Only Four Left Standing. A Comparison Of The Participants.
The Final Four | Pittsburgh | Indiana | Syracuse | Creighton |
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Overall Record | 12-4-5 (Pitt) | 13-4-6 (Indiana) | 17-2-4 (Syracuse) | 13-4-6 (Creighton) |
Conference | ACC | Big Ten | ACC | Big East |
Conference Record | 3-2-3 | 3-1-4 | 5-1-2 | 3-3-4 |
Regular Season Finish In Conference Play | 3rd Coastal | 4th | 1st Atlantic | 6th |
Record Away From Home | 4-3-1 | 4-3-3 | 5-0-2 | 5-3-2 |
Coach Years At Helm | Jay Vidovich 8 | Todd Yeagley 13 | Ian McIntyre 13 | Johnny Torres 4 |
NCAA Seed | None | 13 | 3 | None |
RPI | 22 | 20 | 1 | 30 |
College Soccer News/United Soccer Coaches Rank In Last Poll Issued | RV/RV | 26/RV | 3/3 | 17/NR |
Total Number Shots | 316 | 278 | 388 | 367 |
Average Number Shots Per Game | 15.0 | 12.1 | 16.9 | 16.0 |
Number Shots On Goal | 139 | 125 | 160 | 169 |
Shots on Goal Percentage | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.41 | .46 |
Total Goals Scored | 42 | 40 | 43 | 63 |
Average Goals Scored Per Game | 2.00 | 1.74 | 1.87 | 2.74 |
Total Goals Allowed | 21 | 27 | 14 | 31 |
Average Goals Allowed Per Game | 1.00 | 1.17 | 0.61 | 1.35 |
Number Shutouts | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 |
Times Shutout by Opponent | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Most Goals Allowed In A Single Game | 3 (2 times) | 3 (4 times) | 2 (2 times) | 4 (1 time) |
Corners Taken | 98 | 150 | 152 | 150 |
Corners Allowed | 90 | 87 | 94 | 124 |
Win Streak/Unbeaten Streak | 4/4 | 3/3 | 4/12 | 7/7 |
Last Loss | Virginia 0-1 11/6/2022 | Rutgers 1-3 11/13/2022 | Cornell 1-2 10/4/2022 | Providence 2-4 11/2/2022 |
Strength | Tenacity /Expereince | Momentum/Cohesiveness | Opportunistic/Depth | Momentum/Firepower |
How They Beat You | Persistence/Pressure | Balance/Determination | Consistency/Tempo | Grit/Desire |
Where They Have The Edge | Midfield | Up Top | Backline/Goal | Up Top |
Top Goal Scorer | Valentin Noel (11g, 3a) Senior Midfielder | Ryan Wittenbrink (9g, 9a) RS Senior Forward | Levonte Johnson (10g, 6a) Senior Forward | Duncan McGuire (22g, 4a) Junior Forward |
Number Players With Three Or More Goals | Six | Five | Five | Six |
Wild Card/The X-Factor | Bertin Jacquesson (8g, 5a) Junior Forward | Tommy Mihalic (6g, 2a) Sophomore Forward | Lorenzo Boselli (3g, 4a) Junior Midfielder Curt Calov (2g, 6a) Sophomore Midfielder | Jackson Castro (10g, 8a) Sophomore Midfielder |
Key Distributor | Filip Mirkovic (3g, 12a) Junior Midfielder | Nyk Sessock (0g,7a) Senior Defender | Nathan Opoku (9g, 6a) Sophomore Forward | Giorgio Probo Sophomore Midfielder (5g, 14a) |
Key Defender | Yanis Leerman Graduate Student | Daniel Munie Senior | Christian Curti (0g, 3a) Senior | Owen O’Malley (8g, 6a) Sophomore |
Goalkeeper | Joe van der Sar (0.98 GAA) Senior | JT Harms (1.04 GAA) Junior | Russell Shealy (0.62 GAA) RS Senior | Paul Kruse (1.35 GAA) Graduate Student |
Don’t Underestimate | Rodrigo Almeida (0g, 3a) GS Midfielder | Samuel Sarver (4g, 3a) Sophomore Forward Patrick McDonald Sophomore Midfielder | Giona Leibold (5g, 2a) Sophomore Midfielder | Mark O’Neill (4g, 0a) Sophomore Midfielder |
Freshmen To Watch | Jackson Gilman (0g, 3a) Defender | Jack Wagoner (0g, 2a) Midfielder | NA | NA |
A Key Element | Lucas Rosa (2g, 6a) Graduate Student Midfielder | Herbert Endeley (3g, 5a) Senior Forward Brett Bebej (3g, 1a) Senior Defender | Jeorgio Kocevski (5g, 1a) Junior Midfielder Nathan Opoku (9g, 6a) Sophomore Forward The Entire Backline | Callum Watson (3g, 4a) Senior Midfielder Charles Auguste (3g, 2a) Senior Midfielder |
The Glue | Jackson Walti (2g, 0a) GS Midfielder | Danie Munie Senior Defender Joey Maher – Junior Defender | Russell Shealy RS Senior Goalkeeper | Charles Auguste (3g, 2a) Senior Midfielder Paul Kruse GS Goalkeeper |
Cards: Yellow/Red | 33/3 | 31/1 | 43/2 | 63/1 |
Last Trip To College Cup | 2020 | 2018 | 2015 | 2012 |
Road Traveled Home – H Away – A | Cleveland State 2-1 (H) Akron 3-0 (R) Kentucky 2-1 (R) Portland 1-0 OT (H) | Saint Louis 1-0 (H) Marshall 1-0 (H) UNCG 2-0 (R) | Penn 2-1 (H) Cornell 1-0 (H) Vermont 2-1 (H) | Missouri State 2-1 (H) Washington 3-1 (R) Tulsa 2-1 (R) Duke 3-2 (R) |
Location – WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, North Carolina
Semifinal #1 – Syracuse vs. Creighton – 6 p.m. ET – Friday December 9
Semifinal #2 – Indiana vs. Pittsburgh – 8:30 p.m. ET – Friday December 9
National Championship – Monday December 12
The games will be carried live on ESPNU