BRONX, N.Y. – Seton Hall women's cross country traveled to Bronx, New York, to compete in the ECAC Cross Country Championship today, where they placed tenth out of 20 teams with 301 points in a 258 runner field.

Junior Honey Strosnider (Fairfield, Pa.) ran a 21:44.8 across the six-kilometer course to finish as the fastest Pirate runner for the fifth time in six races. Senior Julia Smith (Pittsgrove, N.J.) was the other top 50 finishers for the Pirates with a 22:12.9.

Sophomore Caitlin Fahy (Ringwood, N.J.) crossed the line not longer after Smith with a 22:30.6, while sophomore Paige Quigley (Sacramento, Calif.) finished with a 22:36.4. Both runners finished inside the top 75.

Freshman Destiny Lopez rounded out the top five runners for the Pirates with a 23:53.4.

The Pirates will return to competition on November 1, when they travel to Leesburg, Virginia, to compete in the BIG EAST Championship.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's diving team continued their strong performance this season, defeating TCNJ.

Diving
After claiming many wins to open the year, star freshman diver Nick Graham reached higher highs against TCNJ. Graham claimed overall victory in the 1-meter board with a 329.10, earning himself a Zones cut. In the 3-meter board, he claimed victory once again with a 319.35, 0.65 points off of the Zones cut.

Alongside Graham, Trevor Post continued to showcase his prominence on the boards. Post placed third in the 1-meter board with a 317.70, earning both a personal best and the Zones cut. He improved on that third place with a second in the 3-meter board with a score of 283.50.

Aside from Graham and Post, this meet marked senior Quinn Murtha's first meet of the season. While only competing in the 1-meter board, Murtha scored a 327.08, earning the Zones cut alongside Post and Graham.

Among the other notable performances, Kiran Natarajan earned a personal best 237.90 on the 1-meter board.

What's Next?
Seton Hall men's diving will be back competing on October 26, when they travel to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, for the Bucknell Fall Invite.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall women's diving team rebounded from their loss against Towson with a string of personal bests, defeating TCNJ.

How It Went
The 1-meter board saw faces both fresh and familiar find success. Junior Amy Kugelman found her first win of the season, scoring a personal-best score of 241.13. Right behind her was freshman Sarah Behrman. Behrman scored a personal best 231.53 and earned her best finish of the season to date.

On the 3-meter board, senior Nikki Pawar continued her dominance from that height. Pawar scored a 240.23, claiming overall victory in that event. Sarah Behrman earned her second second-place of the meet with a personal best score of 227.63. While outside the podium, Amy Kugelman also earned a personal best score of 221.10 on the 3-meter board.

What's Next?
Seton Hall women's diving will be back competing on October 26, when they travel to Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, for the Bucknell Fall Invite.

BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. – Senior George Fricker (Woodbridge, England) fired a 5-under-par, 139, to win the 2024 GlenArbor Invite and lift the Seton Hall men's golf team to a second-place finish on Sunday.

Fricker had six birdies and eight pars in route to a 3-under-par, 69, in round one, followed by five more birdies in round two on his way to a 2-under-par, 70. The Seton Hall senior won the individual title by one stroke over Harvard's William Ma with a 5-under-par, 69-70-139. It's Fricker's second career victory and eighth top-10 finish.

As a team, The Hall improved a remarkable 18 stroke from round one to round two. It shot a 21-over-par, 309, in round one, but bounced back for a field-best 3-over-par, 291, in round two. For the tournament, the Pirates were 24-over-par with a 309-291-600. Harvard won the event at 9-over-par.

Junior David Lally (Wicklow, Ireland) placed 12th overall. In round one he shot a 6-over-par, 78, but bounced back, thanks to four birdies, with a 2-over-par, 74, in round two. For the day he was 8-over-par, with a 78-74-152.

Freshman Will Hennessee (Tulsa, Okla.) shot a 7-over-par, 79, in the morning, followed by a 4-over-par, 76, in round two. For the tournament, he tied for 15th with an 11-over-par, 79-76-155.

One stroke behind Hennessee, classmate Luke Nolan (Austin, Texas) finished with a 12-over-par, 156. Nolan shot a disappointing 13-over-par, 85, in round one, but bounced back in a huge way with four birdies and 11 pars for a 1-under-par, 71, in round two.

