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Panthers Kick Off Three-Game Road Trip at Kent State
9/6/2017 3:45:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Pitt Looks to Rebound at Golden Flashes
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh women's soccer team hits the road, traveling to Kent, Ohio for the first of a three-game road trip on Thursday.
The Panthers will face off with the Golden Flashes of Kent State in a 7 p.m. tilt.
HOW TO FOLLOW
THE MATCH
The Panthers open up a three-game road trip with a stop at Kent State, taking on the Golden Flashes in a 7 p.m. meeting. Pitt (3-1-2) enters the game after suffering its first loss of the season, a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Illinois State Sunday afternoon at Ambrose Urbanic Field.
In Sunday's game, Illinois State out-shot Pitt 12-10 as Sarah Krause led the Panther offense with three shots, two on goal. Taylor Pryce is pacing the offense on the season, with three goals and two assists. Vildan Kardesler, Seyla Perez, Mikayla Schmidt, Juelle Love and Christiana Davey have all recorded a goal, as Kardesler adds a pair of assists.
Keeper Katelyn McEachern earned her sixth consecutive start on Sunday, playing in all 90 minutes, making seven saves, allowing just the one goal. She is 3-1-1 on the season, having recorded 30 saves and surrendering five goals.
SCOUTING KENT STATE
Kent State (2-3-0) enters the contest after a 1-0 win over Florida Atlantic in the Florida Gulf Coast Tournament. The Golden Flashes opened the season with back-to-back losses to Purdue and Cleveland State before capturing a decisive 4-0 victory over St. Bonaventure. In the opening game of the FGCU Tournament, Kent State dropped a 2-0 decision to the host team.
Cameron Shedenhelm leads the Golden Flashes offense with three goals, while Vital Kats adds a pair of goals and one assist. Hayden Pascoe also adds one goal.
Ashleah McDonald and Katie Kingsbury have split the time in goal, with each having recorded 225:00 minutes of play. McDonald has recorded 11 saves, allowing four goals, while Kingsburgy has made five stops, allowing two goals.
THE SERIES
This will be the seventh meeting between the two programs in a series dating back to the 2006 meeting. The Panthers own a 4-1-1 advantage all-time, including a 2-0-0 mark at Kent.
Last season, the two teams battled into double overtime as Kent State earned a 2-1 victory over the Panthers at Ambrose Urbanic Field for their first-ever win in the series.
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
Pitt will continue its road tilt, heading to nationally-ranked Nebraska on Saturday before opening ACC play the following week at Wake Forest.
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The Panthers will face off with the Golden Flashes of Kent State in a 7 p.m. tilt.
HOW TO FOLLOW
THE MATCH
The Panthers open up a three-game road trip with a stop at Kent State, taking on the Golden Flashes in a 7 p.m. meeting. Pitt (3-1-2) enters the game after suffering its first loss of the season, a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Illinois State Sunday afternoon at Ambrose Urbanic Field.
In Sunday's game, Illinois State out-shot Pitt 12-10 as Sarah Krause led the Panther offense with three shots, two on goal. Taylor Pryce is pacing the offense on the season, with three goals and two assists. Vildan Kardesler, Seyla Perez, Mikayla Schmidt, Juelle Love and Christiana Davey have all recorded a goal, as Kardesler adds a pair of assists.
Keeper Katelyn McEachern earned her sixth consecutive start on Sunday, playing in all 90 minutes, making seven saves, allowing just the one goal. She is 3-1-1 on the season, having recorded 30 saves and surrendering five goals.
SCOUTING KENT STATE
Kent State (2-3-0) enters the contest after a 1-0 win over Florida Atlantic in the Florida Gulf Coast Tournament. The Golden Flashes opened the season with back-to-back losses to Purdue and Cleveland State before capturing a decisive 4-0 victory over St. Bonaventure. In the opening game of the FGCU Tournament, Kent State dropped a 2-0 decision to the host team.
Cameron Shedenhelm leads the Golden Flashes offense with three goals, while Vital Kats adds a pair of goals and one assist. Hayden Pascoe also adds one goal.
Ashleah McDonald and Katie Kingsbury have split the time in goal, with each having recorded 225:00 minutes of play. McDonald has recorded 11 saves, allowing four goals, while Kingsburgy has made five stops, allowing two goals.
THE SERIES
This will be the seventh meeting between the two programs in a series dating back to the 2006 meeting. The Panthers own a 4-1-1 advantage all-time, including a 2-0-0 mark at Kent.
Last season, the two teams battled into double overtime as Kent State earned a 2-1 victory over the Panthers at Ambrose Urbanic Field for their first-ever win in the series.
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
Pitt will continue its road tilt, heading to nationally-ranked Nebraska on Saturday before opening ACC play the following week at Wake Forest.
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