Pirates Draw Rutgers 2-2 in Garden State Clash

Sunday, August 24

South Orange, N.J.

8 PM

Seton Hall University

1-0-1, 0-0-0

Rutgers

1-0-1, 0-0-0

Rutgers

Seton Hall

8/25/2025 12:55:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Despite outshooting the Scarlet Knights, Seton Hall men's soccer battled its way to a 2-2 draw against Rutgers on Sunday in the first Garden State Clash at Owen T. Carroll Field since 2009.

The Pirates found themselves down 1-0 early after a defensive miscue on a corner kick led to a goal. Seton Hall surged back, however, scoring two unanswered goals and tallying an immense 15 total shots. The lead proved hard to hold on to, as Rutgers would tie the game in the 82nd minute off a shot from distance. The Pirates' attempts for a counter in the closing minutes could not find a response, leading to a draw.

With the draw, The Hall moves to 1-0-1 on the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED
An early Pirates attacking salvo off a corner kick in the 11th minute provided the home side with early momentum, but Rutgers would strike first in the 18th minute. Off a corner kick, a defensive miscue by the Pirates led to an easy strike by the Scarlet Knights that gave the intra-state rivals an early 1-0 lead.

After continually poking, Seton Hall found its response in the 32nd minute. Off a Rutgers set piece, Mikkel Lejbowicz took the ball in the defending third and ran with it. The Dane went end-to-end before driving the ball past the goalie at the far post, tying the game at 1-1 before the halftime break.

Went coast-to-coast for the equalizer 🏃#NCAASoccer x 🎥 ESPN + / @SHUMSOC pic.twitter.com/7BYjCigfDQ
— NCAA Soccer (@NCAASoccer) August 25, 2025

Coming out of the break, Seton Hall continued to prod Rutgers' defense in search of an advantage. In the 69th minute, a Pirates' breakaway led to a three-shot sequence by the Pirates, but none of them found the back of the net. However, two minutes later, off a corner for The Hall, Hugo Gerbore laced a beautiful ball to the towering head of Agustin Resch, who sent the ball into the back of the net to put the Pirates up 2-1.

THE BIG MAN PUTS US IN FRONT OFF THE CORNER! 🏴‍☠️

Resch heads in the corner and we're up 2-1!#HALLin🔵⚪️⚽️ pic.twitter.com/uOo4iVI2Kl
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) August 25, 2025

Almost immediately, the Scarlet Knights made four changes in hopes of responding to The Hall's lead. In the 82nd minute, they found an equalizer on a long-distance shot to make it a 2-2 game. Despite some fresh legs off the bench entering the game, the clock was the Pirates' biggest enemy. They would land one more shot before the clock expired, ending this year's rivalry match against Rutgers in a draw.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Lejbowicz recorded his second goal of the season.
Resch logged his first goal of the season.
- He has now recorded a goal in every season at Seton Hall.
Gerbore logged his first assist of the season
- Also, it was his fourth career assist.
Seton Hall outshot Rutgers 15-5.
Seton Hall logged 10 corner kicks to Rutgers' four.

NEWS & NOTES

Seton Hall moves to 1-0-1, while Rutgers also moves to 1-0-1.
The Hall now moves to 1-0-1 on non-conference play.
This was the 59th all-time matchup between the two programs, the first of which came in 1928.
Seton Hall moves to 17-36-6 all-time against Rutgers.
This was the first draw between the two programs since they drew 1-1 in 1993.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will travel to St. Louis on Saturday to take on a Saint Louis Billikens that competed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. Game time is scheduled for 8 p.m EST and the match will be streamed on ESPN+.