Sunday, October 7
Pittsburgh, Pa.
1 PM
Pitt
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Clemson
Panthers Welcome Clemson for #PittRetro Game
10/6/2018 3:47:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Pitt, Clemson Set for Sunday Afternoon Meeting
PITTSBURGH – The University of Pittsburgh women's soccer team wraps up its weekend Sunday, hosting ACC opponent Clemson at Ambrose Urbanic Field.
The Panthers and Tigers are set for a 1 p.m. kickoff. The game will be the final in a week of #PittRetro games that saw both men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball and football sport throwback uniforms.
HOW TO FOLLOW
THE MATCHUP
Pitt (4-7-1, 0-5-0 ACC) closes out its weekend, hosting Clemson (8-5-0, 3-2-0 ACC) in its #PittRetro game. The Panthers enter Sunday's action coming off a tough 3-2 loss to Miami Thursday evening in which the Panthers saw a 2-0 lead erased in the second half. Redshirt senior Ashley Moreira and sophomore Aideen O'Donoghue netted goals for the Panthers in the opening half as Pitt snapped a four-game scoring drought.
On the season, Anna Rico leads the offense with three goals, followed by O'Donoghue, Moreira and Madeline Gravante, who have each netted two apiece. Pitt has tallied 11 goals on the season as six different Panthers have found the back of the net.
The Panthers have seen a split in time at goalkeeper in recent games, as redshirt sophomore Amaia Pena and freshman Katherine Robinson compete for a starting role. On the season, Pena has seen the start in eight games, tallying 46 saves and a .730 save percentage. Robinson has made the start in four games, seeing action in six, tallying 22 saves and a .688 save percentage.
SCOUTING CLEMSON
Clemson is fresh off an upset victory over No. 10 Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla., as the Tigers downed the powerhouse Seminoles 1-0 Thursday evening. The win snapped a two-game losing skid and pushed the Tigers over the .500 mark in conference action.
The Tigers have been dominant on offense in the 2018 campaign, outscoring opponents 20-10 in 13 games. Both Miranda Weslake and Mariana Speckmaier have each scored six times on the season as eight Tigers have tallied at least one goal on the year.
Junior keeper Sandy Maciver has seen a majority of the time in net this season, tallying 828:49 minutes in nine games. Maciver has made 25 saves on the season and owns a 0.65 goals against average and .806 save percentage.
THE SERIES WITH CLEMSON
This will be the fourth all-time meeting between the two teams in a series dating back to the 2013 season when the Panthers joined the ACC. The Tigers own a 3-0-0 all-time advantage including a mark of 1-0 in Pittsburgh.
In the last meeting, the Tigers earned a 2-0 victory on their home turf. The last meeting in Pittsburgh saw a then 20th-ranked Clemson team capture a 2-1 win.
TOUGH BOUTS
Of the remaining five games on Pitt's schedule, three will be against nationally-ranked teams. Of those three teams ranked nationally, all three rank in the top-15 and a pair check in in the top-10.
FRESHMEN FOOTING THE LOAD
First year players have made quite the impact for the Panthers in 2018, as the freshmen have tallied six of the team's 11 goals this year. A pair of freshmen in Anna Rico (3) and Madeline Gravante (2) are two of only four Panthers to have tallied multiple goals on the season.
RPI WATCH
The Panthers check in at No. 117 in the most recent RPI rankings. Of Pitt's remaining six games, four teams rank in the top 40 – Florida State (5), Virginia (17), Boston College (21) and Notre Dame (33).
MILESTONE 400
Head coach Randy Waldrum reached a career milestone in the team's season opener against Ohio, as he secured his 400th career victory. The win was the first for Waldrum as the Panther head coach as he is now the ninth winningest head coach in NCAA Division I
women's soccer history.
THE WALDRUM ERA
The season marks the beginning of the Randy Waldrum era as the first-year head coach and his staff begin their inaugural year with the Panthers. Waldrum is the fourth head coach in program history, bringing national experience to the Panthers' program.
Waldrum saw unprecedented success in his tenure at the helm of the perennial powerhouse Notre Dame women's program. In his 14 seasons, he led the Fighting Irish to two national championships, capturing the College Cup title in 2004 and 2010. His teams won eight Big East Tournament titles and appeared in eight NCAA Final Four games in that span.
