The Hall Opens BIG EAST Play at Providence, Friday

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's soccer team will begin the BIG EAST Conference portion of its schedule on Friday, September 20 at long-time rival Providence. The contest is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m.

WATCH
The game will be carried live by the BIG EAST Digital Network via Caffeine.tv and YouTube. Fans can also follow along online via live stats.

LAST CONTEST
The Pirates 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.

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.

SCOUTING PROVIDENCE
Seton Hall is 12-16-6 all-time against Providence and has lost the last six matches in the series. Most recently, the Friars edged the Pirates with a goal in the 102^nd minute of the double-overtime period on Oct. 12, 2018.

The Friars are coming off a 2018 season, which featured a 10-7-2 final record, and BIG EAST Tournament semifinal loss to second-seeded Georgetown. This season, Providence was picked to finish third in the 10-team BIG EAST and has won four of its first six contests. All four of the Friars' wins have come via shutout, while both losses were by just one goal. Providence has out-scored its opponents so far this season, 12-to-4.

QUICK KICKS

Seton Hall is looking to snap a nine-match losing streak in its BIG EAST opener. The Pirates last won their first conference match of a season on Sept. 18, 2009 at Syracuse.
Senior Carlton McKenzie (Birmingham, England) currently ranks third in the BIG EAST Conference with 3.25 shots per game. Argeri is tied for eighth with 2.67 shots per game.
Graduate transfer Stephen Elias (Rye, N.Y.) is tied for second in the BIG EAST with three goals and is tied for eighth with six points.
Goalkeeper Andreas Nota (Rome, Italy) ranks third in the BIG EAST with 17 saves.
Seton Hall's 37 fouls committed this season are the fewest in the BIG EAST. The second-fewest in the conference are 51 committed by Xavier.
Despite their 1-3 record, the Pirates have out-shot their opponents, 60-to-51, this season, and shots-on-goal has been tied at 21 between The Hall and its opponents.
Elias was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on September 2.

WHAT'S AHEAD
After Providence, The Hall will play a local non-conference contest at NJIT on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.