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MEN’S SOCCER 18 GAME NOTES PITT PANTHERS VS. COLGATE RAIDERS Friday, August 24 | 8 p.m. 2018 Schedule/Results Petersen Sports Complex | Pittsburgh, Pa. 8/12 DUQUESNE^ W, 1-0 8/18 at Penn State^ W, 1-0 #25 8/24 COLGATE 8 P.M. 8/27 at Delaware 7 p.m. 9/1 at Akron 7 p.m. 9/8 at North Carolina* 7 p.m. 9/11 at VCU 7 p.m. 2018 Record: 2018 Record: 9/14 NC STATE* 7 P.M. 0-0-0, 0-0-0 ACC 0-0-0, 0-0-0 Patriot GAME INFORMATION 9/18 DETROIT 7 P.M. Television ..........................................................................................................................................ACC Network Extra [WatchESPN app] 9/21 at Louisville* 7 p.m. Live Stats .....................................................................................................................http://www.sidearmstats.com/pittsburgh/msoc/ Twitter ...............................................................................................................................................................................................@Pitt_MSOC 9/28 VIRGINIA* 7 P.M. Instagram .........................................................................................................................................................................................@Pitt_MSOC Facebook ................................................................................................................................................................................. /PittMensSoccer 10/2 COLUMBIA 7 P.M. Pitt Athletics Website ...........................................................................................................................................PittsburghPanthers.com 10/5 CLEMSON* 7 P.M. 10/8 CLEVELAND STATE 7 P.M. 10/12 at Virginia Tech* 5 p.m. AT 10/15 TEMPLE 7 P.M. PITT PANTHERS DELAWARE BLUE HENS Monday, August 27 | 7 p.m. 10/19 at Duke* 7 p.m. Stuart & Suzanne Grant Stadium | Newark, Del. 10/23 at West Virginia 7 p.m. 10/26 NOTRE DAME* 7 P.M. HOME GAMES ^ - Exhibition * - ACC game All games are subject to change All games are EST 2018 Record: 2018 Record: 0-0-0, 0-0-0 ACC 0-0-0, 0-0-0 CAA PITT MEDIA RELATIONS GAME INFORMATION Asst. Dir. of Media Relations (MSOC) .....Julie Jurich Television ................................................................................................................https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nM-wY5du98 Email ..................................... [email protected] Live Stats ........................................................................................................... http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=222741 Cell Phone ....................................................412-952-0122 Twitter ...............................................................................................................................................................................................@Pitt_MSOC Media Relations Assistant (MSOC) ........Matt Keenan Instagram .........................................................................................................................................................................................@Pitt_MSOC Email ....................................................mak434@pitt.edu Facebook ................................................................................................................................................................................. /PittMensSoccer Cell Phone ..................................................814-853-6645 Pitt Athletics Website ...........................................................................................................................................PittsburghPanthers.com PITT PANTHERS MEN’S SOCCER THE MATCH SYNOPSIS OF THE SQUAD • The University of Pittsburgh men’s • Pitt returns 13 players from a year ago, The Series soccer team will host No. 25 Colgate including senior Javi Perez, who earned for its season opener Friday, Aug. 24 at All-ACC Second Team honors, as well vs. 8 p.m. at Ambrose Urbanic Field in the as sophomores Alexander Dexter and Petersen Sports Complex. Edward Kizza, who were both named to PITT VS. COLGATE • The Panthers will then travel to Newark, the ACC All-Freshman Team. Meeting ...........................................................................1st Del., for a matchup with the Blue Hens • The Panthers also welcome 12 new players Monday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. at Stuart & into the fold, with a mix of freshmen and 2017 STATISTICAL MATCHUP Pitt Colgate Suzanne Grant Stadium. transfers. 