No. 15 Pirates Claim BIG EAST Home Opener 1-0 Over Marquette

Friday, October 4

South Orange, NJ

6:56 PM

Seton Hall University

8-1-1, 1-1-1

Marquette

6-4-1, 2-1-0

Marquette

Seton Hall

No. 15 Pirates Claim BIG EAST Home Opener 1-0 Over Marquette

10/4/2024 10:22:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Pirates claim first BIG EAST win of season, Smith scores third goal, Jensen registers third clean sheet

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – A lone Jared Smith goal gave No. 15 Seton Hall men's soccer a 1-0 victory over Marquette in their BIG EAST home opener. This was the Pirates' first BIG EAST win of the season.

The first half was a stalemate before the Pirates' Jared Smith finished off a Seton Hall breakaway to put the team up 1-0. The Hall piled on the offensive pressure, finishing the first half with a 6-2 advantage in shots. The Golden Eagles flipped the script in the second half, including a near goal in the 71^st minute. However, the Pirates' stout defense held strong and secured them the 1-0 victory.

With the win, Seton Hall moves to 8-1-1 on the season and 1-1-1 in BIG EAST play.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The first half began as a midfield-heavy affair, but the Pirates pushed their advantage with two shots in the first six minutes. In the 35^th minute, Jared Smith scored his team-leading third goal of the season on a rocket from outside the box. Til Kauschke assisted on the goal, earning his third assist of the season. The team pressed hard following the goal, finishing the first half with a 6-2 advantage in shots.

In the second half, Marquette put the Pirates' strong defense to the test immediately, registering two shots within the first five minutes. A dangerous 71^st minute breakway by the Golden Eagles proved to be the opposition's best opportunity of the night, but the shot was driven off the post after goalkeeper Soren Jensen forced Marquette's Tim Smith to adjust his shot.

Jensen shut the door on the final Marquette opportunity of the night with a save in the 81^st minute save. The Pirates held strong for the final nine minutes, securing the first BIG EAST victory of the season.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Jared Smith scored his team-leading third goal of the season.
Til Kauschke recorded his third assist of the season, only one behind team leader Jack Kossoudji.
Both Smith and Kauschke are tied for the team lead in points with 7.
Seton Hall goalkeeper Soren Jensen registered his third clean sheet of the season.
The Hall was given one yellow card to Marquette's three.
The Pirates registered 3 saves, compared to 2 for the Golden Eagles.
Til Kauschke, Jared Smith, Jon Vignir Pétursson, Liam Guske and Augustin Resch are the only Pirates to start every game this season.

NEWS & NOTES

Seton Hall moves to 8-1-1, while Marquette moves to 6-4-1.
The Hall now moves to 1-1-1 in BIG EAST play on the season.
This was the 19^th matchup between the two programs, the first of which came in 2005.
Seton Hall is 9-7-3 all-time against Marquette with a 6-2-0 record in their last eight meetings.

UP NEXT
No. 15 Seton Hall will return to action Tuesday, October 8, when they travel to LaValle Stadium to face the Stony Brook Seawolves. Game time is scheduled for 6:31 p.m.