DeLand, Fla. (September 22, 2012) – The FIU men’s soccer team (6-1-1) defeated the Stetson Hatters (1-5-1) on a golden goal by Colby Burdette in DeLand, Fla., on Saturday evening.
The goal by Burdette was the third of the season for the sophomore out of Boca Raton, Fla. He scored the golden goal in the 99^th minute when he took a long pass from Lyle Lindquist at midfield and beat the Stetson keeper from 18 yards out to give the Panthers the victory.

“Going down a goal isn’t the way we want to start a game, but you can see that our players believe they can always score at any given time,” Head Coach Kenny Arena said. “Whenever we’re down a score, we don’t worry and keep pushing.”

After going down a goal at the half, junior Gonzalo Frechilla gave the Panthers new life in the 60^th minute when he unloaded a shot from 18 yards out to the near post for the equalizer. Burdette and Icaro DeOliveira assisted on the goal.  

The Panthers will have the week off before traveling to Columbia, S.C., and start Conference USA action against South Carolina on Sat., Sept. 29 at 7:00 p.m.

For tickets to all FIU home matches, call the FIU Ticket Office at 305-FIU-GAME or log onto www.FIUSports.com. Fans can follow @FIUMensSoccer on Twitter and find us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/FIUMensSoccer. Fans can also watch all FIU men’s soccer home matches live on FIUSports.com on our free webcasts.

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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in seven different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including U.S. Century Bank Arena and Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium.

About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. Its colleges and schools offer more than 180 bachelors, masters and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida’s anchor institutions, FIU is worlds ahead in its local and global engagement, finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission and enrolls nearly 48,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. More than 140,000 alumni live and work in South Florida. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.

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