Reszkowski, Pirates Shut Out Lafayette, 1-0

Thursday, August 29

Whippany, N.J.

6 p.m.

Seton Hall University

0-1-0, 0-0-0

Lafayette

1-1-0, 0-0-0

Lafayette

Seton Hall

8/29/2019 10:08:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score HOME BOX SCORE

WHIPPANY, N.J. – Junior Alyssa Reszkowski (Freehold, N.J.) broke a scoreless tie with a goal in the 81st minute as the Seton Hall women's soccer team earned their first victory of the season in their home opener, 1-0, over Lafayette on Thursday.

The victory is also the first in the career for new Seton Hall head coach Ciara Crinion.

The first half was a relatively close affair with the Pirates (1-1) narrowly out-shooting the Leopards (1-2), 6-to-5. The pace picked up mightily however, in the second half with The Hall putting eight shots on goal, compared to just two by Lafayette.

Turning Point:
In the 80^th minute, the ball was loose at the top of the box, and after a brief scrum, found the right foot of Reszkowski. The forward then belted the ball past Lafayette's goaltender Natalie Neumann, and into the upper right corner of the goal to give The Hall a 1-0 advantage.

Goals:
81st - SHU – Reszkowski (1)

SHARE THE VICTORY!

Reszkowski's goal in the 81st minute holds up & we pick up our first DUB of the season! #HALLin pic.twitter.com/Fn5ZFLLqxR
— SHU Women's Soccer (@SHUWSOC) August 29, 2019

Inside the Numbers:

Seton Hall out-shot Lafayette, 19-to-11, and put more shots on goal, 9-to-2.
Junior Laura Hooper (Watford, England) led the Pirates with four shots.
Junior Cassy Harrigan (Beaverton, Ore.) had a team-best three shots-on-goal for The Hall.
The Pirates had six corner kicks compared to just one for Lafayette.
The Hall committed 12 fouls, compared to five for the Leopards.
Freshman Harpa Johannsdottir (Akureyri, Iceland) earned her first career shutout in goal. She made two saves.

News and Notes:

Seton Hall won its home opener for the first time since 2016.
Reszkowski's tally was her second career goal and first of the 2019 season.
The Pirates' victory was the first in the coaching career for Ciara Crinion.

Up Next:
Seton Hall will return to action on Monday when it makes the short trip to West Long Branch, N.J. for a contest at Monmouth. The game is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.