Women’s Soccer Runs Past Wolfpack for 2-1 Home Win

Saturday, October 19

Pittsburgh, PA

7 PM

Pitt

5-7-3, 2-3-2

NC State

6-5-4, 1-2-4

NC State

Pittsburgh

Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics

Women’s Soccer Runs Past Wolfpack for 2-1 Home Win

10/19/2019 11:17:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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PITTSBURGH – Celia Lopez and Vildan Kardesler each scored goals in a 10-minute span in the first half, and the University of Pittsburgh women's soccer team held on for a 2-1 victory over NC State Saturday night at Ambrose Urbanic Field. Panthers' goalkeeper Amaia Pena (4-5-2) made a career-high 11 saves, including nine difficult ones in the second half.

THE BASICS

Score: Pitt 2, NC State 1
Records: Pittsburgh (5-7-3, 2-3-2 ACC), NC State (6-5-4, 1-2-4)
Pitt Goal Scorer: Celia Lopez (1, 20'), Vildan Kardesler (2, 29')
NC State Goal Scorers: Leyah Hall-Robinson (2, 41')

PITT'S STARTING LINEUP

Amaia Pena, Mackenzie Edwards, Juliana Vazquez, Amanda West, Cheyenne Hudson, Anna Bout, Athalie Palomo, Kate McKay, Vildan Kardesler, Krystyna Rytel, Celia Lopez

HOW IT HAPPENED

Krystyna Rytel had Pitt's first shot of the game in the 12th minute, making a move to evade two NC State defenders and sending a shot from just outside of the box a foot over the cross bar.
Rytel's next shot from the opposite side of the box hit the cross bar the next time in the 20th minute, but Lopez headed the ball into the left side of the net over the leaping goalkeeper after it bounced off the ground. Juliana Vazquez also received an assist.
The Panthers doubled their lead 10 minutes later. After Aideen O'Donoghue made contact with a free kick sent from midfield by Kate McKay, Kardesler sent a volley from just inside the left side of the box that tucked into the left post.
NC State scored its lone goal off a corner kick, with a Wolfpack player heading the ball over to Hall-Robinson for another header into the net.
A NC State forward missed a shot from only a few yards out in front of her with no one around or in front of the net to make a save in the 50th minute.
Pena had a diving save from a point-blank shot in the 61st minute, which was the fifth save in a nine-minute span.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

The Panthers secured its second ACC victory to cap off a three-game homestand.
The eight conference points so far this year are the second-most the Panthers have had in a single-season (12 in 2015) in seven years in the ACC.
Pitt has defeated NC State three times as conference opponents.
NC State finished with a 25-5 shots and 7-0 corner kicks advantage.
Both of Pitt's shots on goals were converted into goals.

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