PITTSBURGH – The Pitt Men’s Soccer team, ranked 23rd in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll, played to a 1-1 draw against visiting Notre Dame Friday evening at Ambrose Urbanic Field. The Panthers dominated play in the opening half before a red card early in the second half put Pitt a man down and tilted play over the final 43 minutes of action.
Pitt finishes the regular season with a 7-3-5 overall record and a 3-2-3 ACC mark while Notre Dame goes to 8-6-2 overall and 3-4-1 in conference games.
The Panthers earned the No. 6 seed in the upcoming ACC Tournament and will play host to No. 11 seed NC State at Ambrose Urbanic Field Wednesday night.
Pitt grabbed control of play early in the first half and had a terrific scoring opportunity in the 12th minute as Josh Luchini followed a crisp 1-2 passing sequence through the top of the box by Filip Mirkovic with a right foot redirect shot from the left wing that beat the Notre Dame keeper before striking the crossbar flush and caroming out of danger.
The Panthers threatened again in the 21st minute off a corner set piece. The Fighting Irish defense had to clear an initial header attempt off the line and Michael Sullivan headed the clear attempt across the goal and just wide of the side panel. Luchini kept Notre Dame in jeopardy with a sliding attempt off diving cross that went just wide of the post in the 23rd minute.
Bertin Jacquesson gave the Panthers a 1-0 advantage at the 25:23 mark on a left foot strike from the right wing. After being played into space on the wing by Mirkovic, he beat a charging…
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