Arcila Tallies in Setback at Villanova

Thursday, November 3

Villanova, Pa.

12:00 PM

Seton Hall University

4-11-2, 2-6-1

Villanova

10-6-2, 5-3-1

Team	1	2	Final F
Seton Hall	1	0	1
Villanova	0	2	2

11/3/2016 3:59:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score BOX SCORE

VILLANOVA, Pa. – Sophomore Andres Arcila (Cartagena, Colombia) gave the Seton Hall men's soccer (4-11-2, 2-6-1 BIG EAST) team a 1-0 advantage with a 20th minute strike on Thursday afternoon, however, two second half Villanova (10-6-2, 5-3-1) goals earned the host Wildcats a 2-1 come-from-behind victory.

The Hall held a 1-0 lead at the break, but Villanova netted the equalizer in the 64th minute on a header off a corner kick. The Wildcats then delivered the game-winning goal at 85:19.

Senior defender Shawn Morrison (York, Pa.) picked up his first assist of the season by setting up Arcila's strike. Sophomore Spencer Burkhardt (Palmyra, Pa.) tallied a team-high four shots.

Inside the Numbers:

Villanova controlled possession and took 10 of the 12 corner kicks in the match.
The Wildcats held a 16-9 advantage in shots.
Senior Julian Spindler (Weiersbach, Germany) turned away five shots.
Arcila registered three shots and a team-best two shots on goal.

News & Notes:

Arcila's seventh goal of the season leads the team and is tied for sixth most in the BIG EAST. It is the most goals in a season for a Pirate since Samuel Geiler had eight in 2013.
Arcila's 16 points also slates him sixth in the league.
The Pirates fall to 19-13-1 all-time against the Wildcats and have one win in the last four meetings.
Spindler is sixth in school history with 206 career stops.
The Hall improved 64 spots from last season in RPI and engineered four more victories overall and two more in league play.
Thursday was the final collegiate game for seniors Morrison, Spindler, Danny Bartok (Union, N.J.), Matheus Miranda (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) and Brandon Barnes (Cary, Ill.).