No. 1 Seed Pitt Hosts No. 8 Seed Virginia Tech in ACC Quarterfinal Sunday

PITTSBURGH – The No. 1 seed Pitt Panthers host eight-seeded Virginia Tech in the ACC Men's Soccer Championship Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 7 at 4 p.m. at Ambrose Urbanic Field.

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THE SERIES – VIRGINIA TECH

Virginia Tech leads the all-time series 5-4-4, with Pitt winners of the last four games.
For the first time in program history, the Panthers will play the same team in consecutive matchups. Pitt's most recent match was a 4-1 defeat of Virginia Tech Friday, Oct. 29 at home.
Head Coach Jay Vidovich is 17-5-1 all-time against the Hokies.

SCOUTING THE HOKIES

Virginia Tech enters the match 10-4-3 overall and 3-4-1 in conference action. The Hokies are 1-3-1 away from home this year.
Virginia Tech defeated No. 9 seed Boston College at home, 1-0, in overtime Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinal round.
The Hokies are 13th in the country in total assists (38), 20th in assists per game (2.24) and 19th in total points (104).
Kyle McDowell is tied for second in conference in assists (7), matching Panther Jasper Löeffelsend's total. McDowell is also third in the conference in assists per game (0.44).
Jacob Labovitz leads the team with 19 points with eight goals and three assists. Conor Pugh is second on the squad in goals (6), while goalkeeper Ben Martino has registered a 9-4-2 record in goal with 51 saves in 15 games played.

HOME TURF ADVANTAGE

The Panthers extended their home winning streak to 18 games with a 4-1 victory over No. 21 Virginia Tech Oct. 29.
Pitt's 18-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.
In addition to the longest active streak in the ACC, the Panthers currently hold the second longest unbeaten streak at home in the nation.
Pitt's last home loss came Oct. 4, 2019 against No. 20 North Carolina (2-1).
Head Coach Jay Vidovich is 27-15-3 at home in six plus seasons at Pitt and is 18-2-1 in the past two seasons at Ambrose Urbanic Field.
Since the Panthers 6-0 victory at home vs. Howard Oct. 7, 2019, Pitt has outscored its opposition 62-14 with a 32-7 mark this season.

WHEN PITT SCORES FIRST

Pitt is 9-0-1 on the season when scoring the first goal of the match.
In the past two seasons, the Panthers are 24-0-1 when scoring first.
Dating back to 2016 in Jay Vidovich's first season as Pitt's head coach, the Panthers are 49-6-1 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 NO. 4 IN LATEST RPI

Pitt claimed a top-five spot in the latest NCAA Men's Soccer RPI rankings, earning No. 4.
The Panthers are the highest-ranked ACC team in the RPI, followed by Clemson (No. 5) and Duke (No. 9).
Virginia Tech enters the week with a RPI ranking of 21.

No. 1 Seed Pitt Hosts No. 8 Seed Virginia Tech in ACC Quarterfinal Sunday

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