Panthers Head to Los Angeles to Meet the Lions

PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh women’s soccer team (2-1-1, 0-0-0 ACC) is staying on the road as they head to PLACE to mee the Loyola Marymount Lions (2-1-0, 0-0-0) on Thursday at Sullivan Field. This non-conference matchup is slated for a 4 p.m. EST start and will be streamed live on ESPN+.

FOLLOW ALONG

• Fans can tune into ESPN+ to stream the match live.
• Live stats for Thursday’s game can be found HERE.
• Live updates throughout the game will also be posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) by following the Pitt women’s soccer account @Pitt_WSOC.

THE SERIES

• This will be only the second time the two programs have met with Pitt holding the 1-0 lead on the series.
• Last time out, the Panthers topped the Lions, 5-4, back in 2019 at home.

SCOUTING THE LIONS

• The Lions put up a strong fight in Sunday’s match, but they couldn’t find their lift against the CSUN Matadors.
• The Matadors put up two goals in the first half to take the early edge.
• LMU’s Helen Schaefer made a strong effort to score in the first 45 minutes but found the keeper’s gloves.
• In the 84^th minute, the Lions finally completed a shot when Geneieve Watkins passed the ball to Jennessa Groves who completed the goal.

LAST TIME OUT

• The Panthers bounced back with a showstopping 5-1 road win against the Bucknell Bison, Sunday afternoon at Emmitt Field.
• Senior Sarah Schupansky earned six points on Sunday with two goals and two assists added to her career stats.
• Transfer Abigail Reisz made her first save as a Panther after a Bison made a run up the left side to cross the ball to the goal.
• Pitt and Bucknell went into the locker room at the half, nil-nil. The Panthers held the majority of the possession in the first half with a 9-3 edge in shots, 3-1 shots on goal and 5-0 corner kick opportunities.
• The Bison earned their only goal of the afternoon in the 49th minute.
• The Panthers capitalized on a corner kick as junior Katie Zailski posted the equalizer from a double assist from Coffield and Schupansky.
• Pitt took the lead in the 63rd minute as Schupansky clocked her first of two goals this afternoon with another quick double assist from Phiri and freshman Lola Abraham. Just under two minutes later, Coffield posted a strike…