MEN’S SOCCER CLEMSON 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 9/13 @ Wake Forest^ L, 2-3 9/19 LOUISVILLE^ W, 5-0 [1] 9/26 @ #5 Notre Dame W, 3-1 SERIES HISTORY PITT • CLEMSON 10/6 @ Syracuse* W, 3-2 (2OT) Meeting .................................................................7th 10/10 VIRGINIA TECH* W, 4-2 PITT PANTHERS Series Record ......................Clemson leads 5-1-0 10/18 @ Virginia* W, 3-2 (OT) 2020-21 Record [ACC] 13-2 [9-1] First Meeting .........2013 / A / Clemson won 2-0 10/23 @ Louisville* W, 4-1 United Soccer Coaches Poll 1 Last Meeting ..........2020 / N / Clemson won 2-1 TopDrawerSoccer Poll 3 Last Pitt Win ...........................2018 / H / 2-1 (2OT) 10/30 NOTRE DAME* Canceled CollegeSoccerNews Poll 3 Last Clemson Win ............................2020 / N / 2-1 11/6 SYRACUSE* Canceled Head Coach Jay Vidovich Last Tie................................................................. N/A 11/15 vs. Duke% W, 2-1 Career Record 313-164-56 Vidovich vs. Clemson .................................14-10-6 11/18 vs. Notre Dame% W, 3-1 [4] 11/22 vs. #2 Clemson% L, 1-2 2/13 GEORGETOWN^ Canceled 2/21 AKRON Canceled CLEMSON TIGERS MATCH INFORMATION 2/27 DUQUESNE W, 1-0 2020-21 Record [ACC] 12-3-2 [7-3-2] PITT • CLEMSON Date 4/17/21 3/5 @ North Carolina* L, 0-3 United Soccer Coaches Poll 4 TopDrawerSoccer Poll 5 Time 7 PM 3/13 BOSTON COLLEGE* W, 1-0 CollegeSoccerNews Poll 2 Location Clemson, S.C. 3/19 @ Duke* W, 4-3 (2OT) Field Historic Riggs Field Head Coach Mike Noonan 3/27 @ Virginia Tech* W, 2-1 (2OT) Career Record 346-183-73 4/3 NOTRE DAME* W, 2-0 4/8 VIRGINIA* W, 5-0 STATISTICAL COMPARISON LIVE SCORING 4/17 @ Clemson ! 7 PM Pitt vs. Clemson Apr. 17 | 7 PM EST Link bit.ly/3gavTER HOME GAMES 15 Matches 17 ^ - Exhibition BROADCAST * - ACC game 38 Goals Scored 30 % - ACC Championship Tournament game Pitt vs. Clemson ACC Network Apr. 17 | 7 PM EST ! - ACC AQ Match 2.53 Goals Per Game 1.76 All games are subject to change Link es.pn/2RHLQIB All games are EST 19 Goals Allowed 16 MEN’S SOCCER STAFF 1.27 Goals Allowed Per Game 0.94 Head Coach .....................................Jay Vidovich Alma Mater, Year .................. Ohio Wesleyan, 1982 172 Shots 253 MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION Years / Record at Pitt ......................Fifth / 41-43-6 MSOC SID.......................................Nick Macdonald Career Record ..............................313-164-56 (.640) 11.5 Shots Per Game 14.9 ACC Record .......................................93-74-25 (.550) Cell Phone ..........................................412-523-4199 Assistant Coach ......................Michael Behonick .221 Shot Percentage .119 Email [email protected] Alma Mater, Year ...........................American, 2003 Years at Pitt .........................................................Fifth 37 Assists 22 Assistant Coach ........................... Rich Costanzo 79 Corner Kicks 105 Alma Mater, Year ...........................Maryland, 2008 Years at Pitt .....................................................Fourth 25 Yellow Cards 27 Athletic Trainer .....................................Sam Cervantes Strength & Conditioning ....................... Frank Barone 2 Red Cards 1 PITT PANTHERS GAME NOTES 1 MEN’S SOCCER CLEMSON 2020 ACC COASTAL DIVISION CHAMPIONS • For the first time in program history, the Pitt Panthers were named the ACC Coastal Division Champions after its 5-0 shutout victory over Virginia at home April 8. • Pitt concluded the spring regular season with a 5-1 conference record and a 9-1 overall ACC mark between the fall and spring seasons. The previous high for ACC wins in a season was four set back in 2019. • The shutout victory was the fourth of the season for the Panthers, all at home. Pitt ended the regular season with a perfect 5-0 record at Amrbose Urbanic Field. • Five different players registered goals vs. Virginia, with Alexander Dexter, Luke Peperak, Bertin Jacquesson, Filip Mirkovic and Bryce Washington scoring for Pitt. • The Panthers tallied five assists in the match, with Dexter and Veljko Petkovic each having two and Raphaël Crivello totaling one. PITT PANTHERS GAME NOTES 2 MEN’S SOCCER NOTES THE SERIES - CLEMSON Campuzano in total saves with 39. Marks PITT’S 2020-21 RECORD WHEN... • Clemson leads the all-time series 5-1-0. received All-ACC third team recognition. Situation ................................................. Record • Pitt’s lone win came in 2018, when the • The Tigers are known for shooting the Overall .......................................................................13-2-0 Panthers won 2-1 in double overtime. ball on net, totaling 14.88 shots per game • Most recently, Pitt fell to Clemson, 2-1, in and 6.35 shots on goal per game, both of Home ......................................................................... 