Dittel, Serafin Lead Men's Soccer Past Villanova, 3-1
10/28/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
With the win, Seton Hall ends its regular season at 11-6 overall and 6-5 in BIG EAST play. The Pirates have won seven of their last eight games.
Seton Hall, which is assured of a spot in the eight-team conference tournament, will play its quarterfinal match on the road against an opponent to be determined. The Pirates will be seeded either fifth or sixth. Villanova falls to 5-9-2 overall and 2-7-2 in the BIG EAST.
Seton Hall never trailed as junior midfielder Luke Serafin (Piscataway, NJ) scored off a rebound of a header by junior forward Greg Strohmann (Wehrheim, Germany) at the 12:36 mark.
The Pirates increased their lead to 2-0 when Dittel took a pass through the middle from sophomore Alim Ibragimov (Wayne, NJ), dribbled into the penalty area and beat Villanova goalkeeper John Williams from 15 yards at the 74:34 mark.
Villanova managed to trim the lead to 2-1 just six minutes later (80:59). Freshman midfielder Dan Massimini (Downingtown, PA) beat Seton Hall goalkeeper Alex McDonald (Seven Valleys, PA) from the right side with a shot to the lower left corner.
Dittel added an insurance goal with just 1:04 left (88:56) when he scored off a cross from Strohmann.
Seton Hall, which held a 26-12 advantage in shots, received two saves from Alex McDonald. John Williams made six stops for Villanova.
Seton Hall (11-6-0, 6-5-0) 1 2 -- 3 Villanova (5-9-2, 2-7-2) 0 1 -- 1 SHU Luke Serafin (Greg Strohmann) 12:36 SHU Ingo Dittel (Alim Ibragimov) 74:34 VU Dan Massimini (Chris Edgar) 80:59 SHU Ingo Dittel (Greg Strohmann) 88:56 Shots: SHU 26; VU 12 Corner Kicks: SHU 8; VU 3 Saves: SHU (Alex McDonald) 2; VU (John Williams) 6
