PITTSBURGH – The No. 20-ranked Pitt women’s soccer team (12-4-1, 5-3-1 ACC) suffered its first home loss of the 2022 season Sunday at Ambrose Urbanic Field, falling to No. 4-ranked Florida State (11-2-2, 7-2-0 ACC), 1-0, in a hard-fought battle.
“I was extremely proud of our team today,” head coach Randy Waldrum said. “We have shown that we can now play with anyone in the country. This performance, like the Duke performance, was fantastic, and even though we didn’t get the results, we had the chances to win.”
The Panthers and Seminoles played an evenly contested opening 45 minutes of play, with the Seminoles possessing the ball 58 percent of the half while the Panthers possessed it for 42 percent of play. Florida State attempted nine shots with just two coming on goal while Pitt held a 2-1 edge in in corner opportunities.
Pitt had several quality chances in the first 20 minutes of the second half but could not cash in. Florida State then broke through on a goal by Leilanni Nesbeth in the 67th minute to make it 1-0 in favor of the Seminoles.
The Panthers made a final push to try to find the equalizer in the final four minutes of play. A shot by Samiah Phiri in the 87th minute was blocked. Pitt earned a corner opportunity that led by a shot by Landy Mertz being blocked in the 88th minute. Keera Melenhorst was then fouled 10 seconds later just outside the penalty box, leading to a free kick by Ellie Coffield that just missed its mark and…
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