Kauschke's Strike Sends No. 25 Pirates to 3-0

Sunday, September 1

South Orange, NJ

1 PM

Seton Hall University

3-0-0, 0-0-0

Manhattan

0-3-0, 0-0-0

Manhattan

Seton Hall

9/1/2024 3:36:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score BOX SCORE (.pdf)

The Hall shuts out Manhattan, 1-0, in a physical, rainy affair at Owen T. Carroll Field.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Freshman Til Kauschke (Hamburg, Germany) scored the game's lone goal in the 68^th minute to lift the Seton Hall men's soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Manhattan at Owen T. Carroll Field on Sunday.

It was a very physical, somewhat chippy game with the teams needing to be separated on occasion in the second half. After an evenly played first half, the Pirates largely dominated the tempo in the second half.

The Pirates (3-0-0) out-shot the Jaspers, 8-to-6, and had four shots on goal, compared to just one for Manhattan. Junior goalkeeper Matias Molina (Rosario, Argentina) made one save for The Hall to earn the victory

FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING☝🏼

Til Kauschke with his 1️⃣st collegiate goal and putting the Pirates on the board!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/uUeEaH3ojL
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) September 1, 2024

HOW IT HAPPENED
The first half featured physical play with teams battling through periods of rain. Seton Hall and Manhattan combined for just five shots, but The Hall had the only shot on goal. Kauschke unleashed a laser that was stopped by Manhattan goalkeeper Ludvig Malberg in the 29^th minute.

In the second half, Manhattan appeared to have taken the lead in the 54^th minute, but the goal was called off due to offsides, which was upheld by video review. With the game still deadlocked in the 68^th minute, Kauschke took a cross pass from Jared Smith (Longmeadow, Mass.) and fired a left-footed rocket into the right side of the goal.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Kauschke scored for Seton Hall in the 68^th minute.
Molina had one save to improve to 2-0 on the season. It's also his second shutout.
For a second straight game, Kauschke had a game-high four shots, including two on goal.
Seton Hall out-shot Manhattan, 8-6, which included a 4-to-1 edge in shots on goal.
The Pirates were called for 19 fouls, compared to eight for Manhattan.
Both teams had two corner kicks.
Both teams were called for three off-sides.
Six yellow cards were handed out during the game with each team receiving three.

NEWS & NOTES

Seton Hall improves to 3-0-0 for a second straight season, while Manhattan drops to 0-3-0.
The Pirates are now 13-8-1 all-time against the Jaspers. This was the first meeting between the teams since 2004.
It's the fifth straight year that the Pirates are undefeated through their first three games.
Kauschke's goal was the first of his collegiate career.
Smith's assist was his first of the year and his sixth at Seton Hall.
Seton Hall entered the United Soccer Coaches Poll at No. 25 in the rankings released on Tuesday afternoon. The Pirates have now been nationally ranked at least once in four of the last five seasons.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, September 6 when it returns to Owen T. Carroll Field to host local rival Columbia. Game time is scheduled for 6:56 p.m.