Panthers Play Host to Dartmouth Thursday Evening

PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh women’s soccer team (4-1-1, 0-0-0 ACC) returns to Ambrose Urbanic Field as they play host to Dartmouth (3-1-0, 0-0-0 Ivy League), Thursday evening at 7 p.m.

FOLLOW ALONG

• Fans can tune into ACC Network Extra 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 the second time in program history that the Panthers have met Dartmouth. Thursday’s match up will be the first time Pitt has played host to the Big Green.
• Last time the two programs met, Dartmouth topped Pitt, 1-0, in 2019. The Panthers are looking to even the series on Thursday.

SCOUTING THE BIG GREEN

• Dartmouth featured six different goal scorers in their 8-0 shutout against Stonehill on Sunday afternoon.
• With the eight goals scored, they have marked the most goals scored since September of 2000.
• The action started in just the seventh minute of play when Daisy Granholm popped in the first goal of the day. Just minutes later, she was fouled in the box and earned her second goal. Granholm wasn’t done, as she secured a hattrick after her third goal in the 18^th minute of play.
• Also scoring for the Big Green was Audrey Marin, Jaidyn Curry, Emily Garrard, Frankie Valverde and Aleena Seales.
• Dartmouth out shot Stonehill 32-2 and had a 15-1 edge on shots on goal. The Big Green also produced 10 corner kicks.

LAST TIME OUT

• The Panthers shutout the Cal St. Fullerton Titans, 2-0, Sunday evening in the first match up in the two program’s history.
• Pitt was able to produce a number of dangerous scoring opportunities in the first 30 minutes of play.
• The Panthers found their breakthrough moment as senior Keera Melenhorst produced her first goal of the season from the center of the box in the 31st minute. Schupansky passed a clean cross from the left side – finding Melenhorst to complete the goal.
• Pitt didn’t just go into the half with the lead in goals. The Panthers held the 13-2 edge in shots, 6-0 in shots on goal and 4-2 corner kick opportunities.
• In the 61^st minute, Ellie Coffield saw the opportunity as…