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MEN’S SOCCER NOTRE DAME 2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS #1 SERIES HISTORY PITT • NOTRE DAME 9/13 @ Wake Forest^ L, 2-3 Meeting .............................................................. 26th PITT PANTHERS Series Record ............. Notre Dame leads 18-5-3 9/19 LOUISVILLE^ W, 5-0 2020 Record [ACC] 6-0 [4-0] First Meeting .................. 1995 / H / Pitt won 3-0 2019 Record [ACC] 10-8-2 [4-3-1] Last Meeting ....................2020 / A / Pitt won 3-1 9/26 @ #5 Notre Dame W, 3-1 United Soccer Coaches Poll 1 Last Pitt Win ....................2020 / A / Pitt won 3-1 Last ND Win ........................2019 / A / ND won 1-0 10/6 @ Syracuse* W, 3-2 (2OT) Head Coach Jay Vidovich Last Tie.................................................1999 / H / 1-1 Vidovich vs. ND ................................................5-6-1 10/10 VIRGINIA TECH* W, 4-2 Career Record 306-162-56 10/18 @ Virginia* W, 3-2 (OT) 10/23 @ Louisville* W, 4-1 NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH MATCH INFORMATION PITT • NOTRE DAME 10/30 NOTRE DAME* Canceled 2020 Record [ACC] 5-3 [3-2] Date 11/18/20 2019 Record [ACC] 10-8-1 [3-5] Time 8 PM 11/6 SYRACUSE* Canceled United Soccer Coaches Poll NA Location Raleigh, N.C. Field Dail Soccer Field/Track Complex 11/15 vs. Duke% W, 2-1 Head Coach Chad Riley Career Record 77-44-18 11/18 vs. Notre Dame% 8 PM STATISTICAL COMPARISON LIVE SCORING HOME GAMES Pitt vs. Notre Dame Nov. 18 | 8 PM EST ^ - Exhibition Link bit.ly/3pxeZTb * - ACC game % - ACC Championship Tournament game All games are subject to change 6 Matches 8 All games are EST BROADCAST 19 Goals Scored 11 Pitt vs. Notre Dame ACC Network Nov. 18 | 8 PM EST MEN’S SOCCER STAFF 3.17 Goals Per Game 1.38 Link es.pn/3pF4ptp Head Coach .....................................Jay Vidovich Alma Mater, Year .................. Ohio Wesleyan, 1982 9 Goals Allowed 8 Years / Record at Pitt ...................... Fifth / 32-41-6 Career Record .............................306-162-56 (.637) 1.50 Goals Allowed Per Game 1.00 ACC Record ......................................88-73-25 (.540) MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION 70 Shots 76 Assistant Coach ......................Michael Behonick MSOC SID.......................................Nick Macdonald Alma Mater, Year ...........................American, 2003 11.7 Shots Per Game 9.5 Years at Pitt .........................................................Fifth Cell Phone ..........................................412-523-4199 Assistant Coach ........................... Rich Costanzo .271 Shot Percentage .145 Email [email protected] Alma Mater, Year ...........................Maryland, 2008 Years at Pitt .....................................................Fourth 23 Assists 9 Student Assistant Coach ............... Bryce Cregan Alma Mater, Year .......................................Pitt, 2018 37 Corner Kicks 34 Years at Pitt ........................................................Third 8 Yellow Cards 14 Athletic Trainer .....................................Sam Cervantes Strength & Conditioning ....................... Frank Barone 0 Red Cards 0 PITT PANTHERS GAME NOTES 1 MEN’S SOCCER NOTES THE MATCH • Noel, senior Alexander Dexter and PITT’S 2020 RECORD WHEN... • Heading into its second ACC freshman Filip Mirkovic all tallied assists. Situation ................................................. Record Championship semifinal in program Overall ....................................................................... 6-0-0 history, No. 1 Pitt looks to keep its A MILESTONE SEASON momentum going against Notre Dame • This year has been a milestone season Home .......................................................................... 1-0-0 Wednesday, Nov. 18. for Pitt, setting new program highs and Away........................................................................... 4-0-0 • The Panthers return to the site of their making school history. Neutral ....................................................................... 1-0-0 quarterfinal match at Dail Soccer Field/ • The Panthers earned a ranking of number vs. United Soccer Coaches ranked opponents ...... 2-0-0 Track Complex in Raleigh, N.C., for an 8 one in the country on Oct. 20 for the first vs. ACC opponents ................................................. 4-0-0 PM kick-off against the Fighting Irish. time in program history. Men’s soccer vs. Non-conference opponents ........................... 1-0-0 The game will be broadcast on the ACC joins football and men’s basketball as Pitt scores first ....................................................... 