Pirates Host Georgetown Thursday For Senior Night

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall women's soccer team (5-8-1, 1-5-0 BIG EAST) closes its regular-season home slate on Thursday night when it welcomes No. 7 Georgetown (12-1-2, 4-0-2) to Owen T. Carroll Field on Senior Night. Kick-off is set for 7 p.m. in a contest set to be broadcast on the BIG EAST Digital Network through the FOX Sports GO app. Prior to Thursday night's match The Hall will honor its five-member senior class of Illissa Blackshear (West Orange, N.J.), Cathy Chukuka (Marlboro, N.J.), Sarah Cortes (Paramus, N.J.), Sarah Fiorino (Glen Rock, N.J.) and Frankie Maier (Oradell, N.J.) with a special on-field ceremony. Get out to Owen T. Carroll early as the celebration will commence at 6:35 p.m. The Pirates are coming off a tough 2-1 loss at Butler on Sunday afternoon despite Cortes notching her second goal of the season in the first half. The Hoyas most recently picked up a 2-0 victory at Marquette, also on Sunday, and remain unbeaten in BIG EAST play. Quick Kicks <ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li>With her goal on Sunday, Cortes became the fourth Pirate this season with multiple goals</li> <li>Maier leads The Hall in scoring with a 2g-3a-7p line, followed by Cortes at 2-1-5</li> <li>Freshmen Marissa Aniolowski (Enfield, Conn.) and Siobhan McGovern (Cranford, N.J.) have each scored twice this season with three game-winners between them</li> <li>Anna MacLean (Thunder Bay, Ontario) has started every match in goal and holds a 1.40 GAA with a .780 save percentage on the year, also notching three shutouts</li> </ul> Scouting Georgetown <ul style="list-style-type:circle;"> <li>The Hoyas enter Thursday's match ranked No. 7 in the NSCAA Poll thanks to a 12-1-2 overall record and a 4-0-2 mark in BIG EAST play</li> <li>Georgetown has conceded only one goal in conference play and has not lost since Aug. 21</li> <li>Grace Damaska leads GU with 10 goals and is tied for the team-high with 24 points, while Rachel Corboz has tallied an 8g-8a-24p line and Crystal Thomas has scored eight times</li> <li>The Hoyas have out-scored opponents by a margin of 39-9 on the year</li> <li>In goal, Arielle Schechtman has seen the bulk of action and holds a 0.53 GAA with an .846 save percentage and has factored into nine shutouts</li> </ul> What's Ahead Following Thursday's Senior Day, The Hall heads to the road for the final two matches of the 2016 regular season starting with Providence on Sunday.