Pitt to Face Louisville in Regular Season Finale

PITTSBURGH – The Pitt men's soccer team closes out the 2025 regular season Friday evening, traveling to face Louisville at Lynn Stadium.

The match can be streamed via ACCNX with kickoff slated for 6 p.m.

Need to Know - Match 16
Pitt (5-6-4, 1-4-2 ACC) vs. Louisville (5-6-4, 1-5-1 ACC)
Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 – 6:00 p.m. – ACCNX
Louisville, Ky. – Lynn Stadium

The Opening Kick

The Panthers are seeking their first road win of the season.
Pitt is 1-0-2 over its last three matches.
Graduate midfielder Arnau Vilamitjana powered the Panthers past Syracuse with his first career hat trick, becoming just the third Pitt player in the past decade to accomplish the feat—joining Luis Sahmkow and Edward Kizza (twice).
- His opening goal ended a 356-minute scoring drought for the Panthers, and he leads the team with 19 points on eight goals and three assists.
Pitt enters the weekend ranked 61st in the RPI.

The Series

Friday will mark the 10th all-time meeting between Pitt and Louisville, as the Panthers own a 2-7 record.
Individually, head coach Jay Vidovich is 4-6 against the Cardinals all-time.

Scouting the Cardinals

Louisville has compiled a 5-6-4 record this season, including a 1-5-1 mark in ACC play.
The Cardinals are seeking their first win since Sept. 9 and currently sit 63rd in RPI.
Louisville is led offensively by the duo of Michael Lee and Chase Vazquez, as they've combined for six goals and four assists.

Last Time Out (vs. Wake Forest)
Despite leading late in the second half, Pitt settled for a 1-1 draw against Wake Forest Friday evening at Ambrose Urbanic Field.

With the result, the Panthers extended their unbeaten streak to three matches and moved to 5-1-4 at home this season.

Pitt nearly jumped in front just 90 seconds into the match after earning a penalty kick, but the attempt was saved, and two rebound shots were also stopped by the Wake Forest goalkeeper.

The Panthers dominated the opening 45 minutes, outshooting the Demon Deacons 10-2 and forcing six saves. Vilamitjana and junior forward Albert Thorsen each put multiple efforts on frame, while Pitt's back line kept the Deacs without a shot on goal through the half.

After the break, Pitt continued to press as Vilamitjana had an early shot blocked and senior defender Casper Svendby sent one high from distance.

The breakthrough came in the 71st minute when Thorsen pounced on a loose ball inside the box and slotted home his third goal of the season to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead.

Pitt was reduced to 10 men in the 84th minute after a red card, and Wake Forest found the equalizer a few minutes later on a rebound following a corner.

Despite late pressure from Wake Forest, junior goalkeeper Jack Moxom made two saves down the stretch to secure the 1-1 draw.

Up Next
The 2025 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament begins Wednesday, Nov. 5.