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.
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
2018 record | 8–10–1 (2–6–0 ACC) |
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Home stadium | Ambrose Urbanic Field |
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Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source:The ACC |
Background
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
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Will Marshall | 1 | GK | 5'6" | 152 | Senior | North Versailles, PA | Graduated |
Bryce Cregan | 2 | DF | 5'8" | 155 | Senior | Dallastown, PA | Graduated |
Mauriq Hill | 4 | DF | 5'10" | 166 | ![]() | Hamilton Parish, BER | Graduated |
Pol Calvet | 7 | DF | 5'7" | 160 | Senior | Barcelona, ESP | Declared for 2018 MLS SuperDraft; selected 24th overall by Los Angeles FC |
Raj Kahlon | 11 | MF | 5'10" | 174 | Senior | Oakville, CAN | Graduated |
Kevin Angulo | 17 | FW | 6'0" | 177 | Senior | Woodridge, CAN | Graduated |
Matt Bischoff | 19 | DF | 5'6" | 158 | Senior | Fairport, NY | Graduated |
Robby Dambrot | 22 | DF | 6'2" | 170 | Senior | Akron, OH | Graduated |
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 |
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Rodrigo Almeida MF | ![]() | Montverde, FL | SIMA Águilas | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Facundo Costantini DF | ![]() | Montverde, FL | SIMA Águilas | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jared Juleau DF | ![]() | Stamford, CT | New York Red Bulls | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Johan Penaranda GK | ![]() | Long Beach, NY | New York City FC Academy | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Nykolas Sessock FW | ![]() | Holland, PA | Philadelphia Union | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Alec Townsend DF | ![]() | Woodbridge, VA | D.C. United | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chandler Vaughn DF | ![]() | Woodbridge, VA | D.C. United | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Jackson Walti MF | ![]() | Montverde, FL | SIMA Águilas | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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.
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Team management
Position | Staff |
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Athletic Director | Heather Lyke |
Head Coach | Jay Vidovich |
Assistant Coach | Michael Behonick |
Assistant Coach | Rich Costanzo |
Volunteer Assistant Coach | Lukas Petersen |
Source:[11]
Schedule
Source:[12]
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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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. |
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Edward Kizza | All-ACC First Team | November 7, 2018 | [15] |
Javi Perez | All-ACC Second Team | ||
Chandler Vaughn | All-ACC Freshman Team |
Rankings
Poll | Pre | Wk 1 |
Wk 2 |
Wk 3 |
Wk 4 |
Wk 5 |
Wk 6 |
Wk 7 |
Wk 8 |
Wk 9 |
Wk 10 |
Wk 11 |
Wk 12 |
Wk 13 |
Wk 14 |
Wk 15 |
Wk 16 |
Final |
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United Soccer[17] | RV | None Released | ||||||||||||||||
TopDrawer Soccer [18] |
References
- "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.
- Mike Wilson (February 16, 2018). "Pitt soccer's 2018 recruiting class ranked fifth in nation". cardiachill.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- "Rodrigo Almeida". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- "Facundo Costantini". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- "Jared Juleau". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- "Johan Penaranda". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- "Nykolas Sessock". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- "Alec Townsend". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- "Chandler Vaughn". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- "Jackson Walti". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- "2018 Men's Soccer Roster". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- "2018 Men's Soccer Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- @Pitt_MSOC (August 12, 2018). "Final" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- @Pitt_MSOC (August 18, 2018). "Final" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "Wake Forest Leads 2018 All-ACC Men's Soccer Honorees". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- "Perez Selected by LAFC in 2019 MLS SuperDraft". pittsburghpanthers.com. Pittsburgh Panthers Athletics. January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2018.