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Women's Soccer Welcomes Delaware For Exhibition Opener On Thursday
8/14/2019 1:28:00 PM | Women's Soccer
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh women's soccer team will hit the pitch for the first time this season on Thursday night as they welcome the Delaware Blue Hens to Ambrose Urbanic Field for an exhibition match. First kick between the Panthers and Blue Hens on Thursday night is set for 7:00 pm and admission is free.
The Matchup
Scouting Delaware
FRESH FACES
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
NEW YEAR, DIFFERENT LOOK
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The Matchup
- Pitt begins its 2019 season with an exhibition matchup against Delaware under the lights at 7 p.m. at Ambrose Urbanic Field.
- The Panthers ended last season with a record of 4-12-1 in head coach Randy Waldrum's first season at the helm.
- Pitt returns nine players from last year's team, including leading scorer Anna Rico, and adds 22 new players for the 2019 season.
- This will be the first matchup on the brand new turf pitch at Ambrose Urbanic Field, featuring the updated colors and markings as revealed in collaboration with Nike in April.
Scouting Delaware
- The Blue Hens are coming off a 4-12-2 season under third-year head coach Mike Barroqueiro but bring back vital weapons from a season ago.
- Offensively, Delaware returns leading scorer Riley Dixon, who finished the 2018 season with four goals off of 21 shots on goal and three assists. The Blue Hens also return second leading scorer Dani Kabat, who ended last season with three goals on 15 shots on goal and one assist.
- Starting goalkeeper Kamryn Stablein returns for Delaware after posting a 1.58 goals against average, a .763 save percentage and three shutouts in 14 starts.
FRESH FACES
- The Panthers start the 2019 season with 21 new players on the roster, including 18 incoming freshmen and three transfers.
- Junior Hollie Olding (Kentucky) joins Pitt after a pair of impressive seasons with the Wildcats and is joined by sophomores Danielle Maggio (Charleston Southern) and Kate McKay (Elon) as well as redshirt-freshman Marti Floyd (Ferris State).
- Out of the 18 incoming freshmen, nine are from the state of Pennsylvania, four come from out of the country, two are from New Jersey and one player each comes from Michigan and Texas.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Four newcomers to the Pitt squad bring international experience to the roster this season after appearing in matches for their national teams over the past couple of seasons.
- Junior Hollie Olding most recently laced up for the U19 England squad while also helping England advance to the semifinals in the U17 Women's World Cup.
- Incoming freshman Athalie Palomo brings in playing experience with the Mexico U-20 National Team, where she was one of the youngest players on the team that placed 11th overall at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France.
- Freshmen Stefania Tryggvadottir and Margret Arnadottir join the Panthers after stints with the U17 and U19 Icelandic National Teams. Tryggvadottir also spent time playing for the Reykjavik Club HK/Vikingur U17 team, helping them win the ReyCup championship and Reykjavikurmot championship. Arnadottir spent time with Por/KA in the European Champions League and has helped the team win two championship titles while garnering multiple MVP honors.
- The Panthers will have yet another challenging conference schedule in the ACC, facing ranked opponents in five of their final seven games of the season and another two that are receiving votes in the polls.
- Pitt will face four of those teams at Ambrose Urbanic Field, going against Boston College on Oct. 10, No. 2 North Carolina on Oct. 13, No. 21 NC State on Oct. 19 and No. 25 Virginia Tech on Oct. 31.
- Pitt will travel on the road to face No. 1 Florida State on Oct. 5, No. 23 Wake Forest on Oct. 24 and Clemson on Oct. 27.
NEW YEAR, DIFFERENT LOOK
- In April, Pitt Athletics, in collaboration with Nike, introduced its new colors, secondary logos, typeface and fonts as a part of a rebranding effort department wide.
- As a part of the rebranding, the program released new kits for both home and away matches which include the new colors, font and updated crest.
- The program also unveiled a new AstroTurf® playing surface at Ambrose Urbanic Field in a continuing effort to elevate athletic facilities and improve the student-athlete experience.
- The new field includes the updated colors and markings and features LigaTurf RS Pro II turf, which has been used for elite pitches around the globe.
- The Panthers will travel to Kent State on Sunday, Aug. 18 for their final exhibition matchup against the Golden Flashes at 4:00 pm.
- Pitt will then open up the regular season at home on Friday, August 23 at 7:00 pm as they play host to Loyola Marymount at Ambrose Urbanic Field.
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