Pirates Visit Georgetown On Saturday Afternoon

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Seton Hall men's soccer team (5-7-1, 2-3-0 BIG EAST) returns to the pitch on Saturday afternoon when it visits No. 13 Georgetown (10-2-1, 4-1-0 BIG EAST) for a BIG EAST match-up. Kick-off from Shaw Field is set for 1 p.m. on the BIG EAST Digital Network and FOX Sports GO app.

The Pirates will be looking for their second win over a ranked foe this season when they take on the Hoyas after previously defeating then-No. 25 Creighton on Sept. 30. The Hall dropped its most recent outing at Providence last weekend, while Georgetown is coming off a midweek victory over No. 3 Maryland.

ABOUT THE MATCH-UP

The Hall is 16-17-3 all-time against Georgetown in a tightly contested all-time series
The Pirates and Hoyas played to a 0-0 draw in South Orange last season
After a six-game winning streak for GU in the series from 2009-13, the sides have played to a 1-1-1 record in the last three seasons
In The Hall's last visit to GU in 2015, the Pirates led No. 7 Georgetown late before eventually falling by a score of 3-2 in overtime

QUICK KICKS

Andres Arcila (Cartagena, Colombia) ranks fourth in the BIG EAST both in total points (17) and goals (7) on the season
Behind Arcila, Marco Neves (Tracy, Calif.) checks in at second on the squad with a 3g-2a-8p scoring line and Jonathan Jimenez (Cape Coral, Fla.) leads the Pirates with four assists
Both Spencer Burkhardt (Palmyra, Pa.) and Gabriel Viola (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) have found the back of the net twice this season
Peyton Elder (Cary, N.C.) has started the last three matches in goal and compiled a 2-1-0 record to go along with a 1.33 GAA and .692 save percentage

SCOUTING THE HOYAS

Georgetown enters the match ranked No. 13 in the United Soccer Coaches national poll
The Hoyas are 6-1-0 at home this season and 4-1-0 in BIG EAST play
Overall on the season, GU has out-scored opponents 24-9
Achara tops the Hoyas with six goals, while Derek Dodson holds a 5g-2a-12p scoring line
In goal, JT Marcinkowski has played every minute to the tune of a 0.68 GAA and .820 save percentage

WHAT'S AHEAD
Following Saturday's match, the Pirates return home to face Butler on Wednesday, Oct. 25.