Orange Upset No. 3 Pitt on Senior Night

Friday, November 1

7:00 PM

Syracuse University

7-6-3, 2-4-2

Pittsburgh

12-4-0, 6-2-0

Pittsburgh

Syracuse

11/1/2024 10:27:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Kristjan Fortier and Nathan Scott provided goals to help the Syracuse men's soccer team (7-6-3, 3-4-2 ACC) upset No. 3 Pittsburgh (13-3-0, 6-2-0 ACC), 2-0, on Friday night at SU Soccer Stadium for the program's Senior Night. The victory marks the Orange's first ranked win of the season and their highest-ranked triumph since the 2022 campaign.

TOOK NO. 3 DOWN ⚡️#DareToDream pic.twitter.com/Xh58LmCXUI
— Syracuse Men's Soccer (@CuseMSOC) November 2, 2024

HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Orange scored once in each half to secure a 2-0 victory over the Panthers. Fortier opened the scoring in the sixth minute, heading a deflection past the Pitt keeper and into the net.

We are AHEAD#DareToDream https://t.co/c5EXuhV55Q pic.twitter.com/sxVjYwsEAU
— Syracuse Men's Soccer (@CuseMSOC) November 1, 2024

Syracuse doubled its lead midway through the second half when Scott received a pass from Chimere Omeze in the box and struck it to the right side of the net.

MAKE THAT 2-0 🍊#DareToDream https://t.co/6YYmteArSC pic.twitter.com/4L5pLVK09e
— Syracuse Men's Soccer (@CuseMSOC) November 2, 2024

Despite Pittsburgh's 13 shots, the 'Cuse defense did not waiver, shutting out an offense that averages 2.40 goals per game. Tomas Hut delivered a strong performance in goal, earning his third clean sheet of the season with five saves.

After a hard-fought 90 minutes of play, Syracuse secured the 2-0 win.

OF NOTE:

Fortier and Scott both recorded their second goals of the season to help lift SU over Pitt.
Omeze's first assist of the slate moves him into second on the team in points with seven.
Hut earned his third clean sheet of the season in the victory. The goalkeeper made five saves in the net, his most since Sept. 27 against Wake Forest.
Syracuse continued its success against Pittsburgh in November, earning its sixth win in eight contests in the 11^th month of the year. The Orange also tied the Panthers in victories in the lifetime series with each school now holding 11 all-time wins over the other.
Tonight's win is the highest-ranked victory for Syracuse since the 2022 season, when it beat No. 4 Wake Forest, 2-0.
The Orange earned their first-ranked win of the season.
SU handed the Panthers just their second conference loss of the campaign.
The Orange finish the regular season with a record of 7-6-3, including 2-4-2 in ACC contests. Syracuse's two conference victories came over Notre Dame (Oct. 5) and tonight against Pitt.
After starting the campaign 3-4-3, the Orange played to a 4-2-0 record in the final six contests of the regular season.
Syracuse earned full 90-minute efforts from a handful of players tonight including Hut, Andre Cutler-DeJesus, Sam Layton, Scott, Elton Chifamba, and Gabe Threadgold.
Tonight's victory was the first Friday win of the season for 'Cuse.

UP NEXT:
Syracuse will begin postseason play with the ACC Tournament. Information regarding opponent and kickoff time will be announced by the conference following the conclusion of the regular season.

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