2018 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team

The 2018 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represented University of Pittsburgh during the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Panthers were led by head coach Jay Vidovich, in his third season. They played home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This was the team's 65th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 6th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2018 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2018 record8–10–1 (2–6–0 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Behonick (3rd season)
  • Rich Costanzo (2nd season)
Home stadiumAmbrose Urbanic Field
2018 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
No. 6 Wake Forest + 7 –1 –0  18 –3 –0
No. 16 Louisville ‡ 4 –2 –2  11 –5 –3
NC State + 2 –4 –2  10 –7 –3
Boston College 2 –5 –1  4 –8 –4
Syracuse + 1 –4 –3  7 –7 –4
Clemson 2 –6 –0  7 –9 –1
Coastal
No. 14 North Carolina + 6 –1 –0  14 –4 –1
No. 11 Duke + 5 –3 –0  11 –7 –2
No. 8 Notre Dame + 4 –3 –1  11 –7 –3
No. 15 Virginia + 3 –2 –2  10 –4 –3
No. 17 Virginia Tech + 3 –4 –1  11 –7 –3
Pittsburgh 2 –6 –0  8 –10 –1
As of December 11, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

Background
Main article: 2017 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team

The 2017 Pittsburgh men's soccer team finished the season with an 8–10–0 overall record and a 2–6–0 ACC record. The Panthers were seeded tenth–overall in the 2017 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they lost in the first round to Notre Dame.

The Panthers were not invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The Panthers had one player selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft: Pol Calvet, by Los Angeles FC.[1]

Player movement

Players leaving
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Will Marshall1GK5'6"152SeniorNorth Versailles, PAGraduated
Bryce Cregan2DF5'8"155SeniorDallastown, PAGraduated
Mauriq Hill4DF5'10"166 SeniorHamilton Parish, BERGraduated
Pol Calvet7DF5'7"160SeniorBarcelona, ESPDeclared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 24th overall by Los Angeles FC
Raj Kahlon11MF5'10"174SeniorOakville, CANGraduated
Kevin Angulo17FW6'0"177SeniorWoodridge, CANGraduated
Matt Bischoff19DF5'6"158SeniorFairport, NYGraduated
Robby Dambrot22DF6'2"170SeniorAkron, OHGraduated

Players arriving

Pittsburgh signed eight players in its 2018 recruiting class. Top Drawer Soccer ranked the class as 5th in the nation.[2]

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Rodrigo Almeida
MF
 BRAMontverde, FLSIMA Águilas[3]
Facundo Costantini
DF
 BRAMontverde, FLSIMA Águilas[4]
Jared Juleau
DF
 USAStamford, CTNew York Red Bulls[5]
Johan Penaranda
GK
 USALong Beach, NYNew York City FC Academy[6]
Nykolas Sessock
FW
 USAHolland, PAPhiladelphia Union[7]
Alec Townsend
DF
 USAWoodbridge, VAD.C. United[8]
Chandler Vaughn
DF
 USAWoodbridge, VAD.C. United[9]
Jackson Walti
MF
 USAMontverde, FLSIMA Águilas[10]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 13, 2018[11]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK  USA Johan Penaranda
1 GK  USA Alexander Steinbach
2 DF  CAN Peter Prescott
3 DF  ENG Tom Moxham
4 DF  USA Shane Wiedt
5 MF  AUS Joshua Gaspari
6 MF  ESP Javi Perez
8 MF  SEN Fiorre Mane
9 FW  UGA Edward Kizza
10 MF  BRA Marcony Pimentel
11 MF  BRA Rodrigo Almeida
12 DF  BRA Facundo Costantini
13 FW  USA Alexander Dexter
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  ESP Jose Luis Sena Arbona
16 DF  USA Nyk Sessock
17 MF  USA Alec Townsend
18 MF  USA Tim Townsend
19 DF  USA Chandler Vaughn
21 MF  USA Alex Peperak
22 DF  USA Robby Dambrot
23 DF  USA Craig Bair
24 MF   SUI Jackson Walti
25 DF  USA Chad Stout
27 DF  USA Anthony Harding
32 GK  USA Jacob Rooth

Team management
PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorHeather Lyke
Head CoachJay Vidovich
Assistant CoachMichael Behonick
Assistant CoachRich Costanzo
Volunteer Assistant CoachLukas Petersen

Source:[11]

