Pirates Look for Revenge Against Georgetown in BIG EAST Semifinals

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – After securing their fifth consecutive postseason berth on Decision Day, the Seton Hall men's soccer team (7-4-6, 4-2-2 BE) will look to avenge their regular-season loss to the Georgetown Hoyas (14-1-2, 7-0-1 BIG EAST) in the BIG EAST Tournament Semifinals on Thursday, November 12.`

Match time is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. and will be broadcast live on ESPN+.

NEWS AND NOTES

With this BIG EAST Tournament appearance, the Pirates have played at least one postseason match each of the last five postseasons and six of the last seven. Lindberg's five-year streak is the longest since Seton Hall Hall of Famer Manfred Schellscheidt secured 14 consecutive postseason berths from 1994 to 2007.
Despite the all-time record, The Hall hold a 2-1 advantage in neutral-site matchups between the two programs. The Pirates and Hoyas last played at a neutral site in the 2004 BIG EAST Tournament semifinals in Piscataway, New Jersey. The Pirates won that match 1-0 in overtime on a Sacha Kljestan goal.
The conference announced on Wednesday that Devin Armstrong and Til Kauschke were named to the All-BIG EAST Third and Second Teams, respectively.
- Armstrong has been one of the best goalkeepers in the nation. Notably, Armstrong closed the regular season tied for the nation's lead in shutouts (10) with SMU's Jonathan Evans. Among goalkeepers who have started at least 12 games, Armstrong ranks 24th in save percentage (.786) and 19th in GAA (.882).
- Kauschke, meanwhile, recorded a career-high five assists this season while scoring two penalty kick goals to tie the program record for most penalty kick goals in program history.
Since cementing himself as a key part of the Pirates lineup, Tim Valentine has become a decisive offensive presence for the Pirates. Across his 10 starts, Valentine has three goals and three assists. With four goals so far this season, Tim Valentine has scored the second-most goals by a freshman during Coach Lindberg's tenure, trailing CJ Tibbling's six goals in 2018. Tibbling is currently playing in Sweden's top league.
Among the 210 eligible teams, Seton Hall ranks 13th nationally in shot accuracy (.493), good for fifth in the BIG EAST. That is the on-target shot percentage for any Seton Hall team coached by Andreas Lindberg.

SERIES HISTORY

This will be the 50^th ever meeting between the two programs.
- The Pirates are 17-27-5 all-time against the Hoyas.
- The Hall is 2-1 all-time against Georgetown on a neutral site.
At the BIG EAST Tournament, Seton Hall is 15-17-6 since the event's inception.