Graduate student Soren Jensen (Nyborg, Denmark) made seven saves and both Thomas Sellwood (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and Sam Bjork (Huskvarna, Sweden) scored as the...
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The official box score of Men's Soccer vs Columbia on 9/6/2024
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Seton Hall improves to 4-0-0 for the first time since the 2008 season.
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Graduate student
Soren Jensen (Nyborg, Denmark) made seven saves and both
Thomas Sellwood (Sao Paulo, Brazil) and
Sam Bjork (Huskvarna, Sweden) scored as the No. 22 Seton Hall men's soccer team blanked Columbia, 2-0, at Owen T. Carroll Field on Friday.
With the victory, The Hall improves to a perfect 4-0-0 for the first time since 2008.
Sellwood scored the game-winner, breaking the scoreless tie in the 31st minute on a perfect cross by
Jack Kossoudji (Columbus, Ohio). Jensen picked up his first shutout of the season and made all seven saves in the second half as Columbia was trying to rally.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Pirates controlled the tempo in the first half with the vast majority of play taking place on Columbia's side of the field. In the 32nd minute,
Rikard Cederberg (Gothenburg, Sweden) found Kossoudji with a long pass down the far sideline. Kossoudji out-ran his defender and fired a cross pass in front of the goal, which Sellwood one-timed over Columbia's goalkeeper for the game's first goal. The Hall out-shot Columbia, 5-2, in the first half, but neither of the Lions' shots were on goal.
Early in the second half, Jensen stymied Columbia's Ryan Yang from about 15 yards directly in front of the goal to keep Seton Hall in front. In the 63rd minute, Jensen made back-to-back impressive saves when he stopped a long strike from the left of the goal, and then a rebound from only feet away.
In the 82nd minute, the Pirates put the game away when Bjork took advantage of a Columbia defender's miscue. Bjork continued to hustle as the defender attempted to pass the ball back to the goalkeeper. Bjork intercepted and scored easily from five yards out.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Sellwood scored for Seton Hall in the 31st minute, assisted by Cederberg and Kossoudji.
- Bjork scored for the Pirates in the 81st minute, unassisted.
- Jensen had seven saves to improve to 2-0 on the season.
- Seton Hall out-shot Columbia, 13-11, but the Lions had a 7-5 edge in shots on goal.
- The Pirates were called for nine fouls, compared to five for Columbia.
- The Hall had eight corner kicks, compared to none for the Lions.
- Seton Hall was called for six offsides, while Columbia was called for four.
NEWS & NOTES
- Seton Hall improves to a perfect 4-0-0, while Columbia drops to 0-2-0.
- The Pirates are now 15-4-3 all-time against the Lions. This was the first meeting between the teams since 2014. The Hall has now won three straight against Columbia.
- The Hall is 4-0-0 for the first time since the 2008 season.
- The Pirates' defense has allowed only one goal so far this season in four games.
- Sellwood's goal was the first of his collegiate career.
- Bjork's goal was his first of the season and the third of his career.
- Kossoudji's assist was his first at Seton Hall.
- Cederberg's assist was his first of the year and second at Seton Hall.
- Seton Hall was ranked No. 22 by the United Soccer Coaches on Tuesday.
- Til Kauschke (Hamburg, Germany) was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Tuesday.
- Sophomore Jon Vignir Petursson (Selfoss, Iceland) was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Tuesday.
UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Monday, September 9 when it makes the short trip to Piscataway, N.J. for a contest against local rival Rutgers. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.