Pitt To Begin Three-Game Homestand Thursday against Boston College

PITTSBURGH — Pitt women's soccer's (9-6-0, 2-5-0) begins a three-game homestand Thursday at 6 p.m against Boston College (7-7-1, 1-6-0).

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG

The game can be streamed through WatchESPN.
Updates from the contest are provided on Twitter. Follow @Pitt_WSOC for the latest news and updates about the team.

GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS

The first 150 students receive a Pitt soccer scarf.
Kids 12-and-under wearing a soccer jersey get in for free at each home game of the 2021 season for both men's and women's soccer.

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— Pitt Women's Soccer (@Pitt_WSOC) October 20, 2021

SERIES HISTORY

Boston College leads 11-2-0 in the all-time series.
Pitt has won the last two games however, both at home (2-1 in overtime on Oct. 10, 2019 and 4-3 on Oct. 8, 2020).
The Eagles are one of three ACC schools has a two-game winning streak against, Miami and Syracuse.
Boston College is the only ACC school Pitt has played every year since joining the league in the 2013 season.

LAST TIME AGAINST BOSTON COLLEGE

Pitt beat Boston College 4-3 at home on Thursday, Oct. 8 last year in a back-and-forth game featuring highlight-reel goals.
Anna Rico scored the game-winning goal on a laser shot way outside of the box in the 74th minute.
Trailing 2-1 at halftime, Amanda West recorded her second goal of the game in the 55th minute after making a move past two defenders in the left side of the box and flipping the ball over the diving goalkeeper.
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.
West notched the game's first goal in the sixth minute. Drawing a penalty kick after the goalkeeper dove and tripped her up, she converted the attempt in the right side of the net.
Pitt had the advantage in shots (16-11), including 10-5 in the second half, and shots on goal (9-7).

SECOND ACC WIN

Pitt collected its second ACC victory of the season Monday, Oct. 18 with a 4-2 win at Syracuse.
The Panthers produced two goals in each half for their second road ACC victory this year, tied for the most with the 2014 squad in a single-season in program history.
The game-winning goal was an own goal by the Orange in the 49th minute, which Sarah Schupansky created with a dangerous cross far post that bounced off a Syracuse defender's chest and in.
Schupansky had Pitt's first goal in the 21st minute, making a slick move to get past a pair of defenders and placed a shot in the net near post.
Leah Pais gave the Panthers the lead for good in the 33rd minute, redirecting a cross from Landy Mertz near post on a sliding attempt for her fourth goal of the year. Emily Yaple sent a diagonal ball from the midfield to the right corner to Mertz to set up the goal.
Bout notched the final Pitt goal, her second of the fall, in the 65th minute on a give-and-go with Mertz.
Pitt is undefeated in their last three games against Syracuse with a 2-0 win last year and a 1-1 tie in 2019.
Pais became the third Panther to reach double-digit in points (11) this season.
Mertz recorded her first multi-assist game in her collegiate career.
Pitt had the decisive advantage in shots (27-12) and shots in goals (15-4) while corner kicks were tied 5-5.
The 15 shots on goal were a program record for ACC contests, while the 27 shots tied the record set from last year on Sept. 17 at Ambrose Urbanic Field, also a victory over Syracuse.
Lazzarini (3-0) made two saves.
Mertz had a game and career-high seven shots.
Five Panthers had three shots: Ashley Moon, Schupansky, Mertz, Pais, Yaple and Bout.
All five of them and Mertz put two shots on goal.

RPI RANKINGS

Pitt is currently slotted at No. 74 in the RPI rankings (.563 value).
Up four spots from last week, the Panthers debuted at 71 in the first release of the rankings on Sept. 27.
The ranking came out before Pitt picked up a win at No. 99 Syracuse Monday afternoon.
All of the Panthers' six losses have come to top-50 opponents: at No. 1 Florida State, No. 3 Duke and No. 43 Clemson and home to No. 7 North Carolina, No. 9 TCU and No. 31 Virginia Tech.
Pitt owns a top-75 win at No. 63 Oklahoma State.
With three ACC contests left, the Panthers still have plenty of top-ranked opponents to bump up its RPI ranking with a game each against the top-25 (No. 24 NC State), top-50 (No. 40 Wake Forest) and top-75 (No. 54 Boston College).

