2019 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team

2019 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer
2019 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. RV
TopDrawerSoccer.com	No. RV
Record	10–8–2 (4–3–1 ACC)
Head coach	Jay Vidovich (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Michael Behonick (4th season); Rich Costanzo (3rd season);
Home stadium	Ambrose Urbanic Field
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference

U. Soc. CoachespollNo. RV

TopDrawerSoccer.comNo. RV

Record10–8–2 (4–3–1 ACC)

2019 ACC men's soccer standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Atlantic
No. 5 Clemson +	6	–	1	–	1	18	–	2	–	2
No. 3 Wake Forest +	6	–	2	–	0	16	–	5	–	2
NC State +	3	–	4	–	1	9	–	7	–	3
No. 20 Louisville +	3	–	4	–	1	10	–	8	–	2
Boston College +	2	–	4	–	2	9	–	6	–	3
Syracuse +	2	–	4	–	2	8	–	7	–	4
Coastal
No. 2 Virginia ‡	6	–	1	–	1	21	–	1	–	2
Pittsburgh +	4	–	3	–	1	10	–	8	–	2
Notre Dame +	3	–	5	–	0	10	–	8	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	5	–	0	7	–	8	–	3
No. 13 Virginia Tech +	2	–	4	–	2	10	–	6	–	3
Duke	2	–	5	–	1	7	–	9	–	2


‡ – 2019 ACC Tournament champion + – Invited to the 2019 NCAA tournament As of 17 December 2019 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Source:The ACC

The 2019 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represented University of Pittsburgh during the 2019 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Panthers were led by head coach Jay Vidovich, in his fourth season. They played home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This was the team's 66th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 7th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Pitt at Georgetown in the second round of the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament

Pitt earned their first berth into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament since 1965.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Peter Prescott	2	DF	6'4"	180	Senior	Vancouver, WA	Graduated
Tom Moxham	3	DF	6'0"	165	Senior	Plymouth, England	Graduated
Shane Wiedt	4	DF	6'3"	180	Senior	Akron, OH	Graduated
Joshua Gaspari	5	MF	5'7"	158	Senior	Canberra, Australia	Graduated
Javi Pérez	6	MF	5'8"	158	Senior	Valencia, Spain	Declared for 2019 MLS SuperDraft; selected 64th overall by Los Angeles FC
Robby Dambrot	22	DF	6'1"	166	Senior	Akron, OH	Graduated
Craig Bair	23	DF	5'6"	155	Senior	Brecksville, OH	Graduated

Name	Nat.	Hometown	Club	TDS Rating
Luke Mort FW	USA	Greensburg, PA	Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC	^[2]
Veljko Petković MF	USA	Ridgewood, NY	NYCFC	^[3]

Position	Staff
Athletic Director	Heather Lyke
Head Coach	Jay Vidovich
Assistant Coach	Michael Behonick
Assistant Coach	Rich Costanzo

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 17* 7:00 p.m.		Duquesne	W 5–0^[6]	– (–)	Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA
August 23* 5:00 p.m.		at No. 17 James Madison	W 1–0^[7]	– (–)	Sentara Park Harrisonburg, VA
Regular season
August 30* 8:00 p.m.		at No. 2 Indiana Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic	L 2–3 ^2OT	0–1–0 (0–0–0)	Bill Armstrong Stadium (2,847) Bloomington, IN
September 1* 5:00 p.m.		vs. Northwestern Adidas/IU Credit Union Classic	L 0–1	0–2–0 (0–0–0)	Bill Armstrong Stadium (0) Bloomington, IN
September 6* 7:30 p.m.		Liberty	W 3–0	1–2–0 (0–0–0)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (906) Pittsburgh, PA
September 9* 7:00 p.m.		Delaware	T 3–3 ^2OT	1–2–1 (0–0–0)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (309) Pittsburgh, PA
September 13 7:00 p.m.		No. 1 Wake Forest	L 0–2	1–3–1 (0–1–0)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (913) Pittsburgh, PA
September 16* 7:00 p.m.		Akron	W 1–0	2–3–1 (0–1–0)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (576) Pittsburgh, PA
September 20 5:00 p.m.		at Boston College	W 2–0	3–3–1 (1–1–0)	Newton Soccer Complex (344) Chestnut Hill, MA
September 27 7:00 p.m.		at Syracuse	T 1–1 ^2OT	3–3–2 (1–1–1)	SU Soccer Stadium (1,706) Syracuse, NY
September 30* 7:00 p.m.		Denver	W 3–2 ^2OT	4–3–2 (1–1–1)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (279) Pittsburgh, PA
October 4 7:00 p.m.		No. 20 North Carolina	L 1–2	4–4–2 (1–2–1)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (704) Pittsburgh, PA
October 7* 7:00 p.m.		Howard	W 6–0	5–4–2 (1–2–1)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (207) Pittsburgh, PA
October 11 7:00 p.m.		No. 22 Virginia Tech	W 3–1	6–4–2 (2–2–1)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (621) Pittsburgh, PA
October 15* 7:00 p.m.		at Penn State	L 1–3	6–5–2 (2–2–1)	Jeffrey Field (509) State College, PA
October 18 7:00 p.m.		at No. 1 Virginia	W 2–0	7–5–2 (3–2–1)	Klöckner Stadium (3,201) Charlottesville, VA
October 25 7:00 p.m.		Duke	W 4–3	8–5–2 (4–2–1)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (875) Pittsburgh, PA
November 1 7:00 p.m.		at Notre Dame	L 0–1	8–6–2 (4–3–1)	Alumni Stadium (584) South Bend, IN
ACC Tournament
November 10 3:00 p.m.	(4)	(5) NC State Quarterfinals	W 2–1 ^OT	9–6–2	Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,010) Pittsburgh, PA
November 13 6:00 p.m.	(4) No. 25	at (1) No. 1 Clemson Semifinals	L 0–1	9–7–2	Riggs Field (1,573) Clemson, SC
NCAA Tournament
November 21 7:00 p.m.		Lehigh First Round	W 2–0	10–7–2	Ambrose Urbanic Field (1,321) Pittsburgh, PA
November 24 12:00 p.m.		at (3) No. 2 Georgetown Second Round	L 0–5	10–8–2	Shaw Field (1,497) Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Edward Kizza	All-ACC First Team	November 13, 2019	^[8]
Veljko Petković	All-ACC Third Team
Sito Sena	All-ACC Third Team
Valentin Noël	All-ACC Freshman Team
Arturo Ordoñez
Veljko Petkovic
Edward Kizza	All-ACC Tournament Team	November 17, 2019	^[9]
Arturo Ordonez	All-ACC Tournament Team	November 17, 2019	^[9]

2019 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team

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v t e Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer
Venues	Pitt Stadium (1925–1999) Founder's Field (2000–2010) Ambrose Urbanic Field (2011–present)
People	Head coaches Notable people
Seasons	2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
NCAA College Cup appearances in italics

v t e 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season
Standings ACC Tournament NCAA Tournament
Atlantic Division	Boston College Clemson Louisville NC State Syracuse Wake Forest
Coastal Division	Duke Notre Dame North Carolina Pittsburgh Virginia Virginia Tech
← 2018 Atlantic Coast Conference men's soccer season 2020 →