18 Matches 24 • Senior Peter Prescott, a transfer from 21/1.17 Goals Scored/Avg. 38/1.58 28/1.56 Goals Against/Avg. 36/1.50 LAST TIME OUT Creighton, and redshirt senior Shane .102 Shot % .128 11.4 Shots per Game 12.4 • Pitt earned a 1-0 victory over Penn State Wiedt, a transfer from Akron, both have 24 Assists 32 in an exhibition road matchup Saturday, experience making deep NCAA College 75 Corner Kicks 117 31 Yellow Cards 23 Aug. 18 to finish preseason play with a Cup runs with their former teams. 2 Red Cards 0 perfect 2-0 record. • Redshirt senior Robby Dambrot netted PITT’S PRESEASON ACCOLADES The Series the lone goal of the game in the 68th • The Panthers earned multiple preseason minute to secure the win for the Panthers. honors, both as a team and individually, heading into the 2018 slate. vs. 2017 SEASON IN REVIEW • Pitt received votes in the United Soccer • Pitt amassed an 8-10 overall record while Coaches Preseason Poll released PITT VS. DELAWARE collecting multiple marquee wins. Tuesday, Aug. 7 earning nine total points. Meeting .........................................................................2nd • The Panthers earned the program’s first • The team’s incoming freshman class Series Record ............................................Pitt leads 1-0 wins over ranked opponents since 2008 was also rated sixth in the nation by Top First Meeting ............................ 2012 / H / Pitt won 1-0 Last Meeting ............................................................Same after producing victories against No. 7 Drawer Soccer. Last Pitt Win ............................................................Same Notre Dame, No. 13 Columbia and No. 21 • Individually, senior Javi Perez and Last Delaware Win .....................................................N/A Syracuse. sophomore Edward Kizza landed in Last Tie..........................................................................N/A • Pitt’s wins over the Orange and Fighting Top Drawer Soccer’s Preseason Top 100 Vidovich vs. Delaware ...............................................N/A Irish were also its first conference Players list, with Perez coming in at No. victories since joining the ACC in 2013. 26 and Kizza coming in at No. 99. PITT VS. DELAWARE SERIES • The Panthers also defeated longtime • Two Panthers also earned recognition in Pitt leads 1-0 rivals West Virginia and Penn State Top Drawer Soccer’s Preseason Best XI, H/A W/L/T Score during the season, including a dominant with Perez being named to the Second 2012 H W 1-0 7-0 victory over the Mountaineers. Team and freshman Chandler Vaughn • Pitt’s seven goals marked the 28th time collecting Freshman Team honors. 2017 STATISTICAL MATCHUP in program history that the team had Pitt Delaware 18 Matches 16 achieved the feat and the first time since 21/1.17 Goals Scored/Avg. 17/1.06 28/1.56 Goals Against/Avg. 17/1.06 1998. .102 Shot % .103 11.4 Shots per Game 10.3 24 Assists 9 75 Corner Kicks 60 31 Yellow Cards 24 2 Red Cards 0 PITT PANTHERS MEN’S SOCCER VIDOVICH’S COACHING CAREER second on the team with 19 points in the UNITED SOCCER COACHES POLL (AUG. 7) 1. Stanford (23) ...................................................................19-2-2 • Head coach Jay Vidovich enters his third 2017 season. 2. Indiana (2) ......................................................................18-1-6 year with the program heading into the 3. North Carolina (2) .......................................... 17-4-1 4. Akron (1) .........................................................................18-4-2 2018 season. THE SERIES - DELAWARE 5. Wake Forest ................................................... 19-2-2 6. Louisville ....................................................... 13-2-5 • Following a rebuilding year in 2016, • Pitt owns a 1-0 all-time record against 7. Michigan State .............................................................. 13-3-4 Vidovich led the Panthers to an 8-10 Delaware. 8. Southern Methodist ......................................................17-3-1 9. Butler .............................................................................. 14-5-2 record in a 2017 season that included • The Panthers’ lone matchup with the 10. Duke ............................................................113-4-3 multiple marque wins against ranked Blue Hens came in 2012, with Pitt taking 11. Clemson .........................................................12-6-1 12. Wisconsin ......................................................................12-5-5 opponents. a 1-0 home victory. 13. Georgetown.................................................................. 14-4-2 14. Western Michigan .........................................................17-4-1 • Prior to Pitt, Vidovich spent 21 years as 15. Virginia ........................................................12-4-5 the head coach at Wake Forest, where SCOUTING THE BLUE HENS 16. Fordham ........................................................................14-6-3 17. Notre Dame ..................................................