FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU women's soccer team (3-1-0) looks to build upon the program's best start since 2011 when it welcomes the Murray State Racers (1-3-0) to the FGCU Soccer Complex on Sunday afternoon to split a stretch of five road games.

LAST TIME OUT
FGCU traveled to FIU on Wednesday and rode another game-winning goal from Tabby Tindell to its third victory of the 2014 season by a score of 2-0, giving the program its best start since 2011 when the Green and Blue began 4-1. The Eagles now hold a 6-1-1 advantage in the all-time series against FIU and have won four-straight.

Tindell's goal was her fourth of the season and it was Paulina Speckmaier (Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep/Florida) who added the extra insurance, her second score of the season, midway through the second half with Tindell adding an assist for the first time this year. Tindell has now provided the game-winning goal in each of the Eagles' three victories. Brittany Brown faced nine shots and needed to make just three saves in the game to pick up her first shutout of 2014.

HOT START
The four-time defending Atlantic Sun Conference Champions began the 2014 campaign with a 2-1 victory over Pac-12 foe Arizona before hitting the road and knocking off in-state rival Miami, 2-1. The Eagles then traveled to USF and fell 1-0 before rebounding with a defeat of FIU.

Tindell's four goals this season have given her 19 for her career and positioned her just five goals shy of the program record of 24 set by 2009 graduate Amber McCall. Shannen Wacker is one of just three Eagles to have 20+ goals in her career with 21. Her three assists this season have moved her into a tie for second all-time with 57 points, behind only 2010 graduate Lindsay Haw's 68 points.
 
MURRAY STATE
These two programs have met once before in 2007 and the Racers came away with a 3-2 victory. Murray State closed 2013 with a 6-10-1 mark and a 3-7 record in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Racers are 1-2 so far this season with a 2-3 loss to Arkansas State, a 2-1 defeat of Georgia State and a 1-5 loss at Dayton. Murray State dropped a 1-0 result at FIU on Friday night.

#WINGSUP
Fans are encouraged to download the brand-new Wings Up mobile app in conjunction with SuperFanU prior to arriving at Sunday's match. The fully-customized loyalty-rewards platform allows fans to check in at each of FGCU's sporting events to earn points throughout the school year toward exclusive prizes that can't be offered anywhere else.

NEXT UP
FGCU will visit No. 6 Texas A&M (4-0-1) in College Station, Texas on Sept. 11. Texas A&M finished the 2013 season with an 18-5-2 record and a 9-2 mark in the SEC before going on to win the SEC Championship. The Aggies advanced to the third round of the NCAA Tournament and lost to No. 5 North Carolina 2-0. The Aggies finished the season ranked No. 8 in the nation in the NSCAA Coaches Poll. Texas A&M began the season with a 4-3 victory over Dayton before knocking off Stephen F. Austin, 1-0, No. 18 UCF, 3-0 and Illinois State, 4-1 all at home. Texas A&M then battled Arizona on the road to a 2-2 tie and will take on Arizona State before welcoming the Eagles.

FGCU will then return to Tampa, Fla. to square off with No. 9 South Carolina (4-1-0) on a neutral field Sept. 14. The game will take place at USF and will be the first meeting between the two programs. The Gamecocks were 17-4-2 overall last season advanced out of the SEC to the NCAA Tournament with an at-large selection where they would defeat Furman, 5-0 before falling to Stanford, 1-0 in overtime. South Carolina finished the season ranked No. 15 in the NSCAA Coaches Poll. The Gamecocks are currently 4-1 with victories over East Carolina, 2-0, Samford, 2-0, Boston University, 1-0 and Milwaukee, 2-0 before falling to Clemson at home, 1-0. They will take on High Point and USF before squaring off with FGCU.

NSCAA
The Eagles have achieved the No. 9 ranking in the NSCAA Southeast region for the week of Sept. 2. They fall in behind Florida State (4-0), Virginia (3-0), Virginia Tech (4-0), North Carolina (1-2-1), Clemson (4-0), Duke (2-2), Notre Dame (2-2), Boston College (3-1) and rank ahead of Wake Forest (1-2).

TOUGH SCHEDULE
The Eagles finished 2013 with the No. 67 RPI in the nation and the 2014 schedule features seven teams that finished ranked inside the top 83, three of which were ranked 15th or better. Those seven team include Arizona (83), Miami (73), La Salle (63), USF (53), Texas A&M (15), South Carolina (14) and UCF (13).

PRESEASON EXPECTATIONS
FGCU has been selected by the coaches of the A-Sun to earn a fifth-consecutive regular season championship when the Preseason All-Conference awards were announced by the league office. The coaches also went on to choose Tindell as the Co-Preseason Player of the Year while Emma Blackwell earned Preseason Defensive Player of the Year honors and Brown was picked to repeat as Goalkeeper of the Year.

The Eagles received 59 points and four first place votes to lead the preseason poll, just two points shy of 2013 A-Sun Tournament Champion Jacksonville (57) who picked up two first place votes. Kennesaw State with 48 points and one first place vote checked in at third followed by Stetson (40) and Lipscomb (33) who received the final first place vote. North Florida (24), Northern Kentucky (18) and USC Upstate (9) round out the rest of the rankings.

FOLLOW ALONG
For constant, news, photos, videos and updates you can follow the women's soccer team on Twitter @FGCU_WSoccer, on Instagram @FGCU_WSoccer or on Facebook: Facebook.com/FGCUWSoccer. You can also find FGCU athletics on YouTube by visiting YouTube.com/FGCUEagles.

TICKETS
Single-game tickets for FGCU Women's Soccer are available at a cost of $6 for adults and $3 for groups of ten (10) or more. Season tickets are also available. For more ticket information and additional deals, visit FGCUathletics.com/tickets, call or visit the ticket office at 239-590-7145.