Rounding out the Pirates' lineup, sophomores Isaiah Williams (Flemington, N.J.) shot a 19-over-par, 83-80-163, while Eli Shah (Newtown Square, Pa.) had a 20-over-par, 83-81-164.

Competing as individuals, senior Patrick Kahanek (San Antonio, Texas) tied for eighth at 5-over-par with a 2-over-par, 74, in round one, followed by a 3-over-par, 75, in round two. Junior Jack Bosworth (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) and senior Angus O'Brien (Barwon Heads, Australia) took withdrawals to finish up the tournament because darkness fell before their second round completed. O'Brien shot a 4-over-par, 76, in round one, while Bosworth had a 6-over-par, 78. Bosworth, however, was on his way to a fine second round after an eagle on the par-5, No. 8 hole. He was 1-under-par through 14 holes.

Tournament Details:
GLENARBOR INVITE
Host: Yale University
Location: Bedford Hills, N.Y.
Course: GlenArbor Golf Club
Dates: October 20, 2024

THE COURSE:
The course is blessed with terrain features that golf architects prize: unspoiled wetlands, natural grades and abundant wildlife. Gary Player has preserved all of the native beauty to create a breathtaking course he proudly calls "his masterpiece". Player's strategy to achieve course design excellence emphasizes natural beauty that combines both exciting challenges and sophisticated course management. He has masterfully interwoven all three into this majestic championship course.

From the Player tees at nearly 7,000 yards, the course will test the shot making skills of the most accomplished player. The course rolls and turns, demanding draws and fades. Fairways are inviting, while the greens call for touch and control. Truly, par at GlenArbor will be a standard of excellence.

Players will find that precision takes precedence over power, and that rewards are earned for accuracy. With multiple tee complexes on every hole, Gary Player has allowed golfers of all skill levels to participate in the excitement of GlenArbor. Each hole is distinct and memorable thanks to his expert blending of woodland, wetlands and dramatic elevation changes. Players who walk this spectacular course amidst this immense beauty feel the privilege of playing GlenArbor.

THE FIELD:
The small field will consist only of host Yale, Dartmouth, Harvard and Seton Hall.

THE FORMAT:
Teams will play six golfers and count the four lowest scores per round.

UP NEXT:
The Hall will return to tournament action for three rounds of golf at the FAU Golf Invitational, Oct. 28-29, at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Pirates suffer second loss in BIG EAST play, Molina logs six saves

WASHINGTON, D.C. – An early red card on Seton Hall men's soccer hindered the Pirates as The Hall fell 2-0 against No. 17 Georgetown in Washington, D.C.

The Pirates opened the first half with two quick shots in Georgetown territory, one of which forced a save. An early red card in the 24th against the Pirates, however, stalled that momentum and put the team on the backfoot. The Pirates fought through the disadvantage, but two Hoya goal proved too much, ending the game in a 2-0 defeat.

With the loss, The Hall moves to 9-3-1 on the season and 2-2-1 in-conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The first half for the Pirates began in an auspicious manner with The Hall launching two shots in the first ten minutes.

In the 24th minute, a second yellow card from Hugo Gerbore resulted in his sending off and the Pirates playing down to ten men for the final 65 minutes. Six minutes later, Georgetown's Hack heaps scored off a long pass across the box to put the Hoyas up 1-0.

In the 57th minute, the Hoyas went up 2-0 off an open field run from Marlon Tabora.

Goalkeeper Matias Molina would face seven more shots over the rest of the game, but he and the Pirates defense prevented them from finding the back of the net. On the offensive end, the Pirates could not find an answer and the game ended a 2-0 loss.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

• Matias Molina registered six saves, pushing his season total to 19.
• Both teams had two corner kicks.
• Seton Hal hadl no offsides compared to Georgetown's three.
• The Hall had six saves to the one for the Hoyas.

NEWS & NOTES

• Seton Hall moves to 9-3-1, while Georgetown moves to 6-3-4.
• The Hall now moves to 2-2-1 on BIG EAST play.
• This was the 47th matchup between the two programs, the first of which came in 1963.
• Seton Hall is 17-26-4 all-time against Georgetown.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday when St. John's travels to Owen T. Carroll Field to take on the Pirates. Game time is scheduled for 6:56 p.m.