted by Baptist Health, the official sports medicine provider of FIU Athletics.
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