Pirates Host Villanova, Creighton in Pivotal Stretch

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South Orange, N.J. – The Seton Hall women's soccer team hosts a pair of BIG EAST Conference rivals this weekend beginning with a 7 p.m. match against Villanova on Thursday night that will be broadcast live on the BIG EAST Digital Network through FOX Sports GO. On Sunday, the Pirates host Creighton at 1 p.m. in a fixture that will be streamed live for FREE on the Pirate Sports Network.

The Pirates (0-7-4) are coming off a setback at No. 17 Georgetown on Sunday afternoon and a scoreless draw against (RV) Butler at Owen T. Carroll Field last Thursday.

Quick Kicks

Freshman Cassy Harrigan (Beaverton, Ore.) has scored a team-high two goals this season, while four others have put one home
The Pirates have allowed exactly one goal on six occasions and have recorded one shutout
Captains Katie Landes (Stony Point, N.Y.), Andrea Palermo (Caledon, Ontario) and Eva Gonzalez (Mesquite, Texas) have been a steady fixture in the lineup this season, and are play a crucial role on both ends of the field
A total of four different Pirates have registered an assist this season including sophomore Marissa Aniolowski (Enfield, Conn.), junior Lauren Dao (Collegeville, Pa.), junior Julia Stirpe (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) and Palermo
Junior goalkeeper Anna MacLean (Thunder Bay, Ontario) has made nine starts this season, and ranks fifth on the program's all-time saves list with a career total of 176 saves
Junior keeper Laura Dramis (Farmingdale, N.Y.) has started each of the last two matches, and made a trio of acrobatic saves to preserve the clean sheet against Butler last week
The Pirates have allowed four goals in their three home games

Scouting Villanova

Senior captain Emily Kuefler leads the Wildcats (5-7-0, 1-2-0 BIG EAST) with six goals and an assist on the season
Kuefler was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after scoring a pair of goals in the program's first-ever win over Marquette on Sept. 28
Villanova has suffered 1-0 losses to Providence and Xavier
Amanda Vocelka has tallied four goals and an assist, and Kristin Barbour has two goals and a team-best three assists
In goal, Emily Harris has started all 12 games for the Wildcats, and has a 1.17 goals against average with 36 saves and a .720 save percentage

Scouting Creighton

The Bluejays (2-9-1, 0-3 BIG EAST) enter Thursday on a three-match losing streak, falling 2-1 to Xavier, 1-0 (2OT) to St. John's, and 2-0 to DePaul
On Thursday, Creighton heads to No. 12 Georgetown for a 2 p.m. match in the nation's capital
Taryn Jakubowski has a team-high seven points on three goals and an assist
Kaira Houser and Kylin Grubb have scored a pair of goals, while four other Bluejays have each tallied goal on the season
McKenzie Meola has started all 12 games between the posts, and has a .739 save percentage, 68 saves, and a 1.93 goals against average

Up Next
Following this weekend's games, the Pirates are at St. John's on Saturday, Oct. 14 at 8 p.m.