MEN’S SOCCER 18 GAME NOTES PITT PANTHERS AT #6 LOUISVILLE CARDINALS Friday, Sept. 21 | 7:30 p.m. 2018 Schedule/Results Lynn Stadium | Louisville, Ky. 8/12 DUQUESNE^ W, 1-0 #6 8/18 at Penn State^ W, 1-0 8/24 #25 COLGATE L, 1-0 8/27 at Delaware W, 6-1 9/1 at #4 Akron L, 1-0 9/8 at #5 UNC* L, 2-1 2OT 2018 Record: 2018 Record: 9/11 at VCU W, 1-0 3-3-0, 0-1-0 ACC 4-1-1, 2-0-0 ACC 9/18 DETROIT MERCY W, 2-0 GAME INFORMATION Live Stream .........................................................................................................................................................................ACC Network Extra 9/21 at Louisville* 7 p.m. Live Stats .....................................................................................................................................................................................bit.ly/2pm2oV1 Twitter ...............................................................................................................................................................................................@Pitt_MSOC 9/25 NC STATE* 7 P.M. Instagram .........................................................................................................................................................................................@Pitt_MSOC 9/28 VIRGINIA* 7 P.M. Facebook ................................................................................................................................................................................. /PittMensSoccer Pitt Athletics Website ...........................................................................................................................................PittsburghPanthers.com 10/2 COLUMBIA 7 P.M. 10/5 CLEMSON* 7 P.M. 2018 PITT SOCCER QUICK FACTS The University The Team 10/8 CLEVELAND STATE 7 P.M. School.....................................University of Pittsburgh Head Coach .................................................Jay Vidovich 10/12 at Virginia Tech* 5 p.m. Location .....................................................Pitsburgh, Pa. Alma Mater..............................Ohio Wesleyan, 1982 Founded ....................................................................... 1787 Years / Record at Pitt ...................... Third / 13-26-3 10/15 TEMPLE 7 P.M. Enrollment ............................................................. 34,580 Career Record ..............................285-147-53 (.642) 10/19 at Duke* 7 p.m. Colors ................................................Vegas Gold & Navy ACC Record .......................................78-65-24 (.539) Nickname............................................................Panthers Assistant Coach ................................Michael Behonick 10/23 at West Virginia 7 p.m. Conference ....................................Atlantic Coast (ACC) Alma Mater......................................American, 2003 Chancellor ............................... Dr. Patrick D. Gallagher Years at Pitt ........................................................ Third 10/26 NOTRE DAME* 7 P.M. Director of Athletics ................................Heather Lyke Assistant Coach ......................................Rich Costanzo HOME GAMES Sport Administrator/SWA ........................Jen Tuscano Alma Mater...................................... Maryland, 2008 ^ - Exhibition Stadium .......Ambrose Urbanic Field / Petersen Sports Complex Years at Pitt ....................................................Second * - ACC game Capacity ............................................................... 1,000 Volunteer Assistant Coach ....................Bryce Cregan All games are subject to change Opened ....................................................................2011 Alma Mater.......................................Pittsburgh, 2018 All games are EST Years at Pitt ..........................................................First Men’s Soccer Facts Athletic Trainer ....................................... Carson O’Neill 2017 Record ..................................................................8-10 Strength & Conditioning ................... Tyler Carpenter 2017 ACC Record .......................................................... 