The No. 3 Pitt men’s soccer team faced No. 19 Akron on the road at First Energy Stadium on Monday night and fell 2-1 in the top-25 matchup. The adverse outcome was the second in a row Pitt suffered away from the friendly confines of Ambrose Urbanic Field, as the team also lost to bitter rival West Virginia 2-1 in Morgantown last Monday.
The Panthers’ loss to the Zips followed an eerily similar script to their loss to the Mountaineers. In both games, they gave up the opening goal early on, pulled even early in the second half and then gave up a late goal that would go unanswered.