Sunday, October 22
Tallahassee, Fla.
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Panthers Cap Road Trip with Visit to No. 18 Florida State
10/21/2017 2:24:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Pitt, Seminoles Square off Sunday Afternoon
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh women's soccer team will conclude its two-game road trip in the Sunshine State Sunday afternoon, visiting No. 18 Florida State at the Seminole Soccer Complex.
Action between the two teams is set to get underway at 1 p.m.
HOW TO FOLLOW
THE MATCH
Pitt (3-10-3, 0-7-1 ACC) wraps up the road portion of the 2017 regular season, making a visit to No. 18 Florida State Sunday afternoon. The Panthers are coming off a 3-0 loss at Miami Thursday evening in the first of its two-game road trip in the Sunshine State.
On the season, Taylor Pryce paces the Panther offense, having scored four goals, adding three assists. Mikayla Schmidt (2 G), Vildan Kardesler (1 G, 2 A), Seyla Perez (1 G, 1A), Christiana Davey (1 G, 1 A), Bel Van Noorden (2 A), Juelle Love (1 G) and Ashley Moreira (1 G) have all aided the Pitt offensive line.
In net, Katelyn McEachern has earned the start in all but two outings, tallying 1172:08 minutes on the year. She has allowed 22 goals and recorded 69 stops. Fellow redshirt freshman keeper Amaia Pena has seen work in five games, tallying two starts, including Thursday's visit to Miami, recording 335:00 minutes, allowing 10 goals and making 17 stops.
SCOUTING FLORIDA STATE
Florida State (10-5-0, 4-4-0 ACC) enters the game as the nation's 18th ranked team. Despite the strong season, the Seminoles have suffered back-to-back losses and three straight defeats in conference play. Florida State's last victory came in a 2-0 shutout win over No. 10 Florida on Oct. 12, while it's last conference win came on Oct. 5 in a 3-0 shutout win over Boston College. The Seminoles have fallen to Notre Dame, No. 22 Wake Forest and No. 4 Duke in its last three ACC outings.
Offensively, Deyna Castellanos has been electric for the Seminoles, having tallied 14 goals on the season, adding two assists for an outstanding 30 points. As a team, Florida State has recorded 31 goals, with 10 different Seminoles getting in on the action. Dallas Dorosy also significantly contributes to the Florida State front line, having scored five goals, adding a pair of assists.
In net, Cassie Miller is the only keeper who has seen action for Florida State, starting all 15 games, allowing just 15 goals and recorded 40 saves. She has played in a total of 1350:00 minutes.
THE SERIES
This will be the fifth all-time meeting between the two teams in a series dating back to the 2013 season. Florida State owns a 4-0-0 all-time advantage, including a mark of 2-0-0 in Tallahassee, Fla.
Last season, the Seminoles downed the Panthers 2-0 at Ambrose Urbanic Field. In Pitt's last visit to Tallahassee, Fla., the then second-ranked Seminoles captured a 6-0 victory en route to an ACC title.
MCEACHERN EARNS ACC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK TITLE
Redshirt freshman keeper Katelyn McEachern was named the ACC's Defensive Player of the Week on Aug. 22 after tallying a pair of back-to-back shutouts in her collegiate debut. The rookie recorded eight saves in wins over Hofstra and Duquesne and has yet to allow a goal on the season. McEachern played the entirety of both games, tallying 190:42 minutes.
The league honor is the first for a Panther since Taylor Pryce was named the ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 29, 2015 after scoring game winning goals against Wake Forest and Louisville.
RETURNING TALENT
Pitt's 2017 squad gets a boost, as both Ashley Moreira and Taylor Pryce will return to the starting lineups, after missing the 2016 season. Both members of the U-20 Canadian National Team, the duo will look to bolster a squad that struggled to find the back of the next last year. Pryce tallied six goals, two of which were game winners, in 2015, adding four in 2014. Moreira, a midfielder, scored once, adding two assists in 2015; additionally, she recorded three helpers in her freshman campaign in 2014.
