No. 20 Pitt Produces Its Biggest Home Margin of Victory in 7-0 Rout of Saint Francis

Thursday, September 9

Pittsburgh, Pa.

7 PM

Pitt

6-1-0, 0-0-0

Saint Francis

2-3-0, 0-0-0

Saint Francis (PA)

Pittsburgh

Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics

No. 20 Pitt Produces Its Biggest Home Margin of Victory in 7-0 Rout of Saint Francis

9/10/2021 12:44:00 AM | Women's Soccer

Box Score Box Score (PDF)

PITTSBURGH — No. 20 Pitt women's soccer's (6-1-0) produced its biggest home margin of victory in program history with a 7-0 shutout of Saint Francis (2-3-0) Thursday night at Ambrose Urbanic Field. Emily Harrigan scored the game's first two goals for her first collegiate brace and first goal as the Panther.

Harrigan's first came in the 15th minute. Hailey Davidson sent a cross into the box, and Sarah Schupansky headed it over to Harrigan for the one-touch shot.

The next Harrigan goal came not even two minutes later on another one-touch shot. Ellie Coffield put in a tight pass in the box to Landy Mertz, who tapped it over to Harrigan in the middle of the box.

Kate McKay scored the third goal and her first of the season in the 38th minute. After a corner kick was headed down right in front of McKay, she kicked the bouncing ball in the right side of the net from a few yards out.

Mackenzie Evers scored her first collegiate goal in the 42nd minute. After Krystyna Rytel's free kick a few yards out from the top of the box hit off the cross bar, Evers raced in and headed in the rebound.

Schupansky opened the scoring in the second half with her fourth goal of the season. In the 48th minute, she one-touched a shot from point-blank range with the inside of her right foot on a cross from the deep right side of the box from Mertz, who tracked down a cross from Harrigan.

Emily Yaple shot deflected off a defender in the 58th minute for her third of the year. Anna Bout and Davidson picked up assists.

Leah Pais recorded the last goal with 33 seconds left, making nifty moves to evade two defenders from midfield and in the box to put a shot in the left side of the net for her second of the season.

Pitt finished a three-game homestand and nonconference play with Senior Day Sunday against Towson at 1 p.m.

NEWS AND NOTES

The margin of victory, total points (23), assists (nine), shots (41) were the second-biggest marks for a single-game in program history.
- 11-1 at Wagner, Sept. 11, 1998: 33 points and 11 assists.
- 46 shots against Saint Francis, Aug. 21, 2015
The Panthers tied for the second-most goals from a 7-1 win at App State last year on Sept. 13.
The 19 shots on goal were tied for the fourth-most (Robert Morris, Oct. 26, 2001).
The 11 corner kicks tied for the seventh-most (done nine other times).
The four goals in the first half were the most in any half this season.
Just seven games into the season, Pitt is now tied for the third-most points (84) and the second-most assists (32) and fourth-most goals (26) in a single-season in program history.
Five of Pitt's six victories have been 3+ goal shutouts.
Katherine Robinson (4-1) made one save playing just the first half.
Madison Vukas made one save after starting the second half, and Gabriella Neibart preserved the shutout for the last 8:19 in net.
Schupansky became the second Panther to reach double-digit points, tying for the team lead with Amanda West at 12.