Rutgers 1, Pitt 0 The Pitt women’s soccer team fell to Rutgers in the final minutes Friday,… Rutgers 1, Pitt 0 The Pitt women’s soccer team fell to Rutgers in the final minutes Friday, losing in a 1-0 decision. Rutgers scored in the game’s final 10 minutes to pull out the victory. Pitt coach Sue-Moy Chin said despite the loss, she was happy with the performance of her defense. ‘Our defense really stepped up in the first half,’ said Chin. Pitt starting goalkeeper Morie Kephart made four saves on five shots in the game. On the other side, Rutgers’ goalkeeper Erin Guthrie only faced two shots and finished with a shutout. As it was during the first half, the second half of the game was the same defensive struggle. ‘We had a real hard time generating scoring chances,’ said Chin of Pitt’s second-half performance. Neither team recorded a shot in the first 30 minutes of the half. Rutgers recorded three shots on net in the second half, while Pitt recorded just two. One of Rutgers’s three shots in the second half was the game-winning goal scored by forward Caycie Guzman in the 82nd minute. Guzman received a pass in the box from Gina DeMaio and placed the ball in the top right corner of the net. Becky Wise also contributed an assist on the play. Pitt’s two shots in the second half were both on goal. The shots were taken by senior midfielder Jennifer Kritch and freshman midfielder Katelyn Ruhe. Both were saved by Guthrie in the final minute of the game. Seton Hall 1, Pitt 0 Pitt must be sick of dropping games because of unanswered second-half goals. Like Rutgers Friday night, Seton Hall handed the Panthers a 1-0 loss in New Jersey. ‘ ‘We just haven’t been capitalizing on our scoring chances,’ said Chin, referring to Pitt’s inability to score despite 13 shots on net. And like Chin said, Pitt had its chances. Pitt sophomore forward Liz Carroll took an early shot that went just wide of the net. But Pitt’s best scoring chance came on a shot taken by Katelyn Ruhe in the 23rd minute. The shot was blocked by Seton Hall goalkeeper Elizabeth Bond. Pitt defender Christina Nicassio suffered the same fate when Bond made a save in the 37th minute. Bond finished the game with five saves. Seton Hall broke the scoring drought when midfielder Katie Andreski scored in the 52nd minute. Andreski scored on a skillful crossing pass delivered by Taylor Wilson. Caitlyn Milazzo ignited the play with a nice through ball from the right side of the field and was also credited with an assist. Still, Pitt couldn’t come through with the win. But Chin said she thought the team played well enough to win. ‘We really felt like we outplayed them in the second half,’ said Chin. Pitt dropped to 4-9-0 overall and 1-4-0 in conference play, while Seton Hall improved to 5-5-2 overall and 1-3-1 in conference play. Pitt will play Connecticut next at Founders Field on Friday. It marks a stretch of four straight home games against Big East opponents. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. The Huskies are coming off a 2-1 loss to Cincinnati on Sunday. Connecticut enters the game with a 3-7-3 overall record and 1-2-2 mark in the Big East.