Two of the team's top-three leaders in minutes played will return from the 2016 season, with Alli Higgs (1581) and Sarah Krause (1479) set to lace up with the starting squad.
FRESH FACES
The 2017 team will debut some fresh faces, led by redshirt freshman goalkeeper Katelyn McEachern, the first new keeper since the 2014 season, as 2016 alum Taylor Francis had held down the position for 50 consecutive matches. As a whole, the Panthers welcome nine new faces with freshmen Alexis Bengel, Kendall Higgs, Juelle Love, Vildan Kardesler, Jess McCoppin, Shana Hardin, Aideen O'Donoghue and Kylie Olexa; and transfer Megan Herr.
MEET YOUR CAPTAINS
A trio of Canadians will lead the way for the 2017 Pitt women's soccer season, as redshirt junior Taylor Pryce and seniors Ashley Moreira and Emma Pozzulo will captain the squad. Both Pryce and Moreira will serve as first-year captains, while Pozzulo gets her third season as a captain underway.
THE SCHEDULE
The regular season will get underway at the Petersen Sports Complex on Aug. 18 as the Panthers welcome Hofstra, before taking to the road for three-straight away battles with Duquesne (Aug. 20), Cincinnati (Aug. 24) and Xavier (Aug. 27). The Panthers will close out the month on Aug. 30, welcoming Detroit.
Illinois State visits Sept. 3, as Pitt will travel to Kent State (Sept. 7) and Nebraska (Sept. 10) before ACC play gets underway. A Sept. 15 visit to Wake Forest gets league play going, as Pitt will host Virginia Tech (Sept. 21) and travel to Duke (Sept. 24) to wrap up September action.
Three consecutive home games follow as the Panthers host perennial powerhouse Virginia (Oct. 1), followed by Syracuse (Oct. 5) and NC State (Oct. 8). A trip to Louisville (Oct. 13) will follow, with visits to Miami (Oct. 19) and Florida State (Oct. 22) wrapping up regular season road play. The 2017 regular season will come to a close on Oct. 26 when the Panthers host Boston College.
UP NEXT
The regular season will come to an end on Oct. 26 as Pitt hosts Boston College.
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Action between the two teams is set to get underway at 1 p.m.
HOW TO FOLLOW
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THE MATCH
Pitt (3-10-3, 0-7-1 ACC) wraps up the road portion of the 2017 regular season, making a visit to No. 18 Florida State Sunday afternoon. The Panthers are coming off a 3-0 loss at Miami Thursday evening in the first of its two-game road trip in the Sunshine State.
On the season, Taylor Pryce paces the Panther offense, having scored four goals, adding three assists. Mikayla Schmidt (2 G), Vildan Kardesler (1 G, 2 A), Seyla Perez (1 G, 1A), Christiana Davey (1 G, 1 A), Bel Van Noorden (2 A), Juelle Love (1 G) and Ashley Moreira (1 G) have all aided the Pitt offensive line.
In net, Katelyn McEachern has earned the start in all but two outings, tallying 1172:08 minutes on the year. She has allowed 22 goals and recorded 69 stops. Fellow redshirt freshman keeper Amaia Pena has seen work in five games, tallying two starts, including Thursday's visit to Miami, recording 335:00 minutes, allowing 10 goals and making 17 stops.
SCOUTING FLORIDA STATE
Florida State (10-5-0, 4-4-0 ACC) enters the game as the nation's 18th ranked team. Despite the strong season, the Seminoles have suffered back-to-back losses and three straight defeats in conference play. Florida State's last victory came in a 2-0 shutout win over No. 10 Florida on Oct. 12, while it's last conference win came on Oct. 5 in a 3-0 shutout win over Boston College. The Seminoles have fallen to Notre Dame, No. 22 Wake Forest and No. 4 Duke in its last three ACC outings.
