No. 16 Pitt Welcomes Syracuse Friday Night

PITTSBURGH – The No. 16 Pitt men's soccer team welcomes ACC opponent Syracuse Friday evening at 7 p.m. at Ambrose Urbanic Field for the first of three-straight home matches.

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THE SERIES – SYRACUSE

Saturday's match is the 25th meeting between the two schools.
Pitt leads the all-time series 10-9-5.
Three of the last six meetings have ended in double-overtime, including the last outing, a 3-2 2OT victory for the Panthers in Syracuse, N.Y., Oct. 6, 2020.
Pitt's last tie came Sept. 27, 2019 against Syracuse on the road (1-1). Since the tie, the Panthers are 28-12-0.
Head Coach Jay Vidovich is 3-2-1 all-time against the Orange with a 2-1-1 record while at Pitt.

SCOUTING THE ORANGE

Syracuse enters the match 5-4-1 overall with a 1-2 mark in conference play.
The Orange enter the contest as one of the most accurate shooting teams in the country, recording a .523 shot on goal percentage for eighth in the country and first in the ACC.
Syracuse is sixth in the country and fourth in the league in total goals with 24. Sophomore Deandre Kerr is sixth in the nation and first in the conference with seven goals. Kerr has not played in the Orange's last three matches, last playing vs. Louisville Sept. 17.
Senior Colin Biros is tied for first in the ACC - and eighth in the country - with five assists. He also has two goals for the season.

PITT EARNS CRITICAL ACC WIN AT CLEMSON

The No. 15 Panthers earned a bounce-back victory Saturday, Sept. 25 at No. 2 Clemson, defeating the Tigers 2-0 at Historic Riggs Field for their second ACC victory of the season.
Graduate student Matt Bailey scored his first career Panther goal in the 58th minute. Junior Veljko Petkovic assisted the midfielder in the eventual game-winning goal.
Sophomore Bertin Jacquesson scored his second goal of the season 10 minutes later, receiving a pass from fellow Frenchman Valentin Noel to put the Panthers up 2-0.
The win came off a loss at Wake Forest the previous weekend. Pitt improved its record to 12-0 immediately following a loss dating back to 2019. The last time the Panthers fell in back-to-back games was Aug. 30 and Sept. 1, 2019.

PANTHERS TO HONOR DR. FU FRIDAY

Freddie H. Fu, M.D., the creator of UPMC's world-renowned sports medicine program, long-time chairman of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine's Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and head team physician for Pitt's Department of Athletics, died Friday, Sept. 24, surrounded by his loving family.
Dr. Fu was one of the most recognized and beloved physicians in Pittsburgh and is acclaimed worldwide for his innovative research and teaching, leading to many clinical advancements in sports medicine and orthopaedic care, particularly in treating knee injuries.
Pitt will honor Dr. Fu with a memorial patch on its jerseys.

BAILEY NAMED ACC OFFENSIVE POTW

Graduate student Matt Bailey was named ACC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance at No. 2 Clemson.
The midfielder's game-winning goal in the 58th minute was the first of his Panther career.
Bailey joins Veljko Petkovic (Aug. 31) as Panthers to be named ACC Offensive Player of the Week this season.

HOME TURF ADVANTAGE

The Panthers enter the weekend with the longest home-winning streak in the ACC.
Pitt's 13-straight matches won at Ambrose Urbanic Field is currently the most at any home venue in the conference. Clemson previously held that title with 31-straight wins at Historic Riggs Field before Pitt defeated them 2-0 Sept. 25.
Pitt's last home loss came Oct. 4, 2019 against No. 20 North Carolina (2-1).
Head Coach Jay Vidovich is 22-15-3 at home in six plus seasons at Pitt and is 13-2-1 in the past two seasons at Ambrose Urbanic Field.

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