Panthers Set to Host No. 17 Wake Forest Sunday Afternoon

PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh women's soccer team (10-2-1, 3-1-1 ACC) are set to welcome No. 17 Wake Forest (8-1-3, 2-1-2 ACC) to Ambrose Urbanic Field on Sunday, Oct. 8. This ACC matchup is set to start with a 1 PM first kick and will be aired live on ACC Network Extra.

HOW TO FOLLOW

Thursday night's ACC matchup will be streamed live on ACCNX.
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 afternoon's matchup will be the seventh overall meeting between the two programs.
Wake Forest currently holds a 5-1 lead on the Panthers.
Last time out,

SCOUTING WAKE FOREST

The Demon Deacons secured a draw against Syracuse on Thursday evening at SU Soccer Stadium.
Wake Forest was down by two at halftime but found a way to notch two goals and secure the draw.
Junior midfielder Anna Swanson and sophomore forward Hannah Johnson were the two goal scorers for Wake Forest.
The Demon Deacons outshot Syracuse by 29-3 with 14 shots on target.

RECAPPING THURSDAY'S VICTORY

The University of Pittsburgh women's soccer team defeated the No. 22 Duke Blue Devils for the first time in program history Thursday night at Ambrose Urbanic Field, 2-1.
Going into the locker room, the Panthers held the edge in shots (10-3), shots on goal (3-0), corner kicks (6-1), and overall possession (62%).
Coming back for the final 45 minutes of play, the Panthers were determined. Just over a minute and a half into the second half, Samiah Phiri posted a deep goal off of her left foot, putting Pitt on the board first.
Just moments later, Anna Bout slipped the second goal into the back of the net from a quick touch from Schupansky.
Duke was able to place their only goal on the board with a penalty kick by Kat Rader.
Pitt completed the night on top not just in goals. The Panthers outshot the Blue Devils 20-7, placed 8-1 shots on goal, secured 8-2 corner kicks and posted overall 57% of the possession.

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	Received Votes	15	16
Week 5	Received Votes	11	14
Week 6	--	18	22
Week 7	Received Votes	14	21

RANKINGS ALL AROUND

Pitt is currently ranked first in the nation for corner kicks per game (9.08), second in the nation for shots on goal per game (10.62), and fourth in the nation for shots per game (21).
Amanda West is ranked first in the ACC for shots per game (4) and shots on goal per game (2.15).
Sarah Schupanksy is ranked first in the ACC for goals per game (0.62) and points per game (1.69).
Landy Mertz is ranked first in the conference for shot accuracy (0.571) and fifth in the ACC for total assists (6).

UP NEXT

The Panthers will begin their final road journey of the regular season as they head to Syracuse (Oct. 14), Florida State (Oct. 19) and Clemson (Oct. 22).