Seton Hall Opens Road Slate Against La Salle And Marist - Seton Hall University Athletics
With three consecutive winning results to its name, the Seton Hall women's soccer team depart the friendly confines of Owen T. Carroll Field for the first ti...
South Orange, N.J. — With three consecutive winning results to its name, the Seton Hall women's soccer team depart the friendly confines of Owen T. Carroll Field for the first time this season to face La Salle at 7 p.m. on Thursday before traveling to Poughkeepsie, N.Y. to face Marist at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Both matches will be streamed on ESPN+ and live stats links can be found on SHUPirates.com.
News & Notes
- Seton Hall is off to a 3-1 start for the second time in the last three seasons.
- Three Pirates earned BIG EAST Weekly Honors on Monday, the most in a single week in program history, for their performances last week.
- Junior Natalie Tavana was named Offensive Player of the Week, graduate student Morgan Fedosiewich was named Goalkeeper of the Week and freshman Lily Camacho was tabbed Freshman of the Week.
- Tavana scored three goals on 12 total shots and six shots on goal in the Pirates' two wins. Her hat trick against Binghamton was the first for the Pirates since 2006 and gave her a conference-leading four total goals on the year.
- Tavana is already tied for 12th in program history in both career goals (9) and points (24).
- Fedosiewich posted back-to-back solo clean slates and tallied four saves over the two victories.
- Playing in her first season at the Division I level, Fedosiewich was a Division III All-American last season at Babson College in Massachusetts.
- Camacho played the full 90 minutes in back-to-back shutouts over the week, securing the Seton Hall backline. The freshman defender helped the Pirates hold a 35-15 advantage in shots and a 15-4 advantage in shots on goal.
- Along with Camacho, Adria Kitzinger, Isis Ovares and Megan Twomey have been four freshmen that have be starting and playing consistent minutes for the Pirates in non-conference play.
- Junior Chiara Pucci is Seton Hall's center back and she played in three friendlies for the Italian U23 National Team this past summer.
- Seton Hall has seen steady improvement over the last four seasons and it looks to continue an upward trajectory in year two under head coach Josh Osit.
- Last season, The Hall posted its best winning percentage since 2012 and its most points in BIG EAST play since 2013. The Pirates have registered at least five wins in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2012-13.
