Pirates Travel to Philadelphia for Drexel Tilt, Thursday

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall women's soccer team will return to action on Thursday, Sept. 19 for a non-conference tilt in Philadelphia, Pa. against Drexel. The match is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m.

MEDIA
The contest will have a live video stream via and live stats via Drexel's athletics website, drexeldragons.com.

PIRATES PLAY CCSU TO SCORELESS DRAW
Freshman Harpa Johannsdottir (Akureyri, Iceland) made four saves as the Pirates played a strong Central Connecticut State team to a scoreless draw on Sunday. The contest was a tale of two halves with Seton Hall dominating possession in the first half and out-shooting the Blue Devils, 9-to-4. In the second half however, Central Connecticut State upped its offensive pressure and out-shot The Hall, 7-to-2.

Pressure was evenly applied by both sides as the match turned to its overtime periods. In the first overtime, The Hall had its opportunities with both Alyssa Reszkowski (Freehold, N.J.) and Laura Hooper (Watford, England) getting shots on goal in the 90th and 96th respectively. Both shots were saved by CCSU goalkeeper Amanda McQuillan. In the second overtime, it was Central Connecticut State getting two shots on goal with Johannsdottir making a pair of saves.

AGAINST DREXEL
Seton Hall will face Drexel for the first time since the 2013 season. That year, the Pirates defeated the Dragons, 4-1, at Owen T. Carroll Field in a preseason exhibition match. Despite their close proximity, the programs have never met in the regular season.

QUICK KICKS

Despite Seton Hall's 1-3-1 record, the Pirates have dominated their opponents in shots, 76-to-48, and shots on goal, 29-to-17, this season.
All five of Seton Hall's contests have been decided by one goal or less.
Three different Pirates have scored already this season: Cassy Harrigan (Beaverton, Ore.), Dani Brinckman (Glastonbury, Conn.) and Reszkowski.
Junior Laura Hooper (Watford, England) ranks ninth in the BIG EAST Conference in shots per game (2.80).
Johannsdottir ranks fourth in the BIG EAST in goals against average (0.95).
The Hall return five of their seven goal scorers from last season, including leading scorer Siobhan McGovern (Cranford, N.J.).
Before taking over at The Hall, Ciara Crinion went 77-36-20 as an assistant coach with Hartford, winning four America East regular season championships and reaching the America East Tournament final four times.
The next home match for the Pirates will take place at Owen T. Carroll Field, the team's first match on campus since Oct. 18, 2018.