Oct. 18, 2006

Box Score

PITTSBURGH- The Pitt men's soccer team will be heading to the Big East Tournament for the first time since 2000 after Wednesday night's 1-0 win over Georgetown in the team's last home game of the 2006 season. The Panthers improved to 5-9-2 overall and 4-4-1 in the Big East, while Georgetown fell to 5-11-0 and 2-8-0 in the Big East.

Coming into the game, both Pitt and Georgetown needed a win or a tie to clinch a spot in post-season play. The Panthers captured that final slot in the Blue Division when freshman Mike McDade (Plum, Pa./Plum) scored his first career goal late in the game.

The score was tied at 0-0 heading into the 85^th minute of play when senior Tyler Bastianelli (Bear, Del./St. Mark's) found McDade among traffic in front of the Hoya net. McDade took his second shot of the night as he sent a laser toward Georgetown goalie Andrew Keszler from 30 yards out. McDade's shot flew past a diving Keszler and into the back of the net for the eventual game-winning goal.

In this low-scoring contest, both teams missed chances earlier on to put points on the board. Seniors Keeyan Young (North Wales, Pa./Haverford School) and Tom DeCato (LaGrangeville, N.Y./Arlington) both had shots sail high over the cross bar in the 35^th and 82^nd minute respectively.

Keszler protected the tied game in the 60^th minute when he grabbed freshman Matt Baker's (Bethlehem, Pa./Bethlehem) header before it went into the left side of the net.

Georgetown had two missed opportunities of its own, the first coming in the 48^th minute when junior Mike Glaccum shot high over the Panther net. The Hoyas also had a goal called back in the 57^th minute due to an offsides call to keep the game tied at 0-0.

Senior goalkeeper Andy Jorgensen (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East/Elizabethtown) recorded his fifth shutout of the season as he tallied five saves on the night, moving his season total to 56 and his 2006 record to 4-4-2.

Pitt will finish out its 2006 regular season on the road as it travels to Seton Hall on Saturday, Oct. 21, for a 1 p.m. game before heading to West Virginia on Monday, Oct. 23, for a 7 p.m. start to make up a game that was postponed earlier in the season.

SCORING SUMMARY

Founders Field, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Georgetown     0          0          0

Pitt                   0          1          1

SCORING SUMMARY

PITT: Mike McDade (Tyler Bastianelli), 85:35

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