TennZip Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 Let's get this topic started....for the first game of a new and exciting year What do we know about the opponent? Coached by former Wake Forest legendary coach Jay Vidovich Top Drawer soccer(TDS) has them rated pre-season as the #3 team in the country (TDS has the zips at 6) College soccer news has Pitt rated at #8 (our beloved zips are pre-season #26) Pittsburgh played soccer in the fall...and did quite well 3-1 win over Notre Dame on the road 3-2 double overtime win over Syracuse on the road 4-2 win over Va. Tech at home (10 goals in their first 3 games.....impressive high powered offense) 3-2 overtime win over Virginia on the road 4-1 win over the Louisville Cardinals on the road (17 goals in their 5 regular season games ....in ACC competition...wow ) ACC tournament 2-1 quarterfinal win over the Dukies....(game played in Raleigh) 3 days...later....3-1 semifinal win for Notre Dame (game played in Raleigh) 4 days later....2-1 loss in the ACC finals to Clemson (game played in Cary at Wake Med Soccer Park) https://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2021/2/12/mens-soccer-pitt-welcomes-defending-national-champion-georgetown-for-exhibition.aspx the article above...has many good facts....on Pitt to highlight a few....and compare to the zips Top Drawer soccer(TDS) ....has put zip standout center back Carlo Ritaccio on their preseason 3rd team All America list TDS.....has one Pitt Player on their first team preseason All America team...and another player on their 2nd team All America list TDS....also does a preseason top 100 player list (Sophomores, juniors and seniors) Zips had Carlo at 24 and Colin Biros at 37 TDS...has 4 Pitt Players on their list ....#8 ; #15 ; #50 and #71 TDS...also put a Pitt Freshman on their 11 player preseason All Freshman TDS...did not select any zips to their All Freshman list this biased writer (yes, me...the always opinionated TennZip!!!)...says boo on TDS....Jason Shokalook....will be on TDS....all freshman list...after the season is over going to another source of info......The Hermann Trophy is presented after the season to the nation's best college soccer player....The group does a preseason Hermann Trophy watch list... I think that the list is normally about 45 players....No zips were included on the preseason watch list...2 Pitt Panthers...are on the Hermann Trophy Watch list both are sophomores.... 5'10 midfielder Valentin Noel from France...who has an active streak of 6 straight games with a goal scored https://pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/valentin-noel/10999 5'10 midfielder Veljko Petkovic (Serbia) scored 2 goals this year in one game against Notre Dame...had another game this year against Louisville ..where he had 2 assists https://pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/veljko-petkovic/11001 the zips did catch a break yesterday....Pitt was scheduled to play their one scheduled exhibition game yesterday against defending national champ Georgetown game had to be cancelled due to covid concerns in the Georgetown soccer program zips....getting to play 2 exhibition games...will help them against Pitt..... that is all I know.....can't wait for the game next Saturday....I am sure that Coach Embick will have the guys ready....Go, zips !!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted February 14, 2021 Report Share Posted February 14, 2021 Man, what a great preview! Thank you, TennZip!! I think this is going to be a rough one. Pitt looks like an extremely talented side (again, thank you TennZip) and the fact they played in the fall is huge. Last fall these guys went 7-1 with wins over Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Louisville, Duke, and had two wins over Notre Dame, until finally losing to Clemson 2-1 in the ACC championship game. We better be ready to go. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted February 16, 2021 Report Share Posted February 16, 2021 I never heard of this guy, but it sounds like he can play a bit. Number 13, Alexander Dexter. University of Pittsburgh Philanthropic & Alumni Engagement - Scholarship Donors Make It Possible for This International Soccer Standout to Attend Pitt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted February 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2021 18 hours ago, fknbuflobo said: I never heard of this guy, but it sounds like he can play a bit. Number 13, Alexander Dexter. University of Pittsburgh Philanthropic & Alumni Engagement - Scholarship Donors Make It Possible for This International Soccer Standout to Attend Pitt https://www.giveto.pitt.edu/s/1729/18/interior-giving.aspx?sid=1729&gid=2&pgid=4439&cid=10797&ecid=10797&crid=0&calpgid=2135&calcid=3585 I could not find a link to click in your post....I think this is what you wanted to attach 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted February 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2021 this has photos of their 2 hermann trophy candidates https://pittsburghpanthers.com/news/2021/1/28/mens-soccer-noel-petkovic-named-to-mac-hermann-trophy-watch-list.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 Will this game be streaming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted February 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: Will this game be streaming? on the spring schedule topic, Zip_ME87 posted that the game was showing on the ESPN+ schedule for Feb. 20 on the pitt schedule, it shows as ACC network extra However, on the right of the screen...it shows a link for live stats...and a tv screen link when I click on tv screen, it takes to an ESPN screen and asks me to log in I think if you pay monthly for ESPN+, you should be able to see the game. https://pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule https://www.espn.com/watch/player?id=725413e4-ebec-40a7-9c22-4bffda33afe4 the zip website has an article on the MAC conference voting https://gozips.com/news/2021/2/16/akron-mens-soccer-selected-to-capture-mac-title.aspx snippet from that article: Akron opens its campaign this week visiting third-rated Pittsburgh on Saturday, Feb. 20. The 3 p.m. contest with the Panthers will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra. Edited February 17, 2021 by TennZip additional info 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted February 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 27 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: Will this game be streaming? I just googled ACC Network extra and this is what I found: What is ACC Network Extra? ACC Network Extra is a streaming-only option, offered exclusively through WatchESPN and the ESPN app, that airs many of the games not shown on the ACC Network. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted February 17, 2021 Report Share Posted February 17, 2021 14 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: Will this game be streaming? Yes. Freezing and streaming. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TennZip Posted February 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2021 hopefully, warmer temps on Sunday will be good for the zips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted February 19, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2021 https://collegesoccernews.com/exciting-and-very-competitive-mens-college-soccer-contests-are-slated-for-this-weekend/ Akron at Pitt....is the first game....that they highlight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted February 19, 2021 Report Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) https://www.cantonrep.com/story/sports/2021/02/19/colin-biros-akron-zips-2021-ncaa-mens-college-soccer-season-mid-american-conference/6759259002/ Edited February 19, 2021 by Zip_ME87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TennZip Posted February 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2021 I will let someone else start the game topic for Kentucky (maybe....Mr. FknBufLobo will have better luck than me) I started this topic....and had to change the title 2 times.... I must have bad karma....go, Zips 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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