Pirates Drop Final Non-Conference Match Against Princeton

Tuesday, October 29

Princeton, NJ

7 PM

Seton Hall University

10-5-1, 3-3-1

Princeton

9-5-0, 4-1-0

Seton Hall

Princeton

Pirates Drop Final Non-Conference Match Against Princeton

10/29/2024 10:15:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

PRINCETON, N.J. – Seton Hall men's soccer fell 5-2 against Princeton at Myslik Field in their final non-conference match of the season.

The first 10 minutes of the match were predominantly mired in the midfield, but four goals in the remaining 35 minutes of the first half put the Pirates in a bind entering the second half. In the second half, Nicolas Baala King Obama scored two goals to try and help bring the Pirates back into the game, but an additional goal from the Tigers halted any Pirate hopes of a comeback.

With the loss, The Hall moves to 10-5-1 on the season and finish non-conference play with a 7-2-0 record.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The first half began quickly with a Princeton shot on goal after 63 seconds, but the two teams quickly eased themselves into a turgid midfield battle.

In the 14^th minute, a Tigers corner stirred chaos in the box, allowing Issa Mudashiru to slip it past Soren Jensen to put Princeton up 1-0. Not long after in the 19^th minute, the Tigers took advantage of the Pirates keeper being off his line to make it a 2-0 following a long midfield strike from Liam Beckwith that ended on a header from Harry Roberts. After a strong period of back and forth, an 30^th minute breakway by Princeton lead to a goal for Daniel Ittycheria.

The Pirates best first half chance came in the 38^th minute when, in a crowded box off a Pirate corner, Agustin Resch launched a shot from just outside the goal area that was saved by Tigers keeper William Watson.

In the 45^th minute, a rebounding ball from a Tiger corner kick was served into the box and found the foot of Issa Mudashiru, who scored his second goal of the night and extended the Tigers lead to 4-0

In the second half, Princeton put up another goal when Garry Zheng finished a cross after running into The Hall's box to increase the Pirates' deficit.
In the 69^th minute, the Pirates landed their first goal of the evening off a first-time goal scorer. Immediately after entering the match, an Axel Berglund corner kick lead to a Nicolas Baala King Obama header that went past the Tigers' keeper to cut the deficit to four.

In the 85^th minute, the Obama scored his second career goal and first brace of off a long assist for Ian Albuquerque. The Pirates could not close the gap in the final five minutes however, falling 5-2.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Nicolas Baala King Obama scored his first two career goals.
Axel Berglund registered his third assist of the season.
Ian Albuquerque registered his first assist of the season.
Soren Jensen registered five saves, increasing his season total to 23.
The Pirates had two offsides to the Princeton's four.

NEWS & NOTES

Seton Hall moves to 10-5-1, while Princeton moves to 9-5-0.
The Hall now moves to 7-2-0 on non-conference play.
This was the 34th all-time matchup between the two programs, the first of which came in 1986.
Seton Hall is 13-16-5 all-time against Princeton.
This was the first time the Pirates have given up 4+ goals in a regular season match since a 4-2 loss against No. 1 Georgetown on October, 6 2021.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to Owen T. Carroll Field on Thursday for the Pirates final home game against BIG EAST opposition from Villanova. Game time is scheduled for 2 p.m and will be preceded by.