Cal Plays At No. 1 Pitt

Isaiah Thomas and the Bears play Pitt for the first time in the team’s ACC match on Friday.

MSOC10/9/2024 6:47 PM | By: Cal Athletics

Coming off of a 3-3 tie with Louisville in Berkeley – in which the Golden Bears rallied from a 3-1 deficit –  the California men’s soccer team (3-5-2, 0-3-2 ACC) heads to Pennsylvania to battle top-ranked Pitt on Friday.
 
Here are the details for the Atlantic Coast Conference match:
 
At No. 1 Pitt (10-1-0, 4-0-0 ACC)
When: Friday, Oct. 11, 4 p.m. PT
Where: Ambrose Urbanic Field, Pittsburgh, Pa.
Watch: ACC Network Extra
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
 
The game is being broadcast on ACC Network Extra (ACCNX) and ESPN+ via the ESPN App. Access to the ACC Network and ACCNX is determined by your pay TV provider (cable, satellite, telco or streaming service). Even if you do not have access to ACC Network, you can still access games via a subscription to ESPN+. Viewers with access to ACCNX can view the streaming channel on the same device (smart TVs, smartphones, tablets, connected streaming devices or espn.com/watch) where they view ACC Network. ESPN+ is a subscription-based streaming channel that can also be viewed on any streaming device.
 
Bears Rally For 3-3 Draw With Louisville
A furious comeback by Cal – which had trailed Louisville 3-1 and for a few minutes played down a man – resulted in a 3-3 tie with the Cardinals on a sweltering afternoon last Thursday at Edwards Stadium. Senior Arik Duncan scored a brace for Cal, while junior midfielder Gaku Nishimura netted the equalizer in the 74th minute, when – after a second red card – the teams were playing 10 vs. 10.
 
Trailing 2-0, Duncan scored his first goal in the 25th minute off an assist from Nishimura. With the Bears down 3-1, Duncan scored again in the 61st minute, with Rohan McEligot earning the assist.
 
In the 69th minute, McEligot was shown his second yellow card and a subsequent red card. Cal had to play the rest of the game with 10 Bears. Gage Guerra – who scored Louisville’s first two goals – was shown a red card in the 72nd minute, and the teams played the rest of the game with 10 players each.
 
Nishimura scored the tying goal came at the 73:47 mark. The play began on the flank, with Kieran Bracken Serra crossing into the box to Nonso…