CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia men’s soccer team (7-6-3, 3-3-2 ACC) battled to a scoreless stalemate with No. 18 Pitt (9-4-3, 4-2-2 ACC) on the final day of the regular season Friday night (Oct. 30) at Klöckner Stadium.
The Cavaliers outshot the Panthers 7-3 in the opening half with each team placing one attempt on target. Sami Oulouheu had the best chance to put the Cavaliers ahead in the opening half testing the Pitt goalkeeper after Marco Dos Santos laid a ball off to him in the penalty area.
In the second half, Virginia outshot the Panthers 11-7 and forced Pitt into four saves. The Cavaliers poured on the pressure in the final 15 minutes as Brendan Lambe and Oulouheu each created multiple quality scoring chances in the penalty area, but Virginia could not find the finishing touch.
Caleb Tunks was excellent in goal for the Cavaliers making four saves on the night including a diving effort in the 60th minute as well as an important stop in the in the final five minutes of action.
What They Said:
“We knew this was going to be a tough game against a difficult opponent, and that if there was a winner it was going to be a one-goal game. I do think we had the better of the chance...