Pirates Suffer Hard-Fought Setback to Villanova

Thursday, October 5

South Orange, N.J.

7 p.m.

Seton Hall University

0-8-4, 0-2-2BE

Villanova

6-7-0, 2-2-0BE

Villanova

Seton Hall

10/5/2017 10:40:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score BOX (PDF)

South Orange, N.J. – The Seton Hall women's soccer team finished with an 8-7 advantage in total shots, but was unable to overcome an early deficit and ultimately suffered a 1-0 BIG EAST Conference setback to Villanova on a warm and muggy night at Owen T. Carroll Field.

Turning Point

A Seton Hall (0-8-4, 0-2-2 BIG EAST) foul at the 13:02 mark awarded Villanova (6-7-0, 2-2-0 BIG EAST) a free kick from roughly 40 yards out on the left side. On the ensuing kick, Mandi Wilson lofted it into the box when the ball hit off a Seton Hall defender before it found the head of Amanda Vocelka who put it into the lower right side of the goal for the what proved to be the game winner.

Goals

13:19 – Villanova – Amanda Vocelka (5) header off free kick by Mandy Wilson

Inside the Numbers

A defensive game throughout, Villanova finished with a 2-1 edge in corner kicks
The Pirates were whistled for five fouls, while the Wildcats finished with 15
Senior Lauren Hall (Bridgeport, N.J.) finished with a match-best three shots
Senior captain Andrea Palermo (Caledon, Ontario) registered a quality chance when her shot in the 62nd minute from the left of the box made it past everyone except for one Villanova defender who managed to turn it away
The Pirates have surrendered just five goals in four matches on their home turf this season
Seton Hall limited opponents to less than two goals for the eighth time

Up Next

The Pirates will face Creighton in a pivotal BIG EAST match at Owen T. Carroll Field on Sunday, Oct. 8 at 1 p.m. Seton Hall will be wearing gold laces to promote GO 4 the GOAL's Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer initiative. The match will be broadcast live for FREE on the Pirate Sports Network.