No. 15 Pitt Set for Nationally-Ranked Contest at Clemson

PITTSBURGH – The No. 15 Pitt men's soccer team is set to face No. 2 Clemson Saturday evening at 7 p.m. at Historic Riggs Field. Live coverage can be found on ACCNX.

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THE SERIES – CLEMSON

Dating back to 2013, Clemson leads the all-time series 6-1-0.
The Tigers are winners of three-straight in the series, most recently the ACC Automatic Qualifier match last April.
Pitt's lone win came at home Oct. 5, 2018 with a 2-1 double overtime victory.
Head Coach Jay Vidovich is 14-11-6 all-time against the Tigers.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS

Clemson enters the match ranked No. 2 in the nation with a 7-1 overall record and 2-0 ACC mark.
Last season, Clemson and Pitt earned the first and second overall seeds in the NCAA Tournament, respectively. The Tigers fell to eventual National Champion Marshall in PK's in the Third Round, while Pitt earned its first trip to the College Cup in program history, falling to National Runner-Up Indiana 1-0.
The Tigers dropped their first contest of the season Tuesday, Sept. 21 at UNC-Greensboro 3-1. Prior to that, Clemson won seven-straight with six-straight shutouts.
Clemson enters the match second in the nation - and first in the ACC - in scoring offense with 3.25 goals per game. It is also first in the nation in assists per game (4.25), points per game (10.75) and third in shots on goal per game (8.00).
Isaiah Reid leads the team with six goals and 16 points, both of which are second and third in the conference, respectively.
Callum Johnson and Enrique Montana each have five assists. Both are tied with Panther Jasper Löeffelsend for most in the ACC.

RODRIGOAL

Senior Rodrigo Almeida is having a career year so far in 2021, totaling five goals an an assist.
The midfielder scored a goal in Pitt's first two home matches (Duquesne, Lehigh) before recording the first multi-goal game of his career at home vs. North Carolina.
The Salvador, Brazil, native scored Pitt's lone goal against Penn State, proving to be the game-winner in a 1-0 shutout victory.
Almeida tallied his first assist of the season at Wake Forest.
He enters the Clemson match second on the team in total points with 11.

PETKOVIC PRECISION

Junior Veljko Petkovic has flashed his offensive abilities early this season, totaling four goals and four assists, both of which lead the team.
The Queens, N.Y., native opened the season with two goals and two assists in Pitt's 7-0 shutout of Duquesne.
He recorded his third goal of the season against Lehigh, aiding the Panthers to a 2-1 victory over the Mountain Hawks.
Petkovic tallied his second multi-assist game of the season with two assists at home vs. No. 4 North Carolina while also scoring his fourth goal of the season and first game-winner of the year.
Petkovic scored his fifth goal of the season at Wake Forest.
The midfielder currently ranks tied for seventh in school history for career points with 57 (20 goals, 17 assists).
His 14 total points is ninth in the country and second in the conference.
He was named ACC Offensive Player of the Week Aug. 31 and earned College Soccer News and TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week honors.

PITT RANKED NO. 15 IN UPDATED POLL

The Panthers were ranked No. 15 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll Tuesday, Sept. 21.
This marks the 24th-straight week the Panthers have been ranked.
Of the 24 weeks ranked, 20 have been in the top-five. All 24 weeks have been in the top-15.

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