Women’s Soccer Debuts 2023 Schedule
6/29/2023 10:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
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PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh women's soccer Head Coach Randy Waldrum announced their full 18-game regular season schedule on Thursday morning.
The Panthers are coming off their best season in program history having finished at No. 12 in the United Soccer Coaches Rankings with a 14-win season, finishing 14-5-3 with a 5-3-2 ACC mark. Pitt set program records for overall wins (14) and ACC wins (5) and qualified for both the ACC Championship and NCAA Championship fields for the first time in program history. The Panthers reached the Sweet Sixteen in their first NCAA Tournament appearance after knocking off Buffalo in the First Round, 1-0, and Georgetown in the Second Round, 2-1. The team also set single season program records for points (138) and goals (47).
NEWS & NOTES
- The Panthers will be looking to secure their second straight trip to the ACC Championships and NCAA Tournament in 2023.
- Pitt will play a total of 20 games with two exhibitions in early-August. The Panther's exhibition slate includes a trip to rival West Virginia on Aug. 6th and a home contest vs. Niagara on Aug. 10th.
- The Panthers will open the regular season on the road in Buffalo, NY to verse Buffalo on Aug. 17th.
- Ambrose Urbanic Field will host ten games this year including one exhibition, the first regular season game coming Aug. 20th vs. Drexel.
- Pitt will close out the regular season with a home game to host Virginia Tech on Oct. 26th.
TICKETING
- Season tickets for the 2023 season are on sale now for $40 by clicking HERE
- All season tickets are general admission seating
- All tickets will be digital once again this season
The Panthers begin competition Aug. 6th with an exhibition match at West Virginia. Four days later they return home for their final exhibition of the pre-season vs. Niagara (Aug. 10).
The regular season begins at the University of Buffalo on Aug. 17th. This will be the sixth time Pitt has competed against Buffalo.
Three days after Buffalo, the Pitt women will take on Drexel at home (Aug. 20) then travel to Kent, OH (Aug. 24).
The Panthers then have a three-game stretch at home against Bucknell (Aug. 27), Duquesne (Aug. 31), and Bowling green (Sept. 3).
After a nice break at home, Pitt women will hit the road for four travel games in a row. Two in Cincinnati, OH against Xavier (Sept. 7) and Cincinnati (Sept. 10). Following their time in Ohio, the team will head down south for their first conference games of the season and face NC State (Sept. 17) and Louisville shortly after on the 21st.
Coming back to Pittsburgh for a while, the next four conference games will be at home against Notre Dame (Sept. 24), Boston College (Sept. 30), Duke (Oct. 5), and Wake Forest on the 8th. Having fallen to Duke last season, it will be an intense match up as Pitt will see how the Panthers take on the Blue Devils.
On the road for the middle of October, the Pitt women will travel to Syracuse (Oct. 14), Florida State (Oct. 19), and Clemson (Oct. 22). Having tied with Clemson and lost to Florida State last season, these are games to look forward to for competitive match ups.
Ending the regular season at home, the Panthers will play against Virginia Tech at Ambrose Urbanic Field. Having last season be the first time the Panthers took down Virginia Tech in program history, the women are hoping to secure another win against the Hookies this season.