No. 24 Pitt Welcomes NC State Wednesday For ACC Championship First Round

PITTSBURGH – The Pitt men’s soccer team (7-3-5, 3-2-3 ACC) earned the No. 6 seed for the ACC Championship and they will play host to No. 11 seed NC State Wednesday night at Ambrose Urbanic Field in the first round game.
 
The winner of Wednesday’s game will head to Charlottesville, VA on Sunday to take on the No. 3 seed Virginia Cavaliers at 4:00 pm.
 
FOLLOW ALONG

• Wednesday night’s contest will air live on ACC Network Extra and can be found online HERE.
• Live stats for Wednesday’s game can be found HERE.
• Live updates throughout the game will also be posted on Twitter by following the Pitt men’s soccer account @Pitt_MSOC.

THE SERIES – NC STATE

• This meeting marks the ninth all-time between the two programs with Pitt holding the 4-3-1 edge in the series.
• The Panthers have won three straight in the series including a 3-0 home victory over NC State earlier this year. Josh Luchini netted a brace while Lucas Rosa netted a free kick goal in the win on Sept. 16.
• Pitt is 4-1-1 all-time against the Wolfpack in games played in Pittsburgh. The Panthers have won three straight at home against NC State.

SCOUTING THE WOLFPACK

• NC State enters Wednesday’s ACC Championship First Round matchup with a 6-6-4 overall record and a 1-5-2 ACC mark. They earned the No. 11 seed in the tournament with five points.
• The Wolfpack are being led offensively by Conor Kelly who has netted seven goals, two assists and 16 points on 28 shots. Calem Tommy has chipped in with two goals, a team-high three assists and seven points in 16 matches.
• In goal, Lucas Hatsios has been solid as he owns a 5-5-4 record to go along with a 1.14 goals against average, .746 save percentage and five shutouts. 

PANTHERS IN THE ACC CHAMPIONSHIP

• This marks the seventh straight season the Panthers have qualified for the ACC Men’s Soccer Championship. They earned the No. 6 seed and a home first round match after posting 12 points during the regular season.
• The Panthers own a 5-7-0 overall record in ACC Championship matches while also owning a 2-1-0 record at home in the tournament.
• Pitt and NC State have met in the ACC Championship one time as the Panthers earned a 2-1 overtime win against the Wolfpack on Nov. 10, 2019 at Ambrose Urbanic Field.
• The Panthers have advanced to at least the ACC semifinals in each of the last three…