The Pitt women’s soccer team traveled to Boone, North Carolina, on Thursday to face Appalachian State at Ted Mackorell Soccer Stadium in its 2020 season opener. The matchup not only opened up Pitt’s season, but the NCAA women’s soccer season as a whole, as it was the first game played in 2020. And with all eyes on the Panthers, the team dealt the Mountaineers a 4-0 shutout and set a program record by posting its widest margin of victory ever in a season opener.
Albany transfer Leah Pais opened up the scoring for Pitt in the 22nd minute, as she headed a ball into the back of the net off a Kate McKay set piece.