Pirates Face #11/7 Georgetown in Nation's Capital
10/4/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Oct. 4, 2013
SETTING THE STAGE
- Seton Hall returns to BIG EAST action when it pays a visit to No. 11/7 Georgetown University on Saturday, Oct. 5, at Shaw Field in Washington, D.C., at 1 p.m.
- Saturday afternoon's contest concludes a three-game road trip for Seton Hall and a stretch where five of the team's six games were played away from Owen T. Carroll Field. Up next the Pirates will play four-straight home matches and finish the regular season with six of its final eight matches at home.
- Seton Hall is coming off a 2-1 double overtime victory at Rider on Wednesday night. After giving up a goal 16 minutes into the second half, Max Garcia answered quickly to tie the match and junior Kai Greene netted the game-winner 93 seconds into double overtime to lift the Pirates to the win.
- Georgetown is 0-0-1 in conference action, playing Creighton to a 0-0 tie in its BIG EAST opener last weekend in Omaha, Neb. The Hoyas wrapped up their non-conference slate with a 1-0 victory over American University on Tuesday and they are unbeaten in their last six contests, posing a 5-0-1 record over that span.
- Georgetown and Seton Hall matched up twice last season, closing out the BIG EAST regular season with a home-and-home series with the Hoyas winning both games.
SCOUTING THE HOYAS
The Georgetown Hoyas improved to 7-2-1 with a win over American University on Tuesday afternoon; Joshua Yaro scored the game-winning goal. Geogetown is unbeaten over its last six matches, posting a 5-0-1 record over that span and rising to No. 11 in the NSCAA Top-25 poll. The Hoyas opened BIG EAST action last weekend with a 0-0 draw at Creighton, which marked the first time the Hoyas had been shutout this season. For his efforts in making six saves in the shutout against the Jays, Tomas Gomez was named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week. Brandon Allen leads the team with six goals and two assists while Steve Nuemann ranks second on the team with three goals.
SERIES HISTORY VS. GEORGETOWN
The all-time series between Seton Hall and Gerogetown is tied 15-15-2. Last year, the Pirates closed out the BIG EAST regular season with a home-and-home series against the Hoyas, falling 2-0 in South Orange, and then suffering a 1-0 setback four days later in Washington, D.C. Georgetown has had the upperhand in the series as of late, taking the last five meetings dating back to the 2009 season. Seton Hall's last victory over Georgetown was a 2-1 in overtime at Georgetown in 2006.
HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Junior Kai Greene headed home a game-winner 93 seconds into double overtime to lift Seton Hall to a 2-1 victory at Rider on Wednesday, Oct. 2. The victory snapped a four-game losing streak for Seton Hall and the goal was the first of the season for Greene, and his first game winner since 2011.
NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Redshirt junior Victor Manosalvas continues to be Seton Hall's primary play-maker as he has already accumulated five assists this season, which is tied for second in the BIG EAST Conference and is also tied for 24th in the nation. Manosalvas notched his fifth assist of the year by crossing a corner kick to Kai Greene for the game-winner in double overtime at Rider on Oct. 2.
EXTRA EFFORT
Seton Hall's 2-1 victory at Rider in double overtime on Oct. 2, was the fourth game to reach a second overtime period for the Pirates this season. Seton Hall is unbeaten in overtime matches this season, posting a 2-0-2 record in those games.
GARCIA ON A HOT STREAK
Senior Max Garcia was Seton Hall's leading scorer a year ago finishing his junior campaign with seven goals, but after a slow start to the season he has rebounded with a goal in each of the Pirates' last two games. He converted a PK in the 57th minute at Providence on Sept. 28, and netted the game-tying effort in the 66th minute of SHU's comeback double overtime win at Rider on Oct. 2.
SPOT ON
Senior midfielder Max Garcia scored his second goal of the season by converting a penalty kick in the 57th minute of Seton Hall's 3-1 loss at Providence on Sept. 28. It was the first penalty kick awarded to the Pirates this season, and with the conversion Garcia improved to a perfect 4-for-4 in penalty kicks in his career.
ROAD WARRIORS
Seton Hall's 2-1 double overtime win at Rider on Oct. 2, was the Pirates' first road victory of the year after starting the season 0-3-1 in its first four road contests.
SHOTS FIRED
Seton Hall finished with then season-high in total shots attempts with 23 and a season-high in shots on goal with 12 in its game against Bucknell on Sept. 21. It marked the most total shot attempts for the Pirates since they had 23 in a 3-0 win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Sept. 12, 2011, and the most shots on goal since the team recorded 13 at West Virginia on Oct. 19, 2008.
