Pirates Host Princeton For Non-League Finale

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Fresh off a shutout victory on Saturday night, the Seton Hall men's soccer team (3-6-1) takes its final step out of conference play to host Princeton (4-3-1) in the non-league finale on Wednesday night. The Pirates and Tigers will square off at Owen T. Carroll Field with a 7 p.m. kick broadcast on the Pirate Sports Network.

The Hall secured a 2-0 win over Marquette on Saturday, using goals from Francisco Alderete (Salta, Argentina) and Jonathan Jimenez (Cape Coral, Fla.) to back a Julian Spindler (Weiersbach, Germany). With the win the Pirates improved to 2-1-1 in South Orange this season, coming off the heels of a four-game road swing. Princeton most recently drew Dartmouth, 2-2, on Saturday night in its Ivy League opener.

Seton Hall is 11-14-5 all-time against Princeton, with the two sides having met once a year since 1986. The Hall is looking to snap a streak of eight in a row won by the Tigers, though all but one of those meetings have been decided by one goal. Last season The Hall dropped a 3-2 decision in Princeton, with goals from Danny Bartok (Union, N.J.) and Samuel Geiler.

Quick Kicks

Andres Arcila (Cartagena, Colombia) recorded two assists on Saturday night leads The Hall with a 5g-4a-14p scoring line; he ranks sixth in the BIG EAST in goals, assists and points
Jimenez recorded his first career three-point outing with a goal and an assist vs. MU and ranks second on the team with a 2g-3a-7p scoring line
The clean sheet for Spindler on Saturday was the 10^th of his career, tied for fifth in SHU history
Overall for the season Spindler holds a 1.49 GAA and .702 save percentage
Jordan Kinoshi (Welwyn Garden City, England) is tied for second on The Hall with two goals
The Pirates have out-shot their last three opponents and hold a 134-116 total shot edge in 2016

Scouting Princeton

The Tigers enter the match with a 4-3-1 record, winless over their last two matches after a four-game winning streak prior
Brian Costa and Sean McSherry scored for PU in the draw vs. Dartmouth on Saturday
Nine different Tigers have combined to score Princeton's 13 goals this season
Greg Seifert and Benjamin Martin are tied for the PU lead with three goals and seven points each on the year
In goal, Josh Haberman has played every minute and holds a 1.20 GAA and .773 save percentage
Seton Hall is the third of four BIG EAST opponents Princeton will face this season; the Tigers have lost to St. John's (Sept. 8) and Villanova (Sept. 28) and will face Georgetown on Oct. 18

What's Ahead
Following Wednesday's match, the Pirates will begin the late-season conference push with six BIG EAST contests to close the regular season slate. First up is a trip to DePaul on Saturday, Oct. 8.