THE MATCHUP
PITTSBURGH – The No. 20-ranked Pitt women’s soccer team (11-3-1, 4-2-1 ACC) begins its final stretch of the 2022 regular season by beginning a three-game homestand with a matchup against Syracuse (8-5-2, 1-4-2 ACC) on Thursday at Ambrose Urbanic Field. The game will be televised on ACC Network and is set for a 6 p.m. start.
PICKED UP A POINT
Pitt earned a point by rallying for a 1-1 tie at Boston College last Sunday thanks to a late equalizer by Samiah Phiri. The Panthers trailed by a goal until Phiri evened the score in the 74th minute, marking her third goal of the season and second in the last four games. Sarah Schupansky distributed her team-leading seventh assist of the season while Keera Melenhorst was credited with the secondary assist.
NCAA DIVISION I COMMITTEE TABS PITT TOP TEN
As the 2022 regular season winds down, the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Committee has revealed its ranking of the top 10 teams. The Committee has ranked Pitt ninth in its midseason reveal.
IN THE RANKINGS FOR A FOURTH-STRAIGHT WEEK
Pitt spot to No. 20 in the United Soccer Coaches Rankings, marking the fourth week in a row the Panthers have been ranked in the national poll.
The Panthers entered the rankings at No. 14 three weeks ago, marking the third-straight year Pitt has appeared in the weekly poll. Pitt moved up one spot to No. 13 two weeks ago, then was ranked No. 21 last week. The Panthers reached as high as No. 19 in the poll last season and No. 12 in 2020.
TOP-TEN RPI RATING
The Panthers currently occupy the No. 10 spot in the NCAA’s fourth Rating Percentage Index (RPI) report of the 2022 season after opening at No. 18 in the initial report, moving up to seventh three weeks ago and second two weeks ago before being ranked eighth last week.
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT RACE COMING DOWN TO THE WIRE
Pitt is currently fifth in the ACC standings with 13 points, trailing Florida State (18 points), Notre Dame (15), North Carolina (15) and Duke (15).
The top six teams in the league will qualify for the 2022 ACC Women’s Soccer Championship. The top two seeds will receive a bye to the semifinals while the third and sixth seeds and fourth and fifth seeds will square off at the campus site of the higher seed on October 30. Both the semifinals (November 3) and championship game (November 6) are slated to be…
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