No. 16 Pitt Hosts Cleveland State Tuesday Night

PITTSBURGH – The No. 16 Pitt men's soccer team hosts non-conference opponent Cleveland State at 7 PM at Ambrose Urbanic Field Tuesday evening.

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THE SERIES – CLEVELAND STATE

Tuesday marks the 19th meeting between the two schools. Cleveland State leads the all-time series 8-6-4.
The Vikings enter with a five match winning streak in the series and are 5-0-2 in the last seven. The last victory for the Panthers against the Vikings came in 2004 at home (3-2).
Head Coach Jay Vidovich is 2-2-0 all-time against Cleveland State and 0-2 while Pitt's head coach.

SCOUTING THE VIKINGS

Cleveland State enters the match 6-3 overall and 5-0 in the Horizon league. The Vikings are currently on a three-match win streak and have won six of their last seven matches.
The Vikings come into Ambrose Urbanic Field as one of the most proficient shooting teams in the country, registering a .520 shot accuracy mark, good for ninth in the nation.
Cleveland State is 29th in the nation in assists per game (2.11) and 34th in total assists (19).
Senior midfielder Jannis Schmidt enters the contest eight in the country in total assists (6) and 11th in assists per game (0.67). He is also 15th in the nation in total points (16), totaling five goals to his six assists this season.
Junior goalkeeper Omeed Naeemy is 18th in the country in total saves (42) and is 22nd in saves per game (4.67).

PITT CLAIMS THRILLING 2OT VICTORY OVER SYRACUSE

The Panthers extended their home winning streak in thrilling fashion Friday, Oct. 1 vs. Syracuse, defeating the Orange 3-2 in double-overtime.
Freshman Guilherme Feitosa scored the game-winning goal with a header inside the box in the last minute of play. The goal was the first of his career.
Seniors Rodrigo Almeida and Arturo Ordoñez each scored a goal, while sophomore Bertin Jacquesson tallied two assists, including Feitosa's game-winner.
Pitt moved to 6-3 overall and 3-1 in ACC play with the victory.

HOME TURF ADVANTAGE

The Panthers enter Tuesday with the longest home-winning streak in the ACC.
Pitt's 14-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 23-15-3 at home in six plus seasons at Pitt and is 14-2-1 in the past two seasons at Ambrose Urbanic Field.

RODRIGOAL

Senior Rodrigo Almeida is having a career year in 2021, totaling five goals and an assist.
The midfielder scored a goal in Pitt's first two home matches (Duquesne, Lehigh) before recording the first multi-goal game of his career at home vs. North Carolina.
The Salvador, Brazil, native scored Pitt's lone goal against Penn State, proving to be the game-winner in a 1-0 shutout victory.
Almeida tallied his first assist of the season at Wake Forest.
He recorded his team leading sixth goal in Pitt's 3-2 double overtime victory at home vs. Syracuse.

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