South Orange, N.J. -- Skyler Matusz (Kearny, N.J.) scored the game-winning goal in the 85th minute in the Seton Hall women's soccer team's 1-0 win over NJIT on Sunday afternoon at Owen T. Carroll Field.

Rachel Gerrie (Littleton, Colo.) tallied her first assist of the season on Matusz's goal. After facing two NCAA Tournament teams on the road in their last two games, the Pirates (3-3-1) snapped a two-game losing skid with the victory as they improved to 2-1 on the season at Owen T. Carroll Field.

How It Happened

It was a jagged start for both sides. NJIT had its first shot attempt saved by Anna Prawer (London, England) in the third minute and Matusz posted The Hall's first shot on goal of the game in the 21st minute. The Highlanders had the best scoring chance in the 39th minute where a precise pass created a one-on-one opportunity with Prawer in front of the goal. Prawer, however, was able to kick save the NJIT shot attempt that kept the score knotted up at 0-0.

Seton Hall had four shots in the first 25 minutes and continued to knock on the door for a score. Of the Pirates' five corner kicks, four of them came in the second half. The Hall gained possession of the ball in their attacking half the 84th minute after Nina Davis (Ramsey, N.J.) drew a foul. The free kick set piece did not end with an attempt but the ball would go out of bound for a Seton Hall throw in on the far side of the field. Brina Micheels (Plattsburgh, N.Y.) took the throw in and tossed it to Gerrie, who sent a beautiful pass into the scoring area that was finished off with a goal by Matusz, giving Seton Hall a 1-0 lead.

Inside The Box Score

• Seton Hall finished with a 5-0 advantage on corner kicks.
• Both teams finished with double-digits in shots with the Pirates posting a 14-11 edge.
• NJIT had five shots on goal to Seton Hall's three.
• Head coach Josh Osit now has 14 career wins.
• Matusz has one goal this season, four in her career, and two career game-winning scores.
• Matusz now has 13 career points on four goals and five assists.
• Matusz has taken nine shots this season and five of them have been on target.
• Gerrie now has two assists and four points in her career.
• Micheels, Natalie Tavana (Middletown, Conn.), Chiara Pucci (Munich, Germany) and Lily Camacho (Summit, N.J.) played the full 90 minutes.

Maddy Loiselle is named to the Seton Hall Classic All-Tournament Team.
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – In a match of several individual superlatives, senior Jenna Walsh (Foothill Ranch, Calif.) and sophomore Maddy Loiselle (Lutz, Fla.) each had 14 kills as the Seton Hall women's volleyball team rallied for a 3-1 (20-25, 25-18, 26-24, 25-11) victory over Kent State on Sunday.

The victory gives The Hall a perfect 3-0 record in this year's Seton Hall Classic. Loiselle was named to the All-Tournament Team. The Pirates rallied after losing the first set to win their third straight match and climb back to .500 at 3-3 on the young season.

Walsh finished with 14 kills, 12 digs and a career-high five service aces. Loiselle had a career-high 14 kills and a team-best .379 attack percentage. Graduate student Reagan Merk (Huntington Beach, Calif.) also had a double-double with 10 kills, 10 digs and three blocks.

Libero Rylee Nelson (Mazeppa, Minn.) picked up a career-best 24 digs. Senior Maddie Klungel (Napa, Calif.) filled the box score again, flirting with a triple-double with 17 assists, seven kills, eight digs and five blocks.

SET 1:
Seton Hall scored eight of the first 10 points in set one, but Kent State rallied with a 12-3 run to take a 14-11 lead. A kill by Loiselle cut The Hall's deficit to only two points, 18-16, but the Golden Flashes answered with a 6-1 spurt to enter set point, 24-17. The Hall scored three straight, but KSU eventually found their 25th point for a 25-20 victory. The Hall had only a .091 attack percentage in the opening stanza.

SET 2:
With the score tied at 11 in the second set, Seton Hall scored four straight and never trailed again. Clinging to an 18-17 advantage, The Hall closed the match with a 7-1 run. Up 22-18, the Pirates finished with a kill by Gwen Adler (Barrington, Ill.) and two from Klungel.

SET 3:
The third set was, by far, the closest of the match. The teams combined for 13 ties and six lead changes with neither team taking a lead of greater than three points. With Seton Hall facing a Kent State set point, 24-23, a kill by Loiselle staved off the loss and tied the set at 24. An ace by Adler put the Pirates in set point, and a block by Klungel and freshman Grace Turner (La Grange Highlands, Ill.) gave them a come-from-behind, 26-24, victory in set three.

SET 4:
Kent State seemingly ran out of gas in the fourth set as the Pirates never trailed and held the Golden Flashes to just a -.083 attack percentage. With the score tied at two, The Hall went on an 8-1 run, and a block by Merk and Asli Subasili (Tekirdag, Turkiye) put it up 10-3. With the Pirates up 14-8, they closed out the set with an 11-3 run.

