Pirates Challenge Butler, No. 17 Georgetown This Weekend

South Orange, N.J. – The Seton Hall women's soccer team welcomes Butler to campus for a 7 p.m. match on Thursday, Sept. 28, before heading to the nation's capital to compete against No. 17 Georgetown on Sunday at 1 p.m. Thursday's match with Butler will be streamed live on the BIG EAST Digital Network through FOX Sports GO.

The Pirates (0-6-3) return to Owen T. Carroll Field for the first time in 10 days for just their third home match of the season. Last Saturday, freshman Cassy Harrigan (Beaverton, Ore.) pounded a header into the back of the net in the 87th minute to force a 1-1 draw at DePaul. She earned a nod on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for the strike in the clutch.

Quick Kicks

Harrigan leads the Pirates offensively with two goals, while four other players have one goal each
Junior Julia Stirpe (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) is second on the team with three points on one goal and one assist, and also has a team-best seven shots on goal
The Hall has allowed exactly one goal on six occasions this season
Junior goalkeeper Anna MacLean (Thunder Bay, Ontario) moved into fifth on the program's all-time saves list with a pair at DePaul last week
Junior goalkeeper Laura Dramis (Farmingdale, N.Y.) entered the match at halftime in the DePaul game and played 65 shutout minutes to close the contest while making four saves

Scouting Butler

The Bulldogs (8-1-1) are currently receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Poll, and are the third team outside the Top-25
Butler has allowed just one goal all season, and is on an eight-game shutout streak
Coming off a 10-0 victory over Chicago State on Sept. 21, the Bulldogs kept rolling and delivered reigning BIG EAST Champion Marquette a 3-0 setback on Sunday, Sept. 24
Paige Monaghan was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week after totaling seven points (two goals, three assists) in last week's wins
Defender Julia Leonard earned BIG EAST Freshman of the Week after playing an important role on a back line that allowed just three shots on goal over two games and extended its shutout streak to over 806 minutes
In goal, Leonie Doege and Hannah Luedtke have split playing time and have totaled 37 saves on the year

Scouting Georgetown

The preseason BIG EAST favorite is ranked No. 17 in the country with a 7-2-1 record
The Hoyas have shutout five opponents in a row after falling 4-0 at Stanford on Sept. 1
The second half has belonged to Georgetown all season as it has out-scored opponents 14-3 during the final 45 minutes
Caitlin Farrell and Rachel Corboz lead the Hoyas offensively with 13 and 12 points, respectively
Goalkeeper Arielle Schechtman has allowed five goals on the year, made 18 saves and has a .783 save percentage to go along with her eight shutouts