Pirates Look to Close Regular Season With Senior Day Match Against Villanova

South Orange, N.J. - Seton Hall men's soccer looks to close out its regular season and BIG EAST play at home when Villanova visits Owen T. Carroll Field. Game time is scheduled for 2 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 will be the 41^st all-time meeting between the two teams, the last two of which ended in victories for the Pirates.

SERIES HISTORY

Seton Hall and Villanova last met on October 7, 2023, in a midseason matchup. The first half ended scoreless, but not with a lack of opportunities on both sides. The second half saw the Wildcats and Pirates exchange goals until the final minutes. Jared Smith, Agustin Resch both equalized the game with their goals, but in the 87^th minute it was Andrea Borg's turn. After drawing a penalty, he converted the opportunity and secured a 3-3 draw for the Pirates.
This will be the 41^st all-time matchup between the two programs, the first of which came in 1984.
Seton Hall is 22-16-2 all-time against Villanova with a 2-1-1 record in their last four matches.

SCOUTING VILLANOVA

Villanova holds an 1-9-6 record on the season with a 0-6-1 record in BIG EAST play.
Graduate student midfielder Jorge Garcia leads the Wildcats with five goals. Alongside Garcia, graduate student Jason Bouregy leads the team with eight assists, in addition to his 4 goals.
This season, Villanova has split goalkeeping duties between two netminders. Freshman Alex Yagudayev has started six games, registering a total of 35 saves and averaging 2.36 goals allowed per game. Junior Sebastian Cutler DeJesus started 10 games for the Wildcats, but he appeared in 11 games. Over those 11 games, DeJesus has registered 53 saves and allowed 2.29 goals per game.
The Wildcats have been outshot by their opponents 298-196 on the season.

PIRATES FALL IN FINAL NON-CONFERENCE MATCH AGAINST PRINCETON

On Tuesday, the Pirates fell 5-2 against the Princeton Tigers in Princeton, N.J.
The Pirates and Tigers exchanged early blows in the midfield, but Princeton proved to be too much as they scored four goals in the first half.
After entering the game in the 69^th minute, Nicolas Baala King Obama proceeded to score his first two career goals over the remaining time to get the Pirates on the board.
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.

PREPARE THE CANNONS FOR AN OFFENSIVE ATTACK

Seton Hall's offense has come from a variety of sources this season.
- 12 different players have scored a goal.
  - Five players have two or more goals.
- 10 different players have assisted on a goal.
- Eight different players have registered at least two goals and/or assists.
- 19 different players have put a shot on goal.