Pitt ends in scoreless stalemate at Boston College

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Pitt men’s soccer opened up road ACC play Friday night in Newton, MA against Boston College, as they ended up settling for a 0-0 draw.

The Panthers (2-2-0, 1-0-1 ACC) tallied seven shots with two shots on goal, as goalkeeper Cabral Carter earned his second straight clean sheet and third of his career.

The first chance of the match came off the foot of Boston College’s Xavier O’Neil in the 28^th minute. Pitt’s Cabral Carter was able to fend it off and make an unbelievable save to keep the match scoreless early

The Panthers defended well off of corners as the Eagles accounted for five corner kicks in the first half but were unable to convert on any of them

Pitt’s first chance of the match came in the 39^th minute as Michael Sullivan rocketed one to center of the net, however it was corralled by BC’s Brennan Klein

BC had an opportunity with only 10 seconds remaining in the first half as midfielder Alfie Hughes tried to throw one on net. He would be denied by defenseman Mateo Maillefaud who blocked it as time ran out

In the 80^th minute of this contest, Pitt’s Luka Kozomara struck one to the bottom left corner of the BC net but was unable to finish as the game stayed knotted at zero a piece

Pitt defense stood on its head again as they were able to defend four more BC corners in the second half, BC totaled nine corner kicks for the match

Cabral Carter made one final save for the Panthers in the 89^th minute as BC threw their second and final shot on goal with 86 seconds left in the match

MATCH STATS

• The Panthers edged out the Eagles out by a total of 7-6 in the shots department, while BC had nine corners compared to Pitt’s two
• Cabral Carter earned his second straight clean sheet and the third of his career as he finished with two saves
• Michael Sullivan and Luka Kozomara each recorded two shots on the night, as Jackson Gilman, Raphael Cilli and Luis Sahmkow all recorded one shot a piece

MATCH NOTES

• Record vs. BC – 6-12-3 all-time. Pitt has not lost to BC since 2016. Pitt is 3-6-1 in Boston.
• Carter’s two saves on two shot attempts was his second consecutive clean sheet match and the third of his career
• Cilli tied his season-high for shots with his shot in the 19th minute

UP NEXT

• The Panthers return home Monday, Sept. 18 as they welcome FDU to Ambrose Urbanic Field for a 7:00 pm kick on the ACC Network Extra.