Friday, September 3
Pittsburgh, Pa.
7 PM
Pitt
vs
Lehigh
Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics
No. 3 Pitt Hosts Lehigh Friday Night
9/2/2021 1:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer
PITTSBURGH – The No. 3 men's soccer team returns home and hosts non-conference opponent Lehigh Friday night at Ambrose Urbanic Field.
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THE SERIES – LEHIGH
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THE SERIES – LEHIGH
- Pitt meets the Mountain Hawks for the third time in program history Friday. The Panthers leads the all-time series 2-0-0.
- Friday is a re-match of Pitt's first ever NCAA Tournament match Nov. 21, 2019. The Panthers won at home, 2-0.
- Head Coach Jay Vidovich is 2-0-0 all-time against Lehigh and 1-0-0 while at Pitt.
- Lehigh enters Friday night 0-2 overall, with losses against Manhattan and Vermont.
- Fifth year midfielder Stevo Bednarksy and senior forward Josh Luchini each received spots on the Patriot Preseason All-League Team.
- In a shortened 2020-21 season due to COVID-19, Lehigh finished 2-4 both overall and in conference play. Luchini led the team with seven points (3 goals, 1 assist).
- The Mountain Hawks were picked to finish fifth out of 10 teams in the Patriot Preseason Poll.
- Junior midfielder Veljko Petkovic was named ACC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in his career Tuesday for his performance in Pitt's 7-0 shutout of Duquesne.
- Petkovic began the 2021 season with a career night against the Dukes at home, scoring two goals and tallying two assists for a career-high six points.
- Petkovic scored two goals midway through the first half one minute and eight seconds apart, setting a school record for fastest consecutive goals scored by one player.
- The Queens, N.Y., native was also named to TopDrawerSoccer and College Soccer News' Team of the Week.
- In the first United Soccer Coaches poll of the season, the Panthers remained at the No. 3 spot following last week's action.
- The poll counted games played from Thursday, Aug. 26 through Sunday, Aug. 30.
- The rankings marks the 21st-straight week the Panthers have been in the top-10 of the United Soccer Coaches Poll.
- Pitt returns to the road Monday, Sept. 6 at No. 19 Akron.
- Kick-off is scheduled for 7 PM with live coverage on ESPN+.
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