Pirates Head To DePaul Before Hosting Butler On Senior Day - Seton Hall University Athletics
Action in the rugged BIG EAST Conference continues on Thursday as the Seton Hall women's soccer team takes on DePaul at 4 p.m. Eastern in Chicago before host...
South Orange, N.J. — Action in the rugged BIG EAST Conference continues on Thursday as the Seton Hall women's soccer team takes on DePaul at 4 p.m. Eastern in Chicago before hosting Butler on Sunday at Owen T. Carroll Field at 1 p.m.
The Pirates (4-7-3, 1-2-2 BIG EAST) are still within striking distance of qualifying for the BIG EAST Tournament with five games remaining. Sunday will be Senior Day for eight fourth-year Pirates, a core group that has sparked the improvement of the Seton Hall women's soccer program.
News & Notes
- Seton Hall is one game removed from a gritty 1-0 win over Providence at Owen T. Carroll Field on Oct. 6.
- The Pirates are 3-2-1 at the friendly confines of Owen T. Carroll Field this season.
- Senior Chiara Pucci (Munich, Germany) scored her third goal of the season and her career while organizing the defense from her centerback position in the shutout effort.
- Pucci was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for her performance against the Friars.
- Pucci has scored two game-winning goals this season in the win over the Friars and in the season-opening victory against Marist.
- Freshman Avery Strohecker (South Riding, Va.) made two saves in the second half and blanked Xavier for the final 45 minutes in the 3-0 loss to the Musketeers in Cincinnati on Oct. 13.
- Strohecker ranks fifth in the BIG EAST with a 79 percent save percentage.
- Natalie Tavana (Middletown, Conn.) ranks second in the BIG EAST and 34th nationally averaging 3.8 shots per game.
- Seton Hall has posted at least five BIG EAST points in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2010 and 2011.
