Pirates Host Fordham On Thursday For Youth Night

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Continuing a three-game homestand, the Seton Hall women's soccer team (2-1-0) will play host to Fordham (1-1-1) on Thursday night at Owen T. Carroll Field. Kick-off is set for 7 p.m. and the contest will be broadcast live and for FREE on the Pirate Sports Network.

Thursay's contest also will be New Jersey Youth Soccer Night at The Hall. Children in middle and elementary school who are part of New Jersey Youth Soccer have the chance to participate in player walk out, be a ball boy or girl or play in a halftime game. Participation is on a first-come, first-serve basis and arriving by 6:30 p.m. is recommended. Click here for more information.

The Hall is back in action after a 2-1 comeback victory over Quinnipiac on Monday night, the second-straight victory for the Pirates. Trailing 1-0 early, Frankie Maier (Oradell, N.J.) served in a corner kick that led to a Marissa Aniolowski (Enfield, Conn.) goal in the 18^th minute before Maier herself put the Pirates ahead for good in the 36^th minute.

Quick Kicks

Seton Hall's win on Monday night followed a 1-0 overtime victory at Army on Aug. 29, signifying the first back-to-back victories for the Pirates since 2013
Maier leads the Pirates across the board offensively with two goals, five points and 10 shots
Three freshmen have recorded points through three matches; Aniolowski and Siobhan McGovern (Cranford, N.J.) each have goals and Sarah Schweinberg (Wantage, N.J.) has an assist
The Pirates have held their last two opponents to 9.5 shots per game
Two Pirates were honored by the BIG EAST on Monday when Anna MacLean (Thunder Bay, Ontario) was named Goalkeeper of the Week and McGovern earned an Honor Roll nod
MacLean holds a 2-1-0 record in goal to go with a 0.96 GAA and an .800 save percentage

Scouting the Rams

Fordham visits South Orange with a 1-1-1 record on the year, notching results with a draw at DePaul and a win at Loyola-Chicago
Three different Rams have each scored one goal on the year; Lane Cronin, Clare Paoletta and Brooke Salmon
Adaeze Obinelo notched a two-save shutout at Loyola Chicago, while Megan Fitzgerald has made eight saves in a pair of starts
Syndey White leads the Rams with six shots, while Cronin and Clara Gastladi have notched five
The Rams are holding opponents to 10.3 shots per game and have allowed only 13 corner kicks

What's Next
Following the contest with Fordham, the Pirates are back home on Sunday, Sept. 4 when they welcome local rival Monmouth to Owen T. Carroll Field.