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Team Pitt
David DeNoma
0
Duquesne DUQ (0-1-0, 0-0-0)
7
Winner Pittsburgh PITT (1-0-0, 0-0-0)
Duquesne DUQ
(0-1-0, 0-0-0)
0
Final
7
Pittsburgh PITT
(1-0-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Duquesne DUQ 0 0 0
Pittsburgh PITT 3 4 7

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Dukes Fall at No. 3 Pitt

PITTSBURGH - No. 3 Pitt scored three first half goals in a span of just under eight minutes to take control in posting a 7-0 win over Duquesne in the season opener for both schools at Ambrose Urbanic Field on Thursday evening.

The Panthers, who started nine of 11 players who appeared in last spring's College Cup semifinal, got goals from Veljka Petkovic in the 23rd and 25th minutes to break the game open.

Jaime Borjas, Ryan Goodhew, Maxi Hopfer and Zach Mowka registered shots for DU.

Pitt finished with a 16-4 advantage in shots, including an 13-0 margin in shots on goal.

Duquesne hosts Robert Morris (0-1) on Sunday, Aug. 29 in the home opener at 2:00 p.m. on Rooney Field (ESPN+).

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Duquesne nearly took advantage of an errant Pitt pass early, but a Ryan Landry cross was a bit too tall for Nate Dragisich.
  • Maxi Hopfer found the foot of Dragisich in the box in the eighth minute but Dragisich had the ball cleared by Pitt's Jasper Loeffelsend.
  • DU held Pitt without a shot until the Panthers followed a Duquesne yellow card with a shot that was punched away by Domenic Nascimben in the 16th minute.
  • Pitt found the back of the net one minute later when Bertin Jacquesson took a pass from Valentin Noel deep in the box and converted.
  • Pitt went up 2-0 when Veljko Petkovic corralled a header that ricocheted off the crossbar in the 23rd minute.
  • Petkovic scored again off a header just over one minute later.
  • Duquesne recorded its first corner in the 33rd minute.
  • Zach Mowka recorded the Dukes' second shot shortly afterward, setting up a second corner.
  • Pitt outshot Duquesne 7-3 in the first half.
  • Arturo Ordonez headed in a corner in the 49th minute to give Pitt a 4-0 lead.
  • Noel made it 5-0 in the 55th minute and Sito Sena added another score in the 61st minute.
  • Pitt converted a PK in the 90th minute for the game's final score.
  • Brandon Franklin (D) and Jack Emanuel (D) made their first career starts for the Dukes. It was also the Duquesne debut for the freshman Emanuel.
  • First-year American U transfer Harper Cook, first-year Washington & Jefferson transfer Jayden Da and freshman Luke Alese also made their first appearances in a DU uniform.
  • The third-ranked Panthers were the highest ranked team Duquesne has ever faced.
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