The Hall Hosts DePaul On Sunday Afternoon

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall women's soccer team (4-5-1, 0-2-0 BIG EAST) returns home on Sunday afternoon for a 1 p.m. showdown with DePaul (5-4-2, 2-0-0). The Pirates and Blue Demons will square off in a matinee set to air on the Pirate Sports Network.

The Hall is coming off a 2-1 road setback at Marquette on Thursday night, Katie Landes (Stony Point, N.Y.) recording her first career goal in the match. DePaul most recently secured a 4-2 home victory over Creighton on Thursday, coming on the heels of a 5-0 victory in its BIG EAST opener against Xavier last weekend. Each of the last two meetings between SHU and DPU have been 1-0 affairs won by the Blue Demons.

Quick Kicks

In a sign of player development, Landes' goal on Thursday night marked the third time this season an upperclassman has scored their first career goal; Cathy Chukuka (Marlboro, N.J.) and Lauren Hall (Bridgewater, N.J.) also found the back of the net for the first time this season
Frankie Maier (Oradell, N.J.) leads The Hall across the board with a 2g-3a-7p scoring line
Both of the goals this season for freshman Siobhan McGovern (Cranford, N.J.) have served as overtime game-winners
The Pirates have not allowed more than two goals in a match this season, and 10 of 11 contests have been decided by one goal or less

Scouting the Blue Demons

DePaul enters the weekend with a perfect 2-0-0 mark in BIG EAST play, out-scoring opponents 9-2 in conference action
Overall for the season the Blue Demons have scored 28 times in 11 matches
Abby Reed (6g-5a-17p) and Franny Cerny (5g-5a-15p) are the top threats offensively for DPU
Five different Blue Demons have at least four goals and nine total players have scored
Jaimie Leas and Lauren Frasca have split time in goal, combining for a 1.55 GAA and .561 SV%

What's Ahead
The Pirates hit the road again for BIG EAST action following Sunday's match, visiting Creighton on Thursday, Oct. 6.