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Panthers Set for Friday Night Blackout Versus Notre Dame
9/11/2025 5:53:00 PM | Men's Soccer
PITTSBURGH – The Pitt men's soccer team will look to extend its unbeaten home streak when the Panthers host ACC foe Notre Dame Friday evening at Ambrose Urbanic Field.
The match can be streamed via ACCNX with Kevin Wheeler and David Day on the call. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m.
Need to Know - Match 6
Pitt (3-2-0, 0-1-0 ACC) vs. Notre Dame (1-1-2, 0-0-0 ACC)
Friday, Sept. 12, 2025 – 7 p.m. – ACCNX
Pittsburgh, Pa. – Ambrose Urbanic Field
The Opening Kick
- Friday's match will be a blackout as the Panthers will wear all black kits for the first time in program history.
- Graduate midfielder Arnau Vilamitjana continued his outstanding 2025 campaign Monday against Butler, logging three assists and bringing his team-high points total to nine. Vilamitjana has notched three goals this season, all of which have come on set pieces.
- Sophomore forward Lasse Dahl has found his stride, recording his first career brace against Butler after notching an assist at Clemson. Dahl garnered 2024 ACC All-Freshman honors a season ago.
- Pitt is unbeaten at home after opening the 2025 season with victories over Quinnipiac, Michigan State and Butler. Since 2021, the Panthers are 37-9-7 at Ambrose Urbanic Field.
The Series
- Friday will mark the 34th all-time meeting between Pitt and Notre Dame as the Fighting Irish are 21-7-5 against the Panthers, dating back to 1995. Since 2020, the two sides are 3-3-2.
- Individually, head coach Jay Vidovich owns a 7-9-3 ledger against the Irish.
Scouting the Fighting Irish
- Notre Dame is off to a 1-1-2 start with its lone loss coming to No. 1 Indiana.
- The Irish have been strong defensively, allowing just two goals over their four matches.
- In goal, keeper Blake Kelly has notched 17 saves on the year.
- Offensively, Notre Dame has only attempted 35 shots (8.8 per match), while scoring two goals.
Last Time Out (vs. Butler)
Behind a brace from Dahl, Pitt defeated Butler, 4-1, Monday evening at Ambrose Urbanic Field. The win snapped Pitt's two-match losing streak and marked the Panthers' first-ever victory over Butler.
The match opened as a defensive battle, with just four shot attempts in the first 30 minutes.
Pitt broke through in the 33rd minute when Vilamitjana slipped a through ball to freshman forward Loke Mattsson. The Trelleborg, Sweden, native delivered a perfect cross to redshirt junior Marco Silva, who slotted home his second goal of the season. The assist was the first of Mattsson's career.
The Panthers doubled their lead less than four minutes later, as Dahl weaved through several Butler defenders before blasting a shot past the outstretched arms of the Bulldogs' keeper.
Pitt stayed on the front foot early in the second half, recording two shots in the opening three minutes. In the 50th minute, Vilamitjana broke free on a well-timed run and crossed to Dahl, who buried his second goal of the match to make it 3-0.
Less than five minutes later, junior forward Albert Thorsen played a ball to sophomore midfielder Miguel Bertran, who ripped a shot inside the left post for Pitt's fourth goal.
Butler pulled one back in the 71st minute, but the Panthers' advantage proved too much as they secured the 4-1 victory.
Panthers in the Polls
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United Soccer Coaches |
TopDrawerSoccer |
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Preseason |
7 |
5 |
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Week 1 |
3 |
4 |
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Week 2 |
10 |
12 |
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Week 3 |
NR |
21 |
Trio of Panthers Crack TopDrawerSoccer Preseason Top 100 Players List
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No. 3 |
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No. 33 |
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No. 87 |
Recent Success
Over the past five years, Pitt has been among the best programs nationally under Vidovich.
3 ACC Titles
35 All-ACC Players
3 All-Americans
Up Next
The Panthers conclude their three-match home stand Monday when they host Incarnate Word. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m.
