PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh women’s soccer team took down the Louisville Cardinals, 3-1, Saturday night at Ambrose Urbanic Field to open their ACC campaign.
The Panthers started things off strong – putting their names on the board first in the 11th minute. Senior Keera Melenhorst found an opening between the Cardinal keeper and the net after a few quick clean passes from Ellie Coffield and Lola Abraham.
In the 20th minute, there was a jumble in the box that resulted in a handball from a Pitt defender. The Cardinals were able to even the board off of the penalty kick – earning their only points of the evening.
The Panthers continued to battle in the first 45 minutes, holding 62 percent of the possession on the pitch.
Pitt and Louisville entered the locker room all tied up at 1-1, however; the Panthers held the 14-2 edge in shots and 6-1 edge in shots on goal.
The Panthers came out of the locker room ready for more. Samiah Phiri had an electric second half – scoring two goals for Pitt to take home the win.
In the 72nd minute, Phiri danced around a couple of Cardinal defenders to find her opening in the back of the net – putting Pitt up, 2-1.
Just over ten minutes later, Phiri secured her second goal of the night off of a penalty kick to secure the win for the Panthers.
Pitt did what they do best – dominating the pitch in all aspects. The Panthers held the edge in total shots, 27-5, shots on goal, 12-2, corner kicks, 4-2 and overall possession, 58%.
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