Pitt Travels to No. 14 Duke Friday

PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh men's soccer team will travel to Durham, N.C., to face Duke Friday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. at Koskinen Stadium for its final Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) match of the season.

HOW TO FOLLOW

Fridays's match will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra and may be viewed on WatchESPN/WatchESPN app by clicking here.
Live stats for the match can be found here.
Fans can also follow along with live updates on Twitter.

LAST TIME OUT

Pitt earned a 3-2 victory over Temple Monday, Oct. 15 at Ambrose Urbanic Field.
The Panthers saw goals from three different players in senior Javi Perez and sophomores Alexander Dexter and Edward Kizza, with Dexter and Perez also adding one assist each.
Senior Robby Dambrot led the team with three shots, followed by Kizza and Perez with two each. Dexter, seniors Joshua Gaspari and Tom Moxham and freshman Jackson Walti also contributed one shot apiece.

SURVEYING THE STATS

Eight different Panthers have scored a goal so far this season in Dambrot, Dexter, Kizza, Perez, Walti, sophomores Marcony Pimentel and Jose Luis Sena Arbona and redshirt freshman Fiorre Mane.
Kizza leads the team with 12 goals, followed by Perez with four and Pimentel with two. Dambrot, Dexter, Mane, Sena Arbona and Walti have each netted one goal apiece.
Pitt has also seen 10 players record assists on the season.
Dexter leads the squad with four assists, followed by Perez with three and Dambrot, Pimentel and Sena Arbona with two. Moxham, Walti and freshmen Nyk Sessock, Alec Townsend and Chandler Vaughn have all added one helper each.

SIZING UP THE 2018 SLATE

Pitt faces some tough competition in the 2018 season, with a schedule that includes 12 NCAA Tournament teams from a year ago.
In 14 matches, the Panthers have faced six ranked opponents in then-ranked No. 25 Colgate, No. 4 Akron, No. 5 North Carolina, No. 6 Louisville, No. 12 NC State and No. 11 Virginia.
Of Pitt's remaining three matches, two teams are currently ranked in the top 25 of the United Soccer Coaches Poll.

KIZZA COMMANDING ATTENTION

Coming off a freshman campaign in which he scored four goals, Kizza has notched 12 goals through 14 games this season.
Kizza is currently tied for sixth place in program history for single-season goals. No Pitt player had previously cracked the top-10 in single-season goals since 1977.
The Kampala, Uganda, native currently leads the team in shots (36), shots on goal (24), points (24) and goals (12).
As of Oct. 15, the sophomore ranks fourth in the nation and first in the ACC in total goals (12), ninth in the nation and first in the ACC in shot accuracy (.667) and ninth in the nation and second in the ACC in total points (24).
Kizza netted three goals in Pitt's second match of the season against Delaware Monday, Aug. 27, making him just the 20^th player in program history to record a hat trick.
The sophomore's goal in the opening minutes of the contest was also the quickest goal to start a game in school history, coming just 1:40 into the match and besting the previous record of 1:58 set in 2006.
Kizza scored both of Pitt's goals in a thrilling 2-1 double overtime win against Clemson Friday, Oct. 5 at Ambrose Urbanic Field. The sophomore scored his first goal in the 10^th minute of the match before closing the game with a score from the middle of the box in the 102^nd minute.
Kizza recorded his second hat trick of the season against Cleveland State Monday, Oct. 8 at Ambrose Urbanic Field, netting two goals in the first half and one in the second.

THE SERIES – DUKE

The Panthers and Blue Devils have met just six times in program history, with Duke holding a 5-0-1 all-time series edge against Pitt.
Most recently, then-ranked No. 19 Duke took a 2-0 win over the Panthers Friday, Oct. 6, 2017 in Pittsburgh.
In 2016, Pitt tied the Blue Devils 1-1 in Durham, N.C.

SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS

Duke enters Friday's match with an 8-4-1 [3-2-0 ACC] record, most recently suffering a 1-0 loss to High Point Tuesday, Oct. 16 in Durham, N.C.
The Blue Devils are currently ranked 14^th in the United Soccer Coaches Poll, and have ranked as high as second in the nation during the year.
Duke is led by head coach John Kerr, who is in his 11^th season with the program. Kerr has compiled a 108-74-26 (.582) record with the Blue Devils and a 189-133-39 (.578) career record.
Through 13 games, junior Daniele Proch leads the team with 11 goals. Eight other players have also scored at least one goal for the Blue Devils.
In goal, Will Pulisic has started all 13 matches for Duke, recording three shutouts while collecting 37 saves and allowing 18 goals.

TICKETS NOW ON SALE

Flex season ticket packages, as well as single game and group tickets, are on sale for the 2018 men's soccer season. Tickets may be purchased online or by calling the Panthers Ticket Office at 800-643-7488.

UP NEXT

The Panthers will travel to Morgantown, W.Va., to face the Mountaineers Tuesday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m.

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Pitt Travels to No. 14 Duke Friday

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Players Mentioned

Robby Dambrot

Alexander Dexter

Joshua Gaspari

Edward Kizza

Fiorre Mane

Tom Moxham

Javi Perez

Marcony Pimentel

Sito Sena

Nyk Sessock

Alec Townsend

Chandler Vaughn

Jackson Walti

Pitt Travels to No. 14 Duke Friday

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Players Mentioned

Robby Dambrot

Alexander Dexter

Joshua Gaspari

Edward Kizza

Fiorre Mane

Tom Moxham

Javi Perez

Marcony Pimentel

Sito Sena

Nyk Sessock

Alec Townsend

Chandler Vaughn

Jackson Walti

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