No. 8 Pitt Hosts Boston College Saturday Night

PITTSBURGH – The No. 8 Pitt men's soccer team returns home and hosts conference opponent Boston College Saturday night at 7 p.m. at Ambrose Urbanic Field.

At this time, only guests of the players and team are permitted inside Ambrose Urbanic Field. Updates on fan capacity throughout the season can be found at pittsburghpanthers.com and Pitt MSOC social media outlets.

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THE SERIES

The Panthers are 5-12-2 all-time against the Eagles, with Boston College winning four of the last five meetings.
Pitt won the last outing, 2-0, Sept. 20, 2019 in Newton, Mass. Both Veljko Petkovic and Alexander Dexter scored in the shutout.
The Panthers' last victory prior to 2019 came in 2003 at home in 1-0 fashion.
Head Coach Jay Vidovich is 6-6-2 all-time against the Eagles.

SCOUTING THE EAGLES

Boston College enters the season 0-1 both overall and in ACC play. The Eagles did not participate during the fall season.
The Eagles lone loss was to nationally ranked Wake Forest, who scored two goals in the last 10 minutes to edge BC, 3-2.
Junior Kristofer Konradsson and sophomore Stefan Sigurdarson each tallied a goal against Wake, while Konradsson added an assist to his stat line.
Junior Christian Garner totaled three saves between the pipes in a complete game effort.

THE FIRST NOEL

Sophomore Valentin Noel finished the fall as one of the best goal scorers in the country, leading the Panther offense in goals, points, shots and shots on goal.
The Niort, France, native has not scored yet this spring, but is still atop the ACC rankings in major offensive categories, including total goals (1st - 8), points per game (2nd - 2.00), goals per game (3rd - .89), total points (2nd - 18) and shots on goal per game (5th - 1.56).
On Nov. 15 vs. Duke, Noel set a school record for consecutive games played with a goal at four. The streak finished at six games, as he scored Pitt's lone goal in the ACC Championship Final against Clemson Nov. 22.

ACC'S NO. 1 SCORING OFFENSE

Pitt enters the Boston College match with the number one scoring offense in the conference, averaging 2.40 goals per game.
The Panthers have totaled 24 goals this season, which is tied for first in the nation (Georgia State/Clemson). Pitt also leads the country in total points (74) and total assists (26).
Pitt's 7.40 points per game mark also ranks first in the conference, while its .559 shot accuracy is second.

DEXTER SECOND ALL-TIME IN ASSISTS

Senior Alexander Dexter moved into second place all-time in school history in assists Sunday, Nov. 15, with his 15th career assist against Duke.
The Bronx, N.Y., native is tied for third on the team with three assists this season, and sits 11 back from Eric Prex's record of 26 career assists (1991-1994).

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