PITTSBURGH – Pitt women's soccer (3-0) shut out Syracuse (0-1) 2-0 in its home and ACC opener Thursday night at Ambrose Urbanic Field. The Panthers had a dominate advantage in shots (27-4) and shots on goals (12-1).
Emily Yaple scored the game-winning and first goal of her collegiate career in the 58th minute. Amanda West rang a shot off the left post, and Yaple gathered the rebound from a few yards out and pushed the ball to right of the goalkeeper.
West record her own goal in the 76th minute. After making a few moves to get in the box, she was tripped up to force a penalty shot. She easily scored into the right side of the net.
The two teams played a scoreless first half, as the Panthers had both corner kicks and a 14-3 edge in shots.
Pitt goes back on the road to face Navy Sunday at 2 p.m.
Notes
- Pitt is off to the best start in program history since winning its four games in the 2009 season.
- With three points, West moved into seventh place in the all-time career points (38) in program history.
- She tied Jennifer Kritch (2005-08) for the sixth-most goals (13) and Cande Ruiz (1998-01) and Kristina Francois (2003-06) for fourth most assists (12) by a Panther.
- Also, she tied Ruiz for the most 3+ point games with the seventh of her career. West has recorded a goal and assist in each of the three games this year.
- Katherine Robinson (3-0) made one save in her first and team's second shutout of the season.
- The Panthers had an 8-3 advantage in corner kicks and possessed the ball for 63% of the game.
- West placed four of a game-high eight shots on goal.
- Yaple had six shots, including one that hit the cross bar in the 39th minute.
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