5-0-0 the ACC Championship Final Nov. 22 in which lead the conference. Away.............................................................................6-1-0 Cary, N.C. Neutral ........................................................................2-1-0 • Head Coach Jay Vidovich is 14-10-6 all-time THE REMATCH vs. United Soccer Coaches ranked opponents ........2-1-0 against Clemson. • Saturday night’s contest is a rematch vs. ACC opponents ...................................................9-1-0 of the ACC Championship Final Nov. 22, vs. Non-conference opponents ...........................2-0-0 SCOUTING THE TIGERS 2020, a game in which the Tigers won 2-1 Pitt scores first ......................................................12-0-0 • Clemson enters the contest as the in Cary, N.C. Opponent scores first .............................................1-2-0 Atlantic Division Champions out of the • The two teams have squared off three Pitt scores zero goals ............................................ 0-1-0 ACC, finishing with a 12-3-2 overall record times since 2018, with each game being Pitt scores 1 goal ......................................................2-1-0 and 7-3-2 conference mark. decided by one goal. Pitt defeated Pitt scores 2 goals ................................................. 3-0-0 • The fourth-ranked Tigers are second Clemson at home 2-1 in double overtime Pitt scores 3+ goals ...............................................8-0-0 behind the Panthers for total goals in the in 2018, while the Tigers have won the Opponent scores zero goals ............................... 4-0-0 ACC this year, totaling 30 for fifth in the last two meetings (1-0 in 2019 / 2-1 in Opponent scores 1 goal ........................................ 5-0-0 country. 2020). Opponent scores 2 goals .......................................3-1-0 • Nine Tigers were named to the All-ACC • Head Coaches Jay Vidovich and Mike Opponent scores 3+ goals ......................................1-1-0 Conference Teams this past week, with Noonan have a combined 659 wins. Leading at the half ................................................ 9-0-0 three first team, one second team, three Noonan ranks 11th among active coaches Tied at half ............................................................... 4-0-0 third team and two freshman team in the NCAA with 346 victories, while Trailing at half ..........................................................0-2-0 awardees. Vidovich ranks 19th with 313. Playing one OT ......................................................... 1-0-0 • The three first team recipients - Grayson Playing double OT .................................................. 3-0-0 Barber, Philip Mayaka and Kimarni Smith - PANTHERS RECLAIM NO. 1 RANKING Day games (before 6 p.m.) ....................................2-1-0 all moved on from the program following • For the first time this spring and sixth Night games (after 6 p.m.) ................................... 11-1-0 the conclusion of the fall season. Smith time this season, the Pitt Panthers were Outshooting opponent ........................................10-0-0 was taken No. 3 overall in the 2021 MLS named the No. 1 team in the country Getting outshot .......................................................3-2-0 Superdraft, while Mayaka was chosen according to the United Soccer Coaches Shots are even ........................................................0-0-0 immediately after him at No. 4. Barber Poll April 6, 2021. signed a Homegrown Player contract • Pitt was again named No. 1 the week of with Sporting KC. April 12-18, making it seven weeks the • Leading the way on Clemson’s defense is Panthers have been the top team in the Oskar Agren, who was named to the All- country. ACC second team. Agren has helped the • Pitt earned the number one ranking for Tigers register six shutouts this season. five weeks straight in the fall from Oct. • Leading the Tiger attack is Callum 20 to Nov. 17. Johnson, who has four goals, four assists • The Panthers reclaimed the No. 1 spot and a .448 shot on goal percentage this after spending the first five weeks in the year. top-10 during the spring campaign. • James Brighton is second on the team in total goals with five and leads the team with 36 shots and has tallied 17 shots on goal. • Clemson goalkeeper George Marks sits second behind Pitt goalie Nico PITT PANTHERS GAME NOTES 3 MEN’S SOCCER NOTES TOP RANKED PANTHERS EARN MULTIPLE ALL-ACC AWARDS • Vidovich, who won the award in 2002, THE LAST TIME... • The Atlantic Coast Conference released 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2009 as Wake PITT SCORED... its annual All-Conference Teams Forest’s head coach, has led the 4 goals ............. W, 4-3 (2OT) at Duke.................3/19/21 Wednesday,