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INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Walsh had a double-double with 14 kills, 12 digs, five service aces and a .303 attack percentage.
• Loiselle tallied a career-high 14 kills to go with a team-best .379 attack percentage.
• Merk notched a double-double with 10 kills, 10 digs and three blocks.
• Nelson had a career-high 24 digs.
• Klungel nearly had a triple-double with 17 assists, seven kills, eight digs and five blocks.
• Adler notched a team-high 18 assists with eight digs.
• Seton Hall recorded a .205 attack percentage for the match, while Kent State attacked at .110.
• The Pirates had 52 kills, while Kent State had 39.
• The Hall recorded 70 digs, while the Golden Flashes had 68.
• Seton Hall collected 10.0 blocks and Kent State had 9.0.

NEWS & NOTES:

• The Hall improves to 3-3, while Kent State falls to 1-5.
• Seton Hall is now 2-1 all-time against the Golden Flashes.
• Seton Hall has now won 10 consecutive matches in the Seton Hall Classic volleyball tournament.
• The Pirates have won three straight matches after starting the season 0-3.
• After going five matches without a player recording a double-double, both Walsh and Merk collected one today. It's Walsh's fifth career double-double and Merk's first.
• Seton Hall set season-highs today in kills (52), service aces (11), digs (70), assists (47), team blocks (10.0) and attack percentage (.205).

UP NEXT:
The Pirates will return to action next weekend when they head to the Towson Invitational. The Hall will face Coppin State on Friday and both Loyola (Md.) and host Towson on Saturday.

The Seton Hall Classic will feature two matches each day, Friday through Sunday at Walsh Gym.

SEPTEMBER 6-8, 2024
SETON HALL CLASSIC
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – WALSH GYMNASIUM

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2024 at 3:00 PM
SETON HALL (0-3) vs. SACRED HEART (2-1)
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2024 at 3:00 PM
SETON HALL (0-3) vs. NJIT (1-4)
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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 at 11:00 AM
SETON HALL (0-3) vs. KENT STATE (0-3)
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WEEKLY STATS REPORT: SETON HALL
2024 BIG EAST STANDINGS
2024 BIG EAST STATISTICAL LEADERS

PREVIEW
The Pirates return to action this weekend and will make their 2024 Walsh Gymnasium debut when they host the Seton Hall Classic. The Pirates will face Sacred Heart on Friday at 3:00 p.m. On Saturday, The Hall will take on local rival NJIT at 3:00 p.m. Seton Hall will conclude the event with a match against Kent State on Sunday at 11:00 a.m.

MEDIA
All three contests will be broadcast by the Pirate Sports Network and will be available for FloSports subscribers. All three matches will also have Live Stats available.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Friday, Sept. 6
NJIT vs. Kent State at Noon
Sacred Heart at SETON HALL at 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 7
Kent State vs. Sacred Heart at Noon
NJIT at SETON HALL at 3:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 8
Kent State at SETON HALL at 11:00 a.m.
Sacred Heart at NJIT at 1:00 p.m.

PROMOTION
For Saturday's contest against NJIT, we will be giving away free schedule posters!! There will also be autograph opportunities postgame!!

SCOUTING SACRED HEART
Seton Hall and Sacred Heart will meet for the seventh time in history on Friday. The Pirates have never lost to the Pioneers, and in fact, have lost only two sets in six prior meetings. Most recently, the teams met at the Sacred Heart Invitational in 2022, a Seton Hall sweep.

The Pioneers are coming off a 12-15 record in 2023, but finished with an impressive 11-3 mark in Northeast Conference play. The top-seeded Pioneers, however, were upset by LIU in the NEC Tournament semifinals, which ended their season. Gaby Zovko was named NEC Setter and Rookie of the Year. Dominique Felix earned NEC First Team honors.

This season, Sacred Heart was picked to finish third in the 12-team NEC according to the 2024 Preseason Coaches Poll. Zovko comes back as a sophomore, while All-NEC Second Teamer Camryn Luginbuhl will be back as a senior captain. The incoming class features 11 newcomers, which includes three transfers.

Sacred Heart had a strong opening weekend, winning two of three matches at the UConn Invitational. The Pioneers swept Youngstown State in the season opener before outlasting LIU in five sets. They're coming off a three-set loss to host UConn on Sunday. Luginbuhl leads the team with 3.82 kills per set.

SCOUTING NJIT
Seton Hall will face local rival NJIT for a fourth consecutive season. The Pirates are 8-1 all-time against the Highlanders and have won seven straight in the series. Last season, The Hall swept NJIT in Walsh Gym. The Pirates' only loss in the series came in 2008.

The Highlanders are coming off a 9-17 record in 2023 which included a 1-9 mark in the America East Conference. NJIT closed the regular season with four straight losses.

NJIT is picked to finish last in the six-team America East in 2024, according to its preseason coaches' poll. Eleven student-athletes return from last year's team which picked up nine wins on the season. The seniors feature team captains Ines Varela and Campbell Walker, as well as Cami Augustine.

