No. 3 Pitt Falls to West Virginia, 2-1

Monday, August 30

Morgantown, WV

7 PM

Pitt

1-1-0, 0-0-0

West Virginia

2-0-0, 0-0-0

Pittsburgh

West Virginia

Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics

No. 3 Pitt Falls to West Virginia, 2-1

8/30/2021 9:54:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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MORGANTOWN, W. Va. – The No. 3 Pitt men's soccer team fell to West Virginia, 2-1, on the road Monday evening at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium.

NEWS & NOTES

Tonight's match was the 50^th meeting between the Panthers and Mountaineers.
Graduate student Alexander Dexter scored his first goal of the season – 19^TH of his career - in the 50^th minute. Classmate Jasper Löeffelsend also tallied his first assist of the season.

Pitt (1-1) attacked the box early, forcing three corner kicks through the first 14 minutes. West Virginia (2-0) took advantage of a miscue inside the Panther's box as Luke McCormick blocked a clearance, gathered the loose ball and scored from eight yards out. West Virginia led, 1-0, after 45 minutes.

Both teams recorded four shots, while the Panthers totaled five corners to West Virginia's zero in the first half.

The Panthers came out aggressive in the second half, pressuring the Mountaineer defense and forcing a corner in the 49^th minute. A minute later, junior Veljko Petkovic directed traffic downfield and found Löeffelsend on the right side 25 yards out. Löeffelsend crossed from right to left to the far post to Dexter, who used his left foot to find the back of the net.

Pitt nearly took the lead in the 67^th minute, as freshman Guilherme Feitosa struck a ball from the top of the box that was saved with a diving effort by Mountaineer goalkeeper Steven Tekesky.

The Mountaineers regained the lead in the 76^th minute, using a cross from right to left to the left post and heading it in for the goal. Pitt tallied three shots in the ensuing nine minutes, with junior Valentin Noel nearly connecting from inside three yards. The Panthers had a last minute attempt, as Petkovic missed a free kick wide right in the 89^th minute.

Pitt outshot West Virginia, 13-10, and 9-3 in corners. Graduate student goalkeeper Nico Campuzano finished with four saves on the evening.

The Panthers are back in action Friday, Sept. 3 at home vs. Lehigh. Kick-off is set for 7 p.m. on the ACCNX.