Pirates Host Princeton in Final Non-Conference Fixture - Seton Hall University Athletics
South Orange, N.J. – Seton Hall men's soccer rounds out its non-conference slate on Tuesday night when it hosts in-state rival Princeton. Kickoff is set fo...
South Orange, N.J. – Seton Hall men's soccer rounds out its non-conference slate on Tuesday night when it hosts in-state rival Princeton. Kickoff is set for 6:56 p.m. at Owen T. Carroll Field with live coverage available on the Pirate Sports Network on FloSports.
LAST TIME OUT
Seton Hall earned a point on the road as it played Villanova to a 3-3 draw on Saturday afternoon. All six goals were scored in the second half, including three inside the game's final 10 minutes. Agustin Resch (Arata, Argentina) tied the score at 2-2 with an 83rd minute tally, only for Villanova to regain the lead less than two minutes later. With their backs against the wall, the Pirates were able to equalize again after Andrea Borg (Sliema, Malta) scored on a penalty kick in the 87th minute.
SCOUTING PRINCETON (4-4-1, 1-1-1 IVY LEAGUE)
- The Tigers enter Tuesday fresh off a 4-0 win over Columbia at home on Saturday.
- Two of those goals scored on Saturday were from Daniel Ittycheria, who leads the team and is tied for the conference lead with seven goals on the season.
- Princeton enters play ranked No. 48 in RPI after facing a challenging slate of matches so far this season, including three ranked opponents and a victory over St. John's at home.
- Princeton leads the all-time series, 15-12-5, however the Pirates won the last matchup in dramatic fashion. Trailing 3-0 with just over 30 minutes remaining, the Pirates rallied back to win in overtime, 4-3. This was highlighted by a Spencer Burkhardt goal with just two seconds remaining in regulation to send the match to extra time.
- The Pirates have surrendered just two first half goals through the team's first 11 matches this season.
- The Pirates scored four goals in back-to-back matches against Bucknell and UConn, doing so for the first time since 2007
- 9/30/07 – Defeated Rutgers, 4-1
- 10/6/07 – Defeated Marquette, 5-1
- In the Sept. 19 win over Bucknell, a pair of Pirate reserves (Berglund, Smith) found the back of the net. This marked the first time since Sept. 10, 2021 that two Seton Hall substitutes scored in a match.
- Seton Hall did not allow a goal through the first 332:38 of the season before conceding against No. 10 Indiana. This set a new program record for longest shutout streak to begin a season, previously set back in 2005.
- Seton Hall opened the season with a 3-0 record for the first time since 2008.
- James Boote scored goals in back-to-back matches to open the season after entering the season with just one goal scored in his first 65 career games.
- With the season opening win over Rider on Aug. 24, the Pirates improved to 5-0-3 in season openers dating back to 2016.
- Mats Roorda was named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week on Aug. 28 for his efforts in posting a pair of shutouts against Rider and Air Force. Boote was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after his five-point week.
- The Pirates face another challenging slate of matches in 2023, highlighted by five teams who made the NCAA Tournament last season. Included in those are matchups with Indiana and Creighton, both of whom made it all the way to the College Cup last fall.
- The Hall welcome 12 new faces to the program, including several potential impact transfers: Rikard Cederberg (Bellarmine), Mats Roorda (Binghamton), Jared Smith (Quinnipiac) and Tim Strobeck (Clemson).
- Three Pirates are capitalizing on their extra year of eligibility to return to Seton Hall as graduate students in 2023. James Boote, Andrea Borg and Hugo Keller will all suit back up for The Hall this season. All told, 19 players from last year's squad are back for the Pirates in 2023.
- Starting this season, the Pirates will be vying to finish inside the top-eight in the BIG EAST standings. With the addition of Akron to the league as a men's soccer affiliate member, the now-12 team conference has been split into an East Division and Midwest Division. Each division winner will qualify for the BIG EAST Championship, with the next six best teams based on conference points solidifying the remaining berths.
- Seton Hall was picked to finish fourth in the East Division. The Pirates received 36 points in the poll and sit behind third-place St. John's (40 points), second-place Providence (56 points) and first-place Georgetown (66 points).
- The Pirates finished last season in second place in the BIG EAST standings after amassing 17 points during conference play. The second place finish in the program's best since winning the regular season title back in 1991, while the 17 points in league action were the program's most since 2006.
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