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No. 5 Pitt Set to Host Virginia Friday for Senior Night

No. 5 Pitt Set to Host Virginia Friday for Senior Night


PITTSBURGH – With just two matches remaining, and in the hunt for an ACC regular season title, the No. 5 ranked Pitt men’s soccer team will return to Ambrose Urbanic Field to host league foe Virginia Friday evening.

Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m., and the match can be streamed via ACCNX.

Need to Know – Game 15

No. 5 Pitt (11-3-0, 5-1-0 ACC) vs. Virginia (7-4-3, 3-2-2 ACC)

Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 – 7 PM – ACCNX

Pittsburgh, Pa. – Ambrose Urbanic Field 

Fan/Ticket Information

Single-match tickets can be purchased in advance HERE for $10 each. Tickets on match day will be sold at the Petersen Sports Complex ticket office for $12 each. Discounted group sale tickets are available for groups of 15+.

 

The Opening Kick

Senior Night

Six Panthers (Guilherme FeitosaCasper GreningMateo MaillefaudFelipe MercadoLuis Sahmkow and Michael Sullivan) will be recognized prior to Friday’s contest for senior night.

ACC Regular Season Title Hunt

Pitt would secure at least a share of the ACC regular season crown with a win on Friday. Of note, the Panthers could clinch the title outright as early as Saturday with losses or draws by No. 3 Clemson and No. 7 Stanford.

NCAA DI Men’s Soccer Committee Rankings

A total of six ACC teams earned a spot in the NCAA DI Men’s Soccer Committee’s top 16 rankings. Pitt led the way at No. 2, followed by Stanford (4), North Carolina (6), Duke (7), SMU (10) and Clemson (16).

ACC Offensive Player of the Week

Graduate midfielder Arnau Vilamitjana was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week, as announced by the league office Tuesday evening. With the honor, Vilamitjana became the first Panther to be tabbed ACC Offensive Player of the Week since Bertin Jacquesson in 2022 and the second Panther to garner an ACC weekly award this season – joining junior defender Casper Svendby.

Top 10 Marks

Pitt ranks sixth in the country in goals against average (.643) and ninth in goals (32). The Panthers also rank third nationally in goal differential (23).

 

Scouting the Cavaliers

  • Friday will mark the 17th all-time meeting between Pitt and Virginia, as the Cavaliers own a 10-4-2 ledger.
  • Virginia has compiled a 7-4-3 record this season, including a 3-2-2 mark in ACC play.
  • The Cavaliers have won…

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