2017 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team

The 2017 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represents University of Pittsburgh during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Panthers are led by head coach Jay Vidovich, in his second season. They play home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This is the team's 64th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 5th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2017 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2017 record8–10–0 (2–6–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Behonick (2nd season)
  • Rich Costanzo (1st season)
Captains
  • Bryce Cregan
  • Javi Perez
Home stadiumAmbrose Urbanic Field
2017 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
No. 5 Wake Forest ‡ 7 –0 –1  19 –2 –2
No. 7 Louisville + 5 –2 –1  13 –2 –5
No. 17 Clemson + 4 –4 –0  12 –6 –1
NC State + 3 –3 –2  8 –6 –4
Boston College 1 –6 –1  6 –10 –1
Syracuse 0 –6 –2  6 –8 –4
Coastal
No. 4 North Carolina + 6 –1 –1  17 –4 –1
No. 13 Duke + 4 –3 –1  13 –4 –3
No. 19 Virginia + 3 –2 –3  13 –4 –5
No. 18 Notre Dame + 3 –3 –2  11 –7 –2
Virginia Tech + 3 –5 –0  10 –10 –0
Pittsburgh 2 –6 –0  8 –10 –0
As of December 13, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Roster

Updated August 28, 2017[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
00 GK  USA Mikal Outcalt
1 GK  USA Will Marshall
2 DF  USA Bryce Cregan (captain)
3 DF  ENG Tom Moxham
4 DF  BER Mauriq Hill
6 MF  ESP Javi Perez (captain)
7 MF  ESP Pol Calvet
8 MF  SEN Fiorre Mane
9 MF  AUS Joshua Gaspari
10 MF  BRA Marcony Pimentel
11 MF  CAN Raj Kahlon
12 FW  USA Colin Brezniak
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  USA Robby Dambrot
16 FW  USA Josh Coan
17 FW  CAN Kevin Angulo
18 MF  USA Tim Townsend
19 DF  USA Matt Bischoff
20 MF  USA Alec Anselmo
21 MF  USA Alex Peperak
22 MF  USA Quinn McNeil
23 DF  USA Craig Bair
25 DF  USA Chad Stout
32 GK  USA Jacob Rooth

Bryce Cregan and Javi Perez were named the team's captains on August 23, 2017.[2]

Coaching Staff
PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorHeather Lyke
Head CoachJay Vidovich
Assistant CoachMichael Behonick
Assistant CoachRich Costanzo
Volunteer Assistant CoachLukas Petersen

Source:[1]

Schedule

Source:[3]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 13*
4:00 pm		 at American W 4–1  –
(–)		 Reeves Field
Washington, DC
August 19*
7:00 pm		 VCU L 0–1  –
(–)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
Regular season
August 25*
7:00 pm		 at Ohio State
Bert & Iris Wolstein Classic		 L 0–1  0–1–0
(0-0-0)		 Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (1,400)
Columbus, OH
August 27*
4:00 pm		 vs. James Madison
Bert & Iris Wolstein Classic		 L 0–1  0–2–0
(0-0-0)		 Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (200)
Columbus, OH
September 1*
7:00 pm		 Longwood W 2–0  1–2–0
(0-0-0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (747)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 4*
7:00 pm		 at Loyola, MD W 1–0  2–2–0
(0-0-0)		 Ridley Athletic Complex (1,307)
Baltimore, MD
September 9
7:00 pm		 No. 10 North Carolina L 1–2  2–3–0
(0–1–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (571)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 16
7:30 pm		 at No. 4 Wake Forest L 0–2  2–4–0
(0–2–0)		 WakeMed Soccer Park (3,207)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 19*
7:00 pm		 Robert Morris W 2–1  3–4–0
(0–2–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (431)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 22
7:00 pm		 at No. 8 Clemson L 0–3  3–5–0
(0–3–0)		 Riggs Field (3,831)
Clemson, SC
September 26*
7:00 pm		 West Virginia
Backyard Brawl		 W 7–0  4–5–0
(0–3–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (456)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 29
7:00 pm		 No. 21 Syracuse W 2–1  5–5–0
(1–3–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (489)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 3*
7:00 pm		 at No. 14 Columbia W 1–0  6–5–0
(1–3–0)		 Rocco B. Commiso Soccer Stadium (157)
New York, NY
October 6
7:00 pm		 No. 19 Duke L 0–2  6–6–0
(1–4–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (623)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 10*
7:00 pm		 Penn State W 3–2 OT 7–6–0
(1–4–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (823)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 13
7:00 pm		 at No. 7 Notre Dame W 1–0  8–6–0
(2–4–0)		 Alumni Stadium (825)
South Bend, IN
October 20
7:00 pm		 at No. 10 Virginia L 1–2 2OT 8–7–0
(2–5–0)		 Klöckner Stadium (3,450)
Charlottesville, VA
October 24*
7:00 pm		 No. 14 Akron L 0–3  8–8–0
(2–5–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (707)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 27
7:00 pm		 Virginia Tech L 0–3  8–9–0
(2–6–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (905)
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Tournament
November 1
7:00 pm		 at No. 21 Notre Dame
First Round		 L 0–5  8–9–0
(2–6–0)		 Alumni Stadium (128)
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date Ref.
Bryce Cregan ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 2 [4]
Mauriq Hill ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 16 [5]
Javi Perez All ACC Second Team November 7 [6]
Pol Planellas All ACC Third Team [6]
Alexander Dexter All ACC Freshman Team [6]
Edward Kizza [6]

Rankings
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2017 Top 25 coaches poll
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
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United Soccer Coaches [7] RV RV None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [8]

MLS Draft

The following members of the 2017 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.[9]

PlayerRoundPickPositionMLS clubRef.
Pol Calvet224MFLos Angeles FC[10]

References
  1. "2017 Men's Soccer Roster". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  2. "Vidovich Announces 2017 Team Captains". PittsburghPanthers.com. Pitt Sports. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  3. "2017 Men's Soccer Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  4. "Twumasi and Cregan Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 2, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  5. "Campos and Hill Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
  6. "ACC Announces 2017 Men's Soccer Award Winners". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
  7. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. June 12, 2017. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  8. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.
  9. "2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  10. "Play Video LAFC Selects Pol Calvet Planellas with No. 24 Overall Pick". lafc.com. Los Angeles FC. January 19, 2018. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
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