No. 18 Panthers Set to Meet No. 8 Clemson Sunday Afternoon

PITTSBURGH - The University of Pittsburgh women's soccer team (12-3-2, 5-2-1 ACC) is set to meet the Clemson Tigers (12-1-3, 6-1-1 ACC) in final road test of the regular season, Sunday afternoon at Historic Riggs Field. This ACC matchup is set for a 2 PM first kick and will be aired live on the ACC Network.

HOW TO FOLLOW

Sunday afternoon's ACC matchup will be aired live on the ACC Network.
Live stats will be available HERE.
Live updates throughout the game will be posted on Twitter by following the Pitt women's soccer account @Pitt_WSOC.

THE SERIES

Sunday's matchup will be the ninth time the two programs have faced each other with the Tigers holding the 7-0-1 edge on the Panthers.
Last time out, the Panthers drew against the Tigers in a scoreless, 0-0, match to complete the 2022 regular season. This tie clinched a spot for the Panthers in the 2022 ACC Women's Soccer Championship.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS

The Tigers took down Louisville Thursday evening after posting three goals in the second half – marking Clemson's 11^th shutout on the season.
The matchup remained scoreless up to the 70^th minute of play. Clemson's Renee Lyles put the Tigers on the board first in the 71^st minute after a few clean passes from her fellow teammates.
Under ten minutes later, Sami Meredith posted her sixth goal on the season to secure the second goal for the Tigers.
Lyles completed the evening with her second goal of the night and the Tigers third after beating the Cardinals defenders and sending the ball out of the keeper's reach.

RECAPPING THURSDAY NIGHT'S TOP-20 MATCHUP

The No. 18 Pitt Panthers fought hard until the end, but fell to the No. 1 Florida State Seminoles, 3-2, Thursday evening at Seminole Soccer Complex.
Leaving just under a minute on the board, Katie Zailski put the Panthers on the board first off of an assist by Ashton Gordon. This is Zailski's first goal on the season and Gordon's third assist.
The Panthers headed into the locker room with the 1-0 lead – outshooting the Seminoles 8-3 and holding a 4-1 lead in corners.
Pitt held a strong dominance coming into the second half, posting three shots within a minute of play. The Seminoles equalized the board in the 63^rd minute off of a header from a corner kick.
Florida State then created a 3-1 lead after posting two goals in under three minutes.
Pitt still held a dominant front on the Seminoles, continuing to create scoring opportunities. At the 81^stminute, Samiah Phiri cut Florida State's lead down to one after completing a goal on her penalty kick. This is Phiri's 9th goal on the season.
The Panthers held the edge in shots (16-10), saves (1-0) and corners (7-3).

PANTHERS IN THE POLLS

	United Soccer Coaches	TopDrawerSoccer	College Soccer News
Preseason	14	15	17
Week 1	21	14	16
Week 2	21	13	14
Week 3	22	11	12
Week 4	RV	15	16
Week 5	RV	11	14
Week 6	--	18	22
Week 7	RV	14	21
Week 8	17	11	15
Week 9	18	9	11

RANKINGS ALL AROUND

The Panthers are currently ranked in the top-10 in the nation in assists per game (2.94), corner kicks (8.81), goal differential (31), points per game (8.81), scoring offense (2.94), shots per game (21.44), total assists (47), total points (141), and total goals (47).
Sarah Schupansky is ranked in the top-10 in the ACC for assists per game (0.56), game-winning goals (3), goals per game (0.62), points per game (1.81), shot accuracy (0.542), shots per game (3.00), shots on goal per game (1.62), total assists (9), total goals (10), and total points (29).
Amanda West is ranked in the top-10 in the ACC for goals per game (0.50), points per game (1.31), shot accuracy (0.531), shots per game (4.00), shots on goal per game (2.12), total goals (8), and total points (21).

UP NEXT

The Panthers will return to Ambrose Urbanic Field for their final game of the regular season contest as they host Virginia Tech on Thursday, Oct. 26 at 7 PM.