2018 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team

2018 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2018 record 6–7-0 (2–4–0 ACC)
Head coach Jay Vidovich (3rd season)
Assistant coach Michael Behonick (3rd season)
Assistant coach Rich Costanzo (2nd season)
Home stadium Ambrose Urbanic Field
2018 ACC men's soccer standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Atlantic
#2 Wake Forest 5 –1 –0  13 –1 –0
#11 Louisville 3 –1 –2  7 –2 –3
NC State 2 –3 –1  8 –3 –2
Boston College 2 –3 –0  4 –3 –3
#24 Syracuse 1 –3 –1  6 –4 –2
Clemson 0 –5 –0  5 –6 –1
Coastal
#1 North Carolina 4 –1 –0  9 –2 –1
#14 Virginia 3 –1 –1  8 –1 –2
#17 Duke 3 –2 –0  8 –3 –1
Virginia Tech 2 –3 –1  7 –4 –2
#9 Notre Dame 2 –2 –0  6 –4 –1
Pittsburgh 2 –4 –0  6 –7 –0
As of October 13, 2018; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches
Source:The ACC

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

Background

The 2017 Pittsburgh men's soccer team finished the season with a 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, VADC United[8]
Chandler Vaughn
DF
 USAWoodbridge, VADC 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. Position Player
0 United States GK Johan Penaranda
1 United States GK Alexander Steinbach
2 Canada DF Peter Prescott
3 England DF Tom Moxham
4 United States DF Shane Wiedt
5 Australia MF Joshua Gaspari
6 Spain MF Javi Perez
8 Senegal MF Fiorre Mane
9 Uganda FW Edward Kizza
10 Brazil MF Marcony Pimentel
11 Brazil MF Rodrigo Almeida
12 Brazil DF Facundo Costantini
13 United States FW Alexander Dexter
No. Position Player
14 Spain DF Jose Luis Sena Arbona
16 United States DF Nyk Sessock
17 United States MF Alec Townsend
18 United States MF Tim Townsend
19 United States DF Chandler Vaughn
21 United States MF Alex Peperak
22 United States DF Robby Dambrot
23 United States DF Craig Bair
24 Switzerland MF Jackson Walti
25 United States DF Chad Stout
27 United States DF Anthony Harding
32 United States GK 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    0–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
October 19
7:00 PM		 at Duke    0–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Koskinen Stadium
Durham, NC
October 24*
7:00 PM		 at West Virginia
Backyard Brawl		    0–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium
Morgantown, WV
October 26
7:00 PM		 Notre Dame    0–0–0
(0–0–0)		 Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches.

Awards and honors

Recipient Award Date Ref.

2019 MLS Super Draft

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Rankings

Ranking movement
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United Soccer[15] RV None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [16]

References

  1. ↑ "Play Video LAFC Selects Pol Calvet Planellas with No. 24 Overall Pick". lafc.com. Los Angeles FC. January 19, 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. 1 2 "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. ↑ "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  16. ↑ "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
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