Panthers Rally to Defeat West Virginia 38-34

34

West Virginia
WVU

1-2 , 0-0

38

Winner

Pitt
PIT

3-0 , 0-0

West Virginia
WVU

1-2 , 0-0

34

38

Winner

Rating By Quarters

Staff	1st	2nd	third	4th	F
WVU West Virginia	7	10	7	10	34
PIT Pitt	10	7	7	14	38

Recreation Recap: Soccer | September 14, 2024 07:46 PM | John Antonik

PITTSBURGH  – For a second straight week, Pitt’s Eli Holstein engineered a fourth-quarter, comeback victory.
 
Final Saturday at Cincinnati, the redshirt freshman rallied the Panthers from a 27-6 deficit to defeat the Bearcats 28-27. At this time, he introduced Pitt again from 10 factors down with lower than 5 minutes remaining to high West Virginia 38-34 within the 107^th Yard Brawl performed this afternoon at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh.
 
Holstein marched the Panthers 77 yards in simply 1:27, and Pitt scored the successful landing with 32 seconds left whereas Holstein was watching from the sidelines as Derrick Davis Jr. plowed in from the 1.
 
That is as a result of his helmet got here off on the prior play after he bulled 5 yards to the purpose line. Holstein scrambles of seven and 23 yards, a 23-yard move to Konata Mumpfield and one other 17-yard Holstein run put the ball on the WVU 30.
 
A move interference penalty ultimately zone on Garnett Hollis Jr. put the ball at WVU’s 6, organising the deciding rating.
 
West Virginia (1-2) had an opportunity to place Pitt away one possession prior, however because it did two years in the past in crunch time, could not transfer the sticks and was compelled to punt the soccer away.
 
Holstein handed for 301 yards, 79 of these going to Kenny Johnson, and ran 14 instances for 59 yards. It was the third consecutive sport the Alabama switch has handed for greater than 300 yards this season, and the second straight sport the WVU secondary has allowed a 300-yard passer.
 
The Panthers (3-0) had been penalized 12 instances for 112 yards to West Virginia’s seven penalties for 67 yards, however the Mountaineers’ miscues had been extra pricey by both taking factors off the scoreboard or resulting in Pitt scores.
 
WVU additionally had a punt blocked and returned for a landing that contributed to right now’s final result.
 
Within the opening half, Pitt scored on three straight offensive possessions to take a 17-14 lead and had the ball at its personal 26 with 1:26 remaining within the second quarter searching for extra factors.
 
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi opted to go for it on fourth and 1 at Pitt’s 49, however Holstein’s quick move to Johnson went backwards a yard, giving the Mountaineers the soccer on the 48.
 
Garrett Greene runs of 8 and 23 yards put West Virginia into place for Michael Hayes II to kick a 44-yard subject purpose to tie the rating with 21 seconds left.
 
The Mountaineers scored the sport’s first landing after an alternate of possessions, marching 53 yards in 2:50. The important thing play was Greene’s 33-yard move to Rodney Gallagher III, organising Greene’s third-down move to CJ Donaldson Jr. popping out of the backfield for a 10-yard landing.
 
It took the Panthers simply 1:41 to get on the scoreboard, due to Holstein’s 42-yard move down the close to sideline to Johnson. The drive finally stalled at WVU’s 13, requiring Ben Sauls to kick a 31-yard subject purpose.

Pitt regained possession at its personal 28 and marched 72 yards, totally on Holstein’s passing. The redshirt freshman accomplished throws of 21, 13 and 21 yards, scrambled for 12 extra, after which accomplished the drive with a 9-yard scoring strike to Desmond Reid. Sauls’ conversion kick made it 10-7, Panthers.
 
It took West Virginia 3:06 into the second quarter to re-take the lead at 14-10, when Jahiem White ran round proper finish for a 5-yard landing. Tight finish Kole Taylor shouldered many of the load on the drive, catching three passes for 37 yards.
 
Pitt answered 4 minutes later when Tyrin Bradley Jr. couldn’t get residence on a blitz. Holstein dismissed his sort out try and hit Desmond Reid in stride for a 19-yard landing. That Panther march ate up 4:53 of clock and consumed 65 yards.
 
The third quarter started with West Virginia’s protection shortly getting off the sector, however the Mountaineers could not get out of their very own means.
 
A Greene 51-yard landing move to Hudson Clement was wiped off the board when sort out Wyatt Milum was known as for holding, this coming after Oliver Staw’s 12-yard faux punt scramble for a primary down. Two performs later, the Panthers turned the tables on the Mountaineers.
 
Maverick Gracio slipped via West Virginia’s wall of safety to dam Straw’s punt. Brandon George scooped the ball up on the 24 and returned it for a landing. Sauls’ conversion kick gave the Panthers a 24-17 lead that lasted lower than 4 minutes.
 
On third and eight, a Greene 44-yard move to Jalen Bray down the far sideline gave the Mountaineers a crucial first down on the Panther 35. Greene scrambled 15 yards to the Pitt 20 and handed to Preston Fox for 12 extra to the 8. Two performs later, Donaldson walked into the top zone for a 4-yard landing to knot the rating with 4:54 left within the third quarter.
 
Sacks by Hammond Russell IV and TJ Jackson II forces Pitt to punt, and WVU obtained to Pitt’s 36 on the finish of the third quarter and going through a fourth and 6. When play resumed, Greene accomplished a 7-yard move to Traylon Ray to the nearside of the sector, after which two performs later, scrambled for six to the Pitt 22. A late hit on George tacked 12 yards to the top of the run and gave the Mountaineers a primary down on the Pitt 12.
 
However two Donaldson runs netted solely 7 yards, and on third and three on the Pitt 5, Greene’s move within the nook of the top zone couldn’t be dealt with by Clement, requiring Hayes to kick a 23-yard subject purpose.
 
West Virginia made it a two-possession sport on its subsequent offensive possession when Justin Robinson hauled in a reasonably, one-handed, 28-yard landing reception within the far nook of the top zone, making the rating 34-24, however Pitt’s offense got here alive.
 
The Panthers, netting -4, -2, 0 and 6 yards on their first 4 second-half offensive possessions, obtained the ball at their 25 with 4:55 remaining. Holstein scrambles of 10 and 24 yards, and an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty on linebacker Trey Lathan throughout Mumpfield’s 11-yard reception, put the ball on the WVU 20.
 
Two Pitt holding penalties moved the ball again to the 40, and following an incomplete move, Holstein lobbed a high-arching move down the far sideline that Daejon Reynolds outfought two WVU defenders for the soccer and a landing.
 
Pitt was taking a look at a second and 30 when Holstein accomplished the lengthy move.
 
West Virginia’s offense took possession of the ball with 3:06 left however was unable to get a primary down, punting the ball again to the Panthers simply earlier than the two-minute warning.
 
Greene accomplished 16 of his 30 move makes an attempt for 210 yards and two touchdowns, and likewise ran 11 instances for 49 yards.
 
Donaldson was WVU’s main rusher with 79 yards on 19 makes an attempt. West Virginia outrushed Pitt 191 to 78 and had a 401 to 379 edge in whole yards.
 
It does not get any simpler for West Virginia with Kansas looming subsequent Saturday in its Huge 12 opener. The Jayhawks had been upset final evening by UNLV and will likely be motivated to keep away from a 1-3 begin to the season, as is West Virginia.
 
Pitt returns to Acrisure Stadium to play Youngstown State subsequent Saturday.