Strong Second Half Not Enough at Xavier

Thursday, October 19

Cincinnati, Ohio

7 p.m.

Seton Hall University

0-10-5;0-4-3

Xavier

8-5-4; 4-1-2

Seton Hall

Xavier

10/19/2017 10:12:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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Cincinnati, Ohio – Senior Lauren Hall (Bridgewater, N.J.) ripped a highlight reel goal from outside the middle of the box to tie the match in the 67th minute, but the Seton Hall women's soccer team ultimately fell, 2-1, in a BIG EAST Conference match at Xavier Thursday night.

Hall's second goal of the season was the result of a sustained effort from the Pirates (0-10-5), 0-4-3 BIG EAST) the moment the final 45 minutes kicked off, but Xavier (8-5-4, 4-1-2 BIG EAST) took advantage of a scoring chance in the second half to come away with the win.

Turning Point

With the momentum on the Pirates side following the equalizer at 66:28, Xavier flipped a switch and held possession in the offensive zone for the first time since the opening half.

The Musketeers earned three shots and three corner kicks before O'Keefe found Doss in front of the goal on an unfortunate bounce for the Pirates, and Doss put it into the lower right side of the goal to score what proved to be the game-winning tally.

Goals

27:52 – Xavier – Sydney Schembri (6) free kick into box, O'Keefe headed pass
66:28 – Seton Hall – Lauren Hall (2) shot outside middle of box ripped into bottom left corner
76:05 – Xavier – Tori Doss (4) pass from right to left following throw in, kicked into bottom right

Inside the Numbers

Each team finished with five shots on goal, and Xavier held an 11-7 advantage in shots overall
The Musketeers completed the match with an 8-1 lead in corner kicks
Seton Hall picked up 13 fouls compared to Xavier's 10
Freshman Dani Camilleri (Mississauga, Ontario) and Hall led the Pirates with a pair of shots each
Graduate Katie Landes (Stony Point, N.Y.), junior Julia Stirpe (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) and senior Ana Zadro (Mississauga, Ontario) tallied one shot apiece
Junior goalkeeper Laura Dramis (Farmingdale, N.Y.) played 21 minutes of clean sheet action, and junior Anna MacLean (Thunder Bay, Ontario) picked up two saves over the remainder of the contest

Up Next

The Pirates host Creighton at Owen T. Carroll Field on Sunday at 1 p.m. and join the College of Education to conduct a dedicated fundraiser to support the Mary Jennings Memorial Scholarship. The game will be broadcast live on the BIG EAST Digital Network via FOX Sports GO.