2019 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team
2019 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer | |
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NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. RV |
TopDrawerSoccer.com | No. RV |
Record | 10–8–2 (4–3–1 ACC) |
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Home stadium | Ambrose Urbanic Field |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atlantic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Clemson + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 18 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Wake Forest + | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 16 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Louisville + | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Virginia ‡ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 21 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh + | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame + | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Virginia Tech + | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source:The ACC |
The 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represents University of Pittsburgh during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Panthers are led by head coach Jay Vidovich, in his fourth season. They play home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This is the team's 66th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 7th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/PittSoccer2019NCAA.jpg/220px-PittSoccer2019NCAA.jpg)
Pitt earned their first berth into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament since 1965.
Background
The 2018 Pittsburgh men's soccer team finished the season with an 8–10–1 overall record and a 2–6–0 ACC record. The Panthers were seeded eleventh–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they upset Virginia in the first round before losing to Duke on penalties in the second round.
The Panthers were not invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The Panthers had one player selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft: Javi Pérez, by Los Angeles FC.[1]
Player movement
Players leaving
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Peter Prescott | 2 | DF | 6'4" | 180 | Senior | Vancouver, WA | Graduated |
Tom Moxham | 3 | DF | 6'0" | 165 | Senior | Plymouth, England | Graduated |
Shane Wiedt | 4 | DF | 6'3" | 180 | ![]() | Akron, OH | Graduated |
Joshua Gaspari | 5 | MF | 5'7" | 158 | ![]() | Canberra, Australia | Graduated |
Javi Pérez | 6 | MF | 5'8" | 158 | Senior | Valencia, Spain | Declared for 2019 MLS SuperDraft; selected 64th overall by Los Angeles FC |
Robby Dambrot | 22 | DF | 6'1" | 166 | ![]() | Akron, OH | Graduated |
Craig Bair | 23 | DF | 5'6" | 155 | ![]() | Brecksville, OH | Graduated |
Players arriving
Name | Nat. | Hometown | Club | TDS Rating |
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Luke Mort FW | ![]() | Greensburg, PA | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Veljko Petković MF | ![]() | Ridgewood, NY | NYCFC | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Squad
Roster
Updated August 20, 2019[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Team management
Position | Staff |
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Athletic Director | Heather Lyke |
Head Coach | Jay Vidovich |
Assistant Coach | Michael Behonick |
Assistant Coach | Rich Costanzo |
Source:[4]
Schedule
Source:[5]
Date Time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
August 17* 7:00 p.m. | Duquesne | W 5–0[6] | – (–) | Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
August 23* 5:00 p.m. | at No. 17 James Madison | W 1–0[7] | – (–) | Sentara Park Harrisonburg, VA | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
August 30* 8:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Indiana Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic | L 2–3 2OT | 0–1–0 (0–0–0) | Bill Armstrong Stadium (2,847) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
September 1* 5:00 p.m. | vs. Northwestern Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic | L 0–1 | 0–2–0 (0–0–0) | Bill Armstrong Stadium (0) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
September 6* 7:30 p.m. | Liberty | W 3–0 | 1–2–0 (0–0–0) | Ambrose Urbanic Field (906) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
September 9* 7:00 p.m. | Delaware | T 3–3 2OT | 1–2–1 (0–0–0) | Ambrose Urbanic Field (309) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
September 13 7:00 p.m. | No. 1 Wake Forest | L 0–2 | 1–3–1 (0–1–0) | Ambrose Urbanic Field (913) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
September 16* 7:00 p.m. | Akron | W 1–0 | 2–3–1 (0–1–0) | Ambrose Urbanic Field (576) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
September 20 5:00 p.m. | at Boston College | W 2–0 | 3–3–1 (1–1–0) | Newton Soccer Complex (344) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||||||
September 27 7:00 p.m. | at Syracuse | T 1–1 2OT | 3–3–2 (1–1–1) | SU Soccer Stadium (1,706) Syracuse, NY | |||||||
September 30* 7:00 p.m. | Denver | W 3–2 2OT | 4–3–2 (1–1–1) | Ambrose Urbanic Field (279) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
October 4 7:00 p.m. | No. 20 North Carolina | L 1–2 | 4–4–2 (1–2–1) | Ambrose Urbanic Field (704) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
October 7* 7:00 p.m. | Howard | W 6–0 | 5–4–2 (1–2–1) | Ambrose Urbanic Field (207) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
October 11 7:00 p.m. | No. 22 Virginia Tech | W 3–1 | 6–4–2 (2–2–1) | Ambrose Urbanic Field (621) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
October 15* 7:00 p.m. | at Penn State | L 1–3 | 6–5–2 (2–2–1) | Jeffrey Field (509) State College, PA | |||||||
October 18 7:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Virginia | W 2–0 | 7–5–2 (3–2–1) | Klöckner Stadium (3,201) Charlottesville, VA | |||||||
October 25 7:00 p.m. | Duke | W 4–3 | 8–5–2 (4–2–1) | Ambrose Urbanic Field (875) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
November 1 7:00 p.m. | at Notre Dame | L 0–1 | 8–6–2 (4–3–1) | Alumni Stadium (584) South Bend, IN | |||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
November 10 3:00 p.m. | (4) | (5) NC State Quarterfinals | W 2–1 OT | 9–6–2 | Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,010) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
November 13 6:00 p.m. | (4) No. 25 | at (1) No. 1 Clemson Semifinals | L 0–1 | 9–7–2 | Riggs Field (1,573) Clemson, SC | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
November 21 7:00 p.m. | Lehigh First Round | W 2–0 | 10–7–2 | Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,321) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
November 24 12:00 p.m. | at (3) No. 2 Georgetown Second Round | L 0–5 | 10–8–2 | Shaw Field (1,497) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
Awards and honors
Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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Edward Kizza | All-ACC First Team | November 13, 2019 | [8] |
Veljko Petković | All-ACC Third Team | ||
Sito Sena | |||
Valentin Noël | All-ACC Freshman Team | ||
Arturo Ordoñez | |||
Veljko Petkovic | |||
Edward Kizza | All-ACC Tournament Team | November 17, 2019 | [9] |
Arturo Ordonez |
Rankings
Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Final |
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United Soccer[10] | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | None Released | RV | |||||||||||
TopDrawer Soccer [11] | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
References
- ^ "Perez Selected by LAFC in 2019 MLS SuperDraft". pittsburghpanthers.com. Pittsburgh Panthers Athletics. January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- ^ "Luke Mort". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ "Veljko Petkovic". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ a b "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Men's Soccer Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ @Pitt_MSOC (August 17, 2019). "Good first test. 👍 Goals: Kizza ➡️ 2 Stout ➡️ 2 Dexter ➡️ 1 Assists: Hesson ➡️ 2 Bailey ➡️ 2 Almeida ➡️ 1 #H2P" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @Pitt_MSOC (August 23, 2019). "That's a wrap on preseason play. 👏 Jackson Walti's goal in the second half via Valentin Noel's assist gives the Panthers a 1-0 win over #17 JMU. #H2P" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "2019 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
- ^ "Virginia Wins 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- ^ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.