Pirates Storm Back, Earn Point At St. John's, 2-2 - Seton Hall University Athletics
Down 2-0 at halftime, the Seton Hall women's soccer team rallied with two goals in the second half from freshman Olivia Beauvois (Windsor, Conn.) and sophomo...
Women's Soccer vs St. John's on 9/29/2024 - Box Score - Seton Hall University Athletics
The official box score of Women's Soccer vs St. John's on 9/29/2024
Queens, N.Y. — Down 2-0 at halftime, the Seton Hall women's soccer team rallied with two goals in the second half from freshman Olivia Beauvois (Windsor, Conn.) and sophomore Megan Twomey (Oakland, N.J.) that gave the Pirates a 2-2 draw with St. John's and a point in BIG EAST play on Sunday afternoon.
The Pirates (3-6-3, 0-1-2 BIG EAST) earn their a point on the road against St. John's for the first time since 2000 when they came away with three points in a 1-0 win.
Beauvois was assisted on her goal by senior Phoebe Hampson (Chesire, England) and senior Natalie Tavana (Middletown, Conn.). The equalizer was headed in by Twomey off of a corner kick taken by Tavana, giving her two assists on the day.
How It Happened
Both teams adjusted to the slippery and damp conditions on the turf at Belson Stadium as Tavana registered the Pirates' first shot of the game just past the five minute mark in the first half. St. John's struck first in the 18th minute and would double their tally in the 25th minute.
Despite the score, both sides had seven shots in the first 45 minutes and the Pirates had a 3-2 edge in shots on target. Seton Hall continued its pursuit of ending its scoring drought, racking up five shots and drawing two corner kicks through the first 13 minutes of the second half while holding St. John's shotless.
The Pirates' persistence was rewarded following a second ball opportunity off of a corner kick in the 63rd minute. Tavana possessed and surveyed from 10 yards outside the box before sending in a pass that found Hampson and landed at the feet of Beauvois who converted her first career goal and made it 2-1 in favor of the Red Storm.
The Pirates continued to be the aggressor by winning 50-50 balls and staying organized defensively. Twomey entered the second half in the 80th minute and she helped the Pirates equalize five minutes later. Tavana stepped up to take the Pirates' fifth corner of the day and she sent a strike into the scoring area where it found the head of Twomey who scored and knotted up the contest at 2-2.
Inside The Box Score
- Seton Hall finished with an 18-10 edge in shots and an 8-4 advantage in shots on goal.
- The Pirates controlled the second half offensively, putting up 11 shots while holding the Red Storm to just three shots.
- Seton Hall has posted positive results in two of its first three BIG EAST games for the second consecutive season for the first time since the 2010 and 2011 seasons.
- Beauvois' first career goal gives her four points on the season.
- Twomey's first goal as a Pirate also gave her the first points of her career.
- Tavana's two assists on Sunday gives her 49 career points and puts her one point shy of tying Katie Ritter for third in program history.
- Tavana is now up to 11 career assists, which ranks sixth in program history.
- Sunday marks Tavana's second career multi-assist game and her first since assisting on two goals against Columbia on Sept. 15, 2022.
- Tavana played and started in her 69th career match, putting her just outside the top 10 in program history in both games played and starts.
- Tavana, Hampson, Rachel Gerrie (Littleton, Colo.), Chiara Pucci (Munich, Germany) and Kylie Ray (Hampden, Mass.) played all 90 minutes.
The Pirates will be back in action on Sunday when they host Providence at Owen T. Carroll Field at 1 p.m.
