No. 20 Pitt Hosts Towson Sunday for Senior Day

Sunday, September 12

Pittsburgh, Pa.

1 PM

Pitt

Towson

Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics

No. 20 Pitt Hosts Towson Sunday for Senior Day

9/11/2021 12:26:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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PITTSBURGH — No. 20 Pitt women's soccer (6-1-0) hosts Towson (4-1-2) Sunday at 1 p.m. The game serves as Senior Day for the Panthers.

GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS

Kids 12-and-under wearing a soccer jersey get in for free at each home game of the 2021 season for both men's and women's soccer.

HOW TO FOLLOW ALONG

The game will be streamed through ACCNX/WatchESPN and have live stats.
Updates from the contest are provided on Twitter. Follow @Pitt_WSOC for the latest news and updates about the team.

SENIOR DAY

Pitt will honor three seniors in a pregame ceremony: Celia Lopez, Kate McKay and Katherine Robinson.
A mix of four-year seniors and transfers, this senior class has helped head coach Randy Waldrum lead this program to success never seen before, including a single-season record 11 wins last season and two-straight years of a top-25 ranking.
The three have combined for six ACC Academic Honor Roll sections: three by McKay, two from Lopez and one each for Robinson.
Multi-year transfer: McKay (Elon) has made a major impact since coming to Pittsburgh. She has started all but one game as a centerback and amassed a double-digit point total in 2020 with three goals and two assists.
Four-year program members: Lopez and Robinson are the only two members left from head coach Randy Waldrum's first season in 2018. Lopez has accumulated two career goals and five points, while Robinson has been a starting goalkeeper shutouts after a breakthrough season in the fall of 2020 with 11 career wins and six shutouts.

THE SERIES

This is the first matchup between the two schools.
Pitt is 2-3-0 against current Colonial Athletic Association schools: Delaware 1-0-0, Hofstra 1-1-0, Drexel 0-1-0 and James Madison 0-1-0.

IN THE POLLS

Pitt is No. 20 in the United Soccer Coaches' Poll for the second-straight week with 207 points, which was announced Tuesday.
Making their debut in the rankings in the 2021 season last week, the Panthers received the most points (53) outside of the top-25 in the previous week.
Pitt is one of five ACC teams in the poll: No. 1 Florida State, No. 2 UNC, No. 3 Virginia and No. 5 Duke with Clemson (30) and Notre Dame (11) also receiving votes.
Pitt is also tabbed No. 22 in the TopDrawerSoccer Poll after being slotted at 21 and 23 the previous weeks.
The Panthers have received votes outside in the College Soccer News Poll the last two weeks.
Last year, Pitt earned its first ranking in the United Soccer Coaches' Poll in program history, debuting at No. 12 in the first poll of the season on Sept. 22 and then No. 14 in the next week's poll.
The only other time in program history Pitt was ranked was in 2009, selected No. 25 by Soccer America after starting 4-0.
Head coach Randy Waldrum has led five teams to be nationally ranked: Tulsa men's and women's soccer, Baylor and Notre Dame in addition to Pitt.

BOUNCING BACK

After suffering its first loss of the season 1-0 to No. 6 TCU last Sunday at home, Pitt produced its biggest home margin of victory in program history with a 7-0 shutout of Saint Francis.
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.
Emily Harrigan scored the game's first two goals for her first collegiate brace and first goal as a Panther.
Mackenzie Evers scored her first collegiate goal in the 42nd minute, heading in a rebound off a free kick from Krystyna Rytel that hit the crossbar.

HISTORIC OFFENSE

The Panthers have displayed a high-powered offense to start the season with 3+ goals scored in all but one game.
In the nation, Pitt ranks fourth in assists per game (4.57), fifth in points per game (12.00), seventh in scoring offense (3.71 goals per game), eighth in shots on goal per game (10.86) and 13th in shots per game (21.29).
Just over a third of the way through the regular season, the team already ranks among the best ever in program history for single-season stats:
- Second in total assists (32).
- Tied for third in total points (84).
- Fourth in goals (26).

STOUT DEFENSE

While getting attention for its offense, Pitt has featured an impressive defense.
The Panthers have allowed just three goals in seven games this season with an average of 8.6 shots and 3.3 shots on goal per game.
Pitt ranks in the nation 11th in shutout percentage (.714) and 26^th in goals against average (0.428)
The team is on pace to set the program record for single-season goals against average (0.57 in 2009).
The squad is tied for the fifth-most shutouts (five) in a single-season.

SUCCESSFUL FIRST HOMESTAND

Pitt opened home play at Ambrose Urbanic Field with a pair of 5-0 shutouts over Cleveland State (Thursday, Sept. 26) and NJIT (Sunday, Sept. 29) in the program's first matchups against the two schools.
The first victory had the most goals and biggest margin of victory for a home-opener in program history.
Pitt has started 4-0 the last two years under Waldrum.
The Panthers are 9-2 in their last 11 home games with the two losses coming to No. 6 TCU this fall and No. 1 Florida State last year.
Against the Vikings, Sarah Schupansky recorded her first collegiate brace after coming off the bench.
Amanda West claimed another school record, recording her 10th career game-winning goal with the game's first score in the 16th minute.
Bri Hilsenteger scored her first collegiate goal in the 47th minute, and Emily Yaple (20th minute) produced a goal for the second-straight game.
Against the Highlanders, Ellie Coffield recorded her second game-winning goal of the season and first score at Ambrose in the 17th minute.
West extended her goal-scoring streak to four games.
Landy Mertz, Anna Bout and Krystyna Rytel each scored their first goals of the season.
29 Panthers played in the two games, including collegiate debuts by Elena Hinkson, Lacey Bernick, Katelyn Kauffman, Sara Darlington and Madison Vukas.

HOMETOWN HEROES DEBUT

Freshmen and Pittsburgh locals Ellie Coffield and Sarah Schupansky have made instant impacts to start their careers.
Schupansky became the second Panther to reach double-digit points, tying for the team lead with Amanda West at 12.
She is also tied for the team-lead in assists (four) and is second in goals (four).
Coffield is third in points (seven) with two goals and three assists.
In the first game of the season, Coffield scored the game-winning goal over Tulsa on her first career shot in the 17th minute with Schupansky getting her first point with the primary assist.
Coffield finished with another assist on the final goal against the Golden Hurricane.
Coffield scored her first goal at Ambrose Urbanic Field against NJIT.
Schupansky scored the golden goal at Oklahoma State for her first collegiate goal, notching the game-winner 30 seconds into overtime, and also assisted on the tying goal in the second half to send the game into overtime.
She was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week, and is just the third Panther to earn the award (Amanda West and Leah Pais).
Schupansky recorded her first brace against Cleveland State in just 31 minutes played.

SCOUTING TOWSON

The Tigers have won its last three games (Temple 2-0, at Mount St. Mary's 3-2 in overtime and George Washington 1-0) for a 4-1-2 record.
Picked tied for eighth (out of 10) in the CAA Preseason Coaches' Poll, Towson returned all 11 starters and 14 of 15 letterwinners from last season's team that 2-4-2, 1-3-1 in a spring-only season.
Sophomore forward Nia Christiopher is the leading scorer on the team with seven goals and 14 points and was named last week's College Soccer News' Player of the Week after scoring a goal against Temple and all three goals against Mount St. Mary's.

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