No. 10 Pitt Returns Home, Hosts UMass Monday Evening

PITTSBURGH – The No. 10 Pitt men's soccer team hosts non-conference opponent UMass for the first of two-straight at home to close out the regular season Monday evening at 7 p.m.

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THE SERIES – UMASS

The Panthers and Minutemen meet for the first time in program history Monday.
This is the second Atlantic 10 opponent the Panthers will face in 2021, previously meeting Duquesne in the season opener.
Head Coach Jay Vidovich is 1-0-0 all-time against UMass.

SCOUTING THE MINUTEMEN

UMass enters the contest with an overall record of 8-3-4 and Atlantic 10 mark of 2-2-3.
The Minutemen recently played to a scoreless draw at Duquesne Saturday evening.
Filippo Begliardi Ghidini enters with eight goals, good for 22nd in the nation and third in the A-10. He leads the team with 19 points (8 goals, 3 assists) with four of his eight goals game-winners.
UMass is 6-1-1 in road matches this year.
The Minutemen have played six double-overtime contests and seven overtime matches overall. Three of the last four matches for UMass have been double-overtime ties, all of which have ended with a 0-0 score.

PITT PLAYS TO 2-2 DRAW AT VIRGINIA

The Panthers played to a 2-2 draw Friday, Oct. 22 on the road against Virginia.
Junior Valentin Noel scored twice in the first half, the fourth multi-score game of his career.
Graduate student Matt Bailey and sophomore Bertin Jacquesson each tallied an assist.
The tie was the first for Pitt since Sept. 27, 2019 at Syracuse (1-1).

HOME TURF ADVANTAGE

The Panthers extended their home winning streak to 16 games with a 3-2 victory over No. 3 Duke Saturday, Oct. 9.
Pitt's 16-straight matches won at Ambrose Urbanic Field is currently the most at any home venue in the conference. Clemson previously held that title with 31-straight wins at Historic Riggs Field before Pitt defeated them 2-0 Sept. 25.
Pitt's last home loss came Oct. 4, 2019 against No. 20 North Carolina (2-1).
Head Coach Jay Vidovich is 25-15-3 at home in six plus seasons at Pitt and is 16-2-1 in the past two seasons at Ambrose Urbanic Field.

WHEN PITT SCORES FIRST

Pitt is 7-0-1 on the season when scoring the first goal of the match.
In the past two seasons, the Panthers are 22-0-1 when scoring first.
Dating back to 2016 in Jay Vidovich's first season as Pitt's head coach, the Panthers are 47-6-1 in games they score the first goal.
Under Vidovich, the Panthers played to their first draw when scoring the first goal at Virginia Oct. 22 (2-2).

PITT STAYS NO. 7 IN RPI

Pitt received the ranking of No. 7 in the NCAA's updated RPI poll Oct. 17.
The Panthers are one of three ACC teams ranked in the top-10, with Clemson at No. 4 and Notre Dame at No. 10.