Pitt Faces Navy for a Second Time at Home Sunday

Sunday, October 11

Pittsburgh, Pa.

1:30 PM

Pitt

Navy

Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics

Pitt Faces Navy for a Second Time at Home Sunday

10/10/2020 4:54:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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PITTSBURGH – Pitt women's soccer continues a four-game homestand Sunday at 1:30 p.m. against Navy.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG

The game airs live on the ACC Network.
Updates from the context will also be provided on Twitter. Follow @Pitt_WSOC for the latest news and updates about the team.

FAN ATTENDANCE

Only the parents of the Pitt players are allowed into Ambrose Urbanic Field for the game.
Everyone is spaced out to maximize social distance as stickers are pre-marked on the bleachers, and fans are required in order to be in the facility.

LAST TIME OUT: BOSTON COLLEGE

Pitt snapped a two-game losing streak with a wild, comeback 4-3 win over Boston College.
Anna Rico scored the game-winning goal on a laser shot way outside of the box in the 74th minute.
Emily Yaple momentarily gave Pitt the lead in the 61st minute. On a free kick, Kate McKay sent a pass inside the box where Yaple one-touched it into the back of the net.
Amanda West scored the game's first goal in the sixth minute on a penalty kick after getting tripped up in the box, and scored again to tie the game up in the 55th minute.

TOP MARKS IN THE COUNTRY

With the strong start to the season, the team ranks among the best in Division I in several categories.
Entering the weekend, the Panthers lead the nation in total points (52), goals (18) and assists (16).
They rank in the top-20 in other team statistics: fifth in scoring offense (2.25 goals per game), eighth in corner kicks per game (6.63), 11th in shots on goal per game (7.25), 12th in shots per game (15.13), 13th in shutout percentage (0.5), 14th in penalty kicks per game (0.8), 15th in goals-against average (0.739) and 21st in shot accuracy (0.479).

LEADING SCORER IN THE NATION, AMANDA WEST

West leads the nation in all three scoring categories: goals (nine), assists (three) and points (21).
She hit the ground running this season, just like she did last year, with a goal in the first seven games for the longest goal-scoring streak in program history.
With only 26 career games played, she already ranks among the top all-time scorers in program history.
- Second in points (50), need just two more to pass Ashley Cuba (2009-12) and become the all-time leader.
- Tied for second in career goals (19) with Ashley Habbel (2006-09).
- Tied for fourth in assists (12) with Kristina Francois (2003-06) and Cande Ruiz (1998-01).
She has recorded eighth 3+ point games, the most in school history.
Her 21 points this year are tied with for fourth-most in a single-season with Roosa Arvas (2014), and her nine goals rank tied for third with Arvas (2014) and Netta Agredano (2001).
She accomplished things in 2019 that no other Panther has done.
She was named to the United Soccer Coaches' All-Atlantic Region Third-Team, becoming the second-ever Panther to receive all-region honors.
She became the first Pitt women's soccer player to receive All-ACC honors when she was named to the third and all-freshmen teams.
She broke the school's all-time single-season points record last year with 29.
Also, she passed Ruiz (1998) at 26 for the most and also tied Ruiz for the most goals in one year with 10.
In assists, she tied with Charity McClure (1998) and Katelyn Ruhe (2010) for the single-season record.

NATIONALLY RANKED

Pitt was slotted at No. 14 last week of the United Soccer Coaches' Poll.
Last week the Panthers were ranked No. 12, the first ranking in the United Soccer Coaches' Poll in program history.
The Panthers were one of six ACC teams ranked.
The poll has condensed rankings at this time, with only 15 teams ranked that have played a game this season.
Head coach Randy Waldrum has now led five schools to be nationally ranked: Tulsa men's and women's soccer, Baylor and Notre Dame in addition to Pitt.

