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2020 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team

2020 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team

American college soccer season


The 2020 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represents University of Pittsburgh during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Panthers are led by head coach Jay Vidovich, in his fifth season. They play home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This is the team's 67th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 8th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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The teams' 2020 season was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which curtailed the fall season and caused the NCAA Tournament to be played in spring 2021. The ACC was one of the only two conferences in men's soccer to play in the fall of 2020. The ACC also held a mini-season during the spring of 2021.

The Panthers finished the fall season 7–1–0 and 4–0–0 in ACC play to finish in first place in the North Division. In the ACC Tournament they defeated Duke in the Quarterfinals and Notre Dame in the Semifinals before losing to Clemson in the Final. They finished the spring season 6–1–0 and 5–1–0 in ACC play, to finish in first place in the Coastal Division. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament because they lost the automatic bid play-in game to Clemson. As the second seed in the tournament, they defeated Monmouth in the Second Round, UCF in the Third Round, and Washington in the Quarterfinals before losing to Indiana in the Semifinals to end their season.

Previous season

The 2019 Pittsburgh men's soccer team finished the season with a 10–8–2 overall record and a 4–3–1 ACC record. Pitt were seeded fourth–overall in the 2019 ACC Men's Soccer Tournament. The Panthers won their first round match up against NC State, but fell to Clemson in the semifinals. The Panthers earned an at-large bid into the 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, making it their first berth into the NCAA Tournament since 1965. Pitt defeated Lehigh in the first round, before losing to the eventual national champions, Georgetown, in the second round.

Preseason

Preseason rankings

ACC Media Poll

The ACC men's soccer media poll was released on September 8, 2020. Pitt was picked to finish second in the ACC North Division.[1]

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Player movement

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Squad

Roster

Updated October 28, 2020[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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Team management

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Schedule

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Awards and honors

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Rankings

Fall 2020

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Spring 2021

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2021 MLS Super Draft

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References

  1. "Virginia Picked to Win ACC North Region". virginiasports.com. September 8, 2020. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  2. Bobeck, Ben (October 8, 2020). "Pitt soccer parts ways with leading scorer Edward Kizza". pittnews.com. The Pitt News. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  3. "Vinicius Belon". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  4. "Brandon Clagette". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  5. "Lucas Matuszewski". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  6. "Luke Peperak". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  7. "Dominic Reiter". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  8. "Soshun Shigaki". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  9. "Nathan Stricker". topdrawersoccer.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  10. "2020 Men's Soccer Roster". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  11. "2020 Pitt Men's Soccer Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved October 18, 2020.
  12. "Vidovich Announces 2021 Spring Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. January 25, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  13. "Pitt Men's Soccer Activities Paused". pittsburghpanthers.com. Pittsburgh Panthers Athletics. October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  14. "Pitt, Georgetown Exhibition Canceled". pittsburghpanthers.com. Pittsburgh Panthers Athletics. February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  15. "Sunday's Home Match Versus Akron Postponed". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh. February 20, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  16. "Pitt, Wake Forest Earn Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. September 28, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  17. "Petkovic, Shutler, Zattarin Earn ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  18. "Noel, Smith, Marks Claim ACC Men's Soccer Weekly Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 19, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  19. "Clemson Downs Pitt, 2-1, to Win ACC Men's Soccer Championship". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  20. "2020-21 MAC Hermann Trophy Watch Lists Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. United Soccer Coaches. January 28, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  21. "ACC Announces Weekly Men's Soccer Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 22, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2021.
  22. "Duke's Ulfarsson, Pitt's Walti Earn Weekly ACC Men's Soccer Honors". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  23. "2020 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. April 14, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  24. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. May 18, 2021. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  25. "2021 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". MLSSoccer.com. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.

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