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Men’s Soccer Announces 2021 Regular Season Schedule
7/19/2021 10:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
PITTSBURGH – Head Coach Jay Vidovich and the Pitt men's soccer team announced its 15 game regular season schedule today.
News & Notes
The Panthers host Lehigh Friday, Sept. 2 for a rematch of its 2019 NCAA Tournament First Round match. Pitt then head to Ohio to face Akron Monday, Sept. 6 and return home to play North Carolina in its first ACC match of the year. The Tar Heels were one of the four teams in the 2020 NCAA College Cup, joining Pitt as two ACC schools represented last season.
Pitt hits the road for three straight contests, beginning with Penn State Monday, Sept. 13, Wake Forest Friday, Sept. 17 and concluding with Clemson Saturday, Sept. 25. All three schools earned trips to the 2020 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship, with Clemson earning the No. 1 overall seed (Pitt was No. 2).
The Panthers return home for three straight to begin the month of October, with Syracuse Friday, Oct. 1, Cleveland State Tuesday, Oct. 5 and Duke Saturday, Oct. 9. Pitt squares off with Cleveland State for the first time since 2018 and faces Duke for the third time in two seasons.
Two road contests ensue after Pitt's home stand, with trips to South Bend, Ind., to face Notre Dame Saturday, Oct. 16 and Charlottesville, Va., to take on Virginia Friday, Oct. 22. The Panthers went 3-0 last season against the Irish and will see them for a fourth time in two years.
The regular season concludes with home matches against UMass Monday, Oct. 25 and Virginia Tech Friday, Oct. 29. The late October meeting against the Minutemen will be the first in program history.
The ACC Championship Tournament begins with the Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 7, followed by the Semifinals Wednesday, Nov. 10. Both the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds will be played at the higher seed campus sites, with the Championship Final being played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C., Sunday, Nov. 14.
Pitt finished 16-4 overall and 9-1 in ACC play last season en-route to its first Coastal Division crown in school history. The Panthers were awarded the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, making its first ever appearance in the College Cup. Pitt was also ranked No. 1 by the United Soccer Coaches poll on two separate occasions last year, becoming the third Pitt athletics sport (men's basketball, football) to be named No. 1 in its respected official poll.
News & Notes
- Tickets for the upcoming season can be found here.
- The Panthers begin the 2021 campaign with two exhibitions, the first at home against Robert Morris Saturday, Aug. 14 and a road contest at Maryland Saturday, Aug. 21. Both slated to start at 7 p.m.
- Home and away contests are scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. EST with the exception of Pitt's Aug. 26th home match vs. Duquesne and Sept. 17th road match at Wake Forest, which are scheduled for 8 p.m.
- The first regular season match is Thursday, Aug. 26 at home vs. Duquesne.
- In addition to the Dukes, Ambrose Urbanic Field will host Lehigh, North Carolina, Syracuse, Cleveland State, Duke, UMass and Virginia Tech.
The Panthers host Lehigh Friday, Sept. 2 for a rematch of its 2019 NCAA Tournament First Round match. Pitt then head to Ohio to face Akron Monday, Sept. 6 and return home to play North Carolina in its first ACC match of the year. The Tar Heels were one of the four teams in the 2020 NCAA College Cup, joining Pitt as two ACC schools represented last season.
Pitt hits the road for three straight contests, beginning with Penn State Monday, Sept. 13, Wake Forest Friday, Sept. 17 and concluding with Clemson Saturday, Sept. 25. All three schools earned trips to the 2020 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship, with Clemson earning the No. 1 overall seed (Pitt was No. 2).
The Panthers return home for three straight to begin the month of October, with Syracuse Friday, Oct. 1, Cleveland State Tuesday, Oct. 5 and Duke Saturday, Oct. 9. Pitt squares off with Cleveland State for the first time since 2018 and faces Duke for the third time in two seasons.
Two road contests ensue after Pitt's home stand, with trips to South Bend, Ind., to face Notre Dame Saturday, Oct. 16 and Charlottesville, Va., to take on Virginia Friday, Oct. 22. The Panthers went 3-0 last season against the Irish and will see them for a fourth time in two years.
The regular season concludes with home matches against UMass Monday, Oct. 25 and Virginia Tech Friday, Oct. 29. The late October meeting against the Minutemen will be the first in program history.
The ACC Championship Tournament begins with the Quarterfinals Sunday, Nov. 7, followed by the Semifinals Wednesday, Nov. 10. Both the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds will be played at the higher seed campus sites, with the Championship Final being played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C., Sunday, Nov. 14.
Pitt finished 16-4 overall and 9-1 in ACC play last season en-route to its first Coastal Division crown in school history. The Panthers were awarded the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, making its first ever appearance in the College Cup. Pitt was also ranked No. 1 by the United Soccer Coaches poll on two separate occasions last year, becoming the third Pitt athletics sport (men's basketball, football) to be named No. 1 in its respected official poll.
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