Early Red Card Hinders Pirates in 2-0 Defeat Against No. 17 Georgetown

Saturday, October 19

Washington, DC

1 PM

Seton Hall University

9-3-1, 2-2-1

Georgetown

7-3-4, 4-1-0

Seton Hall

Georgetown

Early Red Card Hinders Pirates in 2-0 Defeat Against No. 17 Georgetown

10/19/2024 3:31:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Pirates suffer second loss in BIG EAST play, Molina logs six saves

WASHINGTON, D.C. – An early red card on Seton Hall men's soccer hindered the Pirates as The Hall fell 2-0 against No. 17 Georgetown in Washington, D.C.

The Pirates opened the first half with two quick shots in Georgetown territory, one of which forced a save. An early red card in the 24^th against the Pirates, however, stalled that momentum and put the team on the backfoot. The Pirates fought through the disadvantage, but two Hoya goal proved too much, ending the game in a 2-0 defeat.

With the loss, The Hall moves to 9-3-1 on the season and 2-2-1 in-conference play.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The first half for the Pirates began in an auspicious manner with The Hall launching two shots in the first ten minutes.

In the 24^th minute, a second yellow card from Hugo Gerbore resulted in his sending off and the Pirates playing down to ten men for the final 65 minutes. Six minutes later, Georgetown's Hack heaps scored off a long pass across the box to put the Hoyas up 1-0.

In the 57^th minute, the Hoyas went up 2-0 off an open field run from Marlon Tabora.

Goalkeeper Matias Molina would face seven more shots over the rest of the game, but he and the Pirates defense prevented them from finding the back of the net. On the offensive end, the Pirates could not find an answer and the game ended a 2-0 loss.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Matias Molina registered six saves, pushing his season total to 19.
Both teams had two corner kicks.
Seton Hal hadl no offsides compared to Georgetown's three.
The Hall had six saves to the one for the Hoyas.

NEWS & NOTES

Seton Hall moves to 9-3-1, while Georgetown moves to 6-3-4.
The Hall now moves to 2-2-1 on BIG EAST play.
This was the 47th matchup between the two programs, the first of which came in 1963.
Seton Hall is 17-26-4 all-time against Georgetown.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Wednesday when St. John's travels to Owen T. Carroll Field to take on the Pirates. Game time is scheduled for 6:56 p.m.