No. 7 Pitt Set for Road Contest at Duke

PITTSBURGH – The No. 7 University of Pittsburgh men's soccer team travels to Durham, N.C., to face the Duke Blue Devils Friday evening at 7 p.m. at Koskinen Stadium. Live coverage will be broadcast on the ACCNX.

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THE SERIES – DUKE

Duke leads the all-time series 6-2-1, with Pitt winning the last two contests.
The Panthers last faced Duke in the ACC Championship Quarterfinal Nov. 15. Pitt defeated the Blue Devils, 2-1, to advance to the ACC Championship Semifinal.
Pitt's last regular season match against Duke was a come from behind victory for the Panthers. Down 3-0 in the 37th minute and 3-1 at halftime, Pitt scored three goals in the second half to win, 4-3.

SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS

Duke enters the match 3-8-2 overall and 3-4 in ACC play. The Blue Devils are 1-2-2 this spring, with a 1-1 showing in conference play.
Both the Panthers and Blue Devils have three points in the Coastal Division and sit three points back from first-place North Carolina.
Duke enters the contest second in the ACC in corner kicks per game (5.92). They also rank sixth in shots per game (9.85).
Freshman Nick Pariano leads the team in points with eight, as he has two goals and four assists for the season. Pariano's assist count is seventh in the ACC.
Junior Eliot Hamill is the goalkeeper inside the pipes for Duke, posting a 1-2-2 record and 17 saves for the year. He has one shutout for the season.

PETKOVIC'S EARLY GOAL LIFTS PITT OVER BC, 1-0

Sophomore Veljko Petkovic's early goal in the third minute proved just enough as No. 8 Pitt defeated Boston College at home, 1-0, Saturday, Mar. 13.
Graduate student Nico Campuzano registered four saves and a clean sheet, his second of the season and third at home.
The Panthers improved to 9-2 overall and 5-1 in conference play. The five ACC wins are most in a season since joining the league in 2013, with four being the previous high set in 2019.

ACC'S NO. 1 SCORING OFFENSE

Pitt enters the Duke match with the number one scoring offense in the conference with a 2.27 goals per game mark.
The Panthers have totaled 25 goals this season, which is tied for first in the nation (Clemson). Pitt also leads the country in total points (77) and total assists (27).
Pitt's 7.00 points per game mark also ranks first in the conference, while its .565 shot accuracy is second.

JASPER SENDS IT IN

Graduate student Jasper Löeffelsend has emerged as one of the best passers in the country, finding his teammates on seven different occasions this season for goals.
The Cologne, Germany, native's seven assists are first in the ACC and second in the nation.
Loeffelsend recorded an assist vs. Boston College Mar. 13 in the lone goal of the 1-0 shutout for his first of the spring campaign.
Loeffelsend tallied three assists against Virginia Tech Oct. 10, tying him for second all-time in a single-game in program history. Freshman teammate Bertin Jacquesson also had three assists in that same game.
Loeffelsend's seven assists currently rank tied for ninth in a single-season in program history.

CAMPUZANO MAKING THE STOPS

Graduate student goalkeeper Nico Campuzano finished the ACC Tournament with 15 saves and ended the fall season with 31 total saves.
Campuzano's seven saves in the ACC Championship Final earned him a new career-high.
Campuzano has registered six games with four or more saves and three games with six or more stops on the year.
Campuzano delivered a clean sheet against Boston College at home Saturday, Mar. 13, making four stops for his second shutout of the season.
The Cantabria, Spain, native has 36 saves on the season and two shutouts to his credit. His 36 total saves is first in the ACC and fourth in the nation.

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