A two-time national coach of the year (2009 by Soccer America; 2010 by NSCAA), Waldrum was the first coach in NCAA history to lead a team to a national title in his/her first season with a program. He wrapped up his tenure at Notre Dame with a mark of 292-58-17 (.819) and holds an overall record of 403-115-30 (.765) as a head coach on the women's side. His record ranks fourth in all-time wins as an NCAA women's head coach and third in win percentage.
NEWBIES
The Panthers feature 14 newcomers on the roster, as 50 percent of the 2018 squad is new to the program. Pitt will debut 11 freshmen and three transfers. Of the 2017 roster with nine or more games of experience, only six return – Taylor Pryce, Vildan Kardesler, Alli Higgs, Ashley Moreira, Cheyenne Hudson and Aideen O'Donoghue.
REDSHIRT RETURNERS
Two redshirt seniors, forward Taylor Pryce and midfielder Ashley Moreira, both of whom have attended the U-20 Canadian National Team Camp, will lead the Panthers this season. Pryce started 17 of the 18 games in 2014 and 2015, scoring game-winning goals versus Louisville and Wake Forest. In 2016, she competed in two games, with one shot on goal, before missing the rest of season due to injury. Last season Pryce finished as the team's top point scorer, recording 11 points and starting in all 18 games.
Moreira also started 17 of the 18 games in 2014 and recorded 1,330 minutes of playing time, which was the fourth highest on the team. In 2015, she started all 18 games and recorded seven shots on goal, scoring her first career goal in an overtime game-winner at Colorado College. She missed the 2016 season due to the U-20 Canadian National Team Camp, but bounced back last season logging 1,541 total minutes and starting all 18 games.
GOALKEEPERS
Redshirt sophomore Amaia Pena will lead this young goalkeeper squad with a 2.55 goals against average. Last season she logged just over 529 minutes of field time and made a career-high 10 saves in a 3-2 loss vs. Boston College.
Freshmen Katherine Robinson and Claire Hinkle will also compete for time this season.
MEET THE STAFF
Randy Waldrum is joined by three fresh faces on the 2018 coaching staff in Dustin Stein, Ben Waldrum and Riley Butler.
Stein joined the Panthers after nearly five years as the head coach at Eastfield College, where he was the winningest coach in program history. While at Eastfield, his teams tallied 14 or more wins in each of his last three seasons, and boasted a record of 42-12-3 in that stretch. Eastfield was amongst the top 10 NJCAA programs in each of the last three seasons as Stein was named the 2015 NJCAA Region 5 Division 3 Coach of the Year and the Metro Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.
The younger Waldrum had served as a member of the FC Dallas staff since October of 2012, in the youth development program. In April 2015 he was promoted to head coach of the FCD Women. The team competed to a record of 34-3-3 under Waldrum's tutelage, appearing in the WPSL Playoffs in 2016 and 2017 and capturing the 2016 WPSL Southwest Conference championships.
This will be the younger Waldrum's second stint in the college ranks, as he served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator under his father at Notre Dame from 2003-08. With both Waldrums on staff, the Fighting Irish competed to a record of 111-13-5 and won the 2004 NCAA national title. He was a member of three NCAA College Cup appearances, won five Big East regular season titles and coached five All-Americans.
Butler came to the program after a four-year stint as the assistant men's coach at Radford University.
Butler helped lead the Highlanders to an overall record of 50-17-11, leading squads that were ranked in the top 25 in 2014, 2015 and 2016. The Big South Tournament champions in 2016 and regular season champions in 2014, 2015 and 2016 earned NCAA berths in both 2015 and 2016 under Butler's tutelage.
SOCCER CREST UNVEILED
The crest features elements from the City of Pittsburgh, the city's iconic bridges and the three rivers surrounding the Steel City. The crest pays homage to the Cathedral of Learning arch-shape – a shield depicts a strong foundation, honing in on the arch shape only strengthens this idea.
The castle-like design at the top of the crest was inspired by the City of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh seals, as both feature a similar castle. The iconic bridge is based on the Sister Bridges (Clemente, Warhol, Rachel Carson) as there are over 446 bridges throughout the Pittsburgh region, more than any other city in the world. The idea of bridges also ties in with Pitt Athletics Department strategy of the Gold Standard. The bottom portion of the crest features the three rivers (Allegheny, Monongahela, Ohio) that surround the Pittsburgh area.
UP NEXT
Pitt returns to the road, traveling to No. 8 Virginia on Sunday, Oct. 14. The Panthers and Cavaliers are set for a 2 p.m. kickoff in Charlottesville, Va. Pitt will take part in its final two home games of the 2018 regular season the following week, hosting No. 10 Florida State (Oct. 18) and Notre Dame (Oct. 21).
