Pirates Visit Marquette On Thursday Night

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Seton Hall women's soccer team (4-4-1, 0-1-0 BIG EAST) hits the road for the first time in league play on Thursday night when it visits Marquette (4-5-2, 0-1-0) for a conference tilt. Kick-off from MU's Valley Fields is set for 8 p.m. (ET) and will broadcast in the Milwaukee region on TimeWarner Sports Wisconsin.

Both the Pirates and Golden Eagles are coming off tough losses in their respective conference openers. The Hall dropped a 1-0 decision at home to St. John's on Saturday, felled by a 68^th minute penalty kick. Marquette was done in by a double overtime golden goal, going down by a score of 3-2 at Creighton. Last season the Pirates defeated MU, 1-0, in South Orange by capitalizing on a late own goal to back a six-save shutout from Illissa Blackshear (West Orange, N.J.).

Quick Kicks

The Pirates recently completed their best non-conference run under third-year head coach Rick Stainton, going 4-3-1 in the non-league slate highlighted by a trio of away victories
Frankie Maier (Oradell, N.J.) leads The Hall offensively with a 2g-3a-7p scoring line
In goal, Anna MacLean (Thunder Bay, Ontario) holds a 1.00 GAA and an .889 save percentage, ranking third in the BIG EAST in save percentage and second in total saves with 50
Four different Pirates; freshmen Marissa Aniolowski (Enfield, Conn.) and Siobhan McGovern (Cranford, N.J.), junior Lauren Hall (Bridgewater, N.J.) and senior Cathy Chukuka (Marlboro, N.J.) have scored the first goals of their respective careers in 2016
The Pirates have put 50.7 percent of their shots (35-of-69) on goal

Scouting Marquette

The Golden Eagles enter the contest with a 4-5-2 record and have played three-straight contests that ended in a score of 3-2; wins over Cal Poly and CSUN and a loss to Creighton
Molly Pfeiffer has been an offensive force for MU with a 4g-3a-11p scoring line while four other Golden Eagles have notched two goals on the year
Carrie Madden is second on the team with seven points, followed by Meegan Johnston and Morgan Proffitt with six apiece
In goal, Maddy Henry has played every minute and holds a 1.55 GAA with a .700 save percentage

What's Ahead
After Thursday night's match, the Pirates return home on Sunday to host DePaul at Owen T. Carroll Field. Kick-off is set for 1 p.m. on the Pirate Sports Network.