JACKSONVILLE, Alabama (Aug. 25, 2019) - The Panthers fell on the road at the hands of the Gamecocks on Sunday afternoon, as the FIU women's soccer team wrapped up the season's opening weekend with a 2-0 defeat against Jacksonville State.
FIU now falls to 0-2 on the young season while the Gamecocks improve to 2-0.
After traveling across state lines to Alabama for its second away match in three days, the Panthers battled neck and neck with the Gamecocks in the first half as the FIU counter-attack pressured JSU on multiple occasions. FIU out-shot the Gamecocks by a margin of 7-3 in the first period but was not able to convert those chances into points.