Western Kentucky 65, FIU men 63
FIU Panthers fall short to Western Kentucky in Sun Belt final
FIU fell short in the Sun Belt tournament title game Monday, as did its hopes for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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FIU fell short in the Sun Belt tournament title game Monday, as did its hopes for an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The FIU Panthers advanced to the finals of the Sun Belt Conference tournament Sunday with a 61-57 victory over top-seeded Middle Tennessee State.
FIU catcher Aramis Garcia went 3 for 4 with five RBI to lead the Panthers over the Owls on Sunday.
FIU rallied in the ninth inning to send its game against Rice into extra innings, but the Panthers came up short.
FIU starter Tyler Alexander struck out a career-high 10 batters in the losing effort.
If FIU’s men get past Arkansas-Little Rock and its women beat Arkansas State, tough Middle Tennessee teams could be next.
Two players without numbers on their uniforms combined to score the only goal of the game Thursday night as the Fort Lauderdale Strikers defeated host FIU 1-0 in a pro-vs.-college mens soccer exhibition.
Hoping to capture its first victory against a Southeastern Conference opponent since 1996, FIU instead failed to avoid the weekend series sweep in an 8-1 loss to Ole Miss on Sunday afternoon at FIU Baseball Stadium.
FIU lost its last regular-season Sun Belt Conference game ever to rival FAU.
Carmen Miloglav’s steal in the closing minute allowed Jerica Coley to end FIU’s regular season with a victory over FAU.
On Friday, Boca Raton native Taylor Gushue was the goat. On Saturday, he was the hero.
Chantz Mack had been waiting for this day for four long years. David Thompson probably didnt fully grasp the significance.
Sabrina Beaupre has overcome the pain of injury to become the best diver in the Sun Belt Conference.
Florida International scored seven runs then held off a ninth-inning comeback by Texas Tech in a 9-7 victory Monday night at FIU Baseball Stadium.
FIU got behind early but scored a run in five consecutive innings to sweep Manhattan.
FIU took advantage of Manhattan once again, scoring 18 runs on Saturday and totaling 32 so far in the weekend series.
FIU greeted Manhattan, playing its first game of the season, with the first appearance by the Panthers offense since FIUs season opener last week.
While the FIU womens team lost, the FIU mens team finished off an emotional Senior Night with a win and a surefire winning season.
Few people outside of Boca Raton have noticed, but Florida Atlantic has made steady progress throughout the season. First, coach Carl Pelini has instilled some of his Rust Belt toughness into the Owls and, as the 2012 season nears its finish for FAU, the program appears to be moving in the right direction after that regrettable 1-11 record in the final season of the Howard Schnellenberger Era. The same team that began the season with a 7-3 victory against Wagner has won two of its past three games and gave Navy a scare in Annapolis, Md. Against the spread, FAU has covered in eight consecutive weeks. Joe Goodman, The Miami Heralds national college football columnist, is a lot like FAU in terms of picking games this season. He started slowly but has built some positive momentum. Last week, Joe took a slight step backwards, going 4-4 straight up and 3-4-1 against the spread, but, overall, Joe is 63-25 straight up and 43-39-1 against the spread. The Pro, Lee Sterling of ParamountSports.com, went 5-3 straight up last week and 3-4-1 against the spread. For the season, the Pro is a stellar 65-23 straight up and 46-36-1 against the spread.
FIU’s baseball team, which made the NCAA tournament in 2010 and 2011 before missing it last season with a disappointing 31-26 record, has long relied on its offense.