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Miller Returns to Xavier as Pitt Wraps Up Road Trip
8/26/2017 11:44:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Panthers, Musketeers to Face Off Sunday
PITTSBURGH – Head Coach Greg Miller returns to his Alma Mater Sunday afternoon, as the University of Pittsburgh women's soccer team will square off with the Xavier Musketeers in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. from the XU Soccer Complex as Pitt wraps up its two-game road trip in the Buckeye state.
HOW TO FOLLOW
THE MATCH
The Pitt women's soccer team looks to remain unblemished on the season, wrapping up the final stretch of a two-game series in Cincinnati, Ohio with a visit to Xavier. Pitt comes in fresh off a 2-2 draw with Cincinnati Thursday night. In that outing, Taylor Pryce recorded a pair of goals, as Pitt moved to 2-0-1 on the season.
Keeper Katelyn McEachern remained undefeated on the season, as the redshirt freshman made eight saves, but allowed her first goals of the season.
SCOUTING XAVIER
Xavier enters the game after a 1-0 win over Ball State Friday evening. The Musketeers enter the game with an overall mark of 2-1-0, having defeated Cleveland State but falling to Duke opening weekend. Samantha Dewey leads the Musketeer offense with three goals on six shots. Both Tori Doss and Sydney Schembri have recorded a goal, with Doss adding an assist as well.
Keeper Toni Bizzarro has played in all 270:00 minutes in the net for Xavier, recording a 1.67 goals against average, having allowed five goals and making 22 saves.
THE SERIES
This will be the fourth meeting between the two programs in a series dating back to the 2007 season. The Panthers hold a 3-0-0 all-time record in the all-time series, having captured wins in 2007, 2009 and 2015.
Last season, Pitt earned a 2-1 win over the Musketeers at Ambrose Urbanic Field as Miller improved to 1-0 against his alma mater.
MCEACHERN EARNS ACC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK TITLE
Redshirt freshman keeper Katelyn McEachern was named the ACC's Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday after tallying a pair of back-to-back shutouts in her collegiate debut. The rookie recorded eight saves in wins over Hofstra and Duquesne and has yet to allow a goal on the season. McEachern played the entirety of both games, tallying 190:42 minutes.
The league honor is the first for a Panther since Taylor Pryce was named the ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 29, 2015 after scoring game winning goals against Wake Forest and Louisville.
RETURNING TALENT
Pitt's 2017 squad gets a boost, as both Ashley Moreira and Taylor Pryce will return to the starting lineups, after missing the 2016 season. Both members of the U-20 Canadian National Team, the duo will look to bolster a squad that struggled to find the back of the next last year. Pryce tallied six goals, two of which were game winners, in 2015, adding four in 2014. Moreira, a midfielder, scored once, adding two assists in 2015; additionally, she recorded three helpers in her freshman campaign in 2014.
Two of the team's top-three leaders in minutes played will return from the 2016 season, with Alli Higgs (1581) and Sarah Krause (1479) set to lace up with the starting squad.
FRESH FACES
The 2017 team will debut some fresh faces, led by redshirt freshman goalkeeper Katelyn McEachern, the first new keeper since the 2014 season, as 2016 alum Taylor Francis had held down the position for 50 consecutive matches. As a whole, the Panthers welcome nine new faces with freshmen Alexis Bengel, Kendall Higgs, Juelle Love, Vildan Kardesler, Jess McCoppin, Shana Hardin, Aideen O'Donoghue and Kylie Olexa; and transfer Megan Herr.
MEET YOUR CAPTAINS
A trio of Canadians will lead the way for the 2017 Pitt women's soccer season, as redshirt junior Taylor Pryce and seniors Ashley Moreira and Emma Pozzulo will captain the squad. Both Pryce and Moreira will serve as first-year captains, while Pozzulo gets her third season as a captain underway.
THE SCHEDULE
The regular season will get underway at the Petersen Sports Complex on Aug. 18 as the Panthers welcome Hofstra, before taking to the road for three-straight away battles with Duquesne (Aug. 20), Cincinnati (Aug. 24) and Xavier (Aug. 27). The Panthers will close out the month on Aug. 30, welcoming Detroit.
Illinois State visits Sept. 3, as Pitt will travel to Kent State (Sept. 7) and Nebraska (Sept. 10) before ACC play gets underway. A Sept. 15 visit to Wake Forest gets league play going, as Pitt will host Virginia Tech (Sept. 21) and travel to Duke (Sept. 24) to wrap up September action.
Three consecutive home games follow as the Panthers host perennial powerhouse Virginia (Oct. 1), followed by Syracuse (Oct. 5) and NC State (Oct. 8). A trip to Louisville (Oct. 13) will follow, with visits to Miami (Oct. 19) and Florida State (Oct. 22) wrapping up regular season road play. The 2017 regular season will come to a close on Oct. 26 when the Panthers host Boston College.
