MEN’S SOCCER GEORGETOWN 2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 8/17 DUQUESNE^ W, 5-0 8/23 at #17 JMU^ W, 1-0 SERIES HISTORY 8/30 at #2 Indiana L, 3-2 (2OT) PITT • GEORGETOWN 9/1 vs. Northwestern L, 1-0 Meeting .............................................................. 28th 9/6 LIBERTY W, 3-0 Pitt Panthers Series Record .................Georgetown leads 21-6 9/9 DELAWARE T, 3-3 2019 Record [ACC] 10-7-2 [5-3-1] First Meeting .................. 1985 / H / Pitt won 3-0 Last Meeting ...................... 2012 / H / GU won 3-1 9/13 #1 WAKE FOREST* L, 2-0 2018 Record [ACC] 8-10-1 [2-6] Last Pitt Win ...................2006 / H / Pitt won 1-0 9/16 AKRON W, 1-0 United Soccer Coaches Poll RV Vidovich vs. Georgetown ................................ 0-0 9/20 at Boston College* W, 2-0 Head Coach Jay Vidovich 9/27 at Syracuse* T, 1-1 (2OT) Career Record 300-161-56 9/30 DENVER W, 3-2 (2OT) 10/4 #20 NORTH CAROLINA* L, 2-1 #2 10/7 HOWARD W, 6-0 10/11 #22 VIRGINIA TECH* W, 3-1 10/15 at Penn State L, 3-1 Georgetown Hoyas MATCH INFORMATION PITT • GEORGETOWN 10/18 at #1 Virginia* W, 2-0 2019 Record [BIG EAST] 15-1-3 [7-0-2] Date 11/24/19 10/25 DUKE* W, 4-3 2018 Record [BIG EAST] 13-5-3 [6-2-1] Time 12 p.m. 11/1 at Notre Dame* L, 1-0 United Soccer Coaches Poll 2 Location Washington, D.C. 11/10 NC STATE# W, 2-1 (OT) Field Shaw Field 11/13 at Clemson# L, 1-0 Head Coach Brian Wiese 11/21 LEHIGH% W, 2-0 Career Record 165-80-35 11/24 at #2 Georgetown% 12 p.m. STATISTICAL COMPARISON LIVE SCORING HOME GAMES ^ - Exhibition Link bit.ly/34epIH7 * - ACC game # - ACC Tournament Game % - NCAA Tournament Game 18 Matches 19 BROADCAST All games are subject to change All games are EST 36 Goals Scored 41 BIG EAST Digital Network bit.ly/2pO7bT0 1.89 Goals Per Game 2.16 MEN’S SOCCER STAFF Head Coach .....................................Jay Vidovich 24 Goals Allowed 9 Alma Mater, Year .................. Ohio Wesleyan, 1982 Years / Record at Pitt ..................Fourth / 27-38-5 1.26 Goals Allowed Per Game 0.47 Career Record ............................ 300-160-56 (.636) MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION 296 Shots 343 ACC Record ......................................84-73-25 (.530) MSOC SID..............................................Julie Jurich Assistant Coach ......................Michael Behonick 15.6 Shots Per Game 18.1 Alma Mater, Year ...........................American, 2003 Office Phone .....................................412-648-8245 Years at Pitt .....................................................Fourth 0.122 Shot Percentage 0.120 Cell Phone ..........................................412-952-0122 Assistant Coach ........................... Rich Costanzo Email [email protected] Alma Mater, Year ...........................Maryland, 2008 29 Assists 37 Years at Pitt ........................................................Third Student Assistant Coach ............... Bryce Cregan 118 Corner Kicks 131 Alma Mater, Year .......................................Pitt, 2018 39 Yellow Cards 13 Years at Pitt ....................................................Second Athletic Trainer .......................................Carson O’Neill 2 Red Cards 2 Strength & Conditioning ...................Tyler Carpenter PITT PANTHERS GAME NOTES 1 MEN’S SOCCER NOTES THE MATCH season that came against then-ranked No. PITT’S 2019 RECORD WHEN... • The University of Pittsburgh men’s soccer 17 Louisville Sept. 24 in double overtime. team [10-7-2] is set to take on the second- • Georgetown’s two ties came against Situation ................................................. Record ranked and third-seeded Georgetown Hoyas Creighton (11/6), 1-1 (2OT) and Butler (11/13), Overall .......................................................................10-7-2 [15-1-3] Sunday, Nov. 24 in the Second Round 2-2 (2OT). Home ...........................................................................6-2-1 of the NCAA Championships. Kickoff is • The Hoyas are led by head coach Brian Away.............................................................................2-4-1 slated for noon at Shaw Field in Washington, Wiese who is in his 14th season at the helm Neutral .............................................................................1-1 D.C. and is making his eighth trip to the NCAA vs. United Soccer Coaches ranked opponents ...........2-4 Tournament with Georgetown. LAST TIME OUT vs. United Soccer Coaches top-10 opponents ............1-3 • Pitt secured its first NCAA Tournament win VIDOVICH’S NCAA RESUME vs. ACC opponents ...................................................4-3-1 in program history Thursday, Nov. 21 as the • Fourth-year head coach Jay Vidovich is no vs. Non-conference opponents ............................5-3-1 Panthers defeated Lehigh, 2-0, at Ambrose stranger to the NCAA Tournament, winning Pitt scores first .............................................................8-1 Urbanic Field in Pittsburgh. the 2007 National Championship with Wake Opponent scores first ............................................3-5-2 • Pitt netted goals in the 18th and 44th Forest after going 22-2-2. Pitt scores zero goals ............................................... 