2012 FIU Panthers Men's Soccer Match Notes
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2012 FIU Panthers Men’s Soccer Match Notes Mathew Ratner, Assistant Sports Information Director/Men’s Soccer Contact U.S. Century Bank Arena • 11200 SW 8th St. • Room 211 • Miami, FL 33199 • Office (305) 348-1496 [email protected] • www.FIUSports.com Overall: 6-1-2 Overall: 3-3-2 C-USA: 0-0-1 C-USA: 0-0-0 Wednesday, Oct. 3 at 7:00 p.m. Head Coach: Kenny Arena Head Coach: Bryan Cunningham Watch/Listen: UCFAthletics.com FIU Record: 6-1-2 (1) UCF Record: 44-44-14 (6) Live Stats: UCFAthletics.com Career Record: Same Career Record: 44-44-14 (6) History in the Making The FIU men’s soccer team started the season 5-0-0, its best start to a season in 25 years. The FIU Social Media last time the Panthers started a season 5-0-0 was in 1987, FIU’s first year of Division I athletics. New Season, New Attitude FIUSports.com Just nine games into the season, FIU has already eclipsed its win total of five from last year. The Panthers sit at 6-1-2 heading into their match against the South Carolina Gamecocks. FIU’s six wins are the third most overall by a Panthers squad since joining Conference USA in 2005. They @FIUMensSoccer earned their sixth win eight games into the season. On The Road ... Again FIU Men’s Soccer The Panthers hit the road for the eighth time this season when they play UCF on Wednesday. This year, FIU has a 5-1-1 record when playing away from the friendly confines of FIU Soccer Stadium. They are 1-0-1 at home. @FIUAthletics Hobbs Named Senior CLASS Candidate FIU senior defender Anthony Hobbs was named as one of 30 men’s soccer finalists for the 2012 Senior CLASS award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA FIU Athletics Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas – community, classroom, character and competition. FIUPanthers Sharing is Caring In the recent NCAA statistics, FIU is ranked 11th in the county (1st in C-USA) when it comes to passing the pebble. The Panthers have 23 assists as a team. Freshman Lyle Lindquist leads the squad with four and is ranked T-40th in the country (T-1st in C-USA) while Nicolas Rodriguez, Daniel Gonzalez and Colby Burdette each have three and are ranked T-92nd with a trio of assists apiece. 2012 FIU Panthers Schedule Day Date Opponent Time Series/Result Last Meeting Notes Fri. Aug. 24 Bryant 7 p.m. W, 2-0 Kenny Arena’s first-career victory as head coach. Fri. Aug. 31 at UNF 8:30 p.m. W, 2-1 Albrecht scores 2 goals, has 4 through 2 matches. Sun. Sept. 2 at Jacksonville 3:30 p.m. W, 1-0 Spiegel earns 2nd-career shutout; Ramdial scores first-career goal. Fri.. Sept. 7 at Wisconsin 9 p.m. W, 3-1 Frechilla accounts for 4 pts. (1g,2a); Albrecht scores 5th goal. Sun. Sept. 9 at UIC 2 p.m. W, 2-1, OT Best start to an FIU men’s soccer season in 25 years. Fri. Sept. 14 vs. Furman & 5 p.m. L, 1-2 Albrecht scores team-loading sixth goal of the season. Sun. Sept. 16 UMKC 7 p.m. T, 1-1 (2OT) Rodriguez ties match on PK in second half. Sat. Sept. 22 at Stetson 6 p.m. W, 2-1 (OT) Burdette scores golden goal in first OT for the win. Sat. Sept. 29 at South Carolina * 7 p.m. T, 1-1 (2OT) Albrecht scores equalizer on header off Gonzalez free kick. Wed. Oct. 3 at UCF * 7 p.m. FIU, 26-9-4 Ended in 0-0 draw; called with 4:49 remaining due to rain. Fri. Oct. 12 Howard 8:30 p.m. FIU, 5-3-1 Won 4-2 on Sept. 13, 2009. Wed. Oct. 17 SMU* 7 p.m. SMU, 15-3-0 Albrecht scored in 2-1, OT loss in Dallas, Texas. Sun. Oct. 21 at Kentucky * 5 p.m. UK, 5-2-1 De Sousa scored golden goal off corner in 1-0, OT win. Tues. Oct. 23 at Marshall * 7 p.m. MU, 8-3-0 Out-shot Marshall 20-10 (12-3 SOG) in 2-1, OT loss. Sat. Oct. 27 Memphis * 1 p.m. UM, 4-3-0 Burdette, De Sousa each had 2 SOG in 3-0 loss. Tues. Oct. 30 at FAU 7 p.m. FIU, 27-5-2 Albrecht scored on Dawkins assist in 1-1 draw. Sat. Nov. 3 Tulsa * 7 p.m. TU, 8-0-1 Frings assists on Alexandersson’s goal in 4-1 loss. * Conference USA match... All times EST and are subject to change. & FGCU/Courtyard by Marriot Classic - Ft. Myers, Fla. 1 uuu 2012 FIU Men’s Soccer Match Notes - Oct. 3 FIU Quick Facts Sprechen sie Deutsch? Founded/Opened:....................................1965/1972 A goal is a goal in any language, but it seems to be sweeter when German import Quentin Enrollment .....................................................50,000 Albrecht scores them. The sophomore from Hessen, Germany, currently has a team-high seven Nickname................................................... Panthers goals, eclipsing his season total of five from a year ago. His seven goals put him in the top 20 in School Colors ... Blue (PMS 228) & Gold (PMS 109) Stadium ....................................FIU Soccer Stadium total goals, and 2nd in Conference USA. He also ranks 25th in the country and 3rd in the