2019 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team

The 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represents University of Pittsburgh during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Panthers are led by head coach Jay Vidovich, in his fourth season. They play home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This is the team's 66th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 7th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Pitt at Georgetown in the second round of the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament
2019 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches pollNo. RV
TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. RV
2019 record10–8–2 (4–3–1 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Behonick (4th season)
  • Rich Costanzo (3rd season)
Home stadiumAmbrose Urbanic Field
2019 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
No. 5 Clemson + 6 1 1  18 2 2
No. 3 Wake Forest + 6 2 0  16 5 2
NC State + 3 4 1  9 7 3
No. 20 Louisville + 3 4 1  10 8 2
Boston College + 2 4 2  9 6 3
Syracuse + 2 4 2  8 7 4
Coastal
No. 2 Virginia 6 1 1  21 1 2
Pittsburgh + 4 3 1  10 8 2
Notre Dame + 3 5 0  10 8 1
North Carolina 3 5 0  7 8 3
No. 13 Virginia Tech + 2 4 2  10 6 3
Duke 2 5 1  7 9 2
As of 17 December 2019; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

Pitt earned their first berth into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament since 1965.

Background

The 2018 Pittsburgh men's soccer team finished the season with an 8–10–1 overall record and a 2–6–0 ACC record. The Panthers were seeded elevnth–overall in the 2018 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament, where they upset Virginia in the first round before losing to Duke on penalties in the second round.

The Panthers were not invited to the 2018 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament. The Panthers had one player selected in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft: Javi Perez, by Los Angeles FC.[1]

Player movement

Players leaving

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Peter Prescott2DF6'4"180SeniorVancouver, WAGraduated
Tom Moxham3DF6'0"165SeniorPlymouth, EnglandGraduated
Shane Wiedt4DF6'3"180 SeniorAkron, OHGraduated
Joshua Gaspari5MF5'7"158 SeniorCanberra, AustraliaGraduated
Javi Perez6MF5'8"158SeniorValencia, SpainDeclared for 2019 MLS SuperDraft; selected 64th overall by Los Angeles FC
Robby Dambrot22DF6'1"166 SeniorAkron, OHGraduated
Craig Bair23DF5'6"155 SeniorBrecksville, OHGraduated

Players arriving

Name Nat. Hometown Club TDS Rating
Luke Mort
FW
 USAGreensburg, PAPittsburgh Riverhounds SC[2]
Veljko Petkovic
MF
 USARidgewood, NYNYCFC[3]

Squad

Roster

Updated August 20, 2019[4]

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  USA Nyk Sessock
3 DF  USA Chandler Vaughn
4 DF  USA Bryce Washington
5 DF  ESP Arturo Ordonez
6 MF  GER Lucas Cyriacus
7 MF  USA Braden Kline
8 MF  FRA Valentin Noel
9 FW  UGA Edward Kizza
11 MF  BRA Rodrigo Almeida
12 FW  ENG Josh Hesson
13 FW  USA Alexander Dexter
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  ESP Sito Sena
15 FW  USA Luke Mort
17 MF  USA Alec Townsend
18 MF  USA Tim Townsend
19 MF  SRB Veljko Petkovic
20 MF  USA Matt Bailey
21 MF  USA Alex Peperak
22 DF  USA Sebastian Serpa
24 MF   SUI Jackson Walti
25 DF  USA Chad Stout
27 DF  USA Anthony Harding
28 DF  USA Tim Ekopne
32 GK  USA Arie Ammann

Team management

PositionStaff
Athletic DirectorHeather Lyke
Head CoachJay Vidovich
Assistant CoachMichael Behonick
Assistant CoachRich Costanzo

Source:[4]

