2017MEN’S SOCCER GAME NOTES #10Pitt Panthers AT #7Notre Dame Fighting Irish 2017 Schedule/Results Wednesday, November 1 | 7 p.m. 8/25 at Ohio State L | 1-0 Alumni Stadium 8/27 James Madison L | 1-0 Notre Dame, Ind. 9/1 LONGWOOD W | 2-0 9/4 at Loyola (Md.) W | 1-0 #10 9/9 NORTH CAROLINA* L | 2-1 Pitt Notre Dame 9/16 at #4Wake Forest* L | 2-0 Panthers Fighting Irish 9/19 ROBERT MORRIS W | 2-1 8-9-0, 2-6-0 ACC 9-5-2, 3-3-2 ACC 9/22 at #8Clemson* L | 3-0 9/26 WEST VIRGINIA W | 7-0 9/29 #21SYRACUSE W | 2-1 GAME INFORMATION Television ..........................................................................................................................................ACC Network Extra [WatchESPN app] 10/3 at #21Columbia W | 1-0 Live Stats ................................................................................................................................................................................................UND.com Twitter ...............................................................................................................................................................................................@Pitt_MSOC #19 10/6 DUKE* L | 2-0 Instagram .........................................................................................................................................................................................@Pitt_MSOC 10/10 PENN STATE W | 3-2 (OT) Facebook ................................................................................................................................................................................. /PittMensSoccer Pitt Athletics Website ...........................................................................................................................................PittsburghPanthers.com 10/13 at #7Notre Dame* W | 1-0 10/20 at #10Virginia* L | 2-1 (2OT) THE MATCH • The Panthers’ victory marked the first over a 10/24 #14AKRON L | 3-0 • The University of Pittsburgh men’s soccer top-10 opponent since the 2000 season when team opens the 2017 ACC Men’s Soccer they upset then-ranked No. 2 St. John’s. 10/27 VIRGINIA TECH* L | 3-0 Tournament Wednesday, Nov. 1 at Notre • Pitt reached the eight-win mark on the 11/1 at #16Notre Dame 7 p.m. Dame. The first round is set to get underway season for the first time since 2002 when at 7 p.m. at Alumni Stadium in Notre Dame, the Panthers finished 8-9-1 overall. HOME GAMES All games are EST ^ - Exhibition All games are subject to change Ind. • The win was the first over a conference * - ACC game • Pitt enters the tournament as the No. 10 seed opponent on the road since 2008 when Pitt and finished the regular season 8-9 overall defeated Seton Hall as members of the Big with a 2-6 mark against conference foes. The East. Fighting Irish enter the first round as the No. • The Panthers defeated Notre Dame for the 10 seed, finishing the regular season 9-5-2 first time since 2002 when the Irish were overall and 3-3-2 in ACC play. ranked 16th. The win is Pitt’s fourth over the long-time opponent. THE SERIES • The win snapped the 14-game win streak the • The two teams meet for the second time in Irish held over the Panthers. 2017 and 23rd in program history. • Head coach Jay Vidovich is 4-3-1 all-time • Notre Dame leads the all-time series 15-4-3 versus Notre Dame. with the first meeting dating back to 1995. • In their last meeting Oct. 13, 2017, the LAST TIME OUT Panthers upset the then-ranked No. 7 Irish, • Pitt dropped a 3-0 decision to Virginia Tech 1-0, on the road. Friday, Oct. 27 in the regular season finale. • Freshman Alexander Dexter netted his fifth • The Hokies struck first in the 22nd minute PITT MEDIA RELATIONS goal of the season in the 52nd minute that and tacked on two more goals in the second Asst. Dir. of Media Relations (MSOC) ...............Julie Jurich would be enough for Pitt to hold on for the half to secure the win. Email ................................................jjurich@athletics.pitt.edu Cell Phone ..............................................................412-952-0122 win. PITT PANTHERS MEN’S SOCCER NOV. 1 - PITT AT NOTRE DAME PITT IN THE ACC TOURNAMENT Top 25 - ACC in the RPI • Although joining the conference in 2013, No. / Prev. Team W-L-T Wednesday marks just the second year that 1 / 1 North Carolina 14-2-1 The Series the Panthers have made competed in the 2 / 2 Wake Forest 15-1-1 ACC Tournament. 3 / 6 Duke 12-3-2 • Pitt is 0-1 when playing in the ACC 4 / 10 Louisville 11-2-3 vs. Tournament. 7 / 4 Clemson 11-4-0 PITT VS. NOTRE DAME SERIES • The Panthers first ACC postseason game a 10 / 7 Notre Dame 9-5-2 Meeting .......................................................................23rd year ago resulted in a 4-0 loss at Syracuse. 