WINNING RECORD

Pitt has won the third-most games (nine) in a single-season in school history.
In 25 seasons of the program entering this fall, Pitt has just three seasons of winning records: 11-5-0 last year, 10-7-1 in 2015 and 8-5-5 in 2009.
Pitt needs just one more win or two ties to secure the fourth winning season in program history.

HISTORIC OFFENSE

The Panthers have displayed a high-powered offense to start the season with 3+ goals scored in seven wins.
Entering the week, Pitt ranked in the nation 15th in assists per game (2.67), 27th in points per game (7.33), 33rd in scoring offense (2.33 goals per game), 44th in shots per game (16.93) and 48th in shots on goal per game (7.73).
Almost halfway through the regular season, the team already ranks among the best ever in program history for single-season stats:
- First in points (110) and assists (40).
- Tied for second in goals (35).

STOUT DEFENSE

While getting attention for its offense, Pitt has featured an impressive defense.
The Panthers have allowed 20 goals in 15 games this season with an average of 12.5 shots and 5.4 shots on goal allowed per game.
Entering the week, Pitt ranked in the nation 51st in shutout percentage (.467).
The squad is tied for the second-most shutouts (seven) in a single-season.

HOMETOWN HEROES DEBUT

Freshmen and Pittsburgh locals Ellie Coffield and Sarah Schupansky made instant impacts in starting in their first two collegiate games.
In TopDrawerSoccer's Top-100 Freshman Rankings released last week, Schupansky is ranked at No. 59 while Coffield is slotted at No. 78.
Schupansky became the second Panther to reach double-digit points and now leads the team in points (18) and goals (seven) while she's one off for the team-best in assists (four).
Coffield is tied for the team lead in assists (five) with Anna Bout and Landy Mertz and is also tied for fourth in points (nine) with two goals.
In the first game of the season, Coffield scored the game-winning goal over Tulsa on her first career shot in the 17th minute with Schupansky getting her first point with the primary assist.
Coffield finished with another assist on the final goal against the Golden Hurricane.
Schupansky has two braces already (Cleveland State and Towson).
Coffield scored her first goal at Ambrose Urbanic Field against NJIT.
Coffield assisted on the game-winning goal at Miami.
Schupansky scored the golden goal at Oklahoma State for her first collegiate goal, notching the game-winner 30 seconds into overtime, and also assisted on the tying goal in the second half to send the game into overtime.

SINGLE-SEASON RECORD WATCH

With one of the highest scoring totals as a team with three games left in the regular season, Pitt has several individuals etching their names in the school's record book.
Sarah Schupansky is tied for seventh place for most points in a season (18) with Ashley Cuba (2009) several others for goals (seven) and has the fifth-most points by a freshman.
Amanda West is tied for sixth for game-winning goals (three) with four in each of the previous two seasons.

SCOUTING BOSTON COLLEGE

The Eagles won their first ACC game of the season 2-1 at Louisville last Friday, scoring a goal in each half to claim the victory.
Only two ACC losses have been decided by more than one goal, including a 2-1 home overtime loss to then-No. 5 North Carolina.
Allowing the second-most goals (26) in the league, freshman Wiebke Willebrandt has played every second in goal with 69 saves, two shutouts and a 1.70 goals against average.
Freshman forward Ella Richards and sophomore forward Linda Boama have been one of the best scoring tandems in the conference, with Richards ranking fifth in points (20) and tied for sixth in goals (eight) while Boama is tied for sixth in points (19) and goals (eight).

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Pitt To Begin Three-Game Homestand Thursday against Boston College

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Players Mentioned

Anna Bout

Ellie Coffield

Kate McKay

Landy Mertz

Ashley Moon

Leah Pais

Sarah Schupansky

Amanda West

Emily Yaple

Pitt To Begin Three-Game Homestand Thursday against Boston College

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Players Mentioned

Anna Bout

Ellie Coffield

Kate McKay

Landy Mertz

Ashley Moon

Leah Pais

Sarah Schupansky

Amanda West

Emily Yaple

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