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No. 14 FIU lost to top seed
and defending national champion UCLA, 2-0, in the third round
of the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championships
at Drake Stadium in Los Angeles.
FIU’s Roy Rosenberg made three saves in goal for the Golden
Panthers while his counterpart, Zach Wells, also made three saves
en route to his 11th shutout of the season.
The Golden Panthers out-shot the
Bruins 10-8 in the match and finish their season with a 14-5-3
record.
In the previous round, FIU won a
thriller, edging No. 17 Cal State Northridge, 5-4, in penalty
kicks at University Park. Each
team
had made its first four penalty kicks after battling to a 1-1
tie through two overtime periods when sophomore midfielder Jared
Rose
hammered in FIU’s fifth penalty kick to send the Golden Panthers
out to California to face the defending national champions, UCLA.
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