2024 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team

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2024 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer
Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg
NCAA Tournament, Quarterfinals
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches  pollNo. 7
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. 6
Record14–6–0 (6–2–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bryce Cregan (3rd season)
  • Josh Oldroyd (2nd season)
  • Zack Schilawski (2nd season)
Home stadium Ambrose Urbanic Field
Seasons
  2023
2025 
2024 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Pittsburgh + 6 2 014 6 0
No. 9 Clemson + 5 2 115 3 4
No. 15 Duke + 4 1 311 4 4
No. 6 Wake Forest4 2 212 5 7
No. 5 SMU + 4 2 212 3 6
North Carolina + 4 3 19 4 5
No. 13 Stanford + 3 2 39 5 6
No. 17 Virginia + 3 3 211 7 3
No. 14 NC State + 3 3 210 5 5
Notre Dame 3 3 27 5 5
Syracuse 2 4 27 7 3
California 2 4 28 8 2
Boston College 1 4 35 5 6
Virginia Tech 1 5 27 6 4
Louisville 0 5 36 7 4
As of December 17, 2024
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source: The ACC

The 2024 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2024 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Panthers were led by head coach Jay Vidovich, in his ninth season. They played their home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This was the team's 71st season playing organized men's college soccer and their 12th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Contents

The Panthers started the season with a defeat of number sixteen Georgetown and Mercyhurst. The two wins saw them go from unranked to third in the United Soccer Coaches poll. At number three, they defeated Penn State 2–1 before losing to Penn 1–0. This saw them fall to eigtht for their first ACC match of the season. They defeated ACC newcomers and twenty second ranked SMU in Dallas 3–1. The Panthers followed this with a defeat of Louisville and ascended to second in the rankings. Another non-conference win, and a defeat of Boston College saw them rise to the top of the rankings. The Panthers collected two more ranked wins, defeating seventeenth ranked Virginia Tech and sixth ranked Denver before dropping two straight matches. They lost to ACC foe California and non-conference opponent High Point, both 1–0. The Panthers only fell to fourth, where they defeated seventh ranked North Carolina. The team went 1–1 to finish the season, defeating Virginia but losing on the final matchday of the season to Syracuse. They went into the postseason ranked ninth.

The Panthers finished the regular season 12–4–0 overall and 6–2–0 in ACC play to finish in first place, and win the ACC regular season championship. As the first overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they earned a bye into the Quarterfinals where they were defeated by Virginia in a rematch of the penultimate game of the regular season. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were the second overall seed. They earned a bye into the Second Round where they defeated Cornell 1–0. In the Third round, they dodged and upset bid from Kansas City, and won 3–2. They were defeated in the Quarterfinals by Vermont to end their season. The Panthers finished 14–6–0 overall.

Background

The Panthers finished the season 6–7–4 overall and 2–3–3 in ACC play to finish in fifth place in the Coastal Division. As the eighth overall seed in the ACC Tournament, they were defeated by ninth seed Louisville in the First Round in overtime. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were an unseeded team. They lost in the First Round to James Madison to end their season.

Player movement

Players leaving

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Kyle Durham1GK6'3"183Freshman Brooklyn, New York Transferred to Connecticut
Raphael Cilli3DF5'10"Sophomore Tourcoing, France
Fabian Grau5DF6'2"196Graduate Student Hamburg, Germany Graduated
Abdoulaye Toure7FW5'10"Junior Châtenay-Malabry, France
Joao Souza11MF5'7"152Graduate Student Cuiabá, Brazil Graduated
Nick Blacklock16MF5'11"155Graduate Student Hellertown, Pennsylvania Graduated
Ameer Abdullah18DF6'2"180Freshman Chicago, Illinois Transferred to Loyola
Luka Kozomara19MF6'3"165Junior Cliffside Park, New Jersey Transferred to California Baptist
Filip Mirkovic21MF6'2"150Senior Manhattan, New York Graduated; Drafted 54th overall
in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft
Abraham Brown24DF6'1"172Sophomore Los Angeles, California Transferred to UC Irvine
Eli Mumford31GK6'1"167Freshman Chapel Hill, North Carolina Transferred to Charlotte

Players arriving

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Logan Oliver6MF5'11"173Sophomore Baltimore, Maryland Indiana
Casper Grening11MF6'0"187Senior Roskilde, Denmark Kentucky
Arnau Vilamitjana14MF6'2"184Graduate Student Girona, Spain FC Barcelona
Casper Svendby21DF5'10"175Junior Drammen, Norway Dayton

Recruiting Class

NameNat.HometownClubTDS Rating
Tim Baierlein
FW
Flag of Germany.svg  GER Amberg, Germany SpVgg Greuther Fürth U19N/A
Miguel Bertran
MF
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Barcelona, Spain Cf DammN/A
Owen Christopher
DF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania Beadling SCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Lasse Dahl
FW
Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Vildbjerg, Denmark Holstebro Boldklub N/A
Mason Dancy
DF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Leawood, Kansas Sporting Kansas City AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Daniel Gamboa Gonzalez
DF
Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Castellón de la Plana, Spain CE Europa N/A
Cooper Sisson
GK
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Irwin, Pennsylvania BVB IA PittsburghN/A [3]
Niklas Soerensen
DF
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   SUI Thalwil, Switzerland TSG 1899 Hoffenheim U23N/A
Joshua Veychek
MF
Flag of the United States.svg  USA Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Columbus Crew AcademyStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Squad

Roster

As of 12 Sep 2024 [5]

