FORT MYERS, Florida (February 26, 2017) -- With her first swing of the day, FIU senior first baseman Stephanie Texeira (Miami, Florida / Gulliver Prep) broke the program's career home run record by hitting the 34th of her four-year career and the Panthers never lost the lead in a 6-1 softball win at FGCU Sunday. The game was the final contest of the 2017 FGCU / Four Points Sheraton Invitational in Fort Myers. FIU improves to 11-5 on the season, after its third-straight winning weekend (3-2 in Fort Myers).
After a walk and an infield single, Texeira took the 2-1 pitch out to right to set the new mark, held by Ashley McClain (2009-12), which she tied Friday night against Rutgers.