Pirates Host Rider to Open 2023 Season - Seton Hall University Athletics
South Orange, N.J. – Another season of Seton Hall men's soccer gets underway on Thursday night as the Pirates welcome Rider to Owen T. Carroll Field. Kicko...
South Orange, N.J. – Another season of Seton Hall men's soccer gets underway on Thursday night as the Pirates welcome Rider to Owen T. Carroll Field. Kickoff is set for 6:56 p.m. in South Orange.
WELCOME CLASS OF 2027/WATER BOTTLE GIVEAWAY
Welcome to the Seton Hall Class of 2027! All students who are on campus are invited to come cheer on the Pirates and make some new friends! You can show off your Pirate Pride at our Seton Hall backdrop and take a selfie with the Pirate mascot! Posting the pics on social media? Make sure to tag @SHUAthletics and use the hashtag #HALLin.
Students who come to the game can pick up a FREE Seton Hall branded insulated water bottle while supplies last! The athletics department will select five (5) students at random to participate in a halftime game of soccer musical chairs for a chance to win a prize!
2022 IN REVIEW
The 2022 season saw the Pirates make a second trip to the NCAA Tournament in three seasons, finishing with a 7-4-7 overall record. The Pirates' 4-1-5 mark in BIG EAST contests was good enough for 17 conference points, their most since the 2006 season. In addition, The Hall finished second in the BIG EAST standings, their best finish since winning the regular season crown back in 1991. Seton Hall's success last season was thanks in no small part to its defense. The Hall ranked second in the BIG EAST in goals against average (1.10) and third in shutouts (3) during conference play. The Pirates' six shutouts last season are tied for the second-most in a single season in team history.
NEWS & NOTES
- 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 No. 2 Indiana and No. 8 Creighton, who both 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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