BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (September 11, 2017) – Due to Hurricane Irma, the FIU athletics department has announced the following schedule changes through Sunday, Sept. 17.
- Men's soccer match at UCF scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 12, has been postponed.
- The volleyball team's FIU Classic, scheduled for Sept. 15-16, has been cancelled.
- The football team's game at Indiana on Sept. 16, has been deferred to a future date.
- The women's golf team will not participate in the Marilynn Smith/Sunflower Invitational at Kansas State University, Sept. 17-19.
- The women's soccer team's game at North Texas on Sunday, Sept. 17, has been postponed.
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About FIU Athletics: FIU Athletics is home to more than 400 student-athletes in 18 different sports. Athletic events are played in eight different venues on FIU's campuses (Modesto A. Maidique and Biscayne Bay), including Riccardo Silva Stadium.
About FIU: Florida International University is recognized as a Carnegie engaged university. It is a public research university with colleges and schools that offer more than 180 bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in fields such as engineering, international relations, architecture, law and medicine. As one of South Florida's anchor institutions, FIU contributes $8.9 billion each year to the local economy. FIU is Worlds Ahead in finding solutions to the most challenging problems of our time. FIU emphasizes research as a major component of its mission. FIU has awarded over 200,000 degrees and enrolls more than 54,000 students in two campuses and three centers including FIU Downtown on Brickell, FIU@I-75, and the Miami Beach Urban Studios. FIU also supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: the Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA and has over 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. For more information about FIU, visit http://www.fiu.edu/.
