University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Wednesday, August 30
Pittsburgh, Pa.
6:00 PM
Pitt
vs
Detroit
Panthers Return to Ambrose Urbanic Field, Host Detroit Mercy
8/29/2017 4:07:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Pitt Welcomes Titans Under the Lights
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh women's soccer team returns to Ambrose Urbanic Field, hosting Detroit Mercy in the first of a two-game homestand Wednesday evening.
Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. as Pitt plays in its first contest at home since Aug. 18.
PROMOTIONS
The first 500 fans will receive a Pitt women's soccer schedule magnet. The first 100 Pitt students will get Pitt script women's soccer tshirts.
HOW TO FOLLOW
THE MATCH
Pitt returns home to Ambrose Urbanic Field, hosting Detroit Mercy in the first of a two-game homestand. The Panthers have not played at home since the season opener on Aug. 18. The Panthers are fresh off a pair of ties over Cincinnati and Xavier on a Cincinnati, Ohio road trip, as Pitt is now 2-0-2 on the season.
In Cincinnati, veterans Taylor Pryce (2 goal) and Seyla Perez (1 goal) paced the Panther offense as Pitt competed to back-to-back draws. Freshman Jess McCoppin assisted on Pryce's second goal against Cincinnati, while Sarah Krause added the assist on Perez's late goal against Xavier. Pryce is now Pitt's points leader, with a pair of goals and an assist, while freshman Vildan Kardesler adds a goal and an assist.
Keeper Katelyn McEachern got the start in both games in the Buckeye state, playing the entirety of the Cincinnati contest, allowing two goals while making eight saves. She played the first 45 minutes against Xavier, surrendering on goal while making four saves. Fellow redshirt freshman Amaia Pena made her collegiate debut against Xavier, tallying 65 minutes, making five saves in scoreless action.
SCOUTING DETROIT MERCY
Detroit Mercy enters the game with a mark of 2-0-1, having rattled off back-to-back shutout wins. In those last two games, the Titans have outscored Fort Wayne and Lawrence Tech by a mark of 8-0. The Titans competed to a 0-0 tie in their opener against Toledo and are 1-0-0 on the road this season.
Rachel Russo dominates on offense for Detroit Mercy, tallying four goals on eight shots on goal. Rachel DeLuca adds one goal and three assists, as five different Titans have recorded goals on the season.
Maria Manzo has seen all 290:00 minutes in net, having yet to allow a goal and adding 10 saves.
THE SERIES
The game will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
UNDEFEATED
Pitt is one of seven ACC programs still unbeaten on the season. Clemson, Wake Forest, NC State and Syracuse have yet to lose or draw, while Virginia Tech (3-0-1) and Notre Dame (2-0-2) and Pitt (2-0-2) each have come away with a win or tie in each outing.
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 Aug. 22 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 wraps up its two-game homestand Sunday with a 1 p.m. meeting with Illinois State. The Panthers will hit the road for the following three games, traveling to Kent State (Sept. 7), Nebraska (Sept. 10) and Wake Forest (Sept. 15).
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Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. as Pitt plays in its first contest at home since Aug. 18.
PROMOTIONS
The first 500 fans will receive a Pitt women's soccer schedule magnet. The first 100 Pitt students will get Pitt script women's soccer tshirts.
HOW TO FOLLOW
- The game will be available live on ACC Network Extra via WatchESPN or the WatchESPN app
- Live stats will also be available here
THE MATCH
Pitt returns home to Ambrose Urbanic Field, hosting Detroit Mercy in the first of a two-game homestand. The Panthers have not played at home since the season opener on Aug. 18. The Panthers are fresh off a pair of ties over Cincinnati and Xavier on a Cincinnati, Ohio road trip, as Pitt is now 2-0-2 on the season.
In Cincinnati, veterans Taylor Pryce (2 goal) and Seyla Perez (1 goal) paced the Panther offense as Pitt competed to back-to-back draws. Freshman Jess McCoppin assisted on Pryce's second goal against Cincinnati, while Sarah Krause added the assist on Perez's late goal against Xavier. Pryce is now Pitt's points leader, with a pair of goals and an assist, while freshman Vildan Kardesler adds a goal and an assist.
Keeper Katelyn McEachern got the start in both games in the Buckeye state, playing the entirety of the Cincinnati contest, allowing two goals while making eight saves. She played the first 45 minutes against Xavier, surrendering on goal while making four saves. Fellow redshirt freshman Amaia Pena made her collegiate debut against Xavier, tallying 65 minutes, making five saves in scoreless action.
SCOUTING DETROIT MERCY
Detroit Mercy enters the game with a mark of 2-0-1, having rattled off back-to-back shutout wins. In those last two games, the Titans have outscored Fort Wayne and Lawrence Tech by a mark of 8-0. The Titans competed to a 0-0 tie in their opener against Toledo and are 1-0-0 on the road this season.
Rachel Russo dominates on offense for Detroit Mercy, tallying four goals on eight shots on goal. Rachel DeLuca adds one goal and three assists, as five different Titans have recorded goals on the season.
Maria Manzo has seen all 290:00 minutes in net, having yet to allow a goal and adding 10 saves.
THE SERIES
The game will be the first-ever meeting between the two programs.
UNDEFEATED
Pitt is one of seven ACC programs still unbeaten on the season. Clemson, Wake Forest, NC State and Syracuse have yet to lose or draw, while Virginia Tech (3-0-1) and Notre Dame (2-0-2) and Pitt (2-0-2) each have come away with a win or tie in each outing.
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 Aug. 22 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 wraps up its two-game homestand Sunday with a 1 p.m. meeting with Illinois State. The Panthers will hit the road for the following three games, traveling to Kent State (Sept. 7), Nebraska (Sept. 10) and Wake Forest (Sept. 15).
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