conference Capacity...........................................................2,000 with 15 (7g, 1a) total points. Affiliation ......................................... NCAA Division I Last Time Out Conference ................................................. Sun Belt President ............................. Dr. Mark B. Rosenberg The Panthers played the Gamecocks to a 1-1 draw last Saturday evening. After a defensive battle Alma Mater, Year ........................... Miami (Ohio) ‘71 in the first half, USC struck first in the 74th minute off a corner kick. The Panthers responded with Faculty Representative .............Dr. Stephen M. Fain the equalizer in the 87th minutes when Daniel Gonzalez took a free kick from 40 yards out that Alma Mater, Year ................................... Rutgers ‘64 found Quentin Albrecht for the header in front of the goal. The goal was Albrecht’s team-leading Exec. Dir. of Sports & Entertainment .....Pete Garcia seventh goal of the season. The assist was the third of the season for Gonzalez. The draw was the Alma Mater, Year ...............................Miami (FL) ‘84 third all-time between the two teams. Senior Woman Administrator ....................Julie Berg Alma Mater, Year ....................... SUNY Cortland ‘85 Scouting The Knights Ticket Office Phone ...... 305-FIU-GAME (348-3164) The Knights open their Conference USA schedule against the Panthers. This will be the final C-USA History matchup against the two teams, as UCF will make the move to the BIG EAST in 2013. The Knights First Year ..........................................................1972 are 3-3-2 (0-2-1 at home) on the year and are coming off a 4-0 victory at North Florida. UCF is led by NCAA D-I Record (1987-Present) ........252-192-41* Deshorn Brown, their leading scorer with seven goals. Like the Panthers, the Knights have scored NCAA D-II Record (1975-86) ................... 155-51-12 a total of 15 goals on the year, but have allowed 14 compared to eight by FIU. Unaffiliated..................................................... 25-9-2 All-time Record .....................................432-252-55* Next Up C-USA Record (2005-Present) ................. 11-39-12* The Panthers will return home for the third time this season when they take on UAB on Saturday, ASC Record (2000-04) .................................. 24-3-2 Oct. 6 at 7:00 p.m., at the FIU Soccer Stadium. TAAC Record (1991-97) .............................. 32-12-2 • Double Panther Points Game NCAA Tournament Record .......................... 20-14-1 • International student “Wear Your Flag” night NCAA D-I Postseason Appearances ......................8 • Drawstring bags for the first 50 fans ............................. ‘91, ‘94, ‘96, ‘97, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 • International student halftime game NCAA D-I Postseason Record......................... 6-8-1 NCAA D-I National Championship Runners-up ..... 1996 You Shall Not Pass NCAA D-II Postseason Appearances .....................8 FIU’s back-line of Anthony Hobbs, Joseph Dawkins along with Lyle Lindquist and Christopher ............................. ‘77, ‘78, ‘79, ‘80, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85 Moffett, have helped limit opponents to only two goals in the second half of games. Freshman NCAA D-II Postseason Record..........................14-6 NCAA D-II National Champions..............1982, 1984 Robin Spiegel has been excellent between the pipes this season, allowing only eight goals through * - Record reflects vacated wins due to NCAA infractions in 2006. Actual nine matches. on-field record was 6-10-2 (2-6-0 C-USA). Actual overall on-field record Youth Movement is 438-252-55. Nine underclassmen have seen time significant time so far this season for the Panthers. Twelve of 2011 Season Review FIU’s 15 goals have been scored by sophomore Quentin Albrecht (7), sophomore Colby Burdette Overall Record................................................. 5-8-4 (3), Daniel Gonzalez (1) and freshman Patrick Ramdial (1) with freshman Robin Spiegel starting Home/Away/Neutral .......................5-2-3/0-5-1/0-1-0 all nine matches between the pipes. Eight newcomers have also played significant minutes for the C-USA Record ................................................. 1-5-2 C-USA Finish .......................................................8th Panthers. 2012 Team Information Player of the Week Head Coach..........................Kenny Arena (Virginia) FIU freshman goalkeeper Robin Spiegel was named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Record at FIU/Year .....................................5-0-0/1st Week for the week ending on Sept. 10. Spiegel has been spectacular for the Panthers between the Assistant Coach............ Kevin Nylen (Saint Anselm) posts this season.