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 Cabral Carter
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jackson Gilman
4 DF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Daniel Gamboa
5 DF Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  SUI Niklas Soerensen
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Logan Oliver
7 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Miguel Bertran
8 MF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Felipe Mercado
9 FW Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Albert Thorsen
10 MF Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Guilherme Feitosa
11 MF Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Casper Grening
12 DF Flag of France.svg  FRA Mateo Maillefaud
13 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Noah Hall
14 MF Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Arnau Vilamitjana
15 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zahir Dyke
16 FW Flag of Germany.svg  GER Tim Baierlein
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luis Sahmkow
18 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Joshua Veychek
19 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mason Dancy
20 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mateo Stoka
21 DF Flag of Norway.svg  NOR Casper Svendby
21 FW Flag of Denmark.svg  DEN Lasse Dahl
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Massimo Murania
25 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eben McIntyre
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Sullivan
27 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Hauskrecht
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Santiago Ferreira
29 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Owen Christopher
31 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jack Moxom
32 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cooper Sisson

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic Director Heather Lyke
Head coach Jay Vidovich
Assistant coachBryce Cregan
Assistant coachJosh Oldroyd
Assistant coachZack Schilawski

Source: [5]

Schedule

Source: [6]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 10*
1:00 p.m.
Maryland  None Reported 
Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
August 16*
7:00 p.m.
at  Akron  None Reported 
FirstEnergy Stadium
Akron, OH
Regular season
August 22*
8:00 p.m.,  ACCNX
No. 16  Georgetown W  2–0  1–0–0
Ambrose Urbanic Field (2,000)
Pittsburgh, PA
August 25*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Mercyhurst W  2–0  2–0–0
Ambrose Urbanic Field (762)
Pittsburgh, PA
August 30*
7:00 p.m.,  BTN+
No. 3at  Penn State W  2–1  3–0–0
Jeffery Field (1,680)
University Park, PA
September 1*
7:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
No. 3at  Penn L  0–1  3–1–0
Rhodes Field (300)
Philadelphia, PA
September 7
8:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 8at No. 22  SMU W  3–1  4–1–0
(1–0–0)
Washburne Stadium (913)
Dallas, TX
September 13
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 7 Louisville W  3–2  5–1–0
(2–0–0)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,207)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 17*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2at  Cleveland State W  4–0  6–1–0
Krenzler Field (247)
Cleveland, OH
September 20
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 2 Boston College W  2–0  7–1–0
(3–0–0)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,007)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 28
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1at No. 17  Virginia Tech W  2–0  8–1–0
(4–0–0)
Thompson Field (1,845)
Blacksburg, VA
October 2*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 Howard W  8–1  9–1–0
Ambrose Urbanic Field (897)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 7*
7:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 1No. 6  Denver W  2–0  10–1–0
Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
October 11
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 California L  0–1  10–2–0
(4–1–0)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,594)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 14*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 1 High Point L  0–1  10–3–0
Ambrose Urbanic Field (624)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 19
6:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 4at No. 7  North Carolina W  2–1  11–3–0
(5–1–0)
Dorrance Field (2,125)
Chapel Hill, NC
October 25
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 5 Virginia W  4–1  12–3–0
(6–1–0)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,601)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 1
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 3at  Syracuse L  0–2  12–4–0
(6–2–0)
SU Soccer Stadium (954)
Syracuse, NY
ACC Tournament
November 10
8:00 p.m., ACCN
(1) No. 9(9) Virginia
Quarterfinals
L  0–2  12–5–0
Ambrose Urbanic Field (987)
Pittsburgh, PA
NCAA Tournament
November 24
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) No. 9 Cornell
Second Round
W  1–0  13–5–0
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,115)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 1
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) No. 9 Kansas City
Third Round
W  3–2  14–5–0
Ambrose Urbanic Field (768)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 7
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
(2) No. 9No. 17  Vermont
Quarterfinals
L  0–2  14–6–0
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,416)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Guiherme Feitosa Pre-Season All-ACC Team August 14 [7]
Casper Svendby ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 6 October 1 [8]
Arnau Vilamitjana ACC Defensive Player of the Week – Week 6 October 22 [9]
Jay Vidovich ACC Coach of the Year November 13 [10]
Casper Svendby Defensive Player of the Year
Guilherme Feitosa All-ACC First Team
Luis Sahmkow
Casper Svendby
Casper Grening All-ACC Second Team
Cabral Carter All-ACC Third Team
Jackson Gilman
Niklas Soerensen ACC All-Freshman Team

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer [11] 38721 (8)1 (8)1 (8)4539Not released7
TopDrawer Soccer [12] 10126533256361417856

2025 MLS Super draft

PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Sullivan Toronto FC 239MF

Source: [13]

References

  1. "Owen Christopher". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  2. "Mason Dancy". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  3. "Cooper Sisson". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  4. "Joshua Veychek". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "2024 Men's Soccer Roster". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  6. "2024 Men's Soccer Schedule - Pitt Panthers". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved March 20, 2025.
  7. "Clemson Selected 2024 Preseason ACC Men's Soccer Favorite". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. August 14, 2024. Retrieved August 14, 2024.
  8. "ND's Roou, Pitt's Svendby Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 1, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  9. "Pitt's Vilamitjana, Wake's Krueger Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of Week". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. October 22, 2024. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
  10. "2024 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  11. "United Soccer Coaches Top 25 NCAA DI Men — National". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. December 17, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  12. "College Soccer National Ranking". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawerSoccer. December 23, 2024. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
  13. "Michael Sullivan Picked 39th Overall by Toronto FC in 2025 MLS SuperDraft". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. December 20, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2025.