Defense Stands Strong as Pirates Earn 1-0 Win at Fairleigh Dickinson - Seton Hall University Athletics
Teaneck, N.J. – Seton Hall got it done on the road again, taking down Fairleigh Dickinson, 1-0, on Friday night. Quenzi Huerman (Vannes, France) found the ba...
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Teaneck, N.J. – Seton Hall got it done on the road again, taking down Fairleigh Dickinson, 1-0, on Friday night. Quenzi Huerman (Vannes, France) found the back of the net in the 11th minute to deliver the only tally of the match. The Pirates played with 10 men starting in the 48th minute, as Luca Dahn (Kahl, Germany) was sent off after receiving his second yellow card of the night.
How it Happened
Both sides traded possession to open the match, but Seton Hall was able to strike off a counter-attack. After Mattias Almeida Sundell (Sweden) forced an FDU turnover, he pushed it off for JP Marin (Briarwood, N.Y.) who sent a pass downfield. Huerman caught up to the ball, moved to his left and rifled a shot past the goalkeeper to give Seton Hall a 1-0 lead.
Fairleigh Dickinson's best chance of the opening half came in the 30th minute, where Joshua Ferreira deflected a corner kick on frame. Andrea Borg (Sliema, Malta) was in the right place at the right time, as he cleared the would-be equalizer out of harm's way.
Just three minutes into the second half, Dahn received his second yellow card of the night, forcing the Pirates to play a man down for the final 42 minutes of the match. However, Seton Hall was undeterred, digging in its heels defensively to deny an FDU tying goal.
Hannes Ronnholmen (Stockholm, Sweden) was forced to make three of his four saves in the second half. He and the rest of the Pirates helped weather the storm, as FDU fired 10 shots in the second half but were unable to knot things up.
Inside the Numbers
- While Fairleigh Dickinson outshot the Pirates 16-7 overall, shots on goal were tied 5-5.
- Six different Pirates registered a shot, with Sundell leading the way with two.
- Ian Albuquerque logged all 90 minutes for the first time in his career.
- Ronnholmen picks up his third shutout of the season.
- Head Coach Andreas Lindberg now sits one win away from 200 for his career.
- Huerman becomes the first Pirate to score a goal in back-to-back matches since Raz Amir, who did so against NJIT and Army last season.
- Huerman now has points in four of his first five games of the season, and leads the team with seven points overall.
- Each of Seton Hall's three wins so far this season have been shutouts, the second time in three seasons that has occurred (2020).
- The Pirates have won five straight games when scoring the first goal. Dating back to the beginning of the 2020 season, the Pirates are 17-2-0 when scoring first.
- Seton Hall is 7-0-1 in its last eight matches against New Jersey schools.
Up Next
The Pirates return home on Tuesday night to finish off non-conference play against Army. It's International Students Night at Owen T. Carroll Field, and students can pick up free soft pretzels before the game while supplies last. Kickoff is set for 6:56 p.m.