Schedule

Source:[5]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
August 17*
7:00 p.m.
Duquesne W 5–0[6] 
(–)
Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
August 23*
5:00 p.m.
at No. 17 James Madison W 1–0[7] 
(–)
Sentara Park
Harrisonburg, VA
Regular season
August 30*
8:00 p.m.
at No. 2 Indiana
Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic
L 2–3 2OT 0–1–0
(0–0–0)
Bill Armstrong Stadium (2,847)
Bloomington, IN
September 1*
5:00 p.m.
vs. Northwestern
Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic
L 0–1  0–2–0
(0–0–0)
Bill Armstrong Stadium (0)
Bloomington, IN
September 6*
7:30 p.m.
Liberty W 3–0  1–2–0
(0–0–0)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (906)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 9*
7:00 p.m.
Delaware T 3–3 2OT 1–2–1
(0–0–0)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (309)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 13
7:00 p.m.
No. 1 Wake Forest L 0–2  1–3–1
(0–1–0)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (913)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 16*
7:00 p.m.
Akron W 1–0  2–3–1
(0–1–0)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (576)
Pittsburgh, PA
September 20
5:00 p.m.
at Boston College W 2–0  3–3–1
(1–1–0)
Newton Soccer Complex (344)
Chestnut Hill, MA
September 27
7:00 p.m.
at Syracuse T 1–1 2OT 3–3–2
(1–1–1)
SU Soccer Stadium (1,706)
Syracuse, NY
September 30*
7:00 p.m.
Denver W 3–2 2OT 4–3–2
(1–1–1)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (279)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 4
7:00 p.m.
No. 20 North Carolina L 1–2  4–4–2
(1–2–1)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (704)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 7*
7:00 p.m.
Howard W 6–0  5–4–2
(1–2–1)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (207)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 11
7:00 p.m.
No. 22 Virginia Tech W 3–1  6–4–2
(2–2–1)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (621)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 15*
7:00 p.m.
at Penn State L 1–3  6–5–2
(2–2–1)
Jeffrey Field (509)
State College, PA
October 18
7:00 p.m.
at No. 1 Virginia W 2–0  7–5–2
(3–2–1)
Klöckner Stadium (3,201)
Charlottesville, VA
October 25
7:00 p.m.
Duke W 4–3  8–5–2
(4–2–1)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (875)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 1
7:00 p.m.
at Notre Dame L 0–1  8–6–2
(4–3–1)
Alumni Stadium (584)
South Bend, IN
ACC Tournament
November 10
3:00 p.m.
(4) (5) NC State
Quarterfinals
W 2–1 OT 9–6–2
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,010)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 13
6:00 p.m.
(4) No. 25 at (1) No. 1 Clemson
Semifinals
L 0–1  9–7–2
Riggs Field (1,573)
Clemson, SC
NCAA Tournament
November 21
7:00 p.m.
Lehigh
First Round
W 2–0  10–7–2
Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,321)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 24
12:00 p.m.
at (3) No. 2 Georgetown
Second Round
L 0–5  10–8–2
Shaw Field (1,497)
Washington, D.C.
*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 13, 2019 [8]
Veljko Petkovic All-ACC Third Team
Sito Sena
Valentin Noel All-ACC Freshman Team
Arturo Ordonez
Veljko Petkovic
Edward Kizza All-ACC Tournament Team November 17, 2019 [9]
Arturo Ordonez


Rankings

Ranking movement
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Final
United Soccer[10] RV RV RV 25 RV None Released RV
TopDrawer Soccer [11] RV RV RV RV RV

References

  1. "Perez Selected by LAFC in 2019 MLS SuperDraft". pittsburghpanthers.com. Pittsburgh Panthers Athletics. January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  2. "Luke Mort". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  3. "Veljko Petkovic". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  4. "2019 Men's Soccer Roster". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  5. "2019 Men's Soccer Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  6. @Pitt_MSOC (August 17, 2019). "Good first test. 👍 Goals: Kizza ➡️ 2 Stout ➡️ 2 Dexter ➡️ 1 Assists: Hesson ➡️ 2 Bailey ➡️ 2 Almeida ➡️ 1 #H2P" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  7. @Pitt_MSOC (August 23, 2019). "That's a wrap on preseason play. 👏 Jackson Walti's goal in the second half via Valentin Noel's assist gives the Panthers a 1-0 win over #17 JMU. #H2P" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  8. "2019 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2019.
  9. "Virginia Wins 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 17, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  10. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. December 17, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
  11. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
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