Friday, October 7
Pittsburgh, Pa.
8 PM
Pitt
vs
#23 Clemson
Photo by: Matt Hawley/Pitt Athletics
No. 25 Pitt Welcomes No. 23 Clemson For A Friday Night ACC Clash
10/6/2022 12:24:00 PM | Men's Soccer
PITTSBURGH – The No. 25 Pitt men's soccer team (5-3-1, 2-2-0 ACC) will be looking to get back on track Friday night as they welcome No. 23 Clemson to Ambrose Urbanic Field for a 8:00 pm first kick on ACC Network.
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# TEAM RECORD %
1. Georgetown 35-2-5 .893
2. Missouri State 31-3-2 .889
3. New Hampshire 27-2-4 .879
4. Campbell 26-2-5 .864
5. Kentucky 32-3-5 .863
6. Washington 30-4-2 .861
Cornell 14-1-3 .861
8. Pitt 28-4-2 .853
9. Clemson 34-5-4 .837
10. Yale 13-2-2 .824
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FOLLOW ALONG
- Friday night's contest will be live on ACC Network and can be found online HERE.
- Live stats for Friday's game can be found HERE.
- Live updates throughout the game will also be posted on Twitter by following the Pitt men's soccer account @Pitt_MSOC.
- This meeting marks the ninth all-time between the two programs with the Tigers owning the 6-2-0 advantage in the series.
- The Panthers won the last matchup between the two teams last year by the score of 2-0 on the road. Bertin Jacquesson netted a goal and Valentin Noel collected the assist as Pitt collected the victory over then No. 2 Clemson.
- The two teams have played twice in Pittsburgh with each team collecting a victory. Pitt won the last game at Ambrose Urbanic Field 2-1 in double overtime in 2018.
- Clemson enters Friday's match with a 8-2 overall record and a 2-2 ACC mark after downing North Carolina 1-0 on the road Monday night. The Tigers are currently ranked No. 23 in the United Soccer Coaches Top-25 Poll after opening the season as No. 1 in the poll.
- The Tigers are being led offensively by Ousmane Sylla who has netted four goals, five assists and 13 points in eight games while Mohamed Seye has two goals, six assists and 10 points while starting all 10 matches. Isaiah Reid and Marco Garcia each have netted three goals so far this season.
- In goal, the Tigers have two goalkeeper that have each played five games. Joseph Andema is a perfect 5-0 on the year with five cleansheets as he has made 13 saves. Trevor Manion is 3-2 with a 2.20 goals-against average.
- The Pitt program has turned into a fixture in the national polls since head coach Jay Vidovich took over the program seven years.
- Pitt is ranked No. 25 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top-25 Poll, No. 14 in the TopDrawerSoccer Top-25 Poll and No. 23 in the College Soccer News Top-30 Poll.
- Pitt has been ranked in all eight United Soccer Coaches Polls so far this season.
- Overall, Pitt has been ranked for 38 straight weeks in the United Soccer Coaches Poll. It's currently the longest ranked streak in the nation.
- Pitt has earned a top-10 ranking in 32 of those 38 straight weeks.
- Pitt has been ranked No. 1 in the poll for eight weeks since the poll started in 1996.
- The Panthers are no stranger to nationally ranked opponents. Pitt has played a total of five nationally ranked opponents through their first nine games of the season for the first time in program history.
- Pitt opened the season with back-to-back wins over top-10 programs for the first time in program history as they downed No. 2 Georgetown 2-1 and No. 6 West Virginia 3-0.
- Pitt is 4-0-1 against top-5 opponents over the last two seasons as they downed Georgeotwn (No. 2), Clemson (No. 2), Duke (No. 3) and North Carolina (No. 4) during the regular season and tied Notre Dame (No. 4) in the Elite Eight last season.
- Overall, Pitt is 6-2-2 against nationally ranked foes over the last two seasons.
- Over the last three seasons, Pitt owns a 10-5-2 record against ranked opponents.
- Currently, Pitt has three more ranked opponents remaining on their regular season schedule including Friday night vs. #23 Clemson.
- The Panthers have been one of the best teams in the country on their home turf over the last four seasons as they own a 28-4-2 record at Ambrose Urbanic Field.
- Pitt held a 19-match home winning streak from Oct. 7, 2019 to Nov. 10, 2021, which at the time was the longest streak in the ACC and second longest unbeaten streak in the nation.
- Head coach Jay Vidovich is 34-17-4 at home in his seven seasons at Pitt.
- Since the start of the 2019 season, Pitt has outscored its opponents 101-35 at home including a 17-7 advantage this season.
- The Panthers win percentage (.853) at home over the past four seasons is the best in the ACC and 8th overall in the NCAA.
# TEAM RECORD %
1. Georgetown 35-2-5 .893
2. Missouri State 31-3-2 .889
3. New Hampshire 27-2-4 .879
4. Campbell 26-2-5 .864
5. Kentucky 32-3-5 .863
6. Washington 30-4-2 .861
Cornell 14-1-3 .861
8. Pitt 28-4-2 .853
9. Clemson 34-5-4 .837
10. Yale 13-2-2 .824
UP NEXT
- Pitt returns home Monday, Oct. 10 as they welcome #10 Denver to Ambrose Urbanic Field for a 7:00 pm match. Monday's top-25 matchup will air on ACC Network Extra.
- Monday's meeting will be the second between the two squads all-time with Pitt winning the lone meeting 3-2 in double overtime in 2019.
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