Pirates Host Army in Final Non-Conference Match

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's soccer team will round out their non-conference schedule on Tuesday, Oct. 28 when they host Army at Owen T. Carroll Field. Kick-off is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.

WATCH
The game will be carried live by the Pirate Sport Network which can be access by visiting https://shupirates.com/watch/?Live=362&type=Live
Fans can also follow along online via live stats or listen to the contest on 89.5 FM WSOU or wsou.net.

PIRATES DRAW WITH NO. 4 St. JOHN'S
Freshman Eden O'Leary (Tel Aviv, Israel) evened the score for the Pirates in the 75th minute of a hard-fought battle with No. 4 St John's. After falling behind early in the second half, the Pirates were able to tie things up with O'Leary's second goal of the season. The Hall was able to hold the Red Storm's offense scoreless for the final 61 minutes of the match, highlighted by an outstanding, point-blank save from keeper Andreas Nota (Rome, Italy) in extra time to keep it knotted at 1.

SCOUTING ARMY
Seton Hall and Army will meet for the 28^th time in history on Tuesday with the Black Knights owning a 23-3-2 all-time series lead. Last season, The Hall pulled out a dramatic victory in overtime, 2-1, over Army. CJ Tibbling (Jarna, Sweden) tallied two goals as the Pirates went on to pick up the road victory in their season opener. Tibbling got the scoring started with an early PK Goal before Army tied things up late to send the game into overtime. Tibbling then scored in the 105th minute to earn the Pirates the win.

The Black Knights enter Tuesday's contest with a 3-6-4 overall record and a 1-3-3 mark in Patriot League play. They are coming off a 0-0 ties against Bucknell on Saturday.

QUICK KICKS

Carlton McKenzie (Birmingham, England) ranks ninth in the BIG EAST with 2.55 shots per game.
Graduate student Stephen Elias (Rye, N.Y.) is tied for 10th in the BIG EAST in goals (4).
Nota ranks fourth in the BIG EAST with 60 saves and eight with a .779 save percentage.
The Pirates have out-scored their opponents, 19-to-17, this season.
Elias leads the team with 10 points, teammate McKenzie is second on the squad with seven points.
On Oct. 7, junior Love Fredriksson (Angelholm, Sweden) was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, while goalkeeper Andreas Nota earned Weekly Honor Roll status.
On Sept. 2, Elias was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week. He was also named to the Honor Roll on Sept. 30.
Seton Hall's six goals against Central Connecticut State on Aug. 30 are tied for the most scored by any BIG EAST soccer team in a single match so far this year.

WHAT'S AHEAD
Seton Hall will return to action on Tuesday, Oct. 29 when it travels to Wisconsin to play against Marquette on Saturday, Nov. 2. The match will be carried by the BIG EAST Digital Network.