Pirates Knock Off Xavier On Senior Night

Saturday, October 29

South Orange, N.J.

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

4-10-2, 2-5-1BE

Xavier

8-6-3, 4-3-1BE

Xavier

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Scoring Plays

BURKHARDT, Spencer (1)

Assisted By: JIMENEZ, Jonathan

laid off from 17 at top of box, finished

52:09

SERGI, Samson (1)

Assisted By: GAMARRA, Brahan

header off corner from 10

53:54

TREMONTI, Nate (1)

Assisted By: BURKHARDT, Corey

from top of box after scramble

88:44

10/29/2016 10:17:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – On Senior Night Saturday in South Orange, it was a pair of goals from underclassmen that propelled the Seton Hall men's soccer team (4-10-2, 2-5-1 BIG EAST) to a 2-1 victory over Xavier (8-6-3, 4-3-1). Spencer Burkhardt (Palmyra, Pa.) put the Pirates ahead with a 53^rd minute strike, before Nathan Tremonti (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) found the game-winner in the 89^th minute for his first career goal.

After a scoreless first half, both sides scored within 50 seconds of each other early in the second to convert a 0-0 match to a 1-1 deadlock. The two sides traded quality looks over the next half hour, until the Pirates were finally able to convert in the final moments of regulation.

Turning Point
A hard foul in the Xavier half led to a long free kick for the Pirates with two minutes remaining in regulation, rifled toward the box by Andres Arcila (Cartagena, Colombia). Xavier was able to partially clear the attempt, but Corey Burkhardt (Palmyra, Pa.) kept it alive and popped it up toward the top of the box. That's where Tremonti was able to gather and fire a left-footed shot through traffic and past the XU keeper to give The Hall a 2-1 lead.

Goals
53^rd – SHU – Ball laid off by Jonathan Jimenez (Cape Coral, Fla.) for Spencer Burkhardt, shot from outside box into right corner

WATCH: Spencer Burkardt gave The Hall a lead in the 53rd minute with this blast from outside the box. #HALLin https://t.co/BYD8W7PrTD
— SHU Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) October 30, 2016

54^th – XU – Samson Sergi (1) deflected header off Brahan Gamarra corner kick
89^th SHU – Tremonti (1) shot through traffic from top of box after ball was kept alive by Corey Burkhardt (1)

GAME-WINNER ALERT: Nate Tremonti came up clutch as @SHUMSOC knocked off Xavier 2-1 tonight! #HALLin #BEfutbol https://t.co/0EeQkolIgU
— Seton Hall Athletics (@SHUAthletics) October 30, 2016

Inside The Numbers

The Pirates held a narrow 13-12 edge in total shots and a 5-3 advantage in shots on goal
Spencer Burkhardt led all players with four shots, while Tremonti added three
On his Senior Night Julian Spindler (Weirsbach, Germany) made two saves compared to three for XU keeper Colin Hanley
Both sides generated four corner kicks, all in the second half

News and Notes

The victory was Seton Hall's first in four matches against Xavier, a series dating back to 2013
In four home conference matches, Spindler finished his senior season with a 0.47 GAA and an .882 save percentage, conceding twice in 380 minutes
Jimenez notched his team-high fifth assist of the season
Spencer Burkhardt recorded his first goal of the year and the third of his career
Spindler became the sixth player in SHU history to eclipse the 200-save mark for a career with a first half stop
Both Corey Burkhardt's assist and Tremonti's goal on the late winner marked their first respective career points
Prior to the match The Hall honored its senior class of Andres Arcila, Brandon Barnes, Danny Bartok, Matheus Miranda, Shawn Morrison and Spindler