6-0-0 Network. the only Pitt athletics teams to earn the Opponent scores first ...........................................0-0-0 • Pitt is 0-1 all-time in the ACC Tournament No. 1 spot in their respective polls. Pitt scores zero goals ...........................................0-0-0 against Notre Dame, losing a first round • Pitt’s 6-0 overall start is the best start to Pitt scores 1 goal ....................................................0-0-0 contest, 5-0, in 2017. a season since the Panthers began 6-0 Pitt scores 2 goals .................................................. 1-0-0 in 2000. Pitt scores 3+ goals ............................................... 5-0-0 WHAT’S AT STAKE? • The 4-0 record in the ACC is now tied for Opponent scores zero goals ...............................0-0-0 • A trip to the ACC Championship Finals for most ACC wins in a season. Pitt went 4-3-1 Opponent scores 1 goal ........................................ 3-0-0 the first time in school history is in the in league play last year. Opponent scores 2 goals ..................................... 3-0-0 cards with a win for the Panthers. • Five of the six victories have been on the Opponent scores 3+ goals ...................................0-0-0 • A victory for Pitt would improve its road or at neutral site fields. Pitt won its Leading at the half ................................................ 4-0-0 overall record to 7-0. The 7-0 start would first four road games of the season for Tied at half ................................................................2-0-0 be the best start to a season in program the first time since 2000. Trailing at half .........................................................0-0-0 history, dating back to 1954. Playing one OT ......................................................... 1-0-0 • Coach Vidovich, one of the most respected THE FIRST NOEL Playing double OT ................................................... 1-0-0 coaches in college soccer, seeks his first • Sophomore midfielderValentin Noel has Day games (before 6 p.m.) ................................... 1-0-0 ACC Tournament Championship. Vidovich led the offense this season and leads the Night games (after 6 p.m.) .................................. 5-0-0 has compiled a 12-21-7 record in ACC nation in multiple categories. Outshooting opponent ......................................... 4-0-0 Tournament play, including a 3-3-1 record • The Niort, France, native finished the Getting outshot .......................................................2-0-0 with Pitt. regular season first in the country in Shots are even ........................................................0-0-0 goals per game (1.25), second in total PITT HOLDS OFF DUKE IN ACC QUARTERS goals (5), points per game (2.75) and shot • Pitt scored its lowest amount of goals on accuracy (.727) and third in total points the season in a physical, defensive battle (11). against Duke Sunday, Nov. 15, but came • With his second half, game-winning goal away with the 2-1 victory to advance to against Duke in the ACC Quarterfinals, the ACC Championship Semifinals. Noel became the first player in program • Junior Jackson Walti scored the games’ history to score a goal in four consecutive first goal in the 34th minute, the third contests (Oct. 10 - Nov. 15, 2020). of his career and first score since the Panthers defeated Duke at home on Oct. ACTION JACK-KAY-SON 25, 2019. • Freshman Bertin Jacquesson has made • Sophomore Valentin Noel broke the 1-1 an immediate impact for the Panthers tie in the 62nd minute, his sixth of the since game one, totaling nine points season. Noel’s goal proved to be the including two goals and five assists. deciding factor for the Panthers, as Pitt • The Frenchman totaled three points held off Duke’s late minute attack. in each of his first three games, with PITT PANTHERS GAME NOTES 2 MEN’S SOCCER NOTES highlighted moments including a goal at both Notre Dame and Syracuse and three being Notre Dame at home Oct. 30. THE LAST TIME... assists at home vs. Virginia Tech. SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH PITT SCORED... • Jacquesson finished the regular season • Notre Dame enters the semifinal round 4 goals ...............W, 4-1 at Louisville ...............10/23/20 number one in the country in assists per 5-3 overall and finished the regular 5 goals ................W, 5-4 at Marshall ................... 9/8/05 game (1.00), second in game-winning season 2-3 in conference play. 6 goals ...................W, 6-0 Howard ......................10/7/19 goals (2) and tied for first with teammate • After starting the year 1-2, the Irish won 7+ goals .................W, 7-0 vs. WVU ..................... 9/26/17 Jasper Löeffelsend total assists (5). four of its last five. • Notre Dame defeated No. 3 North #1 SCORING OFFENSE Carolina, 1-0, in overtime to advance to PITT ALLOWED... • Pitt ended the regular season with the semifinals. 4 goals .........L, 4-3 vs. Cleveland State ............10/8/18 the number one scoring offense in the •