Pitt’s bubble burst, as NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament Brackets released on Monday

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Pitt women’s soccer team, who posted a 9-6-3 overall record and managed a 3-5-2 mark in the ACC, finished 11th in the 18-team conference — did not get an invitation to the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament for the first time in three years.

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The Panthers lost three matches in a row to end the regular season concluding with a 3-2 loss at No. 13 Notre Dame.  Because of this, the Panthers ended its regular season with its NCAA tournament hopes on the bubble.

“We are talented enough to be in and make a good run in the NCAA tournament…and I hope our body of work warrants our name being called today,” Ben Waldrum, Pitt’s Associate Head Coach, told Pittsburgh Soccer Now on Monday.

The Panthers have earned at-large bids to the NCAA tournament in each of the past two years, having success in the early rounds each year, finishing 2023 campaign with an Elite Eight loss to eventual National Champions, Florida State, and the same exact result came in the tournament’s Sweet Sixteen in 2022.

After Sunday’s conference championship matches were played, the Panthers sat 40th in the all-important Ratings Percentage Index rankings.

In the region, both West Virginia and Penn State earned at-large invites to the tournament.