Women's Soccer Set for Midweek Action at No. 17 Notre Dame

PITTSBURGH – The Pitt women's soccer team is set for a road trip to No. 17 Notre Dame Thursday. The Panthers are coming off their first ACC win of the year last Thursday at NC State.

WHERE TO WATCH

Catch the action on ACC Network Extra with Chris Dailey and Brynn Wilary on the call. Live stats can be found HERE.

LAST TIME OUT

Raleigh native Desiree Reed scored the game-winning goal for the Panthers, lifting them to a 1-0 victory.

Elli Johnson made four saves in the victory, posting her second clean sheet of ACC play.

ACC FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK

Desiree Reed has been named the ACC Freshman of the Week following a standout performance at NC State. She netted the first game-winner of her career against the Wolfpack to lift the Panthers to their first ACC win of the year. The rookie logged a season-high 67 minutes in the match.

BITS FROM THE 'BURGH

Pitt is set to play three ranked opponents in its last four matches of the season, including top No. 4 Wake Forest and defending national champions Florida State at home.
With its seventh win of the season last Thursday, Pitt surpassed its win total from 2025 of six.
Katie Ellermeyer has a career-high and team-leading five assists on the season. The sophomore recorded her fifth assist of the season on the game-winning goal by Reed at NC State.
All ACC teams are in the top 75 of the RPI with 14 inside the top 50. Pitt sits at 48 in the RPI following all games played through Oct. 11.
Over the last five games, the Panthers are allowing just 0.8 goals per game.
Pitt is top five in the ACC in shots on goal per game during conference play. The Panthers are putting 5.67 shots on net per contest.
Pitt held one of the best scoring offenses in the ACC in NC State scoreless Thursday in Raleigh. The Wolfpack average 1.833 goals per game in ACC play. The Panthers also held then No. 4 Duke scoreless on Sept. 27. The Blue Devils also average 1.833 goals per game in ACC play.

COACHING CONNECTIONS

Ben Waldrum got his start in collegiate coaching at Notre Dame as an assistant under his father Randy Waldrum. Randy was the head coach of the Fighting Irish from 1999-2014. With both Waldrums on staff, the Fighting Irish accumulated a record of 111-13-5 while also winning the 2004 NCAA National Championship. Ben was a member of three NCAA College Cup appearances while at Notre Dame while also winning five Big East regular season titles and coaching five All-Americans during his time in South Bend.

SCOUTING NOTRE DAME

Notre Dame comes into Thursday's match with 10 points in ACC play with a 3-1-1 record. The Irish posted a 1-0 win over No. 14 Virginia Thursday.
Three Irish were named to the MAC Hermann Midseason Watch List: Annabelle Chukwu, Izzy Engle, and Grace Restovich.
Lily Joseph and Engle lead the Irish in points with 12 apiece.
Sonoma Kasica has played in nine games with a 1.22 goals against average.
The Panthers knocked off top-ranked Notre Dame in the 2025 regular season finale at Ambrose Urbanic Field. Mya Archibald scored the game-winning goal in the 86th minutes.