No. 5 Pitt Concludes Road Trip at Virginia Tech

PITTSBURGH – The No. 5 University of Pittsburgh men's soccer team travels to Blacksburg, Va., for its final scheduled road contest of the regular season against ACC foe Virginia Tech Saturday. Kick-off is slated for 1 p.m. on the ACCNX.

LIVE STATS | WATCH

THE SERIES

Pitt leads the all-time series 15-5-1. The Panthers recently defeated the Hokies, 4-2, at home Oct. 10.
Graduate student Jasper Löeffelsend and freshman Bertin Jacquesson each tallied three assists in the game, a mark tied for second in school history for a single game.
Virginia Tech's last win against Pitt came in Blacksburg Oct. 12, 2018 winning 3-1.

SCOUTING THE HOKIES

Virginia Tech enters the contest 4-5-2 overall and 3-4-2 in ACC play. The Hokies currently sit in sixth-place in the Coastal Division.
Senior Jacob Labovitz leads the team in goals (5) and points (11) along with shots (32) and shot percentage (.156). Labovitz ranks first tied for first in the ACC and tied for fifth in the nation in game-winning goals with three.
Junior Sivert Haugli leads the back line for the Hokies, totaling 1,029 minutes in 11 games played. Haugli has one goal, three shots and one shot on goal for the year.

A THRILLING 2OT VICTORY IN DURHAM

The Panthers and Blue Devils played 107 minutes Mar. 19 in Durham, N.C., with Pitt prevailing 4-3 in double overtime off a game-winning header from sophomore Arturo Ordoñez.
Pitt trailed, 1-0, early before scoring three unanswered goals to take a 3-1 lead in the second half. Duke came back with two unanswered goals of their own and tied it 3-3 after regulation. Ordoñez's goal in the 107th minute was his second of the season and second game-winning header of the year, previously doing so at Virginia Oct. 18, 2020 in the 103rd minute.
Sophomore Valentin Noel scored two goals on two shots, while freshman Filip Mirkovic registered his second goal of the year. Freshman Bertin Jacquesson tallied an assist.

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 scored his first two goals of the spring campaign Mar. 19 at Duke in Pitt's 2OT thrilling victory over the Blue Devils. Noel ranks among the best in the nation in major offensive categories, including total goals (2nd - 10), points per game (12th - 2.00), goals per game (15th - .91), total points (2nd - 22) and shot accuracy (28th - .640).
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.

THE ACC NO. 1 SCORING OFFENSE

Pitt enters the Virginia Tech match with the number one scoring offense in the conference with a 2.42 goals per game mark.
The Panthers have totaled 29 goals this season, which leads the nation. Pitt also leads the country in total points (86) and total assists (28).
Pitt's 7.17 points per game mark and .567 shot accuracy rank first in the conference.

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 tied for first in the ACC and second in the nation.
Löeffelsend recorded an assist vs. Boston College Mar. 13 in the lone goal of the 1-0 shutout for his first of the spring campaign.
Löeffelsend 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.
Löeffelsend'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 38 saves on the season and two shutouts to his credit. His 38 total saves is first in the ACC and seventh in the nation.

NOEL HONORED BY ACC, TopDrawerSoccer

Sophomore Valentin Noel garnered ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors this past week for his two goal performance at Duke Mar. 19.
The midfielder totaled two shots, two shots on goal and two goals, his third multi-score game of his career.
The accolade is his second of the season, previously earning Co-Offensive recognition Oct. 19, 2020.
Noel was also recognized by TopDrawerSoccer, earning a spot on the Honorable Mention Team of the Week. The honorable mention spot is his second of the season, previously doing so Oct. 13, 2020.

UP NEXT

Pitt returns home for its final two games of the season. The Panthers host Notre Dame Saturday, April 3 at 7 PM and Virginia Thursday, April 8 at 7 PM.
Both games will be live on the ACCNX.

No. 5 Pitt Concludes Road Trip at Virginia Tech

Players Mentioned

Nico Campuzano

Bertin Jacquesson

Jasper Löeffelsend

Filip Mirkovic

Valentin Noel

Arturo Ordoñez

Related Videos