University of Pittsburgh Athletics

Women's Soccer Visits NC State Thursday Evening
10/7/2026 3:38:00 PM | Women's Soccer
PITTSBURGH – The Pitt women's soccer team heads to Raleigh for its first road game in two weeks. The Panthers look to even the all-time series with the Wolfpack at six with a win.
BITS FROM THE 'BURGH
- The Panthers are coming off a 1-0 loss to Miami Saturday at home. Pitt had two equalizing goals called off due to VAR review in the game. The Panthers allowed just six shots with one on target in the contest.
- Saturday's loss was the first of the year when the Panthers took more corners than their opponent.
- The Panthers 26 shots at Syracuse are tied for the most in an ACC matchup this season.
- In three of its four losses in ACC play, Pitt has lost by just one goal. The game-winning goals in two of those contests have come in the 77th minute or later.
- Lola Abraham has taken the ninth most shots (9) and seventh most shots on goal (7) since ACC play started.
- The Sept. 27 draw vs. No. 4 Duke was Pitt's first tie with a United Soccer Coaches Top 25 team since 2024. The Panthers posted a 1-1 draw with No. 6 Stanford on Sept. 29, 2024.
- With over 1,000 minutes logged during this season, Katie Zailski has jumped to fifth all-time in career minutes played. She has 6,147 career minutes played going into Saturday's contest. If she plays full time in six remaining regular season games, she will rise to third in program history.
SCOUTING NC STATE
- NC State enters the game with a 9-2-2 record and a 2-2-1 mark in ACC contests.
- The Wolfpack was selected second in the ACC Preseason Poll, two spots ahead of Pitt. They finished 2025 with a 4-4-2 record in conference action.
- Jade Bordeleau leads the Wolfpack in points with 27 (13G, 1A). She has five game-winners on the year.
Players Mentioned
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