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Pulse of Pittsburgh Soccer: Men’s college and high school seasons are off and running this week

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Last week, women’s college season kicked off.

Now, this week, men’s college teams and the High School seasons will get off and running.

We have the complete Pittsburgh Soccer schedule for the week ahead below, as the Riverhounds will also be in action, on Saturday night in Birmingham, as their backs are against the wall, reaching a point of desperation following three straight draws, as they now are five points behind the playoff line with just nine matches to go.  PSN’s Colton Coreschi had more from Head Coach Bob Lilley, midfielder Jackson Walti and defender Sean Suber, following Saturday’s wild 2-2 draw.  

On Thursday, all three men’s NCAA Division I teams will be getting their seasons started, each with home matches.

Pitt will be hosting Georgetown at Ambrose Urbanic Field (8 p.m.) as part of a doubleheader with their women’s team, while Duquesne and Robert Morris, kick off a bit earlier, as the Colonials host Bucknell at 4 p.m. and Duquesne hosts Seton Hill at 7 p.m.

Look for previews to come on all three programs, as Griffin Floyd will be taking on Pitt men’s soccer beat this season and Zac Weiss will have Duquesne covered, plus a RMU feature is coming too.

As we have the previous two years, Pittsburgh Soccer Now will begin its coverage of high school soccer with exclusive coverage of the JRK Memorial Classic, boys opening weekend tournament hosted by Pine-Richland High School.  The weekend will start with two matches on Friday, with PSN’s Matt Popchock on hand to cover a very good cross-classification match-up, between Pine-Richland and Moon.

There are tons of other great matches over the weekend at Pine-Richland (see full schedule of varsity matches below), plus we’ll be keeping tabs on some of the other season opening weekend tournaments, including the South Hills Classic (Girls tournament hosted by South Park) and Moe Rosensteel Memorial Kickoff Classic.

Look for more high school content to come over the next few days, including our first edition of WPIAL Notebook, a new episode of the Kids on the Pitch podcast, and our coverage schedule of the JRK Memorial Classic.

Pittsburgh Soccer Schedule (8/22/2024 – 8/26/2024)

Thursday, August 22 

4 p.m. — Robert Morris (Men) vs Bucknell – North Athletic Complex

5 p.m. — Pitt (Women) vs Buffalo – Ambrose Urbanic Field

7 p.m. — Duquesne (Men) vs Seton Hill – Rooney Field

8 p.m. — Pitt (Men) vs Georgetown – Ambrose Urbanic Field

8 p.m. — Robert Morris (Women) vs Southern Indiana – Evansville, IN

Friday, August 23 

PIAA/WPIAL (District 7) High School Boys & Girls Soccer season begins

(Please note: We will post WPIAL Soccer Scoreboard / Daily Blog each day there will be games played through the regular season and postseason)  

8 p.m. — PSN’s Featured Match at JRK Memorial Classic:  Pine-Richland vs Moon 

Saturday, August 24 

7;30 p.m. — Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC vs Birmingham Legion FC – Protective Stadium, Birmingham, AL

Sunday, August 25 

12 p.m. — Duquesne (Men) vs Canisius – Rooney Field

1 p.m.  — Pitt (Women) at Bucknell – Lewisburg, PA

1 p.m. — Robert Morris (Women) at Indiana State — Terre Haute, IN

3 p.m. — Duquesne (Women) vs Bowling Green – Rooney Field

4 p.m. — Robert Morris (Men) at Mt. Saint Mary’s – Emmitsburg, MD

7 p.m. — Pitt (Men) vs Mercyhurst – Ambrose Urbanic Field

JRK Memorial Classic at Pine-Richland High School

Only Varsity matches listed below

Friday August 23rd:

Ram Cage:

6:15pm (Wheeling Park vs North Allegheny)

Stadium:

8pm (Pine-Richland vs Moon) — PSN Featured Match – Live Audio Stream on PSN YouTube Channel

Saturday August 24th:

Stadium:

12pm (Central Catholic vs Kiski School) V

1:45pm (North Allegheny vs North Catholic) V   (PSN Coverage)

3:15pm (Central Valley vs Winchester Thurston) V

5pm (Seneca Valley vs Wheeling Park) V

 

Sunday August 25th:

Stadium:

11am (North Catholic vs Central Catholic) V  

12:45pm (Kiski School vs Seneca Valley) V  (PSN Coverage)

2:30pm (Moon vs Winchester Thurston) V

4:15pm (Pine-Richland vs Central Valley) V PSN Featured Match – Live Audio Stream on PSN YouTube Channel

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John Krysinsky has covered soccer and other sports for many years for various publications and media outlets. He is also author of 'Miracle on the Mon' -- a book about the Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC, which chronicles the club, particularly the early years of Highmark Stadium with the narrative leading up to and centered around a remarkable match that helped provide a spark for the franchise. John has covered sports for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, DK Pittsburgh Sports, Pittsburgh Sports Report, has served as color commentator on Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC broadcasts, and worked with OPTA Stats and broadcast teams for US Open Cup and International Champions Cup matches held in the US. Krysinsky also served as the Head Men’s Soccer Coach at his alma mater, Point Park University, where he led the Pioneers to the first-ever winning seasons and playoff berths (1996-98); head coach of North Catholic boys (2007-08), associate head coach of Shady Side Academy boys (2009-2014).

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