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The Panthers and Tigers are set for a 1 p.m. kickoff. The game will be the final in a week of #PittRetro games that saw both men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball and football sport throwback uniforms.
HOW TO FOLLOW
- The game can be seen live on the ACC Network Extra via WatchESPN and the WatchESPN app.
- Live stats will be available via PittsburghPanthers.com.
- Fans fan follow along with live updates on Twitter @Pitt_WSOC.
THE MATCHUP
Pitt (4-7-1, 0-5-0 ACC) closes out its weekend, hosting Clemson (8-5-0, 3-2-0 ACC) in its #PittRetro game. The Panthers enter Sunday's action coming off a tough 3-2 loss to Miami Thursday evening in which the Panthers saw a 2-0 lead erased in the second half. Redshirt senior Ashley Moreira and sophomore Aideen O'Donoghue netted goals for the Panthers in the opening half as Pitt snapped a four-game scoring drought.
On the season, Anna Rico leads the offense with three goals, followed by O'Donoghue, Moreira and Madeline Gravante, who have each netted two apiece. Pitt has tallied 11 goals on the season as six different Panthers have found the back of the net.
The Panthers have seen a split in time at goalkeeper in recent games, as redshirt sophomore Amaia Pena and freshman Katherine Robinson compete for a starting role. On the season, Pena has seen the start in eight games, tallying 46 saves and a .730 save percentage. Robinson has made the start in four games, seeing action in six, tallying 22 saves and a .688 save percentage.
SCOUTING CLEMSON
Clemson is fresh off an upset victory over No. 10 Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla., as the Tigers downed the powerhouse Seminoles 1-0 Thursday evening. The win snapped a two-game losing skid and pushed the Tigers over the .500 mark in conference action.
The Tigers have been dominant on offense in the 2018 campaign, outscoring opponents 20-10 in 13 games. Both Miranda Weslake and Mariana Speckmaier have each scored six times on the season as eight Tigers have tallied at least one goal on the year.
Junior keeper Sandy Maciver has seen a majority of the time in net this season, tallying 828:49 minutes in nine games. Maciver has made 25 saves on the season and owns a 0.65 goals against average and .806 save percentage.
THE SERIES WITH CLEMSON
This will be the fourth all-time meeting between the two teams in a series dating back to the 2013 season when the Panthers joined the ACC. The Tigers own a 3-0-0 all-time advantage including a mark of 1-0 in Pittsburgh.
In the last meeting, the Tigers earned a 2-0 victory on their home turf. The last meeting in Pittsburgh saw a then 20th-ranked Clemson team capture a 2-1 win.
TOUGH BOUTS
Of the remaining five games on Pitt's schedule, three will be against nationally-ranked teams. Of those three teams ranked nationally, all three rank in the top-15 and a pair check in in the top-10.
FRESHMEN FOOTING THE LOAD
First year players have made quite the impact for the Panthers in 2018, as the freshmen have tallied six of the team's 11 goals this year. A pair of freshmen in Anna Rico (3) and Madeline Gravante (2) are two of only four Panthers to have tallied multiple goals on the season.
RPI WATCH
The Panthers check in at No. 117 in the most recent RPI rankings. Of Pitt's remaining six games, four teams rank in the top 40 – Florida State (5), Virginia (17), Boston College (21) and Notre Dame (33).
MILESTONE 400
Head coach Randy Waldrum reached a career milestone in the team's season opener against Ohio, as he secured his 400th career victory. The win was the first for Waldrum as the Panther head coach as he is now the ninth winningest head coach in NCAA Division I
women's soccer history.
THE WALDRUM ERA
The season marks the beginning of the Randy Waldrum era as the first-year head coach and his staff begin their inaugural year with the Panthers. Waldrum is the fourth head coach in program history, bringing national experience to the Panthers' program.
Waldrum saw unprecedented success in his tenure at the helm of the perennial powerhouse Notre Dame women's program. In his 14 seasons, he led the Fighting Irish to two national championships, capturing the College Cup title in 2004 and 2010. His teams won eight Big East Tournament titles and appeared in eight NCAA Final Four games in that span.
A two-time national coach of the year (2009 by Soccer America; 2010 by NSCAA), Waldrum was the first coach in NCAA history to lead a team to a national title in his/her first season with a program. He wrapped up his tenure at Notre Dame with a mark of 292-58-17 (.819) and holds an overall record of 403-115-30 (.765) as a head coach on the women's side. His record ranks fourth in all-time wins as an NCAA women's head coach and third in win percentage.
