2019 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team

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2019 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer
Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. RV
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. RV
Record10–8–2 (4–3–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Behonick (4th season)
  • Rich Costanzo (3rd season)
Home stadium Ambrose Urbanic Field
Seasons
←  2018
2020  →
2019 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Atlantic
No. 5 Clemson + 6 –1 –118 –2 –2
No. 3 Wake Forest + 6 –2 –016 –5 –2
NC State + 3 –4 –19 –7 –3
No. 20 Louisville + 3 –4 –110 –8 –2
Boston College + 2 –4 –29 –6 –3
Syracuse + 2 –4 –28 –7 –4
Coastal
No. 2 Virginia ‡ 6 –1 –121 –1 –2
Pittsburgh + 4 –3 –110 –8 –2
Notre Dame + 3 –5 –010 –8 –1
North Carolina 3 –5 –07 –8 –3
No. 13 Virginia Tech + 2 –4 –210 –6 –3
Duke 2 –5 –17 –9 –2
As of 17 December 2019
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

The 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represented University of Pittsburgh during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Panthers were led by head coach Jay Vidovich, in his fourth season. They played home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This was the team's 66th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 7th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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Pitt at Georgetown in the second round of the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament PittSoccer2019NCAA.jpg
Pitt at Georgetown in the second round of the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament

Pitt earned their first berth into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament since 1965.

Background

The 2018 Pittsburgh men's soccer team finished the season with an 8–10–1 overall record and a 2–6–0 ACC record. The Panthers were seeded eleventh–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they upset Virginia in the first round before losing to Duke on penalties in the second round.

The Panthers were not invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The Panthers had one player selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft: Javi Pérez, by Los Angeles FC. [1]

Player movement

Players leaving

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Peter Prescott2DF6'4"180Senior Vancouver, WA Graduated
Tom Moxham3DF6'0"165Senior Plymouth, England Graduated
Shane Wiedt 4DF6'3"180 Redshirt.svg Senior Akron, OH Graduated
Joshua Gaspari5MF5'7"158 Redshirt.svg Senior Canberra, Australia Graduated
Javi Pérez 6MF5'8"158Senior Valencia, Spain Declared for 2019 MLS SuperDraft; selected 64th overall by Los Angeles FC
Robby Dambrot22DF6'1"166 Redshirt.svg Senior Akron, OH Graduated
Craig Bair23DF5'6"155 Redshirt.svg Senior Brecksville, OH Graduated

Players arriving

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Luke Mort
FW
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Greensburg, PA Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ridgewood, NY NYCFC Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 20, 2019 [4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Johan Peñaranda
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alexander Steinbach
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nyk Sessock
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chandler Vaughn
4 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bryce Washington
5 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Arturo Ordoñez
6 MF Flag of Germany.svg  GER Lucas Cyriacus
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Braden Kline
8 MF Flag of France.svg  FRA Valentin Noël
9 FW Flag of Uganda.svg  UGA Edward Kizza
11 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Rodrigo Almeida
12 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Josh Hesson
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alexander Dexter
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Sito Sena
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luke Mort
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alec Townsend
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tim Townsend
19 MF Flag of Serbia.svg  SRB Veljko Petković
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt Bailey
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Peperak
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sebastian Serpa
24 MF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Jackson Walti
25 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chad Stout
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anthony Harding
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tim Ekopne
32 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Arie Ammann

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic Director Heather Lyke
Head Coach Jay Vidovich
Assistant CoachMichael Behonick
Assistant CoachRich Costanzo

Source: [4]

Schedule

Source: [5]

