General opinion is that the high-water mark for FIU men's soccer came on Dec. 13, 1996.

On that chilly afternoon in Richmond, Va., the Golden Panthers -- then a Division I program for less than a decade -- earned a spot in the national final with a 4-0 rout of UNC-Charlotte.

The specifics might be fuzzy more than 12 years later, but there's a moment that those in attendance -- and anyone associated with FIU soccer -- will never forget:

Tyrone Marshall, in the 57th minute, unleashing a bicycle kick from 15 yards out. The acrobatic shot connected, put FIU up 2-0 and guaranteed the Golden Panthers a place in the title match against St. John's.