NJIT went 1-3 at the Salt City Classic in Syracuse, N.Y. in its opening weekend. The Highlanders lost the season-opener to host Syracuse in straight sets before falling to Cansius in four sets on Friday. On Saturday, NJIT fell in five sets to Lafayette before sweeping Le Moyne for its first win of the season.

SCOUTING KENT STATE
Seton Hall will face Kent State for only the third time ever on Sunday. The teams split the prior to meetings with the Golden Flashes sweeping the Pirates in 1997, and The Hall sweeping Kent State in 2021.

Kent State is coming off a rough 2023 season with a final record of 6-23, which included a 2-16 mark in Mid-American Conference play. Their season came to an end with five straight losses. Logan Henderson was named to the MAC All-Freshman Team.

Kent State was picked to finish last this season, according to the 12-team MAC preseason coaches' poll. Only five student-athletes on this season's 17-member roster were part of the program last season. The Golden Flashes return the top four pin hitters, led by outside hitter Mackenzie McGuire.

Kent State dropped all three of its matches last weekend at the Michigan Nike Classic to open the season. The Golden Flashes were swept by Delaware in the season-opener on Saturday, and then lost in four sets and three sets respectively in a pair of contests against Michigan. McGuire currently leads the team with 1.89 kills per set.

UP NEXT
After the Seton Hall Classic, the Pirates head to Towson, Md. For three matches at the Towson Invitational, Sept. 13-14. The Hall will face Coppin State on Friday, Sept. 13 at 1:00 p.m. The Pirates will then take on Loyola (Md.) on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 11:00 a.m. before playing host Towson at 4:00 p.m.

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Getting pumped for the release of the schedule. Being in CT.. I'm hoping for a lot of Saturday day games and also favorable dates for Providence and St. John's games. I start planning away trips the day the schedule drops. Any news or insights on when we might expect to see the announcement? None of the OOC games seems to work from a timing or interest perspective. Might go to the Island to see the Hofstra game.

Looks pretty athletic, good handle for his size as I draw conclusions from an 18-second video.

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Personally I think it’s possible there is more to this story but I don’t really want to air out Pat on free board. I’ll share what Trilly Donovan posted on his discord today:

“So after digging today I have multiple sources saying Rutgers’ AD resignation is allegedly to get ahead of an upcoming report about the gymnastics team.”

Per wagner ooc

Knew this was coming eventually. Personally, I thought it would be to the ACC as a replacement for Clemson, Florida State, etc. They were never committed to this conference.

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Jerry celebrated his 30th anniversary recently.

He posted this on Facebook.


To celebrate 30 years as a couple, Diana and I took the kids to Ocean City. During our first summer together, Di wanted to ride the giant Ferris wheel at Gillian's Wonderland, and I did it without telling her that I was terrified of heights. (I guess love conquers all?)

Sufficiently traumatized, and having successfully wooed the girl, I refused to ride it every subsequent summer -- until this weekend.

With Gillian's closing for good this fall, I decided it was time to close the loop. It was not easy, but to quote Ferris Bueller, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”

There was one more shot at this, kids included this time, and I did not want to miss it.

Actually, I suspect there may have been other games that might make this list since it seems like January 15 is the last game.

In any event, I thought this was interesting information because it shows how Big East teams can draw if you put them on a major linear network. When they do comparisons of ratings between conferences, the Big East numbers are suppressed by the fact that we have so many games on FS1 and FS2.

Also, it reminded me of what a great game the Marquette Purdue game was last year. Marquette came with a bucket of knocking off the number two team in the nation in an early season game.

(For what it's worth the Big East Tournament championship game had 1.68 million viewers.)

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At least he sampled the pork chops

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NEW YORK - After scoring the lone goal to help the Seton Hall men's soccer team defeat Manhattan, 1-0, freshman Til Kauschke (Hamburg, Germany) has been named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday. This is the second straight week that the Pirates have earned one of the conference's top weekly honors.

In addition, sophomore Jon Vigunr Pétursson (Selfoss, Iceland) was recognized on the BIG EAST's weekly honor roll for his part in helping the Pirates beat UAlbany and complete a shutout against Manhattan.

Kauschke has been aggressive in his shot taking so far this season, and it paid dividends this past Sunday when he one-timed a pass from Jared Smith (Longfellow, Mass.) in the box, blasting it past the Jaspers goalkeeper in the 68th minute. It was his first career goal.

Pétursson was solid as a defensive midfielder centerback in both the Manhattan game and the 2-1 win over UAlbany. After Sam Bjork was tripped in the box with 48 seconds remaining in the second half of a 1-1 match with the Great Danes, it was Pétursson's name that was called to take the penalty kick, and he converted to give the Pirates the 2-1 win.

Kauschke, Pétursson and the Pirates have started 3-0-0 for the second straight season and look to start 4-0-0 for the first time since 2008 when they host Columbia Friday at Owen T. Carroll Field at 6:56 p.m. The game is free for all to attend.