Pirates Fall Short at Lehigh

Saturday, September 14

Bethlehem, Pa.

6 p.m.

Seton Hall University

1-3-0

Lehigh

3-1-0

Seton Hall

Lehigh

Carlton McKenzie vs. Central Connecticut

9/14/2019 8:16:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score BOX SCORE (PDF)

Bethlehem, Pa. - The Seton Hall men's soccer team played evenly with Lehigh across 90 minutes, but an early second-half Mountain Hawks goal doomed the Pirates in a 1-0 defeat Saturday night at Ulrich Sports Complex.

Seton Hall's best chances to score came early in the first half. In the 16th minute, a free kick went into the box that freshman Eden O'Leary (Tel Aviv, Israel) got a great head on but the ball went just wide of the net. In the 28th minute, senior Vittorio Argeri (Genoa, Italy) got a one-on-one opportunity just outside the box and his kick bent in towards the goal but sailed just inches high.

Turning Point
In the 50th minute, Lehigh received a corner kick opportunity, and Natan Rosen's blast reached the box, where Josh Luchini was close enough to blast a kick past the goalkeeper for a tally. The Pirates only had one shot on goal the remaining 40 minutes.

Goals
LEHIGH - 49:22 - Luchini (3)

Inside the Numbers

Lehigh had 16 shots to Seton Hall's 10 and the advantage in shots on goal, 6-3.
The Pirates had five corners compared to Lehigh's two.
Fouls were nearly even with Lehigh committing 14 versus SHU's 13.
Senior Carlton McKenzie (Birmingham, England) led the Pirates with five shots overall and two on goal.
Junior goalkeeper Andreas Nota (Rome, Italy) made five saves.

News & Notes

Despite South Orange, N.J., and Bethlehem, Pa., being separated by only 68 miles, this was only the fifth all-time meeting between the Pirates and Mountain Hawks. Lehigh now leads the series 3-2 with The Hall's last win coming in 2016. All three Lehigh wins have come in Bethlehem.

Up Next
Seton Hall will commence BIG EAST play next Friday night when it visits Providence for a 6 p.m., first kick at Chapey Field at Anderson Stadium. The match will air on the BIG EAST Digital Network, available at Caffeine TV and the BIG EAST YouTube channel.