No. 7 Pitt Opens 2022 Marketing campaign Thursday In opposition to No. 2 Georgetown

August 25, 2022

PITTSBURGH – Coming off of their second straight Elite Eight look, the No. 7 Pitt males’s soccer staff opens up their 2022 marketing campaign Thursday night time towards No. 2 Georgetown at Ambrose Urbanic Subject. First kick is about for 8:00 pm and the sport will air reside on ACC Community Additional with Kevin Wheeler and David Day on the decision.

Thursday’s top-10 matchup would be the second recreation of a doubleheader on the Panthers’ dwelling turf because the Pitt girls play host to UMass at 5:00 pm of their dwelling opening match.

 

NEWS & NOTES

  • August 25 marks the primary official day of the NCAA males’s school soccer season.
  • The matchup between No. 7 Pitt and No. 2 Georgetown would be the lone top-10 matchup of the opening week for faculty males’s soccer.
  • Pitt returns 12 gamers, together with seven starters, from final season’s Elite Eight staff that posted a 13-5-2 total file. The Panthers additionally return their prime 4 scorers from a staff that posted program data in factors (167) and assists (63).

FOLLOW ALONG

  • Thursday night time’s contest will probably be reside on the ACC Community Additional and will be discovered on-line HERE.
  • Reside stats for Thursday’s recreation will be discovered HERE.

THE SERIES – GEORGETOWN

  • This marks the twenty ninth assembly of all-time between the 2 groups, first since 2019, with Georgetown proudly owning the 22-6-0 benefit over the Panthers.
  • The Hoyas have gained seven straight video games within the sequence with Pitt’s final victory coming in 2006 at dwelling.
  • Vidovich is 0-1-0 towards Georgetown in his teaching profession., falling to the Hoyas within the NCAA Event Second Spherical in 2019.

SCOUTING THE HOYAS

  • Georgetown enters their season opening match ranked No. 2 within the United Soccer Coaches Preseason ballot.
  • The Hoyas are coming off of a profitable 2021 marketing campaign that noticed them submit a 18-3-1 file as they superior to the School Cup. They fell 2-1 to Washington within the nationwide semifinal match in Cary, NC.
  • The 2022 model of the Hoyas will look rather a lot totally different as they return simply 4 starters from final seasons squad. Georgetown will probably be trying to change Dante Polvara who gained the 2021 MAC Hermann Trophy for the Hoyas after scoring seven objectives, six assists and 20 factors in 22 matches.
  • Georgetown returns two All-Massive East performers from a season in the past, defender Daniel Wu and defender Kenny Nielsen. Wu was not too long ago named Massive East Preseason Defensive Participant of the Yr and TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Finest XI Third Crew.

RECAPPING THE 2021 CAMPAIGN

  • The Panthers made historical past as soon as once more in 2021 as they superior to their second straight Elite Eight for the primary time in program historical past.
  • Pitt completed the season with a 13-5-2 total file and a 5-2-1 ACC mark. The Panthers fell to Notre Dame within the ACC Semifinals, 2-0, however nonetheless earned a No. 5 seed within the NCAA Event.
  • The Panthers had 9 gamers earn All-ACC honors following the 2021 season. Graduate pupil Jasper Löeffelsend was named Defensive Participant of the Yr for the second straight season whereas Jay Vidovich was named Coach of the Yr for the second straight season and seventh time in his teaching profession.
  • Jasper Löeffelsend turned the primary participant in program historical past to earn All-America honors twice in a profession as he earned United Soccer Coaches Second Crew honors after a powerful marketing campaign. Löeffelsend and Valentin Noel additionally earned First Crew All-South Area honors, the primary time Pitt had a number of first staff recipients.
  • Pitt was ranked every week through the 2021 marketing campaign as they’ve earned a nationwide rating in 32 consecutive weeks courting again to 2020.

PITT PICKED AS COASTAL FAVORITES

  • The Panthers had been tabbed by ACC coaches to complete first within the Coastal Division within the ACC Coaches’ Preseason Ballot for the second straight season.
  • Pitt garnered six first-place votes within the Coastal Division, a division they’ve gained in back-to-back seasons.
  • The Panthers additionally earned two votes to assert the general ACC title.

