Pirates Set for Non-Conference Clash with Stony Brook

South Orange, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's soccer team returns to Owen T. Carroll Field on Tuesday night for a non-conference matchup with Stony Brook. Kickoff is set for 6:56 p.m. on the Pirate Sports Network.

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LAST TIME OUT
The Pirates faced a tough road test at No. 5 Akron on Friday night, suffering a 3-1 defeat. JAMES BOOTE posted the lone Pirate goal on a penalty kick in the 43^rd minute to level the match at 1-1 going into halftime. The Zips would pull away in the second half with a pair of goals to take the victory.

SCOUTING STONY BROOK (4-3-2, 3-0-2 CAA)

The Seawolves are off to a terrific start in CAA play, sitting atop of the league standings with 11 points.
Stony Brook is unbeaten in its last five matches, posting a 3-0-2 over that stretch. Most recently, the Seawolves took down UNCW, 3-1, at home on Saturday.
Head Coach Ryan Anatol won his 83^rd career match on Sept. 26 against St. Joseph's, making him the winningest coach in program history.
The Seawolves are led by Olsen Aluc and Jonas Bickus, both of whom are tied for the team lead with five goals on the season. Aluc's four assists give him 14 points on the campaign to pace the club.
Stony Brook leads the all-time series, 4-2-0. The Pirates' last win over the Seawolves came back in the 2009 season. This is the first meeting between the two teams since 2017.

NEWS & NOTES

The Pirates scored four goals in back-to-back matches against Bucknell and UConn, doing so for the first time since 2007
- 9/30/07 – Defeated Rutgers, 4-1
- 10/6/07 – Defeated Marquette, 5-1
In the Sept. 19 win over Bucknell, a pair of Pirate reserves (Berglund, Smith) found the back of the net. This marked the first time since Sept. 10, 2021 that two Seton Hall substitutes scored in a match.
Seton Hall did not allow a goal through the first 332:38 of the season before conceding against No. 10 Indiana. This set a new program record for longest shutout streak to begin a season, previously set back in 2005.
Seton Hall has been strong on the pitch at Owen T. Carroll Field over the last two seasons, owning a 7-1-4 mark since the start of the 2022 campaign.
Seton Hall opened the season with a 3-0 record for the first time since 2008.
James Boote scored goals in back-to-back matches to open the season after entering the season with just one goal scored in his first 65 career games.
With the season opening win over Rider on Aug. 24, the Pirates improved to 5-0-3 in season openers dating back to 2016.
Mats Roorda was named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week on Aug. 28 for his efforts in posting a pair of shutouts against Rider and Air Force. Boote was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after his five-point week.
The Pirates face another challenging slate of matches in 2023, highlighted by five teams who made the NCAA Tournament last season. Included in those are matchups with Indiana and Creighton, both of whom made it all the way to the College Cup last fall.
The Hall welcome 12 new faces to the program, including several potential impact transfers: Rikard Cederberg (Bellarmine), Mats Roorda (Binghamton), Jared Smith (Quinnipiac) and Tim Strobeck (Clemson).
Three Pirates are capitalizing on their extra year of eligibility to return to Seton Hall as graduate students in 2023. James Boote, Andrea Borg and Hugo Keller will all suit back up for The Hall this season. All told, 19 players from last year's squad are back for the Pirates in 2023.
Starting this season, the Pirates will be vying to finish inside the top-eight in the BIG EAST standings. With the addition of Akron to the league as a men's soccer affiliate member, the now-12 team conference has been split into an East Division and Midwest Division. Each division winner will qualify for the BIG EAST Championship, with the next six best teams based on conference points solidifying the remaining berths.
Seton Hall was picked to finish fourth in the East Division. The Pirates received 36 points in the poll and sit behind third-place St. John's (40 points), second-place Providence (56 points) and first-place Georgetown (66 points).
The Pirates finished last season in second place in the BIG EAST standings after amassing 17 points during conference play. The second place finish in the program's best since winning the regular season title back in 1991, while the 17 points in league action were the program's most since 2006.