2017 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team

The 2017 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team represents University of Pittsburgh during the 2017 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. The Panthers are led by head coach Jay Vidovich, in his second season. They play home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This is the team's 64th season playing organized men's college soccer and their 5th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2017 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2017 record	8–10–0 (2–6–0 ACC)
Head coach	Jay Vidovich (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Michael Behonick (2nd season) Rich Costanzo (1st season)
Captains	Bryce Cregan Javi Perez
Home stadium	Ambrose Urbanic Field

2017 ACC men's soccer standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Atlantic
#5 Wake Forest ‡	7	–	0	–	1			19	–	2	–	2
#7 Louisville +	5	–	2	–	1			13	–	2	–	5
#17 Clemson +	4	–	4	–	0			12	–	6	–	1
NC State +	3	–	3	–	2			8	–	6	–	4
Boston College	1	–	6	–	1			6	–	10	–	1
Syracuse	0	–	6	–	2			6	–	8	–	4
Coastal
#4 North Carolina +	6	–	1	–	1			17	–	4	–	1
#13 Duke +	4	–	3	–	1			13	–	4	–	3
#19 Virginia +	3	–	2	–	3			13	–	4	–	5
#18 Notre Dame +	3	–	3	–	2			11	–	7	–	2
Virginia Tech +	3	–	5	–	0			10	–	10	–	0
Pittsburgh	2	–	6	–	0			8	–	10	–	0
‡ – 2017 ACC Tournament champion + – Invited to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship As of December 13, 2017; Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Roster

Updated August 28, 2017[1]

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
00	GK	USA	Mikal Outcalt
1	GK	USA	Will Marshall
2	DF	USA	Bryce Cregan (captain)
3	DF	ENG	Tom Moxham
4	DF	BER	Mauriq Hill
6	MF	ESP	Javi Perez (captain)
7	MF	ESP	Pol Calvet
8	MF	SEN	Fiorre Mane
9	MF	AUS	Joshua Gaspari
10	MF	BRA	Marcony Pimentel
11	MF	CAN	Raj Kahlon
12	FW	USA	Colin Brezniak

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	USA	Robby Dambrot
16	FW	USA	Josh Coan
17	FW	CAN	Kevin Angulo
18	MF	USA	Tim Townsend
19	DF	USA	Matt Bischoff
20	MF	USA	Alec Anselmo
21	MF	USA	Alex Peperak
22	MF	USA	Quinn McNeil
23	DF	USA	Craig Bair
25	DF	USA	Chad Stout
32	GK	USA	Jacob Rooth

Bryce Cregan and Javi Perez were named the team's captains on August 23, 2017.[2]

Coaching Staff

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

Source:[1]

Schedule

Source:[3]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
August 13* 4:00 PM		at American	W 4-1	- (-)	Reeves Field Washington, DC
August 19* 7:00 PM		VCU	L 0-1	- (-)	Ambrose Urbanic Field Pittsburgh, PA
Regular season
August 25* 7:00 PM		at Ohio State Bert & Iris Wolstein Classic	L 0-1	0-1-0 (0-0-0)	Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (1,400) Columbus, OH
August 27* 4:00 PM		vs. James Madison Bert & Iris Wolstein Classic	L 0-1	0-2-0 (0-0-0)	Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium (200) Columbus, OH
September 1* 7:00 PM		Longwood	W 2-0	1-2-0 (0-0-0)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (747) Pittsburgh, PA
September 4* 7:00 PM		at Loyola, MD	W 1-0	2-2-0 (0-0-0)	Ridley Athletic Complex (1,307) Baltimore, MD
September 9 7:00 PM		No. 10 North Carolina	L 1-2	2-3-0 (0-1-0)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (571) Pittsburgh, PA
September 16 7:30 PM		at No. 4 Wake Forest	L 0-2	2-4-0 (0-2-0)	WakeMed Soccer Park (3,207) Winston-Salem, NC
September 19* 7:00 PM		Robert Morris	W 2-1	3-4-0 (0-2-0)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (431) Pittsburgh, PA
September 22 7:00 PM		at No. 8 Clemson	L 0-3	3-5-0 (0-3-0)	Riggs Field (3,831) Clemson, SC
September 26* 7:00 PM		West Virginia Backyard Brawl	W 7-0	4-5-0 (0-3-0)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (456) Pittsburgh, PA
September 29 7:00 PM		No. 21 Syracuse	W 2-1	5-5-0 (1-3-0)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (489) Pittsburgh, PA
October 3* 7:00 PM		at No. 14 Columbia	W 1-0	6-5-0 (1-3-0)	Rocco B. Commiso Soccer Stadium (157) New York, NY
October 6 7:00 PM		No. 19 Duke	L 0-2	6-6-0 (1-4-0)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (623) Pittsburgh, PA
October 10* 7:00 PM		Penn State	W 3-2 ^OT	7-6-0 (1-4-0)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (823) Pittsburgh, PA
October 13 7:00 PM		at No. 7 Notre Dame	W 1-0	8-6-0 (2-4-0)	Alumni Stadium (825) South Bend, IN
October 20 7:00 PM		at No. 10 Virginia	L 1-2 ^2OT	8-7-0 (2-5-0)	Klöckner Stadium (3,450) Charlottesville, VA
October 24* 7:00 PM		No. 14 Akron	L 0-3	8-8-0 (2-5-0)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (707) Pittsburgh, PA
October 27 7:00 PM		Virginia Tech	L 0-3	8-9-0 (2-6-0)	Ambrose Urbanic Field (905) Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Tournament
November 1 7:00 PM		at No. 21 Notre Dame First Round	L 0-5	8-9-0 (2-6-0)	Alumni Stadium (128) South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award	Date	Ref.
Bryce Cregan	ACC Defensive Player of the Week	October 2	[4]
Mauriq Hill	ACC Defensive Player of the Week	October 16	[5]
Javi Perez	All ACC Second Team	November 7	[6]
Pol Planellas	All ACC Third Team		[6]
Alexander Dexter	All ACC Freshman Team		[6]
Edward Kizza			[6]

Rankings

Main article: List of NCAA Division I men's soccer teams ranked in the 2017 Top 25 coaches poll

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Others receiving votes.

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Final
United Soccer Coaches [7]									RV	RV				None Released
TopDrawer Soccer [8]

MLS Draft

The following members of the 2017 Pittsburgh Panthers men's soccer team were selected in the 2018 MLS SuperDraft.[9]

Player	Round	Pick	Position	MLS club	Ref.
Pol Calvet	2	24	MF	Los Angeles FC	[10]

References

1. "2017 Men's Soccer Roster". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
2. "Vidovich Announces 2017 Team Captains". PittsburghPanthers.com. Pitt Sports. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
3. "2017 Men's Soccer Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
4. "Twumasi and Cregan Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 2, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
5. "Campos and Hill Named ACC Men's Soccer Players of the Week". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017.
6. "ACC Announces 2017 Men's Soccer Award Winners". theacc.com. The Atlantic Coast Conference. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2017.
7. "NCAA DI Men's National Rankings". National Soccer Coaches Association of America. June 12, 2017. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
8. "College Soccer National Rankings". TopDrawer Soccer. June 12, 2017.
9. "2018 MLS SuperDraft Tracker". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
10. "Play Video LAFC Selects Pol Calvet Planellas with No. 24 Overall Pick". lafc.com. Los Angeles FC. January 19, 2018. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018.