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: 6-3-2 Overall: 1-11-0 C-USA: 0-2-1 MEAC: 0-0-0 Friday, Oct. 12 at 8:30 p.m. Head Coach: Kenny Arena Head Coach: Michael Lawrence Watch/Listen: FIUSports.com FIU Record: 6-3-2 (1) Howard Record: N/A Live Stats: FIUSports.com Career Record: Same Career Record: N/A Next Up The Panthers remain home for the fourth time this season when they take on the Howard Bison on FIU Social Media Friday, Oct. 12 at 8:30 p.m., at the FIU Soccer Stadium. • Play Pink breast cancer awareness night • First 50 fans recieve a free t-shirt courtesy of Soccer Locker Miami FIUSports.com • 1000 Panther Points Iron Man Jo Dawkins @FIUMensSoccer Dating back to the second overtime period against Marshall on Sept. 23, 2011, FIU defender Jo Dawkins has played 1,800 consecutive minutes for the Panthers. In his career, he has played in 4,327 minutes, second to only Anthony Hobbs who has played 5,477 career minutes in an FIU uniform. FIU Men’s Soccer 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 @FIUAthletics 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 FIU Athletics Eleven games into the season, FIU has already eclipsed its win total of five from last year. The Panthers sit at 6-3-2 heading into their match against the Howard Bison. FIU’s six wins are the third most overall by a Panthers squad since joining Conference USA in 2005. They earned their sixth win only eight games into the season. FIUPanthers NOT On The Road ... Again The Panthers return home for only the fourth time this season after playing eight of their first 10 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 1-1-1 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. 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. 12 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 (10/7), FIU is ranked 20th in the county (1st in C-USA) when it Conference ................................................. Sun Belt comes to passing the pebble. The Panthers have 23 assists as a team. Freshman Lyle Lindquist President ............................. Dr. Mark B. Rosenberg leads the squad with four and is ranked 58th in the country (T-2nd in C-USA) while Nicolas Rodri- Alma Mater, Year ........................... Miami (Ohio) ‘71 guez, Daniel Gonzalez and Colby Burdette each have three assists apiece. Faculty Representative .............Dr. Stephen M. Fain Alma Mater, Year ................................... Rutgers ‘64 Sprechen sie Deutsch? Exec. Dir. of Sports & Entertainment .....Pete Garcia A goal is a goal in any language, but it seems to be sweeter when German import Quentin Alma Mater, Year ...............................Miami (FL) ‘84 Albrecht scores them. The sophomore from Hessen, Germany, currently has a team-high seven Senior Woman Administrator ....................Julie Berg goals, eclipsing his season total of five from a year ago. His seven goals put him in the top 30 in Alma Mater, Year ....................... SUNY Cortland ‘85 total goals, and 3rd in Conference USA. He also ranks 49th in the country and 5th in the conference Ticket Office Phone ...... 305-FIU-GAME (348-3164) with 15 (7g, 1a) total points. History Last Time Out First Year ..........................................................1972 The Panthers fell to the UAB Blazers, 2-1. Sophomore Christopher Moffett scored his first-career NCAA D-I Record (1987-Present) ........252-194-41* goal. Although the result is a loss on the schedule, the Panthers dominated the Blazers in almost NCAA D-II Record (1975-86) ................... 155-51-12 every category. FIU out-shot UAB, 24-13, and had 13 corner kicks to only five for the visitors. Senior Unaffiliated..................................................... 25-9-2 defender Jo Dawkins was heavily involved in the offense with a career-high five shots. All-time Record .....................................432-254-55* C-USA Record (2005-Present) ................. 11-41-12* Scouting The Bisons ASC Record (2000-04) .................................. 24-3-2 The Bison have had a rough start to the season, coming into the FIU match 1-11. Howard did pick TAAC Record (1991-97) .............................. 32-12-2 up its first win of the year on Oct. 7 against Washington Adventist in a 1-0 contest. NCAA Tournament Record .......................... 20-14-1 NCAA D-I Postseason Appearances ......................8 Next Up ............................. ‘91, ‘94, ‘96, ‘97, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 The Panthers finish off a three-game homestand against the SMU Mustangs on Wednesday, Oct., NCAA D-I Postseason Record......................... 6-8-1 17 at 7:00 p.m. NCAA D-I National Championship Runners-up ..... 1996 NCAA D-II Postseason Appearances .....................8 You Shall Not Pass ............................. ‘77, ‘78, ‘79, ‘80, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84, ‘85 FIU’s back-line of Anthony Hobbs, Joseph Dawkins along with Lyle Lindquist, Kevin Barbar NCAA D-II Postseason Record..........................14-6 and Christopher Moffett, have helped limit opponents to only four goals in the second half of NCAA D-II National Champions..............1982, 1984 games. Freshman Robin Spiegel has been excellent between the pipes this season, allowing only * - Record reflects vacated wins due to NCAA infractions in 2006. Actual 11 goals through 11 matches. on-field record was 6-10-2 (2-6-0 C-USA). Actual overall on-field record is 438-254-55. Youth Movement 2011 Season Review Nine underclassmen have seen time significant time so far this season for the Panthers. Thirteen Overall Record................................................. 5-8-4 of FIU’s 16 goals have been scored by sophomore Quentin Albrecht (7), Colby Burdette (3), Home/Away/Neutral .......................5-2-3/0-5-1/0-1-0 Christopher Moffett (1), and freshman Daniel Gonzalez (1) and Patrick Ramdial (1) with fresh- C-USA Record ................................................. 1-5-2 man Robin Spiegel starting all 11 matches between the pipes. Eight newcomers have also played C-USA Finish .......................................................8th significant minutes for the 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 .....................................6-3-2/1st 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.