11 / 9 Virginia 10-3-3 Series Record ......................Notre Dame leads 15-4-3 • Pitt was the No. 12 seed in its first ACC 23 / 28 Virginia Tech 8-8-0 First Meeting ...........................1995 / H / Pitt won 3-0 Tournament and is the No. 10 seed this year. 21 / 14 Pitt 8-7-0 Last Meeting ............................. 2017 / A / Pitt won 1-0 *thru games 10/29/17 Last Pitt Win .............................Same as last meeting SCOUTING THE IRISH Last Notre Dame Win ..............2016 / H / ND won 2-0 • Notre Dame finished the regular season with 2017 Pitt RPI Tracker Last Tie......................................................... 1999 / H / 1-1 a 3-0 loss to No. 3 North Carolina Friday, Oct. Oct. 2 39 Vidovich vs. Notre Dame ........................................4-3-1 27. Oct. 9 30 • The Irish have not won a game since Oct. Oct. 15 14 PITT VS. NOTRE DAME SERIES 10 when they defeated No. 24 Michigan. The Oct. 23 21 Notre Dame leads 15-4-3 Panthers their three-game win-streak Oct. 13. Oct. 30 24 H/A W/L/T Score • Notre Dame ranks 16th in the nation in the 1995 H W 3-0 latest United Soccer Coaches Poll and are PANTHERS COLLECT ACC WEEKLY HONORS 1996 A L 0-3 No. 10 in the RPI. • Redshirt senior Mauriq Hill was named ACC 1997 H T 0-0 • Senior forward Jon Gallagher continues to Defender of the Week Monday, Oct. 16. 1998 A T 2-2 1999 H T 1-1 lead the way for the Irish with 10 goals on • Hill played a crucial role in the Panthers’ 2000 A W 3-2 the year with two assists for a team-best 22 notable wins over long-time rivals Penn 2002 A W 1-0 points. State and No. 7 Notre Dame, improving Pitt’s 2003 H L 0-2 • In goal, graduate student Chris Hubbard record to 8-6 overall. 2004 A L 0-3 has started and played in every game this • Senior Bryce Cregan was named ACC 2005 H L 1-2 season. Hubbard owns a 0.96 goals against Defender of the Week Monday, Oct. 2. 2006 A L 1-3 average and has made 39 saves. • Cregan’s weekly recognition is the first in 2007 H L 0-3 program history since joining the ACC in 2008 A L 1-4 LOOKING AHEAD 2013. 2009 H L 0-1 • The winner of the first round game between • The Dallastown, Pa., native played a crucial 2010 A L 0-1 2011 H L 1-3 Pitt and Notre Dame will take on the No. 2 role in Pitt’s notable wins over West Virginia 2012 A L 1-7 seed North Carolina Sunday, Nov. 5. The and No. 21 Syracuse. 2013 A L 0-2 quarterfinal match will take place in Chapel 2014 H L 1-4 Hill, N.C., at 7 p.m. PANTHERS STUN #7 NOTRE DAME 2015 A L 0-5 • It was another historic night for the Panthers 2016 H L 0-2 PITT IN THE RPI Friday, Oct. 13 in South Bend, Ind., as Pitt 2017 A W 1-0 • In the fifth RPI release of the 2017 season, upset No. 7 Notre Dame, 1-0. announced Monday, Oct. 30, Pitt moved • Freshman Alexander Dexter netted his fifth STATISTICAL MATCHUP down to No. 24. goal of the season in the 52nd minute that Pitt Notre Dame • The Panthers reached their highest RPI (14) would be enough for Pitt to hold on for the 17 Matches 16 to date Oct. 16, 2017. win. 21/1.24 Goals Scored/Avg. 22/1.38 • The Panthers opened the season 39th in the • The Panthers’ victory marked the first over a 23/1.35 Goals Against/Avg. 16/0.96 RPI, falling in the top 50 for the first time top-10 opponent since the 2000 season when .109 Shot % 0.102 since 2015. Pitt started the season off at No. they upset then-ranked No. 2 St. John’s. 11.4 Shots per Game 13.5 38. • Pitt reached the eight-win mark on the 24 Assists 26 74 Corner Kicks 107 season for the first time since 2002 when 29 Yellow Cards 11 the Panthers finished 8-9-1 overall. 2 Red Cards 1 • The win is the first over a conference PITT PANTHERS MEN’S SOCCER NOV. 1 - PITT AT NOTRE DAME opponent on the road since 2008 when Pitt Brezniak found the back of the net for the UNITED SOCCER COACHES POLL (OCT. 24) defeated Seton Hall as members of the Big Panthers. 1. Wake Forest (14)* ...........................................................15-1-0 East. • The victory marked first over an ACC 2. Indiana (10) ....................................................................13-0-3 3. North Carolina* ..............................................................13-2-1 • The Panthers defeat Notre Dame for the first opponent since Pitt joined the conference 4. Clemson...........................................................................11-3-0 time since 2002 when the Irish were ranked in 2013. 5. Stanford ...........................................................................12-2-1 16th. The win is Pitt’s fourth over the long- • The win was also the first over a ranked 6. Western Michigan ..........................................................13-2-1 time opponent. opponent since a 2008 win over No. 20 7. Michigan State ................................................................11-2-2 8. Florida International ..................................................10-0-3 Rutgers. 9. Maryland ........................................................................ 10-2-3 PITT OUTLASTS PENN STATE IN OT • Prior to Friday’s victory, the Panthers had 10.