Panthers Face Tough Test at No. 8 Virginia

Oct. 5, 2016

PITTSBURGH -- The University of Pittsburgh women's soccer team hits the road Thursday evening, traveling to Charlottesville, Va., for a 7 p.m. meeting with the eighth-ranked Virginia Cavaliers.

The Panthers will face off with their third consecutive nationally ranked opponent as Pitt has dueled with the nation's 24th-ranked and second-ranked squads, respectively, leading into Thursday's match.

HOW TO FOLLOW

Live stats will be available via Gametracker
The contest can also be seen live on the ACC Network Extra via WatchESPN or the WatchESPN App

LEADING OFF

Pitt (1-10-1, 0-4-0 ACC) will hit the road to battle with its third consecutive ranked opponent, traveling to Charlottesville, Va., for a 7 p.m. meeting with No. 8 Virginia (8-2-2, 1-1-2 ACC)
The Panthers enter the afternoon after a 2-0 setback against then second-ranked Florida State at Ambrose Urbanic Field on Saturday
Pitt is in search of its first ACC victory of the season as it has fallen in the previous four conference outings to open 2016 league play

SCOUTING VIRGINIA

The Cavaliers have competed to 1-1 overtime draws in each of their last two games after opening league play with a 2-0 decision over Virginia Tech and a 2-1 loss at the hands of Miami
Virginia opened the season on a seven-game win-streak before falling to Georgetown on Sept. 11 for its first loss of the year
The stingy Virginia defense has allowed just seven goals all season and just two in the final 40 minutes of play, however four of those goals have come in ACC play in the last four outings
Veronica Latsko leads the Cavalier offense with seven goals and three assists for 17 total points, while Alexis Shaffer has netted five goals
Keeper Morgan Stearns has earned the start in each of Virginia's 12 games this season, playing in 1074:41 total minutes to record a 0.59 GAA

SERIES WITH VIRGINIA

This will be the fourth meeting between the two squads in a series dating back to the 2013 season when the Panthers joined the ACC
Virginia holds the 3-0-0 all-time advantage and has outscored the Panthers 15-2 in the last three games
Pitt was shutout 6-0 at home last season against the Cavaliers and 6-1 in the last battle at Virginia

UP NEXT

The Panthers will return home on Sunday, squaring off with Miami (FL) in a 1 p.m. matchup from Ambrose Urbanic Field
Pitt will hit the road the following week, traveling to Syracuse on Sunday, Oct. 16 in a 1 p.m. battle with the Orange

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Panthers Face Tough Test at No. 8 Virginia

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