MORGANTOWN -
No. 18 West Virginia used two successful penalty
kicks from midfielder Shadow Sebele to shutout Pitt 2-0 at Ambrose Urbanic
Field on Wednesday evening.
Sebele struck his first penalty kick
in 58th minute to the left of Pitt keeper Lee Johnston after Shane
Flowers of Pitt was called for a handball inside the goal box in the middle of
a plethora of Panther defenders.
In the 75th minute,
Sebele pushed a penalty kick to the right of Johnston to give WVU the 2-0 lead.
Forward Peabo Doue was making a break to the goal when he was taken down by
Pitt's Alex Harrison to draw the penalty kick.
Sebele
is now second on the team with five goals this season, while forward Andy Bevin
continues to lead with six.
The
Mountaineers improve to 7-4-1 overall, including a 3-1-0 mark in BIG EAST play.
Pitt fell to 4-8-1 and a 2-2-0 record in conference play.
It didn't take long for the
Mountaineers to mount an offensive attack as Bevin rang a shot off the left
post from 20 yards out just two minutes into the match.
Midfielder Travis Pittman finished
with two first half shots, including an opportunity in the 30th
minute that just went over the right side of the Pitt goal.
Pittman had another key chance in
the 46th minute for WVU's first shot on-goal. Pittman took a shot
from 20 yards out that Johnston made a leaping punch save on.
The Mountaineers hit another post in
the 57th minute when Sebele sent a header off the crossbar after a
cross from Doue.
Midfielder Allan Flott had a great
chance in the 67th minute that Johnston made a diving punch save on
that led to a shot off a corner kick by Bevin that Johnston corralled.
With the help of the WVU backline, goalkeeper
Justin Holmes recorded his third-straight shutout, facing no shots on-goal. Johnston
made five stops for Pitt.
West Virginia finished with a 20-4
shot advantage, including a 7-0 edge in shots on-goal. WVU also led in corner
kicks (7-1) and fouls (11-10).
Sebele took a game-high six shots,
while Pittman took four shots. Four different players attempted shots for Pitt.
WVU
continues BIG EAST play at Marquette on Saturday, Oct. 15. The game will kick
off at 8:05 p.m., at Valley Fields.
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