The 2024 Pittsburgh Panthers women's soccer team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2024 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Panthers were led by head coach Randy Waldrum, in his seventh season. They played their home games at Ambrose Urbanic Field. This was the team's 29th season playing organized women's college soccer and their 12th playing in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Panthers started the season ranked seventh overall, and faced off against fourteenth ranked . The match ended in a 0âÂÂ0 draw. Pittsburgh won its next match before being upset by unranked . Despite another win, the Panthers fell out of the rankings with the next release. They won their remaining four non-conference games to finish 6âÂÂ1âÂÂ1. Georgia was the only Power 4 opponent they faced in non-conference play. They began ACC play with a win over Louisville before losing 0âÂÂ1 to both eighth ranked North Carolina and California. They followed those results with a tie against Stanford before defeating Clemson and Syracuse. They tied Miami before facing three ranked teams in their final three games. The Panthers would go on to lose all of those matches, with the closest being 2âÂÂ3 in the final game of the season against thirteenth ranked Notre Dame.
The Panthers finished the season 9âÂÂ6âÂÂ3 overall and 3âÂÂ5âÂÂ2 in ACC play to finish in eleventh place. The team did not qualify for the ACC Tournament and were not invited to the NCAA Tournament. This season broke a streak of two consecutive qualifications for both of those tournaments. Their nine total wins were the lowest since 2019. Their three conference wins were the lowest since a pandemic shortented 2020 season.
The Panthers finished the season 17âÂÂ6âÂÂ1 overall and 6âÂÂ3âÂÂ1 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. As the fifth seed in the ACC Tournament they upset nationally third ranked North Carolina in overtime in the Quarterfinals. They could not advance further than the semifinals as they were defeated by Florida State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. As the seventh-seed in the Florida State Bracket, they defeated 6âÂÂ0 in the First Round and, second-seed in the Second Round and sixth seed in the Round of 16. The victory against Memphis set up a third matchup with Florida State this season. The score in this matchup was the most lopsided of the three matches and the Panthers lost 3âÂÂ0 to end their season.
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