PRESEASON ACCOLADES

  • The tandem of Jackson Walti and Valentin Noel had been named to the United Soccer Coaches Midfielder Watch Checklist in the beginning of August. The record consisted of 26 gamers with Pitt and Campbell being the one two colleges to have a number of honorees.
  • Walti additionally earned preseason reward by the ACC coaches as he was named to the 2022 ACC Preseason Watch Checklist. He was considered one of 12 members of the record.
  • Noel additionally was named to the School Soccer Information Preseason Third Crew All-America record, marking his second straight season incomes a spot on the preseason record.
  • The Panthers had three gamers earn TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Finest XI Crew recognition. Bertin Jacquesson  (ahead) and Filip Mirkovic (midfield) earned First Crew honors whereas Valentin Noel (Ahead) earned Second Crew recognition.

DYNAMIC DUO

  • The mix of midfielder Valentin Noel and ahead Bertin Jacquesson has been lethal for the Panthers over the previous two seasons.
  • The 2 Frenchmen have mixed to attain 32 objectives for Pitt over the past two seasons. The 32 objectives are essentially the most by any returning duo within the ACC over the past two seasons.
  • Jacquesson led the Panthers in scoring final season as he netted seven objectives, 11 assists and 25 factors on 43 photographs. His 11 assists are tied for essentially the most in a season in program historical past.
  • Noel capped his third season as a Panther with seven objectives, 5 assists and 19 factors on a team-high 44 photographs.
  • Noel is at the moment tied for fifth in objectives (24) and tied for eighth in factors (58) in program historical past.
  • Jacquesson is at the moment tied for third in program historical past with 18 profession assists coming into his junior marketing campaign.

HOME TURF ADVANTAGE

  • The Panthers have been among the best groups within the nation on their dwelling turf over the past three seasons as they personal a 22-3-1 file at Ambrose Urbanic Subject.
  • Pitt held a 19-match dwelling successful streak from Oct. 7, 2019 to Nov. 10, 2021, which on the time was the longest streak within the ACC and second longest unbeaten streak within the nation.
  • Head coach Jay Vidovich is 30-16-3 at dwelling in his six seasons at Pitt.
  • For the reason that begin of the 2019 season, Pitt has outscored its opponents 84-28 at dwelling together with a 43-12 benefit final season.

ACC House Win % Final 3 Seasons

1. Pitt                     24-3-1              .875

2. Clemson             30-3-4              .865
3. Wake Forest        30-5-3              .829
4. BC                      14-2-5              .786
5. Virginia               26-7-3              .764
 
FRESH FACES

  • The Panthers will welcome 15 newcomers to the squad for the 2022 marketing campaign, together with 9 freshmen, two sophomores and 4 graduate transfers.
  • The 4 graduate transfers for the upcoming season all had standout careers at their earlier colleges.
  • Defender Yanis Leerman (UCF) was taken within the 4th spherical of the MLS SuperDraft however determined to switch to Pitt after beginning 17 video games and incomes Second Crew All-AAC honors final season.
  • Defender Henrique Gallina (USF) appeared in 12 matches and led the Bulls with 5 objectives, three assists and 13 factors to associate with 39 photographs. An AAC All-Rookie staff choice, Gallina appeared in 50 matches at South Florida earlier than transferring.
  • Midfielder Very best Shefqeti (FDU) began in 17 matches for the Knights final season and netted two objectives, three assists and 7 factors on 21 photographs. A NEC All-Rookie Crew choice in 2018, Shefqeti recorded 61 begins and racked up 24 factors at Fairleigh Dickinson.  
  • Ahead Josh Luchini (Lehigh) involves Pitt after posting 5 objectives, 5 assists and 15 factors on 40 photographs final season whereas incomes Second Crew All-Patriot League honors. Luchini is a two-time Patriot League Offensive Participant of the Yr and earned Third Crew All-America honors in 2019 after posting a league-high 11 objectives, two assists and 24 factors. He has began 57 video games throughout his collegiate profession.
  • Rounding out the newcomers are a pair of sophomores, Mateo Maillefaud (France) and Mathys Lefebvre (France), and 9 freshmen, Cabral Carter (Los Angeles, CA), Jackson Gilman (Schwwenksville, PA), Leonardo Andrade (Brazil), Noah Corridor (Cincinnati, OH), Abraham Brown (Los Angeles, CA), Mateo Stoka (Weston, FL), Djavid Abdullatif (Germany), Eben McIntyre (Charleroi, PA) and Killian Vallant (Austria).

UP NEXT

  • The Panthers return to motion Monday night time at dwelling as they welcome No. 6 West Virginia for the 51st version of the boys’s soccer Yard Brawl. First kick is about for 7:00 pm and the sport will air reside on the ACC Community.
  • Monday’s match would be the second straight top-10 opponent the Panthers will face to open their 2022 season.

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