Offensively, Deyna Castellanos has been electric for the Seminoles, having tallied 14 goals on the season, adding two assists for an outstanding 30 points. As a team, Florida State has recorded 31 goals, with 10 different Seminoles getting in on the action. Dallas Dorosy also significantly contributes to the Florida State front line, having scored five goals, adding a pair of assists.
In net, Cassie Miller is the only keeper who has seen action for Florida State, starting all 15 games, allowing just 15 goals and recorded 40 saves. She has played in a total of 1350:00 minutes.
THE SERIES
This will be the fifth all-time meeting between the two teams in a series dating back to the 2013 season. Florida State owns a 4-0-0 all-time advantage, including a mark of 2-0-0 in Tallahassee, Fla.
Last season, the Seminoles downed the Panthers 2-0 at Ambrose Urbanic Field. In Pitt's last visit to Tallahassee, Fla., the then second-ranked Seminoles captured a 6-0 victory en route to an ACC title.
MCEACHERN EARNS ACC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK TITLE
Redshirt freshman keeper Katelyn McEachern was named the ACC's Defensive Player of the Week on Aug. 22 after tallying a pair of back-to-back shutouts in her collegiate debut. The rookie recorded eight saves in wins over Hofstra and Duquesne and has yet to allow a goal on the season. McEachern played the entirety of both games, tallying 190:42 minutes.
The league honor is the first for a Panther since Taylor Pryce was named the ACC Co-Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 29, 2015 after scoring game winning goals against Wake Forest and Louisville.
RETURNING TALENT
Pitt's 2017 squad gets a boost, as both Ashley Moreira and Taylor Pryce will return to the starting lineups, after missing the 2016 season. Both members of the U-20 Canadian National Team, the duo will look to bolster a squad that struggled to find the back of the next last year. Pryce tallied six goals, two of which were game winners, in 2015, adding four in 2014. Moreira, a midfielder, scored once, adding two assists in 2015; additionally, she recorded three helpers in her freshman campaign in 2014.
Two of the team's top-three leaders in minutes played will return from the 2016 season, with Alli Higgs (1581) and Sarah Krause (1479) set to lace up with the starting squad.
FRESH FACES
The 2017 team will debut some fresh faces, led by redshirt freshman goalkeeper Katelyn McEachern, the first new keeper since the 2014 season, as 2016 alum Taylor Francis had held down the position for 50 consecutive matches. As a whole, the Panthers welcome nine new faces with freshmen Alexis Bengel, Kendall Higgs, Juelle Love, Vildan Kardesler, Jess McCoppin, Shana Hardin, Aideen O'Donoghue and Kylie Olexa; and transfer Megan Herr.
MEET YOUR CAPTAINS
A trio of Canadians will lead the way for the 2017 Pitt women's soccer season, as redshirt junior Taylor Pryce and seniors Ashley Moreira and Emma Pozzulo will captain the squad. Both Pryce and Moreira will serve as first-year captains, while Pozzulo gets her third season as a captain underway.
THE SCHEDULE
The regular season will get underway at the Petersen Sports Complex on Aug. 18 as the Panthers welcome Hofstra, before taking to the road for three-straight away battles with Duquesne (Aug. 20), Cincinnati (Aug. 24) and Xavier (Aug. 27). The Panthers will close out the month on Aug. 30, welcoming Detroit.
Illinois State visits Sept. 3, as Pitt will travel to Kent State (Sept. 7) and Nebraska (Sept. 10) before ACC play gets underway. A Sept. 15 visit to Wake Forest gets league play going, as Pitt will host Virginia Tech (Sept. 21) and travel to Duke (Sept. 24) to wrap up September action.
Three consecutive home games follow as the Panthers host perennial powerhouse Virginia (Oct. 1), followed by Syracuse (Oct. 5) and NC State (Oct. 8). A trip to Louisville (Oct. 13) will follow, with visits to Miami (Oct. 19) and Florida State (Oct. 22) wrapping up regular season road play. The 2017 regular season will come to a close on Oct. 26 when the Panthers host Boston College.
UP NEXT
The regular season will come to an end on Oct. 26 as Pitt hosts Boston College.
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