No. 11 Panthers Set for ACC Championship Semifinals Against Top-Seed Florida State

CARY, NC – The University of Pittsburgh women's soccer team is set to face No. 1 Florida State in the 2023 Ally ACC Championship Semifinals on Thursday, Nov. 2 at WakeMed Soccer Park. This matchup will air live on ACC Network and will kick off at 8 p.m.

This is the first time in program history that the Panthers have advanced to the semifinals of the ACC Championships.

The Panthers earned their highest United Soccer Coaches rankings - coming in at No. 11 in the Week 11 poll.

HOW TO FOLLOW

Thursday evening's contest will be aired on the ACC Network.
Live stats will be available HERE.
Fans can find out more information on the 2023 Ally ACC Women's Soccer Tournament HERE.
Live updates throughout the game will be posted on Twitter by following the Pitt women's soccer account @Pitt_WSOC.

THE SERIES

This will be the 13^th meeting between the Panthers and the Seminoles with Florida State holding a 12-0 edge on Pitt.
This will be the second time the Panthers have met the Seminoles this season.
Last time out, the Panthers fought hard until the end, but fell short to the Seminoles, 3-2.
The Panthers are looking to continue their momentum from their historic night in Chapel Hill to upset Florida State for the first time in program history.

SCOUTING THE SEMINOLES

The Seminoles completed their regular season contest with a 5-0 shutout against NC State on Thursday evening.
Florida State went into halftime only up one against NC State, but was able to produce four goals in the final 45 minutes of play.
The Seminoles were able to clinch the outright ACC Regular Season Championship – completing their first full undefeated regular season in program history.
Florida State has yet to lose a matchup this season – holding a 14-0-1, 8-0-1 ACC record.
Just under two weeks ago when the Panthers faced off against the Seminoles, Pitt was able to place multiple goals against Florida State for the first time in program history.

RECAPPING THE HISTORIC WIN

The Panthers made history tonight at Dorrance Field as they secured their spot in the 2023 Ally ACC Championship semifinals after upsetting No. 3 North Carolina, 2-1.
This is the first time in program history that Pitt secured a win over the Tar Heels.
The score was even at 0-0 heading into halftime with the Panthers holding the advantage in shots (8-5), shots on goal (3-2), and corner kicks (3-2).
At the 72^nd minute, Ellie Coffield put the Panthers on the board first after heading in goal off of Mertz's assist.
The Tar Heels equalized the board moments later to put the scores at 1-1.
At the end of the first period of overtime, Amanda West secured the second goal for the Panthers – heading in the ball off of Mertz and Sarah Schupansky's assists.
Pitt continued to dominate the field in the final period of the evening, keeping the Tar Heels from attempting any scoring opportunities.
The Panthers completed the night with 19-14 shots, 8-6 shots on goal and 9-5 corner kicks.

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
Week 10	20	13	17
Week 11	11	10	16

RANKINGS ALL AROUND

The Panthers are ranked in the top-10 in the nation for assists per game (2.89), corner kicks (8.95), points per game (8.26), shots per game (20.68), shots on goal per game (10.05), total assists (55), total goals (51), and total points (157).
Amanda West is ranked in the top-10 in the ACC for assists per game (0.37), goals per game (0.47), points per game (1.32), shot accuracy (0.520), shots per game (3.95), shots on goal per game (2.05), total assists (7), total goals (9), and total points (25).
Sarah Schupansky is ranked in the top-10 in the ACC for assists per game (0.53), game-winning goals (3), goals per game (0.53), shot accuracy (0.500), points per game (1.58), shots per game (2.95), shots on goal per game (1.47), total assists (10), total goals (10), and total points (30).
Samiah Phiri is ranked in the top-10 in the ACC for game-winning goals (4), goals per game (0.53), points per game (1.21), shots per game (3.21), shots on goal per game (1.37), total goals (10), and total points (23).

CONTINUING TO MAKE HISTORY

Pitt advances to the semifinals in the ACC Championships for the first time in program history.
The Panthers upset UNC for the first time in program history after posting the game winning goal in the first 10-minute period of overtime.
Pitt was named NCAA Team of the Week for the second time this season. This is the only team who has received this honor multiple times this season.
Pitt is entered the ACC Championships with back-to-back appearances after landing a spot in the tournament for the first time in program history last season.
The Panthers completed the regular season contest undefeated at Ambrose Urbanic field, 8-0-1, setting a new home winning record.
Pitt has secured the program record for most ACC wins in a single season (6).
The Panthers tacked on two goals against Virginia Tech – posting a new program record for goals secured in a single season (49).
This team continues to break program records in points (157 - 51 goals, 55 assists), goals (52), assists (53), ACC wins (6) and corner kicks (170) so far this season.

UP NEXT

The winner of Thursday night's matchup will advance to the ACC Finals to take on the winner of Notre Dame versus Clemson contest on Sunday, Nov. 5 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC.