Pitt
Clemson
No. 10 Pitt Set to Open ACC Play; Primed For Top 10 Showdown With No. 3 Clemson
9/4/2025 5:45:00 PM | Men's Soccer
PITTSBURGH – Coming off its first loss of the 2025 campaign, the No. 10-ranked Pitt men's soccer team will resume action Friday when the Panthers travel to take on No. 3 Clemson at Historic Riggs Field in Clemson, S.C.
Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m., and the match can be streamed via ACCNX.
Need to Know - Match 4
No. 10 Pitt at No. 3 Clemson
Friday, Sept. 5, 2025 – 6 p.m. – ACCNX
Clemson, S.C. – Historic Riggs Field
The Opening Kick
- No. 10 Pitt is coming off a 1-0 loss to Georgetown last Friday - the Panthers' lone defeat this season.
- Head coach Jay Vidovich has gone deep into his rotation this season as 18 players saw minutes in the matches against Quinnipiac and Georgetown, respectively.
- Pitt opened the 2025 season with a pair of home victories over Quinnipiac (1-0) and Michigan State (3-2).
- Graduate midfielder Arnau Vilamitjana recorded a brace in the Panthers' win over Michigan State, as he scored two goals in just two minutes and six seconds - a program record for shortest time between goals for an individual player.
- Pitt, which fell to eventual national champion Vermont in the national quarterfinals a season ago, returned five starters from last season's squad.
- In addition to returning most of its starting back line, the Panthers welcomed several transfers, including Tomas Bedouret (Oregon State), Anders Bordoy (Memphis), Marco Silva (Marshall) and Josh Hardin (Akron).
The Series
- Friday will mark the ninth all-time meeting between Pitt and Clemson, as the Tigers lead the series (6-2). Of note, since 2021, the two sides are 1-1-1.
- Dating back to his time at Wake Forest, Vidovich is 15-11-7 against the Tigers.
Scouting the Tigers
- Clemson is ranked No. 3 nationally after getting off to a 2-0-1 start to the 2025 campaign.
- The Tigers have outscored their opponents 12-3 this season.
- Clemson is led by reigning ACC Freshman of the Year Ransford Gyan.
- Gyan has recorded four goals and two assists for 10 total points over the Tigers' first three matches.
Last Time Out (vs. Georgetown)
Pitt fell to Georgetown, 1-0, last Friday evening at Shaw Field. The loss marked the Panthers' first of the 2025 campaign.
Pitt opened strongly, controlling possession and pressuring Georgetown's back line throughout the first half.
Despite the scoreless deadlock at halftime, the Panthers held a 6-3 edge in shots, maintained 61 percent possession and limited the Hoyas to no shots on goal. Pitt's best chance came in the 15th minute, when redshirt senior Tomas Bedouret forced a save from Georgetown's keeper.
Georgetown responded after the break, applying a high press and sustained pressure. The Hoyas broke through in the 75th minute to take a 1-0 lead.
The Panthers pushed for an equalizer but couldn't find the back of the net, dropping their first match of the season.
Junior midfielder Anders Bordoy paced Pitt with four shots, including three in the first half. Junior goalkeeper Jack Moxom registered two saves.
Panthers in the Polls
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United Soccer Coaches |
TopDrawerSoccer |
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Preseason |
7 |
5 |
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Week 1 |
3 |
4 |
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Week 2 |
10 |
12 |
Trio of Panthers Crack TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Top 100 Players List
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No. 3 |
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No. 33 |
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No. 87 |
Recent Success
Over the past five years, Pitt has been amongst the best programs nationally under Vidovich.
3 ACC Titles
35 All-ACC Players
3 All-Americans
Up Next
Following Friday's tilt, the Panthers return home for three straight matches against Butler (Sept. 8), Notre Dame (Sept. 12) and Incarnate Word (Sept. 15).
