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: 7-3-2 Overall: 8-3-2 C-USA: 0-2-1 C-USA: 4-1-0 Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 7:00 p.m. Head Coach: Kenny Arena Head Coach: Tim McClements Watch/Listen: FIUSports.com FIU Record: 7-3-2 (1) SMU Record: 45-23-7 (4) Live Stats: FIUSports.com Career Record: Same Career Record: 127-123-19 Next Up The Panthers conclude a three-game homestand on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 7:00 p.m., against C- FIU Social Media USA foe SMU at the FIU Soccer Stadium. • CSO rep’ your organization night. The organization that brings the most members to the game will win a feww FIU prize. FIUSports.com • Honors college night • First 50 fans recieve a free FIU drawstring bag • 1000 Panther Points @FIUMensSoccer Iron Man Jo Dawkins Dating back to the second overtime period against Marshall on Sept. 23, 2011, FIU defender Jo Dawkins has played 1,890 consecutive minutes for the Panthers. In his career, he has played in FIU Men’s Soccer 4,417 minutes, second to only Anthony Hobbs who has played 5,497 career minutes in an FIU uniform. @FIUAthletics 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 last time the Panthers started a season 5-0-0 was in 1987, FIU’s first year of Division I athletics. FIU Athletics New Season, New Attitude FIU has already eclipsed its win total of five from last year just eight games into the season. The Panthers sit at 7-3-2 heading into their match against the SMU Mustangs. FIU’s seven wins are tied FIUPanthers for the third most overall by a Panthers squad since joining Conference USA in 2005. NOT On The Road ... Again The Panthers will play at home for only the fifth time this season after playing eight of their first 11 games on the road. This year, FIU has a 5-2-1 record when playing away from the friendly confines of FIU Soccer Stadium. They are 2-1-1 at home. 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. L, 1-0 Panthers out-shoot Knights in 1-0 loss on PK. Sat. Oct. 6 UAB * 7 p.m. L, 1-2 Moffett scored first-career goal. Fri. Oct. 12 Howard 8:30 p.m. W, 2-1 Burdette and Rodriguez net goals in the win. 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. 17 FIU Quick Facts Hobbs Named Senior CLASS Candidate Founded/Opened:....................................1965/1972 FIU senior defender Anthony Hobbs was named as one of 30 men’s soccer finalists for the 2012 Enrollment .....................................................50,000 Senior CLASS award. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Nickname................................................... Panthers Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas – community, classroom, character School Colors ... Blue (PMS 228) & Gold (PMS 109) and competition. Stadium ....................................FIU Soccer Stadium Capacity...........................................................2,000 Sharing is Caring Affiliation ......................................... NCAA Division I In the most recent NCAA statistics (10/14), FIU is ranked 19th in the county (T-1st in C-USA) when Conference ................................................. Sun Belt it comes to passing the pebble. The Panthers have 26 assists as a team. Freshman Lyle Lindquist President ............................. Dr. Mark B. Rosenberg leads the squad with five and is ranked 40th in the country (T-1st in C-USA) while Daniel Gonzalez Alma Mater, Year ........................... Miami (Ohio) ‘71 is second with four and Nicolas Rodriguez, Lucas Di Croce and Colby Burdette each have three Faculty Representative .............Dr. Stephen M. Fain assists apiece. Alma Mater, Year ................................... Rutgers ‘64 Exec. Dir. of Sports & Entertainment .....Pete Garcia Sprechen sie Deutsch? Alma Mater, Year ...............................Miami (FL) ‘84 A goal is a goal in any language, but it seems to be sweeter when German import Quentin Senior Woman Administrator ....................Julie Berg Albrecht scores them. The sophomore from Hessen, Germany, currently has a team-high seven Alma Mater, Year ....................... SUNY Cortland ‘85 goals, eclipsing his season total of five from a year ago. Ticket Office Phone ...... 305-FIU-GAME (348-3164) Last Time Out History The FIU men’s soccer team defeated the Howard Bison, 2-1, behind goals from Colby Burdette First Year ..........................................................1972 and Nicolas Rodriguez. “I think we had a really good first half,” Head Coach Kenny Arena said. NCAA D-I Record (1987-Present) ........253-194-41* “Obviously, giving up the goal gave them some momentum and changed what could have been NCAA D-II Record (1975-86) ................... 155-51-12 a really good second half. Some guys got a little tired, but at the end of the day, they did a really Unaffiliated..................................................... 25-9-2 good job to get the win. They definitely deserved to win the game and we’re really happy to get our All-time Record .....................................433-254-55* seventh win of the season. It’s a good confidence booster moving forward to play SMU [at home] C-USA Record (2005-Present) ................. 11-41-12* on Wednesday.” ASC Record (2000-04) .................................. 24-3-2 TAAC Record (1991-97) .............................. 32-12-2 Scouting The Mustangs NCAA Tournament Record .......................... 20-14-1 The Mustangs are 8-3-2 this season and 4-1-0 in C-USA action after dropping this first conference NCAA D-I Postseason Appearances ......................8 game at UCF on Sunday. They come in ranked No. 19 by the NSCAA, No. 25 by Soccer America, ............................. ‘91, ‘94, ‘96, ‘97, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 No. 21 by Soccer Times and No. 26 by TopDrawerSoccer.com. NCAA D-I Postseason Record......................... 6-8-1 NCAA D-I National Championship Runners-up ..... 1996 Next Up NCAA D-II Postseason Appearances .....................8 The Panthers hit the road to face the Kentucky Wildcats on Sunday, Oct. 21 at 5:00 p.m. ............................. ‘77, ‘78, ‘79, ‘80, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85 NCAA D-II Postseason Record..........................14-6 You Shall Not Pass NCAA D-II National Champions..............1982, 1984 FIU’s back-line of Anthony Hobbs, Joseph Dawkins along with Lyle Lindquist, Kevin Barbar * - Record reflects vacated wins due to NCAA infractions in 2006. Actual and Christopher Moffett, have helped limit opponents to only five goals in the second half of on-field record was 6-10-2 (2-6-0 C-USA). Actual overall on-field record games. Freshman Robin Spiegel has been excellent between the pipes this season, allowing only is 439-254-55. 12 goals through 12 matches. 2011 Season Review Overall Record................................................. 5-8-4 Youth Movement Home/Away/Neutral .......................5-2-3/0-5-1/0-1-0 Nine underclassmen have seen time significant time so far this season for the Panthers. Fourteen C-USA Record ................................................. 1-5-2 of FIU’s 18 goals have been scored by sophomore Quentin Albrecht (7), Colby Burdette (4), C-USA Finish .......................................................8th Christopher Moffett (1), and freshman Daniel Gonzalez (1) and Patrick Ramdial (1) with fresh- man Robin Spiegel starting all 12 matches between the pipes. Eight newcomers have also played 2012 Team Information significant minutes for the Panthers. Head Coach..........................Kenny Arena (Virginia) Record at FIU/Year .....................................7-3-2/1st Player of the Week Assistant Coach...........