Pirates Set to Host Fordham, Tuesday at Owen T. Carroll Field

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's soccer team will be seeking its fourth-straight win when it returns to action on Tuesday for a non-conference tilt against local rival Fordham. Kick-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at Owen T. Carroll Field.

WATCH
The match will be carried live by the Pirates Sports Network. Fans can also follow along online via live stats.

PROMOTION
It will be Go4TheGoal Pediatric Cancer Awareness Night at Owen T. Carroll Field.

PIRATES DOWN CREIGHTON
Senior Carlton McKenzie's goal scored on a close-range header in the 32nd minute lifted the Pirates to a 1-0 victory over Creighton on Friday evening.

In the 32nd minute, freshman James Boote collected a pass in the Pirates' attacking end and floated a perfect ball into the box that found McKenzie. McKenzie flipped the pass with his right foot to himself and headed the ball over the leaping keeper and into the goal.

A stout defensive effort in the second half kept Creighton, who was picked to finish second in the BIG EAST in the preseason, off the scoreboard.

SCOUTING FORDHAM
Seton Hall is 16-12-2 all-time against Fordham, but the teams haven't met since 1992, a 4-1 Pirate victory. The Hall has won the last six matches in the series.

The Rams enter Tuesday's contest with a 3-7-1 overall record. They have already played to other BIG EAST Conference teams early in the season. Fordham fell to St. John's in an exhibition match, 1-0, on Aug. 15, and dropped a regular season match at Villanova, 1-0, in double-overtime back on Sept. 10.

Fordham nearly knocked off No. 7 Clemson on Sept. 17, falling 3-2 in overtime on the road.

Most recently, the Rams are coming off a 3-1 loss at Rhode Island on Saturday.

QUICK KICKS

Junior Love Frederiksson (Angelholm, Sweden) was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week on Monday, while goalkeeper Andreas Nota (Rome, Italy) earned Weekly Honor Roll status.
Seton Hall's current three-game win streak is its longest since rattling off three in a row between Sept. 4 and Sept. 10 in 2017.
The Pirates have out scored their opponents, 14-to-7, this season.
Elias leads the team with nine points, more than twice as much as Andrea Borg (Sliema, Malta) and Camil Koreichi (Paris, France), who are tied for second on the unit in points.
The Hall is a perfect 2-0 this season at the newly renovated Owen T. Carroll Field.
Seton Hall's six goals against Central Connecticut State on Aug. 30 are 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 BIG EAST Conference play on Friday, Oct. 11 when it travels to Washington, D.C. for a contest against Georgetown. The match will begin at 3:00 p.m. and will be shown on HoyaVision at GuHoyas.com.