Pitt Concludes Season at NC State

Oct. 26, 2016

PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh women’s soccer team will conclude the 2016 season Thursday evening, taking to Cary, N.C., for a 7 p.m. tilt with the Wolfpack of NC State.

The contest will be the final match of the 2016 season for the Panthers.

HOW TO FOLLOW

Live stats will be available here
The game can be seen live on the ACC Network Extra via WatchESPN and the WatchESPN app

LEADING OFF

Pitt (2-14-1, 1-8-0 ACC) travels to Cary, N.C., for a 7 p.m. meeting with the Wolfpack of NC State (9-7-1, 3-5-1 ACC)
The contest will close out the 2016 season for the Panthers
Pitt is coming off of a 2-0 loss at the hands of Duke on Sunday afternoon as the team celebrated Senior Day at Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pitt’s last ACC victory came on Oct. 9 when it knocked off Miami 1-0 in double overtime

SCOUTING NC STATE

Receiving votes in the latest NSCAA Poll, the Wolfpack have struggled lately, currently in the midst of a four-game losing streak
With a tough stretch of four games against top-20 opponents, NC State has fallen to then ninth-ranked Duke, formerly ninth-ranked Florida State, then eighth-ranked Virginia and most recently then 17th-ranked Clemson
NC State’s last win came on Oct. 2 when it knocked off Boston College on the road by a score of 1-0
Tziarra King leads the Wolfpack offense with 15 points, netting seven goals and one assist, while teammates Jackie Stengel (5 G, 1 A), Kia Rankin (4 G, 3 A), and Ricarda Walkling (3 G, 5 A) each boast 11 points
Keeper Sydney Wootten has earned the decision in each of the Wolfpack’s 17 contests, recording a 1.13 GAA and a .776 save percentage

SERIES WITH NC STATE

This will be the fifth meeting all-time between the two programs in a series dating back to the 2010 season
Pitt and NC State are tied at 2-2-0 all-time, as Pitt has earned two-straight victories over its ACC opponent
NC State claimed a 1-0 decision in the teams’ first ACC meeting, before Pitt knocked off the Wolfpack 3-0 and 2-0 in 2014 and 2015

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Pitt Concludes Season at NC State

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