BEST START IN PROGRAM HISTORY

Pitt started the season 6-0 for the first time in program history.
The six victories to start the season was the second-longest winning-streak in school history, as the 2015 team rattled off eight wins in a row.
The Panthers defeated the Citadel twice on the road, 2-1 in overtime and 1-0. Previously, Pitt has beaten Syracuse 2-0 in the home and ACC opener, 1-0 in overtime at Navy and Appalachian State twice on the road in the first week of the year with 4-0 and 7-1 victories.
The Panthers have a 17-2 goal aggregate for the season, best in the nation.
Playing 548 minutes and 20 seconds in the six-game span, the Panthers only trailed in 11 minutes and 36 seconds, all in the 2-1 comeback win at the Citadel.
Eight Panthers scored the 17 combined goals.
The Panthers put limited pressure on their goalkeepers with an average of 1.5 saves per game.
West scored three-straight game-winning goals, something no other Panther in program history has done before.
West converted two golden goals off penalty kicks at Navy and the Citadel in back-to-back games.
Against the Orange, the Panthers had a dominate advantage in shots (27-4) and shots on goals (12-1).
The season-opening shutout at the Mountaineers was the biggest-ever margin of victory in a season-opener.
The Panthers had not defeated an opponent by 4+ goals since a 6-1 victory over St. John's on Oct. 9, 2011.

MOVING ON UP THE ALL-TIME HEAD COACH WINS LIST

With 415 career wins in 27 years at the Division I level, Randy Waldrum needs one more to break a tie for eighth all-time with David Lombardo (Keene State and James Madison, 35 Years) and Chris Petrucelli (Notre Dame, Texas and SMU, 30 Years).
Petrucelli's squad at SMU is currently idle this fall, and Lombardo retired after the 2017 season.
Waldrum currently ranks tied for seventh among active head coaches.

REMATCH WITH THE MIDSHIPMEN

This is the second matchup with Navy this year, as Pitt defeated the service academy 1-0 in overtime in Annapolis, Md. on Sept. 20.
Amanda West scored the golden goal, converting a penalty kick in the 96th minute.
Leah Pais drew the attempt, as she evaded a defender coming from the right corner and was tripped up.
Katherine Robinson made two saves in the shutout.

SCOUTING NAVY

Navy is playing just the second of three official games this season, facing Virginia Tech (Oct. 24) on the road and also a friendly against Army.
The Mids are the reigning Patriot League Regular Season and Conference Tournament Champions, posting a 16-3-3, 6-1-2 record in 2019.
Navy had seven seniors graduate, including four starters that earned all-season accolades, but still return six players who garnered league accolades last year.

THE SERIES

Before this year's matchup, the two programs hadn't faced each other in over two decades, as Navy won two matchups in 1996 (9-1) at home and 1999 (2-1) in Pittsburgh.

NEW STARTING GOALKEEPER

The Panthers replace two-year starting goalkeeper Amaia Pena, who signed a professional contract with Athletic Club Femenino (Spain).
Pitt has three goalkeepers on the roster: Robinson, Caitlynn Lazzarini and Gabriella Neibart.
Robinson, the most experienced of the trio, seized the job and started every game with only eight goals allowed and 21 saves in 754 minutes played. She has recorded three shutouts, including back-to-back against Syracuse and Navy.
Lazzarini relieved Robinson in both App State games and also against the Eagles on Thursday in the second half and has made two saves in 66 minutes.
Prior to this season, Robinson made eight starts in 12 games played over two seasons. Last year she registered a 0-1-1 record with a 2.20 goals against average and eight saves.
Lazzarini played in three games last year as a freshman and recorded a 1-2-0 record, 0.95 goals against average and eight saves.

O CANADA

Waldrum and his staff have gone north of the border the last two years to find top talent to fill out the roster.
Six players grew up playing in the Canadian youth soccer system: Chantelle Parker (Milton, Ontario), Leah Pais (Mississagua, Ontario), West (Burlington, Ontario), Anna Bout (Cambridge, Ontario), Chloe Minas (Montreal, Quebec) and Bex Bartosh (Hiawatha First Nation, Ontario).
Pais ranks third on the team in scoring with three goals and seven points.
Bout and Minas have started in the midfield in each game, and Bout scored her first collegiate goal at Appalachian State.
Parker made her first collegiate start at Virginia Tech.