University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Friday, October 2
Syracuse, NY
7 PM
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at
Syracuse
No.10 Pitt Men's Soccer Travels to Syracuse
10/1/2026 2:23:00 PM | Men's Soccer
PITTSBURGH - The No.10 Pitt men's soccer team travels to Syracuse, N.Y., for a matchup with the Orange on Friday at SU Soccer Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m., with the match broadcast live on ACCNX.
OPENING KICK
- Friday's match marks the 29th all-time meeting between Pitt and Syracuse, with the Panthers holding a 12-11-5 series edge.
- The two sides last met in 2025, a game Pitt won, while Syracuse's last win in the series came in 2024.
- Pitt enters Friday's match at 6-2-1 (2-1-0 ACC) and ranked No. 10 in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll, fresh off a 1-0 win over Louisville on Sept. 25.
- Syracuse arrives at 7-3 (1-2 ACC), unranked, and fresh off a 1-0 upset of then-No. 10 Notre Dame.
- Head coach Jay Vidovich is 5-4-1 all-time against Syracuse.
LAST TIME OUT
- Pitt held off Louisville, 1-0, on Sept. 25 at Ambrose Urbanic Field to improve to 6-2-1 (2-1-0 ACC).
- Mamadou Tall scored the match's only goal in the 38th minute, his fourth of the season, with Anders Bordoy and Pablo Portero credited with the assist.
- Jack Moxom turned in his fourth clean sheet of the season, stopping all four shots he faced.
- Pitt out-shot Louisville, 11-7, and held a 6-4 edge in shots on goal, while winning the corner-kick battle, 7-3.
SCOUTING THE ORANGE
- Syracuse enters Friday at 7-3 overall (1-2 ACC), with both ACC losses coming against Boston College and Clemson.
- The Orange have scored 21 goals through 10 matches (2.1 per game) while allowing seven (0.7 per game), averaging 17.6 shots per match with 22 assists on the season.
- Syracuse head coach Ian McIntyre, in his 17th season leading the Orange, carries a career record of 262-174-85.
WHERE TO WATCH
Fans can catch the action on ACCNX, with live stats available at linktr.ee/pitt_msoc.
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