Pirates Draw WIth Villanova In BIG EAST Opener, 0-0 - Seton Hall University Athletics
The Seton Hall women's soccer team played Villanova to a scoreless draw in its BIG EAST opener on Sunday afternoon at Owen T. Carroll Field.
Women's Soccer vs Villanova on 9/22/2024 - Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics
The official box score of Women's Soccer vs Villanova on 9/22/2024
South Orange, N.J. -- The Seton Hall women's soccer team played Villanova to a scoreless draw in its BIG EAST opener on Sunday afternoon at Owen T. Carroll Field.
The Pirates (3-5-2, 0-0-1 BIG EAST) will return to action on Thursday when they travel to Georgetown for a 4 p.m. contest. Before Sunday's game, Seton Hall women's soccer celebrated the 30th season of the program by welcoming back alumnae and former coaches. Also present were members of the first team in 1994 and its head coach Betty Ann Kempf Townsley, who led Seton Hall to five BIG EAST Tournament appearances.
How It Happened
In a game between two evenly matched sides with similar playing styles, Villanova finished with an 8-1 advantage in shots and a 3-1 edge in shots on goal. Anna Prawer (London, England) and Avery Strohecker (Riding, Va.) combined to post a shutout effort in goal with Prawer playing between the pipes for the first 45 minutes followed by Strohecker in the second half. Arguably the best chance of the game from either side came in the 34th minute when Prawer found herself one-on-one with a Villanova forward. The striker pushed a shot toward goal but it was ultimately stopped by a sliding Prawer.
The Pirates controlled possession in the early part of the second half where Natalie Tavana (Middletown, Conn.) put a shot on target but was saved. The Hall's backline prevented the Wildcats from taking a shot in the second half until nearly 20 minutes in back-to-back shots were stopped by Strohecker. Despite the stronger play after halftime, the Pirates couldn't come up with a score and settled for a point in their first league contest of the 2024 season.
Six of Seton Hall's starting 11 played the full 90 minutes; Tavana, Chiara Pucci (Munich, Germany), Rachel Gerrie (Littleton, Colo.) Lily Camacho (Summit, N.J.), Kailey McCormich (Mineola, N.Y.) and Kylie Ray (Hampden, Mass.).
