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FIU Golden Panthers Prowl

• Volleyball gets Western

  In Sun Belt volleyball's version of "last hired, first fired," FIU fought gallantly to get into the tournament as a No. 8 seed so must face No. 1 seed Western Kentucky Thursday at 6 p.m.

  That's "29-3 Western Kentucky." That's "15-0 in the Sun Belt this season" Western Kentucky. That's "on a 21-match winning [...]

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• As expected in Boston, The Branch

  On FIU's first basketball Sunday it was men down, women up, Coley cool.

  FIU's women dusted North Florida, 63-44 at The Branch. Junior guard Jerica Coley put up 19 points, nine rebounds, an FIU-record nine blocks, five assists, four steals and only one turnover in 40 minutes. Marita Davydova put up 14 points and Zsofia Labady had 11. 

  Earlier [...]

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• Basketball season begins today; volleyball season keeps going

  The basetball season opens today with sort of an FIU doubleheader except the games are in different cities.

  Of course new FIU men's coach Richard Pitino begins his college coaching career with a game at Boston College. It follows Pitino's life pattern that's seen New England be a place of beginnings and [...]

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• Coyle Sun Belt Golfer of the Month; Pitt still coming in '14

  Wednesday, the Sun Belt announced an FIU club swinger as Golfer of the Month for the second consecutive month, junior Shelby Coyle getting the honor a month after freshman Meghan MacLaren.

  Coyle was medalist at the Rainbow Wahine Invitational this month. As a team, FIU's won three of four tournaments this [...]

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• Dates for FIU-Maryland football

  FIU will open the 2013 season at Maryland on Aug. 31. Then after a two-season hiatus, Maryland will return the favor Sept. 10, 2016. Unless, that is, they try to buy their way out of the agreement.

   

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• Men's soccer all-conference picks

  FIU men's soccer, 8-1-1 outside Conference USA, but 0-7-1 in C-USA, didn't place anyone on the all conference First Team. The Panthers did, however, put leading scorer Quentin Albrecht on the Second Team, three players on the Thirrd Team and two players on the All-Freshman team.

  Albrecht, whose 10 goals and 23 points were [...]

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• Crabcakes, baby...

  Maryland likely will fill out FIU's 2013 football schedule. With Baltimore in one direction, Washington, D.C. in the other and College Park being OK if you're feeling lazy, it counts as a good road trip for fans.

   

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• Hunt gets Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Week

  FIU senior linebacker Jordan Hunt led the team in tackles Saturday against South Alabama, caused a fumble, broke up two passes on third down plays inside the FIU 10 and ended USA hopes with an interception inside the final 10 seconds.

  For those efforts, Hunt was named Sun Belt Defensive Player [...]

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• Women's soccer's season ends; Hilton's happy

  In a loser-goes-home Sun Belt Conference title match Sunday afternoon, FIU lost to North Texas 1-0 on a goal in the 63rd minute. FIU got outshot 21-9 and 14 of those North Texas shots came in the second half.

  FIU ends the season 13-6-2.

  T.Y. HILTON

  Is it irony or appropriate that [...]

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• A few thoughts on FIU 28, South Alabama 20

  You could almost see the exhale on the face of each person wearing an FIU polo around Ladd-Peebles Stadium. With reason.

  What’s frustrating about this season for FIU is it’s not as if they’ve just been abysmal overall.  Each week, they’ve flashed the football team [...]

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