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 17*
7:00 p.m.		 Duquesne W 5–0 [6]  –
(–)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
August 23*
5:00 p.m.		at No. 17  James Madison W 1–0 [7]  –
(–)		Sentara Park
Harrisonburg, VA
Regular season
August 30*
8:00 p.m.		at No. 2  Indiana
Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic		L  2–3  2OT0–1–0
(0–0–0)		 Bill Armstrong Stadium (2,847)
Bloomington, IN
September 1*
5:00 p.m.		vs.  Northwestern
Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic		L  0–1  0–2–0
(0–0–0)		Bill Armstrong Stadium (0)
Bloomington, IN
September 6*
7:30 p.m.		 Liberty W  3–0  1–2–0
(0–0–0)		Ambrose Urbanic Field (906)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 9*
7:00 p.m.		 Delaware T  3–3  2OT1–2–1
(0–0–0)		Ambrose Urbanic Field (309)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 13
7:00 p.m.		No. 1  Wake Forest L  0–2  1–3–1
(0–1–0)		Ambrose Urbanic Field (913)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 16*
7:00 p.m.		 Akron W  1–0  2–3–1
(0–1–0)		Ambrose Urbanic Field (576)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 20
5:00 p.m.		at  Boston College W  2–0  3–3–1
(1–1–0)		 Newton Soccer Complex (344)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 27
7:00 p.m.		at  Syracuse T  1–1  2OT3–3–2
(1–1–1)		 SU Soccer Stadium (1,706)
Syracuse, NY
September 30*
7:00 p.m.		 Denver W  3–2  2OT4–3–2
(1–1–1)		Ambrose Urbanic Field (279)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 4
7:00 p.m.		No. 20  North Carolina L  1–2  4–4–2
(1–2–1)		Ambrose Urbanic Field (704)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 7*
7:00 p.m.		 Howard W  6–0  5–4–2
(1–2–1)		Ambrose Urbanic Field (207)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 11
7:00 p.m.		No. 22  Virginia Tech W  3–1  6–4–2
(2–2–1)		Ambrose Urbanic Field (621)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 15*
7:00 p.m.		at  Penn State L  1–3  6–5–2
(2–2–1)		 Jeffrey Field (509)
State College, PA
October 18
7:00 p.m.		at No. 1  Virginia W  2–0  7–5–2
(3–2–1)		 Klöckner Stadium (3,201)
Charlottesville, VA
October 25
7:00 p.m.		 Duke W  4–3  8–5–2
(4–2–1)		Ambrose Urbanic Field (875)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 1
7:00 p.m.		at  Notre Dame L  0–1  8–6–2
(4–3–1)		 Alumni Stadium (584)
South Bend, IN
ACC Tournament
November 10
3:00 p.m.		(4)(5)  NC State
Quarterfinals		W  2–1  OT9–6–2
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,010)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 13
6:00 p.m.		(4) No. 25at (1) No. 1  Clemson
Semifinals		L  0–1  9–7–2
 Riggs Field (1,573)
Clemson, SC
NCAA Tournament
November 21
7:00 p.m.		 Lehigh
First Round		W  2–0  10–7–2
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,321)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 24
12:00 p.m.		at (3) No. 2  Georgetown
Second Round		L  0–5  10–8–2
 Shaw Field (1,497)
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Edward Kizza All-ACC First TeamNovember 13, 2019 [8]
Veljko Petković All-ACC Third Team
Sito Sena
Valentin Noël All-ACC Freshman Team
Arturo Ordoñez
Veljko Petkovic
Edward Kizza All-ACC Tournament Team November 17, 2019 [9]
Arturo Ordonez


Rankings

Ranking movement
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United Soccer [10] RVRVRV25RVNone ReleasedRV
TopDrawer Soccer [11] RVRVRVRVRV

References

  1. ↑ "Perez Selected by LAFC in 2019 MLS SuperDraft". pittsburghpanthers.com. Pittsburgh Panthers Athletics. January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Luke Mort". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Veljko Petkovic". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  5. ↑ "2019 Men's Soccer Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  6. ↑ @Pitt_MSOC (August 17, 2019). "Good first test. 👍 Goals: Kizza ➡️ 2 Stout ➡️ 2 Dexter ➡️ 1 Assists: Hesson ➡️ 2 Bailey ➡️ 2 Almeida ➡️ 1 #H2P" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ @Pitt_MSOC (August 23, 2019). "That's a wrap on preseason play. 👏 Jackson Walti's goal in the second half via Valentin Noel's assist gives the Panthers a 1-0 win over #17 JMU. #H2P" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. ↑ "2019 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Virginia Wins 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  10. ↑ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  11. ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
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