UP NEXT
Pitt will return to Ambrose Urbanic Field Aug. 30, kicking off a two-game homestand with Detroit and Illinois State.
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Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. from the XU Soccer Complex as Pitt wraps up its two-game road trip in the Buckeye state.
HOW TO FOLLOW
THE MATCH
The Pitt women's soccer team looks to remain unblemished on the season, wrapping up the final stretch of a two-game series in Cincinnati, Ohio with a visit to Xavier. Pitt comes in fresh off a 2-2 draw with Cincinnati Thursday night. In that outing, Taylor Pryce recorded a pair of goals, as Pitt moved to 2-0-1 on the season.
Keeper Katelyn McEachern remained undefeated on the season, as the redshirt freshman made eight saves, but allowed her first goals of the season.
SCOUTING XAVIER
Xavier enters the game after a 1-0 win over Ball State Friday evening. The Musketeers enter the game with an overall mark of 2-1-0, having defeated Cleveland State but falling to Duke opening weekend. Samantha Dewey leads the Musketeer offense with three goals on six shots. Both Tori Doss and Sydney Schembri have recorded a goal, with Doss adding an assist as well.
Keeper Toni Bizzarro has played in all 270:00 minutes in the net for Xavier, recording a 1.67 goals against average, having allowed five goals and making 22 saves.
THE SERIES
This will be the fourth meeting between the two programs in a series dating back to the 2007 season. The Panthers hold a 3-0-0 all-time record in the all-time series, having captured wins in 2007, 2009 and 2015.
Last season, Pitt earned a 2-1 win over the Musketeers at Ambrose Urbanic Field as Miller improved to 1-0 against his alma mater.
MCEACHERN EARNS ACC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK TITLE
Redshirt freshman keeper Katelyn McEachern was named the ACC's Defensive Player of the Week on Tuesday after tallying a pair of back-to-back shutouts in her collegiate debut. The rookie recorded eight saves in wins over Hofstra and Duquesne and has yet to allow a goal on the season. McEachern played the entirety of both games, tallying 190:42 minutes.
The league honor is the first for a Panther since Taylor Pryce was named the ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 29, 2015 after scoring game winning goals against Wake Forest and Louisville.
RETURNING TALENT
Pitt's 2017 squad gets a boost, as both Ashley Moreira and Taylor Pryce will return to the starting lineups, after missing the 2016 season. Both members of the U-20 Canadian National Team, the duo will look to bolster a squad that struggled to find the back of the next last year. Pryce tallied six goals, two of which were game winners, in 2015, adding four in 2014. Moreira, a midfielder, scored once, adding two assists in 2015; additionally, she recorded three helpers in her freshman campaign in 2014.
Two of the team's top-three leaders in minutes played will return from the 2016 season, with Alli Higgs (1581) and Sarah Krause (1479) set to lace up with the starting squad.
FRESH FACES
The 2017 team will debut some fresh faces, led by redshirt freshman goalkeeper Katelyn McEachern, the first new keeper since the 2014 season, as 2016 alum Taylor Francis had held down the position for 50 consecutive matches. As a whole, the Panthers welcome nine new faces with freshmen Alexis Bengel, Kendall Higgs, Juelle Love, Vildan Kardesler, Jess McCoppin, Shana Hardin, Aideen O'Donoghue and Kylie Olexa; and transfer Megan Herr.
MEET YOUR CAPTAINS
A trio of Canadians will lead the way for the 2017 Pitt women's soccer season, as redshirt junior Taylor Pryce and seniors Ashley Moreira and Emma Pozzulo will captain the squad. Both Pryce and Moreira will serve as first-year captains, while Pozzulo gets her third season as a captain underway.
THE SCHEDULE
The regular season will get underway at the Petersen Sports Complex on Aug. 18 as the Panthers welcome Hofstra, before taking to the road for three-straight away battles with Duquesne (Aug. 20), Cincinnati (Aug. 24) and Xavier (Aug. 27). The Panthers will close out the month on Aug. 30, welcoming Detroit.
Illinois State visits Sept. 3, as Pitt will travel to Kent State (Sept. 7) and Nebraska (Sept. 10) before ACC play gets underway. A Sept. 15 visit to Wake Forest gets league play going, as Pitt will host Virginia Tech (Sept. 21) and travel to Duke (Sept. 24) to wrap up September action.
Three consecutive home games follow as the Panthers host perennial powerhouse Virginia (Oct. 1), followed by Syracuse (Oct. 5) and NC State (Oct. 8). A trip to Louisville (Oct. 13) will follow, with visits to Miami (Oct. 19) and Florida State (Oct. 22) wrapping up regular season road play. The 2017 regular season will come to a close on Oct. 26 when the Panthers host Boston College.
UP NEXT
Pitt will return to Ambrose Urbanic Field Aug. 30, kicking off a two-game homestand with Detroit and Illinois State.
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