Thursday, October 28
Pittsburgh, Pa. / Ambrose Urbanic Field
7 PM
NC State
8-8-2, 4-6-0
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Pittsburgh
11-7-0, 4-6-0
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NC State
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Pitt
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Women’s Soccer Falls To Pitt In Regular Season Finale
10/28/2021 9:18:00 PM | Women's Soccer
PITTSBURGH – NC State women's soccer (8-8-2, 4-6-0 ACC) closed out its regular season slate on Thursday night with a 2-0 loss to Pittsburgh (11-7-0, 4-6-0 ACC) at Ambrose Urbanic Field.
The Panthers scored a pair of late first half goals and managed to hold their lead the rest of the contest. This was the Wolfpack's first loss that was not decided by a goal.
Amanda West put the Panthers on the board in the 33rd minute with a strike just inside the box that was out of reach of goalkeeper Maria Echezarreta, as the ball slid just under the crossbar and into the back of the net.
Pitt doubled its lead in the 43rd minute with Emily Yaple's header goal following a corner kick. Hailey Davidson played to Yaple inside the box, and after her first header attempt fell short, she collided with Echezarreta and her second attempt rolled into the back of the net.
Echezarreta matched her career high in saves with eight, marking the fourth consecutive match she has tallied six or more saves.
NC State will now await its fate for the NCAA Tournament. Starting this year, the ACC Championship has been reduced to six teams, but because of the league's dominance typically eight to 10 teams make the NCAA Tournament. The selection show will be November 8 at 4:30 p.m., and the NCAA First Round will be held November 12-14 at various campus sites.
The Panthers scored a pair of late first half goals and managed to hold their lead the rest of the contest. This was the Wolfpack's first loss that was not decided by a goal.
Amanda West put the Panthers on the board in the 33rd minute with a strike just inside the box that was out of reach of goalkeeper Maria Echezarreta, as the ball slid just under the crossbar and into the back of the net.
Pitt doubled its lead in the 43rd minute with Emily Yaple's header goal following a corner kick. Hailey Davidson played to Yaple inside the box, and after her first header attempt fell short, she collided with Echezarreta and her second attempt rolled into the back of the net.
Echezarreta matched her career high in saves with eight, marking the fourth consecutive match she has tallied six or more saves.
NC State will now await its fate for the NCAA Tournament. Starting this year, the ACC Championship has been reduced to six teams, but because of the league's dominance typically eight to 10 teams make the NCAA Tournament. The selection show will be November 8 at 4:30 p.m., and the NCAA First Round will be held November 12-14 at various campus sites.
Team Stats
NC St,
Pitt
Goals
0
2
Shots
11
24
Shots on Goal
5
10
Saves
8
5
Corners
5
4
Fouls
12
7
Scoring Plays
Amanda West (10)
Assisted By: Sarah Schupansky , Chloe Minas
GOAL by Pitt West, Amanda Assist by Schupansky, Sarah and Minas, Chloe.
32:25
Emily Yaple (5)
Assisted By: Hailey Davidson , Landy Mertz
GOAL by Pitt Yaple, Emily Assist by Davidson, Hailey and Mertz, Landy.
42:27
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
3
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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