2-6 Home ..............................................................................5-4 Media Relations Away................................................................................3-5 Asst. Dir. of Media Relations (MSOC) ...........Julie Jurich Letterwinners Returning / Lost ............................9 / 9 Email [email protected] Newcomers ......................................................................12 Cell Phone .............................................412-952-0122 First Season ................................................................1954 Media Relations Assistant (MSOC) .......Matt Keenan All-Time Record ...........................................407-464-100 Email [email protected] All-Time ACC Record ..............................................2-35-7 Cell Phone ............................................814-853-6645 All-Time NCAA Tournament Record .......................0-2 PITT PANTHERS MEN’S SOCCER PITT AT LOUISVILLE | SEPT. 21, 2018 THE MATCH SIZING UP THE 2018 SLATE • The University of Pittsburgh men’s • Pitt faces some tough competition in THE SERIES soccer team will travel to Louisville, the 2018 season, with a schedule that Ky., to face the sixth-ranked Cardinals includes 12 NCAA Tournament teams vs. Friday, Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Lynn from a year ago. Stadium. • The Panthers have already faced three PITT VS. LOUISVILLE Meeting ......................................................................... 5th ranked opponents this season in then- Series Record ................................Louisville leads 4-0 LAST TIME OUT ranked No. 25 Colgate, No. 4 Akron and First Meeting ................2006 / H / Louisville won 2-1 • Pitt earned a 2-0 victory over Detroit No. 5 North Carolina. Last Meeting .................2016 / H / Louisville won 2-0 Mercy Tuesday, Sept. 18 at Ambrose • Of Pitt’s remaining 11 matches, six teams Last Pitt Win ................................................................N/A Last Louisville Win ..................Same as Last Meeting Urbanic Field in Pittsburgh, Pa. are currently ranked in the top 25 of Last Tie..........................................................................N/A • Senior Javi Perez and sophomore the United Coaches Poll, while one other Vidovich vs. Louisville ...............................................2-3 Marcony Pimentel each recorded squad is receiving votes. PITT VS. LOUISVILLE SERIES goals in the match, with freshman Alec H/A W/L/T Score 2006 H L 2-1 Townsend adding an assist. KIZZA COMMANDING ATTENTION 2009 H L 5-0 • The Panthers closed the match with • Coming off a freshman season in which 2014 A L 4-1 2016 H L 2-0 advantages in shots (16-2), shots on he scored four goals, Kizza has already goal (7-1) and corners (6-2). notched five goals just six games into 2018 STATISTICAL MATCHUP Pitt Louisville the 2018 slate. 6 Matches 6 SURVEYING THE STATS • The Kampala, Uganda native currently 10/1.67 Goals Scored/Avg. 9/1.50 5/0.83 Goals Against/Avg. 6/1.00 • Five different Panthers have scored leads the team in shots (16), shots on .149 Shot % .123 a goal so far this season in Perez, goal (11), points (10) and goals (5). 11.2 Shots per Game 12.2 7 Assists 9 Pimentel, redshirt senior Robby • Kizza netted three goals in Pitt’s second 24 Corner Kicks 37 Dambrot, sophomore Edward Kizza and match of the season against Delaware 9 Yellow Cards 14 0 Red Cards 0 redshirt freshman Fiorre Mane. Monday, Aug. 27, making him just the • Kizza leads the team with five scores, 20th player in program history to followed by Perez with two. Dambrot, record a hat trick. Mane and Pimentel have each netted • The sophomore’s goal in the opening one goal apiece. minutes of the contest was also the • Pitt has also seen seven players record quickest goal to start a game in school assists on the season. history, coming just 1:40 into the match • Dambrot, Pimentel, Townsend, and besting the previous record of 1:58 sophomores Alexander Dexter and set in 2006. Jose Luis Sena Arbona and freshmen Nyk Sessock and Chandler Vaughn have all added one helper each. PITT PANTHERS MEN’S SOCCER PITT AT LOUISVILLE | SEPT. 21, 2018 THE SERIES - LOUISVILLE sophomores Ziyad Fekri and Elijah Amo PITT’S 2018 RECORD WHEN... • The Panthers and Cardinals have met have added one goal each. just four times in program history, with • In goal, two keepers have split time Situation ................................................. Record Overall ........................................................................3-3-0 Louisville owning a 4-0 series edge over so far this season for the Cardinals in Home ............................................................................1-1-0 Pitt. sophomores Jake Gelnovatch and Will Away............................................................................2-2-0 • In their most recent meeting, the Meyer. Neutral ......................................................................0-0-0 Cardinals earned a 2-0 road win against • Gelnovatch has started four matches, vs. United Soccer Coaches ranked opponents ...... 0-3-0 Pitt Friday, Sept. 9, 2016. collecting eight saves while allowing vs. United Soccer Coaches top-10 opponents .......0-2-0 vs. ACC opponents .................................................