Game Guide: FIU

Date

Sunday, Nov. 1

Time

7 p.m. ET

Location

Philadelphia, Pa.

Broadcast

ESPN+

PHILADELPHIA – Temple men's soccer (2-10-3, 1-5-1 American) will host FIU (7-4-4, 2-2-3 American) from the Temple Sports Complex for their final game of the season. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m., and will air live on ESPN+.

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Last Time Out

Temple fell to Monmouth at home on Tuesday night, 2-1. The Owls went into halftime trailing 1-0 despite outshooting the Hawks, 6-5. Temple found an equalizer in the 58th minute when Aaron Sullivan (2) headed a Anthony Perez set piece into the bottom left corner. The game stayed tied until the 85th minute, when Andrea Croce beat Dylan Kaye to give Monmouth the 2-1 win.

Top Performer: Aaron Sullivan, one goal and two shots.

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Temple By the Numbers

109shots

7.3shots per game

62corners

76saves

Series History

All-Time SeriesFIU leads, 3-0-1

Last MeetingFIU W, 3-1 • Oct. 3, 2025

Last Temple Win-

Current StreakFIU, W1

Scouting FIU 7-4-4

Last Time Out

L, 2-1 vs. Tulsa

Key Player

Santi Possu

2025 record

(7-9-3, 4-4-0 American)

FIU enters the game tied with Florida Atlantic and UAB for the final playoff spot at nine points. Florida Atlantic and UAB play each other this weekend, so this game could determine whether FIU makes the playoffs.

The Panthers are coming off a 2-1 loss to Tulsa, their first loss since a 2-1 defeat to No. 19 Missouri State on Sept. 11. They are 2-1-2 in their last five matches, including a 1-1 tie with No. 15 Charlotte on Oct. 17.

FIU is outscoring opponents 23-20 and outshooting them 176-141. The Panthers average 1.53 goals and 11.7 shots per game. Six players have registered double-digit shots, and eight different players have scored a goal this year. Santi Possu leads the team with 11.

Possu also leads the American in goals and is tied for sixth in the NCAA. The graduate student leads FIU in points (23), shots (31) and shots on goal (21), and is third on the team in minutes (1,126). The Colombian native has taken at least one shot in every game this season and is on a three-game goal streak.

FIU has used Nigel Van Haveren in net for all 15 games this season. The 6-foot-6 senior has made 42 saves on 142 shots faced and has allowed at least one goal in four consecutive games.

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