Pirates Look to Rebound Against No. 21 Penn

South Orange, N.J. - The Seton Hall men's soccer (1-1-1) looks to bounce back from their first loss of the season when the No. 21 Penn Quakers (1-0-0) visit Owen T. Carroll Field for the first time since 2016. Game time is scheduled for 6:56 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on ESPN+.

LAST TIME OUT

The Pirates traveled out to St. Louis, Mo. last Saturday to take on the Saint Louis Billikens in the first ever matchup between the two programs. The Hall fell 1-0 after being unable to net an equalizer following an early Billikens goal.
Konstantin Donalies received a red card in the 64^th minute, making him unavailable for the upcoming match against Penn.
The Pirates had a late chance in the 82^nd minute when Sam Bjork rifled a header to the far post, but a save by Saint Louis' keeper kept the Pirates off the board.

SCOUTING NO. 21 PENN

Penn is 1-0-0 on the season after defeating Loyola Maryland 4-0 last Friday in their season opener.
- In the Ivy League Preseason Poll, the Quakers were voted to finish first in the conference with 120 points and 10 first-place votes.
In 2024, Penn topped the Ivy League in the regular season with a 14-4-1 record overall while going a perfect 7-0 in conference play. The Quakers were eliminated in the second round by UMass, who themselves were eliminated in the quarterfinals.
- The team has five All-Ivy Team selections, three first team and three second team, in addition to three honorable mentions. The Quakers also claimed Co-Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Coaching staff of the year last season.
After appearing in the United Soccer Coaches Poll's preseason top 25, the Quakers fell out before jumping back into the rankings in the 21^st spot this week following the win.
Despite losing leading scorers Stas Korzeniowski (12 goals) and Leo Burney (4 goals), the Quakers return their lead assist man from 2024, Patrick Cayelli (9 assists), and Jack-Ryan Jeremiah. Jeremiah contributed four goals (T-2nd) and four assists (2nd) in 2024, earning him First Team All-Ivy Honors.
Despite David Howard making his debut in net against Loyola Maryland, Penn also returns 2024 Second Team All-Ivy selection Phillip Falcon III. The junior netminder started every game last season, going 14-4-1 with a 0.84 GAA and 9 clean sheets.

SERIES HISTORY

This will be the 18^th matchup all-time against the Quakers, with the first match coming in 1990.
The Pirates hold a 12-3-2 record all-time against Penn, with the last matchup between the two teams occurring in 2017.
- The Pirates won that match 2-1 at Rhodes Field in Philadelphia, Pa.
The Pirates are 3-1-1 in their last five matchups against the Quakers.

MULTI-GOAL WEEK POWERS LEJBOWICZ TO BIG EAST HONORS

After collecting a pair of goals in the opening week, sophomore Mikkel Lejbowicz (Farum, Denmark) was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on September 25.
After transferring from Maryland, the Dane has made an immediate impact on a Pirates' attack that waned down the stretch last season. Lejbowicz came off the bench in the opener against Lafayette, logging a goal on two shots in only 18 minutes of play in a 2-0 Pirates victory. He started the second game against Rutgers, logging a career-high seven shots in addition to scoring a end-to-end unassisted goal in a 2-2 draw.

RESCH NAMED BIG EAST PRESEASON DPOY, ALL-BIG EAST IN BIG EAST PRESEASON POLL

After collecting All-BIG EAST Second Team honors last season in his first full season as a starter, senior Agustin Resch (Arata, Argentina) was named BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and was unanimously selected to the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team.
Last year, in 1450 minutes played, Resch served as a central part of a Pirates' defense that ranked top 30 nationally in both goals allowed average (1.000) and shutout percentage (.444), earning the then-junior an All-BIG EAST Second Team selection at season's end.
This was the first Preseason All-BIG EAST selection for the Pirates since CJ Tibbling and Luca Dahn in 2021, as well as the first Preseason Defensive Player of the Year since Dahn that same season.