Pirates Fall to St. John’s on Senior Night

Saturday, October 13

South Orange, N.J.

6 p.m.

Seton Hall University

2-9-4, 0-6-0BE

St. John's

7-7-1, 3-2-1BE

St. John's

Seton Hall

10/13/2018 9:42:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score BOX (PDF)

South Orange, N.J. – The Seton Hall women's soccer team celebrated eight seniors on Saturday night, but was upended 2-0 by BIG EAST rival St. John's at Owen T. Carroll Field.

Prior to the game, Seton Hall celebrated seniors Taylor Cutcliff (Springfield, Pa.), Lauren Dao (Collegeville, Pa.), Sophia Duffy (Freehold, N.J), Lauren Garcia (Westport, Conn.), Eva Gonzalez (Mesquite, Texas), Anna MacLean (Thunder Bay, Ontario), Emily Rimdzius (Cherry Hill, N.J.), Julia Stirpe (Berkeley Heights, N.J.).

Turning Point

The Pirates (2-9-4, 0-6-0 BIG EAST) battled St. John's (7-7-1, 3-2-1 BIG EAST) to a scoreless draw at the break, out-shooting the Red Storm, 4-3.

However, just 24 seconds into the second half, Zsani Kajan launched a ball into the upper left side of the net after a well-timed pass in the box from Christina Bellero. In the 64th minute, Kajan scored her 11th goal of the season to make it 2-0.

Goals

45:24 – St. John's – Zsani Kajan (10) inside left side of box top shelf from Bellero
63:25 – St. John's – Zsani Kajan (11) through ball down left side from Masur connects

Inside the Numbers

St. John's finished with a narrow 13-11 advantage in shots
The Pirates led 4-2 in corner kicks
The teams combined for just eight total fouls (four each)
A total of 22 Pirates saw game action
Gonzalez had a team-high three shots, while sophomores Cassy Harrigan (Beaverton, Ore.) and Izzy Engel (Crescent, Pa.) took two each
MacLean made four saves and played all 90 minutes
Rimdzius and Dao were the only other Pirates to play the entire match

Up Next

The Pirates host Xavier on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m. in their final game at Owen T. Carroll Field. The game will be broadcast live on the BIG EAST Digital Network via the FOX Sports App. Seton Hall closes the regular season at Providence on Oct. 21 and at Marquette on Oct. 25.