Aug. 27, 2006
Box Score
MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--Fairfield handed the Pitt men's soccer team a 2-1 defeat Sunday in the West Virginia Shootout at Dick Dlesk Stadium. The contest marked Pitt's second in the WVU Shootout. Pitt drops to 0-2-0 overall while Fairfield improves to 1-1-0 on young season
Two Panthers--
Steve Cavalier and
Matt Baker--earned all-classic honors.
Fairfield's Steve Desmond scored both of the Stags' goals in the second half to seal the victory. Trailing 1-0, Desmond headed in an unassisted ball to tie the score at 1-1 in the 47th minute. In the 54th minute, Desmond took a pass from David Piedrahita and finished a shot into the side net for the game winner
Pitt claimed a 1-0 lead in the game's 20th minute when Fairfield scored on itself
Fairfield outshot Pitt 11-5 and had seven shots in the second half. After an ejection, Fairfield played with only 10 players for the game's final 24 minutes.
SCORING SUMMARY
Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium, West Virginia University Shootout
Fairfield 0 2 2
Pitt 1 0 1
SCORING SUMMARY
Pitt: Fairfield scored on itself
Fairfield: Steve Desmond (unassisted), 46:16
Fairfield: Steve Desmond (unassisted), 53:30
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