No. 7 Panthers Travel to Lewisburg to Meet Bucknell

PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh women's soccer team (1-1-1, 0-0-0 ACC) travels over to Lewisburg, PA to meet the Bucknell Bison (2-0-1, 0-0-0 PL), Sunday afternoon. The match is set for a 1 p.m. kickoff and will be streamed live on ESPN+.

FOLLOW ALONG

Fans can tune into ESPN+ to stream the match live.
Live stats for Sunday's game can be found HERE.
Live updates throughout the game will also be posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) by following the Pitt women's soccer account @Pitt_WSOC.

THE SERIES

Sunday's matchup will be the fifth time the two programs have met each other.
The Panthers and Bison are currently tied in a 2-2-0 all-time series record.
The last time the Panthers met the Bison, former Panther, Amanda West knocked in a golden goal in the 101^st minute to lift Pitt to a 1-0 double overtime victory.
Pitt is looking to take the lead in the series with a victory over the Bison.

SCOUTING THE BISON

Bucknell blanked UMBC Thursday night in a 3-0 shutout at Emmitt Field.
Henna Andican posted her second goal of the season just before the three-minute mark on the board. This registered her 10^th career-goal.
Coming back out for the second half, Teresa Deda launched an insurance goal into the back of the net, making the board 2-0 for the Bison.
With just ten minutes left on the board, the Bison decided they weren't done yet. Katie Connell propelled the ball from about 28 yards back to beat out the keeper and earn Bucknell's final points of the evening.
The Bison outshot UMBC 26-8 with eight shots on goal.

LAST TIME OUT

The Panthers fought hard but came up short to the Buffalo Bulls, Thursday evening at Ambrose Urbanic Field.
This was the first time the Panthers have lost to the Bulls since 1996.
The Bulls put their name on the board in the first ten minutes of play as Kayla Schultz found an opening in the bottom left of the net.
Pitt was ready to retaliate. At the 23rd minute, freshman Lola Abraham powered a shot at the goal but hit the right post. Keera Melenhorst was able to receive the ball off the deflection of the post and make a quick pass to Samiah Phiri. Phiri found her moment and launched the ball into the net – making the board even.
In the 57th minute, the Bulls found a quick opening in our back line and crossed in their second goal of the evening.
The Panthers kept the Bulls keeper busy as Pitt fired 15 shots in the second half. Senior Sarah Schupansky put up a beautiful scoring opportunity in the 80th minute – powering a shot from way outside the box, but the Buffalo keeper got a glove on the ball.
Despite falling to the Bison, the Panthers had a strong edge to Bucknell, holding the lead in shots, 28-10, shots on goal, 12-4 and overall possession, 58 percent.

UP NEXT

The Panthers will continue their road journey with a pair of California matches. Pitt will meet Loyola Marymount on Aug. 29 and Cal State Fullerton on Sept. 1.