No. 7 Pitt Returns Home to Face Louisville Friday

Friday, September 13

Pittsburgh, PA

7 PM

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No. 7 Pitt Returns Home to Face Louisville Friday

9/12/2024 4:25:00 PM | Men's Soccer

PITTSBURGH – Following a three-match road swing, the No. 7-ranked Pitt men's soccer team will return to Ambrose Urbanic Field for a showdown with ACC foe Louisville Friday evening.

Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. ET, and the match can be streamed via ACCNX.

Need to Know - Game 6
No. 7 Pitt (4-1-0, 1-0-0 ACC) vs. Louisville (4-1-0, 0-1-0 ACC)
Friday, Sept. 13, 2024 - 7 PM - ACCNX
Pittsburgh, Pa. – Ambrose Urbanic Field

Fan/Ticket Information
Single-match tickets for the 2024 campaign can be purchased in advance HERE for $10 each. Tickets on match day will be sold at the Petersen Sports Complex ticket office for $12 each. Discounted group sale tickets are available for groups of 15+.

Season tickets to see all remaining home matches at Ambrose Urbanic Field are also still available for $50 each. Purchase season tickets HERE.

Fans are encouraged to arrive early as 300 vouchers will be given away prior to Friday's contest – which can be redeemed for a Pitt soccer crest pint glass after the match.

The Opening Kick

Dahl's Hot Start
- Freshman forward Lasse Dahl leads the ACC and ranks fourth nationally with four assists this season. He also ranks eighth nationally in assists per game (.800).
Defense Shines
- The Panthers have allowed only three goals this season and are ranked 15th nationally with a .600 goals-against-average.
Vidovich Reaches 350
- Head coach Jay Vidovich earned his 350th-career win against Penn State, becoming one of only 11 active head coaches to reach the milestone.

Scouting the Cardinals

Louisville has gotten off to a 4-1 start to open the 2024 season, with its lone loss coming to defending national runner-up Notre Dame.
Most recently, Louisville knocked off then-No. 16 Kentucky, 1-0, by way of a 90th minute goal.
The Cardinals are led by midfielder Sander Roed and forward Gage Guerra, as they've combined for four goals this season.

Series History

Friday will mark the ninth all-time meeting between the Panthers and Cardinals as Louisville leads the series, 7-1.
Pitt's lone victory came during the 2020 campaign.
The Panthers dropped a 2-1 decision to Louisville last season in the ACC Tournament.

Last Time Out
After facing a halftime deficit for the third-consecutive match, Pitt rallied to knock off then-No. 22 SMU, 3-1, Saturday evening at the Washburne Soccer and Track Stadium in Dallas.

With the victory, the Panthers improved to 2-0 against ranked opponents this season. Additionally, Pitt handed SMU its first loss of the season and its first-ever ACC loss.

The Mustangs jumped out to an early lead behind a seventh minute strike from reigning ACC Offensive Player of the Week Jaylinn Mitchell and entered the halftime break with a 1-0 advantage.

Opening the second frame, Pitt's offense came alive as the Panthers equalized just over nine minutes into the half behind a goal from senior forward Luis Sahmkow.

The Panthers remained on the attack offensively, resulting in the go-ahead goal by senior forward Casper Grening in the 65th minute. Pitt then took a commanding 3-1 lead nearly 11 minutes later as sophomore forward Albert Thorsenslotted home his third goal of the season.

Of note, Pitt's 4-1 (.800) start this year is its second in the past three seasons.

Panthers in the Polls

	United Soccer Coaches	TopDrawerSoccer
Preseason	Unranked	Unranked
Week 1	No. 3	No. 10
Week 2	No. 8	No. 12
Week 3	No. 7	No. 6

Key Players to Watch

Guilherme Feitosa - Captain
- Netted goals in the wins over Mercyhurst and Penn State
- Tallied two assists in the comeback win over then-No. 22 SMU
- Career Accolades
  - 2021 All-ACC Freshman Team
  - 2021 College Soccer News All-Freshman Second Team
  - 2021 TopDrawerSoccer Freshman Top 100 List (No. 28)
  - ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week - Oct. 12, 2021
Jackson Gilman - Captain
- Career Accolades
  - 2023 Third Team All-ACC
  - 2023 TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top 100 List (No. 16)
  - 2023 TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Top 100 List (No. 46)
  - 2022 ACC All-Freshman Team
  - 2022 College Soccer News All-Freshman First Team
  - 2022 TopDrawerSoccer Freshmen Best XI First Team
  - 2022 TopDrawerSoccer Freshmen Postseason Top 100 List (No. 10)
Albert Thorsen
- Has tallied three goals and an assist this season for a team-high seven points
- Career Accolades
  - 2023 ACC All-Freshman Team
  - 2023 TopDrawerSoccer Freshmen Postseason Top 100 List (No. 43)
  - 2023 TopDrawerSoccer Freshmen Midseason Top 100 List (No. 11)
Lasse Dahl
- Leads the team with four assists, including two in the second half against then-No. 22 SMU
- Background
  - Hails from Vildbjerg, Denmark
  - Previously played for Holstebro BK, AC Horsens and FC Midtjylland