Pirates Welcome Rider on Monday Night

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's soccer team (0-0-1) is back in action at Owen T. Carroll Field to host Rider (0-1-0) on Monday night. Kick-off is set for 7 p.m. on the Pirate Sports Network and WSOU.

The Hall is coming off a season-opening draw against Saint Peter's, while the Broncs dropped a 3-2 decision at Lehigh on Friday night. The meeting between Garden State rivals on Monday night will mark the 25^th in the history of the series, dating back to 1939.

QUICK KICKS

The Pirates are 9-13-2 all-time against Rider, with Monday set to be the sixth meeting in the last seven years
Andres Arcila (Cartagena, Colombia) is The Hall's returning leading scorer after posting a 7g-4a-18p scoring line to earn All-BIG EAST honors in 2016
The draw against Saint Peter's moved The Hall to 2-2-2 in season openers under head coach Gerson Echeverry

LAST TIME OUT

The Hall battled Saint Peter's to a 1-1 draw on Friday night in the season opener at home
Arcila got the Pirates on the board in the 45^th minute, connecting on a 21-yard free kick
In his Pirate debut, Steven Catudal (Sacramento, Calif.) made seven saves including a penalty kick stop in the second minute
The Hall finished with a 24-11 edge in shots and generated seven corner kicks in the tie
Gabriel Viola (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) led The Hall with with five shots, followed by Arcila and Marco Neves (Tracy, Calif.) with four apiece

SCOUTING THE BRONCS

Rider fell by a score of 3-2 in its season opener at Lehigh
Pablo DeCastro and Aaron Gabriel both scored for the Broncs, but the Mountain Hawks got a hat trick from Mark Forrest in the high-scoring affair
Rider held a 12-11 edge in shots in the setback and keeper David Pastuna made four saves

WHAT'S AHEAD
Following Monday night's tilt, The Hall hits the road for the first time in the 2017 season when it visits Stony Brook on Sept. 1.