Official Site of the AAC · Nov 21, 2022
FIU Adavances to NCAA Third Round with Penalty Kicks
MIAMI, Fla. – The FIU Panthers men’s soccer team advanced to the third round of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship on Sunday, defeating New Hampshire with penalty kicks after ending overtime at a 2-2 draw. FIU advances on penalty kicks 10-9.
FIU (14-4-1) moves on to the third round of the NCAA Championship and will travel to Durham, North Carolina to take on No. 7 seed Duke on Sunday, November 27 at 1 p.m.
The Panthers jumped out to an early lead as Philip Hildebrandt and Stephen Afrifa found Rasmus Robinski in the 13th minute to score the go-ahead goal.
New Hampshire came back in the second half with a goal in the 64th minute to force it to overtime.