PITTSBURGH – Following a come-from-behind victory over in-state rival Penn State, the third-ranked Pitt men’s soccer team will travel to face defending Ivy League regular season champion Penn on Sunday evening at Rhodes Field in Philadelphia.
Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. ET, and the match can be streamed via ESPN+.
Need to Know – Game 4
No. 3 Pitt (3-0-0) at Penn (0-0-0)
Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024 – 7 PM – ESPN+
Philadelphia, Pa. – Rhodes Field
Scouting the Quakers
- Penn landed the top spot in the 2024 Ivy League men’s soccer preseason poll, as announced by the conference earlier this week.
- The Quakers earned the favored spot with 115 points and seven first-place votes after ending last season as the Ivy League regular season champions with a 4-1-2 league record.
- The Quakers return seven projected starters this season, including All-Ivy honorees Leo Burney, Stas Korzeniowski, and Ben Do, along with Phillip Falcon III, Charlie Gaffney, Aaron Messer and Oliver Pratt.
- Burney was named to the United Soccer Coaches Defenders to Watch List and Korzeniowski to the United Soccer Coaches Forwards to Watch List.
- Korzeniowski led the offense last year with 20 points and eight assists.
- Defender Burney led a stout Quaker back end in 2023 that allowed only 12 goals and 62 shots on net, keeping opponents’ shots-on-goal percentage at less than 35 to end the year.
Series History
- Sunday will mark Pitt’s first-ever match against Penn in the program’s 70-year history.
Last Time Out
After facing a 1-0 halftime deficit, Pitt rallied to stun in-state rival Penn State, 2-1, Friday evening at Jeffrey Field in University Park, Pa.
Friday’s victory marked the 350th-career win for head coach Jay Vidovich. Additionally, the Panthers improved to 3-1-1 against the Nittany Lions since 2017, while securing their first 3-0 start since the 2020-21 campaign.
Despite controlling possession, and owning a 6-1 shot advantage, Pitt trailed entering the halftime break.
Undaunted, the Panthers remained on the attack following the intermission. In the 60th minute, sophomore forward Albert Thorsen was taken down in the box, resulting in a penalty kick for Pitt.
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