PITTSBURGH – After surging to No. 3 nationally following the first week of action, the Pitt men’s soccer team will travel east to face in-state foe Penn State Friday evening at Jeffrey Field in University Park, Pa.
Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. ET, and the match can be streamed via Big Ten Plus.
Need to Know – Game 3
No. 3 Pitt (2-0-0) at Penn State (1-1-0)
Friday, Aug. 30, 2024 – 7 PM – B1G+
University Park, Pa. – Jeffrey Field
Scouting the Nittany Lions
- Penn State has opened the 2024 campaign with a 1-1 record, including a win over Army in its most recent contest.
- This season, the Nittany Lions were picked to finish second in the Big Ten Coaches Poll.
- Additionally, sophomore defender Mohamed Cisset, sophomore midfielder Caden Grabfelder and junior defender Matthew Henderson were tabbed as Big Ten Players to Watch.
- Penn State won its fifth Big Ten regular season title a year ago.
- The Nittany Lions welcome 12 newcomers with seven transfers and five freshmen.
- They also return 14 letterwinners from last season to complete the 27 man-roster.
Series History
- Friday’s contest will mark the 37th all-time meeting between the Panthers and the Nittany Lions.
- Penn State leads the all-time series 24-8-4; however, during the Jay Vidovich era, the two sides are 2-2-1.
- Last season, the Panthers and Nittany Lions battled to a 1-1 draw at Ambrose Urbanic Field.
- Penn State held a 1-0 lead at the halftime break, before a 79th minute goal by Albert Thorsen tied the contest.
- Of note, last season’s draw marked the first in the all-time series since 1976.
- Penn State held a 1-0 lead at the halftime break, before a 79th minute goal by Albert Thorsen tied the contest.
Last Time Out
Behind second half tallies from Thorsen and Guilherme Feitosa, Pitt earned a 2-0 victory over Mercyhurst Sunday evening at Ambrose Urbanic Field.
Sunday’s win marked Pitt’s second 2-0 start over the past three seasons. Additionally, with the victory, the Panthers improved to 6-1 all-time against Mercyhurst (0-1, 0-0 NEC).
The two sides played to a scoreless draw through the first 45 minutes of action, before Pitt broke the deadlock just over eight minutes into the second frame. In the 54th minute, junior defender Jackson Gilman played a perfect through-ball to freshman forward
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