Pirates Travel to No. 17 Georgetown for Major BIG EAST Battle

South Orange, N.J. - Seton Hall men's soccer looks to challenge for the top of the BIG EAST Eastern Division when they travel to Washington, D.C., on Saturday to face No. 17 Georgetown. Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m.

The game will be broadcast on the BIG EAST Digital Network via FloSports, which requires a subscription. A discounted subscription is available through this link.

This is the 47^th all-time meeting between the two teams, the most recent of which coming in the 2023 BIG EAST Championship Quarterfinals

SERIES HISTORY

Seton Hall and Georgetown last met on November 4, 2023, in the opening round of the BIG EAST Championship. The Hoyas found the back of the net early on, as a goal from Kyle Linhares in the 12^th minute gave Georgetown an early 1-0 edge. The Pirates possessed in the attacking third more as the half wore on but went into halftime trailing. In the second hald, Hugo Gerbore leveled the score off assists from Rikard Cedeberg and James Boote. A late red card on the Pirates gave the Hoyas the advantage heading into the final 25 minutes, which they then capitalized on with an 86^th minute goal by Matthew Van Horn. The Pirates could not find the response at the death, eliminating them from the BIG EAST Championship on a 2-1 loss.
This is the 47^th matchup between the two programs, the first of which came in 1963.
Seton Hall is 17-25-4 all-time against Georgetown.

PIRATES REBOUND AGAINST BUTLER

Goals from Rikard Cederberg and Jon Vignir Pétursson led No. 11 Seton Hall men's soccer to a 2-1 victory over Butler for the Pirates ninth win of the season.
In the 41st minute, Butler's Alejandro Moroso-Maza took down Tim Ströbeck in the box, handing the Pirates a penalty kick. Jon Vignir Pétursson stepped to the spot and scored off Butler goalkeeper Caleb Norris' penalty save, earning his third goal of the season.
In the 66^th minute, another Pirate offensive allowed Rikard Cederburg to finish a shot to the far post, extending the Pirates' lead to 2-0.
The Pirates outshot the Bulldogs 14-3, as well as 6-3 on shots-on-goal
This was the 10th matchup between the two programs, the first of which came in 2013.
Seton Hall is now 3-5-2 all-time against Butler with a 3-1-1 record in their last five meetings.

PREPARE THE CANNONS FOR AN OFFENSIVE ATTACK

Seton Hall has showcased outstanding offensive prowess across the entire roster this season:
- 11 different players have scored a goal.
- 10 different players have assisted on a goal.
- Seven different players have registered at least two goals and/or assists.
- 18 different players have put a shot on goal.