Pirates Host Villanova for Wednesday Night Clash

South Orange, N.J. – After a thrilling victory on Saturday afternoon, the Seton Hall women's soccer team faces a tough test against second-place Villanova on Wednesday night. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. at Owen T. Carroll Field with live coverage of the match available on ESPN+.

NEWS & NOTES

With Saturday's 1-0 win over Providence, Seton Hall set a new single-season program record with their ninth shutout of the season.
Goalkeeper Kate Kleinsmith was named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week for the second time this season after making seven saves in the win over the Friars.
Kleinsmith is putting up one of the best goalkeeping seasons in the nation, as her 0.927 save percentage is the best in the nation.
Kleinsmith's goals against average of 0.316 ranks her third in the country, and is on pace to shatter the single-season program record (0.75, Amanda Becker, 2007).
Kleinsmith's next shutout would be her eighth individually this season, also setting a new single-season program mark.
No team in the nation has allowed fewer goals so far this season than Seton Hall (3). The Pirates' goals against average as a team ranks second in the NCAA (0.273).
The Pirates rode a seven-match shutout streak earlier this season, another first in program history.
In addition to Kleinsmith's weekly honor, Kaylin Mallon and Tuva Norell each landed on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for their efforts in Saturday's win.
Mallon and Norell connected on the lone goal of the match, with Norell picking up the secondary assist as Mallon's header in the 71^st minute proved to be the difference.
Seton Hall is seeking its first victory over Villanova since a 2-1 road victory on Sept. 23, 2021.
The Pirates rattled off four consecutive wins to open the campaign for the first time since starting 5-0 in 2012.
The five goals scored at New Haven on Aug. 30 are the most scored in a match by the Pirates since scoring six against Iona on Sept. 9, 2021. The 5-0 margin of victory is the largest for Seton Hall since defeating Villanova by the same score on Oct. 20, 2013.
Gianna Angelillo has picked up right where she left off after her 2025 season ended prematurely due to injury. Her three goals and eight points both lead the club.
UConn transfer Kileigh Gorman is tied with Angelillo with three goals on the season.
Josh Osit enters his fifth season at the helm of the Seton Hall women's soccer program.
Osit and the Pirates welcome back 15 members of last year's squad, including leading goal-scorer Gianna Angelillo.
Angelillo found the back of the net six times in her first season in South Orange after transferring in from Louisville before an injury cut her season short in early October.
Nina Davis also returns for the Pirates off an injury, having appeared in 27 matches over her first two seasons in South Orange.
Seton Hall welcomes in 11 newcomers to the 2026 squad, comprising of seven transfers and four freshmen.
Two of the Pirate transfers come from fellow BIG EAST programs, with Kileigh Gorman coming over from UConn and Macie Mietz transferring from Butler.
Sabrina Campbell (Temple), Gianna Delgado (Rutgers) Kaylin Mallon (Kentucky), Tuva Norell (Saint Peter's) and Shaina Sackett (Rutgers-Newark) also transferred to The Hall ahead of this season.
As one set of twins graduated out of the program last season in Grace and Sarah Mitchell, a new pair of twins joins the Pirates starting this fall.
Lydia and Nicole Proia each hail from Natick High School in Natick, Mass. where they each had decorated careers.
Lydia scored 37 goals and doled out 43 assists over her four years, while Nicole scored 51 goals and was a 2025 United Soccer Coaches High School All-American.
The Proia sisters won two state titles at Natick in 2023 and 2025.
Joining the Proia sisters in the freshman class is Maddie DiBartolo (Commack, N.Y.) and Olivia Trojanowski (Massapequa, N.Y.).