Seton Hall University
0-7-1, 0-2-0
St. John's
3-6-2, 1-0-1
Team Stats
ESTEVES, Luis (2)
Assisted By: LEVEILLE, Jean
won scramble after long free kick from 2
57:49
Game Leaders
Pirates Drop BIG EAST Contest To St. John's
10/3/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. -- The Seton Hall men's soccer team dropped a tightly contested BIG EAST contest to St. John's by a score of 1-0 on a chilly Saturday night at Owen T. Caroll Field. The Pirates (0-7-1, 0-2-0 BIG EAST) got four saves from Julian Spindler (Weiserbach, Germany), but could not rebound from a Red Storm (3-6-3, 1-0-1) goal in the 58th minute of the setback.
Luis Esteves scored the lone goal of the contest for St. John's capitalizing on a loose ball after a free kick about 35 yards out served in by Jean Leveille. The Hall had a pair of chances to equalize after the Red Storm went ahead, including a free kick from Samuel Geiler (Offenburg, Germany) 15 yards out just wide of the penalty area that was saved.
The Pirates appeared to tie the contest in the 80th minute when Chris Salazar (Edison, N.J.) found a streaking Danny Bartok (Union, N.J.) in the box, but Bartok was ruled offside moments before sending a shot into the back of the net. The final shot of the contest came in the 87th minute when Andres Arcila (Cartagena, Colombia) took aim for a 22-yard free kick that couldn't curl quite enough and sailed high.
Turning Point
After one of the game's six yellow cards was assessed to The Hall in the 58th minute, Leveille served in a free kick that Spindler came off the line in an attempt to corral. The ball popped loose in the box, and Esteves was there to bury it into an open net for the match's first and only goal.
Goals
58th minute - Luis Esteves (2) won scramble off Jean Leveille free kick
Inside The Numbers
- St. John's held a 10-7 advantage in shots, including a 5-2 edge in shots on goal
- Geiler led The Hall with three shots, including two on goal, and is now tied with Arcila for the team-lead with 18 shots on the season
- Both teams generated six corner kicks, with the Pirates holding a 4-2 advantage in the second half
News and Notes
- The last two meetings of the Seton Hall-St. John's series have both been 1-0 victories for the away team after SHU took a 1-0 result in Queens last season
- The Hall falls to 12-22-3 all-time against St. John's
- The Pirates were shut out for only the second time this season
Up Next
The Hall concludes its non-conference slate on Tuesday, Oct. 6 with a trip to in-state rival Princeton. Kick-off with the Tigers is set for 7 p.m.