NEWBIES
The Panthers feature 14 newcomers on the roster, as 50 percent of the 2018 squad is new to the program. Pitt will debut 11 freshmen and three transfers. Of the 2017 roster with nine or more games of experience, only six return – Taylor Pryce, Vildan Kardesler, Alli Higgs, Ashley Moreira, Cheyenne Hudson and Aideen O'Donoghue.
REDSHIRT RETURNERS
Two redshirt seniors, forward Taylor Pryce and midfielder Ashley Moreira, both of whom have attended the U-20 Canadian National Team Camp, will lead the Panthers this season. Pryce started 17 of the 18 games in 2014 and 2015, scoring game-winning goals versus Louisville and Wake Forest. In 2016, she competed in two games, with one shot on goal, before missing the rest of season due to injury. Last season Pryce finished as the team's top point scorer, recording 11 points and starting in all 18 games.
Moreira also started 17 of the 18 games in 2014 and recorded 1,330 minutes of playing time, which was the fourth highest on the team. In 2015, she started all 18 games and recorded seven shots on goal, scoring her first career goal in an overtime game-winner at Colorado College. She missed the 2016 season due to the U-20 Canadian National Team Camp, but bounced back last season logging 1,541 total minutes and starting all 18 games.
GOALKEEPERS
Redshirt sophomore Amaia Pena will lead this young goalkeeper squad with a 2.55 goals against average. Last season she logged just over 529 minutes of field time and made a career-high 10 saves in a 3-2 loss vs. Boston College.
Freshmen Katherine Robinson and Claire Hinkle will also compete for time this season.
MEET THE STAFF
Randy Waldrum is joined by three fresh faces on the 2018 coaching staff in Dustin Stein, Ben Waldrum and Riley Butler.
Stein joined the Panthers after nearly five years as the head coach at Eastfield College, where he was the winningest coach in program history. While at Eastfield, his teams tallied 14 or more wins in each of his last three seasons, and boasted a record of 42-12-3 in that stretch. Eastfield was amongst the top 10 NJCAA programs in each of the last three seasons as Stein was named the 2015 NJCAA Region 5 Division 3 Coach of the Year and the Metro Athletic Conference Coach of the Year.
The younger Waldrum had served as a member of the FC Dallas staff since October of 2012, in the youth development program. In April 2015 he was promoted to head coach of the FCD Women. The team competed to a record of 34-3-3 under Waldrum's tutelage, appearing in the WPSL Playoffs in 2016 and 2017 and capturing the 2016 WPSL Southwest Conference championships.
This will be the younger Waldrum's second stint in the college ranks, as he served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator under his father at Notre Dame from 2003-08. With both Waldrums on staff, the Fighting Irish competed to a record of 111-13-5 and won the 2004 NCAA national title. He was a member of three NCAA College Cup appearances, won five Big East regular season titles and coached five All-Americans.
Butler came to the program after a four-year stint as the assistant men's coach at Radford University.
Butler helped lead the Highlanders to an overall record of 50-17-11, leading squads that were ranked in the top 25 in 2014, 2015 and 2016. The Big South Tournament champions in 2016 and regular season champions in 2014, 2015 and 2016 earned NCAA berths in both 2015 and 2016 under Butler's tutelage.
SOCCER CREST UNVEILED
The crest features elements from the City of Pittsburgh, the city's iconic bridges and the three rivers surrounding the Steel City. The crest pays homage to the Cathedral of Learning arch-shape – a shield depicts a strong foundation, honing in on the arch shape only strengthens this idea.
The castle-like design at the top of the crest was inspired by the City of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh seals, as both feature a similar castle. The iconic bridge is based on the Sister Bridges (Clemente, Warhol, Rachel Carson) as there are over 446 bridges throughout the Pittsburgh region, more than any other city in the world. The idea of bridges also ties in with Pitt Athletics Department strategy of the Gold Standard. The bottom portion of the crest features the three rivers (Allegheny, Monongahela, Ohio) that surround the Pittsburgh area.
UP NEXT
Pitt returns to the road, traveling to No. 8 Virginia on Sunday, Oct. 14. The Panthers and Cavaliers are set for a 2 p.m. kickoff in Charlottesville, Va. Pitt will take part in its final two home games of the 2018 regular season the following week, hosting No. 10 Florida State (Oct. 18) and Notre Dame (Oct. 21).
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