Pirates Blank Marquette In Conference Home Opener

Saturday, October 1

South Orange, N.J.

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

3-6-1, 1-2-0BE

Marquette

3-3-3, 0-2-1BE

Marquette

Seton Hall

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JIMENEZ, Jonathan (2)

Assisted By: ARCILA, Andres

forced turnover in MU third, finished 1v

5:36

ALDERETE, Francisco (1)

Assisted By: JIMENEZ, Jonathan , ARCILA, Andres

long lob from 10 to 17, cross to 9 for f

52:36

10/1/2016 10:17:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's soccer team (3-6-1, 1-2-0 BIG EAST) picked up three big league points in its conference home opener on Saturday night, blanking Marquette (3-3-3, 0-2-1) by a score of 2-0 at Owen T. Carroll Field. Jonathan Jimenez (Cape Coral, Fla.) scored the game-winning goal and assisted on another to back a three-save shutout from Julian Spindler (Weiersbach, Germany).

Jimenez got The Hall on the board early, capitalizing on a deep turnover to send home his second of the year in the 6^th minute. The Pirates would take that 1-0 lead to the break before Francisco Alderete (Salta, Argentina) doubled the lead with his first career goal in the 53^rd. That was all the offense the Pirates would need as Spindler stood tall throughout for his 10^th career shutout.

The Hall held a resounding 17-6 edge in shots for the match, firing a total of 13 attempts in the second half. Andres Arcila (Cartagena, Colombia) assisted on both Seton Hall goals and led all players with five shots for the match.

Goals
6th – SHU – Through-ball from Arcila (3) deflected off MU defender, run down by Jimenez (2) and finished

Great job by Jonathan Jimenez , putting us on the board early! 2nd goal of the season for the freshman! #HALLin #BEfutbol pic.twitter.com/D6qlRTAtQc
— SHU Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) October 1, 2016

53^rd – SHU –Lob from Arcila (4) to Jimenez (3) on left side, crossed to right edge of box for Alderete (1)

Soccer ball, meet the back of the net. Back of the net, meet the soccer ball. Courtesy of Francisco Alderete! #HALLin #BEfutbol pic.twitter.com/20xLMHYvy5
— SHU Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) October 2, 2016

Turning Point
Up a goal early in the second half, a beautiful link up play led to The Hall notching its second of the night and building a 2-0 lead. Arcila started the play with a long lob from the midfield circle ahead, feeding Jimenez streaking up the left side. The freshman sent a cross across the penalty area to an awaiting Alderete, who gathered on the right side before roofing a shot past MU keeper Luis Barraza.

In the 81^st minute, Marquette nearly cut the lead in half when top scorer Luka Prpa served in a free kick to the head of captain John Pothast. The header appeared destined for the top right corner of the cage, but Spindler pounced at the shot and punched it away from danger to keep his shutout intact.

Inside the Numbers

The Hall held a commanding 17-6 edge in total shots and an 8-3 advantage in shots on goal
The Pirates generated five of the match's nine corner kicks
Spindler saved all three shots he faced, while Barraza finished with six saves
Arcila led all players with five shots while four different Pirates notched two attempts

News and Notes

The Pirates improve to 4-5-3 all-time against MU, picking up their first victory over the Golden Eagles since 2007 and first shutout in the series since a scoreless draw in 2009
Spindler along with the back line of Shawn Morrison (York, Pa.), Nick Najera (Laguna Hills, Calif.), Lukas Pangonis (Kaunas, Lithuania) and Brandon Sabinsky (Belle Mead, N.J.) combined for The Hall's first shutout since the 2014 regular season finale
In two of three BIG EAST matches the Pirates have allowed only six shots
The Hall has now out-shot its last three opponents
Arcila notched his first career multi-assist outing and now holds a 5g-4a-14p scoring line in 2016
The shutout for Spindler was the 10^th of his career, moving into a tie for fifth in SHU history
The Hall moves to 2-1-1 in home matches this season

Up Next
The Pirates are back at Owen T. Carroll Field on Wednesday night to close out non-conference play and host Princeton. Kick-off is set for 7 p.m. on the Pirate Sports Network.