No. 7 Pitt Falls in 2OT to Notre Dame, 1-0

Saturday, October 16

South Bend, Ind.

7 PM

Pitt

8-4-0, 4-2-0

Notre Dame

8-4-1, 4-1-1

Pittsburgh

Notre Dame

No. 7 Pitt Falls in 2OT to Notre Dame, 1-0

10/16/2021 9:46:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The No. 7 Pitt men's soccer team fell in double-overtime on the road to [RV] Notre Dame, 1-0, Saturday evening at Alumni Stadium.

NEWS & NOTES

The Panthers move to 8-4 overall and 4-2 in ACC play. The loss snaps their four match winning streak.
It is the first time since August 30, 2019 the Panthers have lost in double-overtime (3-2 at Indiana). Pitt entered tonight 3-0-2 in 2OT matches since the Indiana loss.

Both teams combined for seven shots in the first half, with Pitt totaling four to Notre Dame's three. Junior Mohammad Abualnadi, who transferred from Notre Dame after the 2021 spring season, saw the first shot of the night sail just high of the bar via header in the seventh minute.

In the 30^th minute, Notre Dame (8-4-1, 4-1-1) had a chance inside the box as Jack Lynn gathered a loose rebound and attempted a shot on net. With his heels on the goal line, graduate student Jackson Walti headed the shot back toward the field of play as the Pitt defense forced the ball out of bounds for a Fighting Irish corner.

Graduate student Nico Campuzano tallied two saves in the second half's first six minutes after registering zero in the first half. The Fighting Irish kept the offensive pressure high on the Panther back line for most of the second half, outshooting Pitt 5-1. Both teams were unable to break the 0-0 tie as the match headed to overtime.

The Fighting Irish recorded five shots in the first overtime, with Campuzano saving two. After overtime number one, Notre Dame broke the scoreless draw with a 106^th minute goal from 25 yards out.

The Fighting Irish outshot the Panthers 14-5 for the match and led in corners 4-1. Campuzano totaled four saves on the evening.

Pitt is back in action Friday, Oct. 22 for its final regular season road match of the season against Virginia. Start time is set for 7 p.m. on the ACC Network.