Pirates Hit The Road To Face Princeton and Penn

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's soccer team (1-2-1) is back in action for its next two contests on the road, visiting Princeton (0-1-1) on Thursday, Sept. 7 and Pennsylvania (0-2-0) on Sunday, Sept. 10. The matches will kick off at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively, and will both air on the Ivy League Network.

The Hall is coming off an impressive 3-0 victory in its last outing, using three goal scorers and a four-save shutout from Elliot Munford (Auckland, New Zealand) to blank Sacred Heart. Both Princeton and Penn are familiar foes for the Pirates, with an 11-15-5 all-time record against the Tigers and a 13-3-2 mark versus the Quakers.

QUICK KICKS

Jonathan Jimenez (Cape Coral, Fla.), Mario Prata (Dracut, Mass.) and Gabriel Viola (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) all notched a goal and an assist in the win over Sacred Heart on Monday
Viola leads the Pirates with four points this year, coming off a goal and two assists
Munford has started The Hall's last two matches and holds a 0.50 GAA and an .875 save percentage
Marco Neves (Tracy, Calif.) leads Seton Hall and ranks fourth in the BIG EAST with 14 shots
The Hall has out-shot opponents on the year by a margin of 55-50
The Pirates rank third in the BIG EAST in fewest goals allowed (4) through four matches

SCOUTING PRINCETON

The Tigers host The Hall with an 0-1-1 record on the year
Princeton drew No. 8 Syracuse, 1-1, in its first match before a 1-0 setback at Colgate
Frankie DeRosa has PU's lone goal on the year, while Daniel Bowkett has an assist and a team-high four shots
Jacob Schachner has started both contests in goal and holds a 0.90 GAA with an .800 save percentage
The Tigers picked up a 3-1 victory over The Hall in South Orange last season

SCOUTING PENN

Through two matches, the Quakers are 0-2 with setbacks to Monmouth and Bowling Green
Sam Wancowicz leads Penn with five shots, followed by Sam Hefter and Dami Omitaomu with three each
The Pirates and Quakers played to a 1-1 draw in South Orange during the 2016 campaign

WHAT'S AHEAD
Following the two-match road swing, The Hall returns to Owen T. Carroll Field to host Delaware on Wednesday, Sept. 13.