PITTSBURGH – The Pitt men’s soccer team (6-6-4, 2-3-3 ACC) will host the James Madison Dukes in the NCAA Championship First Round Thursday night at Ambrose Urbanic Field at 7:00 pm. It marks the third straight season the Panthers earned the right to host a first round match.
FOLLOW ALONG
- Thursday night’s contest will air live on ESPN+ and can be found online HERE.
- Live stats for Thursday’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 VS. JAMES MADISON
- This meeting marks the third all-time between the two programs with James Madison winning each of the previous two meetings.
- The Dukes collected a 2-0 home win in the first meeting between the two sides in 2010.
- The last time the two met was in 2017 as JMU earned a 1-0 win over the Panthers in Columbus on a neutral field.
- This will be the first meeting between the two teams in the postseason.
SCOUTING THE DUKES
- James Madison earned an at large bid to the tournament after posting a 8-4-5 overall record and a 4-2-3 Sun Belt Conference mark.
- Offensively, JMU is led by Rodrigo Robles who has seven goals, six assists and 20 points on 31 shots while Evan Southern has six goals, five assists and 17 points on 28 shots so far this season.
- Clay Obara has netted six goals, three assists and 15 points on a team-high 33 shots while Kevin Larsson has five goals, five assists and 15 points.
- In goal, Sebastian Conlon owns a 8-4-5 record with a 1.28 goals-against average while securing two clean sheets.
LAST TIME OUT VS. LOUISVILLE
- The Panthers fell in the first round of the ACC Tournament on Nov. 1 to the Louisville Cardinals, 2-1 in double overtime.
- After entering extra time scoreless, the Cardinals netted a pair of goals in just under two minutes in the second overtime period to secure the win.
- Pitt made it 2-1 in the 106th minute as Joao Souza found the back of the net after an assist by Eben McIntyre and Fabian Grau but it wasn’t enough as Pitt bowed out in the first round.
- For the match, Pitt held the dominant 22-13 edge in shots and 10-2 lead in corner kicks.
- In goal, Cabral Carter finished his night with seven saves while his…
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