0-4 minutes to secure the victory. • Vidovich led the Demon Deacons to four Pitt scores 1 goal .......................................................1-2-1 • Junior Edward Kizza scored first, thanks straight College Cup appearances from Pitt scores 2 goals .......................................................4-1 to great passes from Arturo Ordonez and 2006-09 and made the NCAA Tournament in Alexander Dexter. 13 of this final 14 seasons at Wake Forest. Pitt scores 3+ goals .................................................5-0-1 • The goal was Kizza’s 12th on the year. Opponent scores zero goals ................................... 6-0 • Pitt’s final goal came off the foot of junior 2019 MEETS 1965 Opponent scores 1 goal ..........................................3-2-1 Bryce Washington who poked the ball past • Pitt’s at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament Opponent scores 2 goals ...........................................1-2 the Lehigh keeper after receiving a cross is the first since 1965. Opponent scores 3+ goals ......................................1-2-1 from freshman Josh Hesson. • Pitt hosted East Stroudsburg on Nov. 11, 1965 Leading at the half ...................................................6-1-1 • The win marked the first in NCAA and fell 2-0 at Pitt Stadium. The Panthers Tied at half ....................................................................2-0 Tournament play in program history for the finished that season 7-2-1. Panthers, as they advance to the second • Pitt makes its third NCAA Championship Trailing at half ...........................................................2-6-1 round. appearance in program history (1962, 1965). Playing one OT ............................................................. 1-0 Playing double OT .....................................................1-1-2 THE SERIES - GEORGETOWN PANTHERS EARN POSTSEASON ACCOLADES Day games (before 6 p.m.) .........................................1-1 • The Hoyas lead the all-time series, 21-6. • Pitt had a program-best six players earn Night games (after 6 p.m.) ...................................9-6-2 • The former Big East foes clash for the All-ACC honors announced Nov. 13. Outshooting opponent ...........................................9-4-1 first time since 2012 when they met in • Kizza earned First Team honors fo rthe Getting outshot .........................................................1-3-1 Pittsburgh. Pitt dropped a 3-1 decision. second time in his career and All-ACC Shots are even ............................................................0-0 • Pitt’s last win against Georgetown came in honors for the third time. 2006 at home, 1-0. • Petkovic becomes the first Panther in • Head coach Jay Vidovich is facing program history to be named to two All-ACC Georgetown for the first time in his career. teams in the same year. SCOUTING THE HOYAS Edward Kizza (Jr. / F) First • Georgetown enters Sunday’s contest as the Sito Sena (Jr. / D) Third No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and is Veljko Petkovic (Fr. / M) Third/Freshman ranked No. 2 in United Soccer Coaches poll. Arturo Ordonez (Fr. / D) Freshman • The Hoyas received a first round bye after Valentin Noel (Fr. / M) Freshman being crowned the BIG EAST champions for the third consecutive season. PITT IN THE RPI • Georgetown boasts three BIG EAST Players • The NCAA released the sixth RPI of the 2019 of the Year in Dylan Nealis (Defensive), season Monday, Nov. 18. Jacob Montes (Midfielder) and Giannis • The Panthers moved to No. 31 after Nikopolidis (Co-Goalkeeper). previously sitting at No. 32. • The Hoyas have suffered just one loss this • Pitt’s highest RPI in program history came PITT PANTHERS GAME NOTES 2 MEN’S SOCCER NOTES in October of 2017 at No. 14. Craig Connolly (1977) THE LAST TIME... • The Panthers have defeated two teams Joe Luxbacher (1973) PITT SCORED... inside the top 25 in the RPI including No. 1 Robert Cuthbert (1961) Virginia and No. 7 Virginia Tech. Edward Kizza (2019) 4 goals .................. W, 4-3 vs. Duke ...................10/25/19 • Four ACC schools are among the top 10 5 goals ................W, 5-4 at Marshall ................... 9/8/05 including No. 1 Virginia, No. 4 Clemson, No. 6 SEASON POINTS 6 goals ...................W, 6-0 Howard ......................10/7/19 Wake Forest and No. 7 Virginia Tech. 1. Bob Cherry (1955) 36 (18/0) 7+ goals .................W,