Schedule

Source:[12]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 12*
7:00 pm		 No. RV Duquesne W 1–0[13]  –
(–)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
August 18*
7:00 pm		 No. RV at Penn State W 1–0[14]  –
(–)		 Jeffrey Field
State College, PA
Regular season
August 24*
8:00 pm		 No. RV No. 25 Colgate L 0–1  0–1–0
(0–0–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,138)
Pittsburgh, PA
August 27*
7:00 pm		 No. RV at Delaware W 6–1  1–1–0
(0–0–0)		 Stuart and Grant Stadium (265)
Newark, DE
September 1*
7:00 pm		 at No. 4 Akron L 0–1  1–2–0
(0–0–0)		 FirstEnergy Stadium (1,790)
Akron, OH
September 8
7:00 pm		 at No. 5 North Carolina L 1–2 2OT 1–3–0
(0–1–0)		 Koskinen Stadium (573)
Durham, NC
September 12*
11:00 am		 at VCU W 1–0  2–3–0
(0–1–0)		 Sports Backers Stadium (360)
Richmond, VA
September 18*
7:00 pm		 Detroit W 2–0  3–3–0
(0–1–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (401)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 21
7:00 pm		 at No. 6 Louisville L 0–1  3–4–0
(0–2–0)		 Lynn Stadium (1,604)
Louisville, KY
September 25
7:00 pm		 No. 12 NC State W 3–1  4–4–0
(1–2–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (254)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 28
7:00 pm		 No. 11 Virginia L 0–2  4–5–0
(1–3–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (710)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 2*
6:40 pm		 Columbia W 1–0  5–5–0
(1–3–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (352)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 5
7:00 pm		 Clemson W 2–1 2OT 6–5–0
(2–3–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (653)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 8*
7:00 pm		 Cleveland State L 3–4  6-6-0
(2-3-0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (351)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 12
5:00 pm		 at Virginia Tech L 1–3  6-7-0
(2-4-0)		 Thompson Field (834)
Blacksburg, VA
October 15*
7:00 pm		 Temple W 3–2  7-7-0
(2-4-0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (414)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 19
7:00 pm		 at No. 14 Duke L 1–3  7-8-0
(2-5-0)		 Koskinen Stadium (701)
Durham, NC
October 23*
7:00 pm		 at West Virginia
Backyard Brawl		 L 1–2  7-9-0
(2-5-0)		 Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium (737)
Morgantown, WV
October 26
7:00 pm		 No. 23 Notre Dame L 0–1  7-10-0
(2-6-0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field (409)
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Tournament
October 31
7:00 pm		 (11) at (6) No. 7 Virginia
First Round		 W 2–0  8-10-0
 Klöckner Stadium (510)
Charlottesville, VA
November 4
1:00 pm		 (11) at (3) No. 8 Duke
Quarterfinals		 T 0–0 (3–4 PKs) 2OT 8-10-1
 Koskinen Stadium (342)
Durham, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors
Recipient Award Date Ref.
Edward Kizza All-ACC First Team November 7, 2018 [15]
Javi Perez All-ACC Second Team
Chandler Vaughn All-ACC Freshman Team

2019 MLS Super Draft
Main article: 2019 MLS SuperDraft
PlayerTeamRoundPick #Position
Javi PerezLos Angeles FC364MF

Source:[16]

Rankings
Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2018 Top 25 coaches poll
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.
Poll Pre Wk
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15		 Wk
16		 Final
United Soccer[17] RV None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [18]

References
  1. "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.
  2. Mike Wilson (February 16, 2018). "Pitt soccer's 2018 recruiting class ranked fifth in nation". cardiachill.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  3. "Rodrigo Almeida". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  4. "Facundo Costantini". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  5. "Jared Juleau". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  6. "Johan Penaranda". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  7. "Nykolas Sessock". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  8. "Alec Townsend". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  9. "Chandler Vaughn". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  10. "Jackson Walti". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  11. "2018 Men's Soccer Roster". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  12. "2018 Men's Soccer Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  13. @Pitt_MSOC (August 12, 2018). "Final" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. @Pitt_MSOC (August 18, 2018). "Final" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. "Wake Forest Leads 2018 All-ACC Men's Soccer Honorees". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  16. "Perez Selected by LAFC in 2019 MLS SuperDraft". pittsburghpanthers.com. Pittsburgh Panthers Athletics. January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  17. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  18. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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