Prata Notches First Goal In Setback To Princeton

Wednesday, October 5

South Orange, N.J.

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

3-7-1

Princeton

5-3-1

Princeton

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PRATA, Mario (1)

Assisted By: JIMENEZ, Jonathan

cross from 17, header finish

2:22

Seifert, Greg (4)

PRIN Seifert, Greg PENALTY KICK GOAL, goal number 4 for season.

47:57

Seifert, Greg (5)

direct free kick from 25 out, hit top ri

55:16

Lentz, Will (1)

Assisted By: Seifert, Greg

9 kept ball alive on end line, crossed t

84:36

10/5/2016 10:10:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Mario Prata (Dracut, Mass.) scored his first career goal for the Seton Hall men's soccer team (3-7-1) in a 3-1 setback to Princeton (5-3-1) on Wednesday night at Owen T. Carroll Field. The contest marked the finale of the The Hall's non-conference slate.

Prata struck in only the third minute to give the Pirates an early advantage, with the Pirates holding that 1-0 lead into halftime. The advantage would not last long into the second half, with PU scoring its first of three second half goals on a Greg Seifert penalty kick in the 48^th minute. The Tigers went ahead with another goal from Seifert off a direct free kick in the 56^th minute before icing the contest with a Will Lentz strike in the 85^th.

Turning Point
After Princeton went up 2-1 with a free kick in the 56^th minute, The Hall began to press forward and generated two huge chances midway through the second half. In the 67^th minute Francisco Alderete (Salta, Argentina) weaved his way through a series of defenders to gain space and ripped a shot from point-blank range that just nicked the left post.

Less than four minutes later, Alderete slipped a through-ball in to Jordan Kinoshi (Welwyn Garden City, England) for a shot deep in the box that was blocked away by the Princeton back line. The two denied chances allowed PU to maintain its one-goal lead before doubling it in the final five minutes.

Goals
3^rd – SHU – Mario Prata (1) headed home cross from Jonathan Jimenez (Cape Coral, Fla.)

Watch us set the tone early as Jonathan Jimenez finds Mario Prata for the 3rd min tally! Congrats to Mario on his 1st career goal! #HALLin pic.twitter.com/Tf3i9rcKrF
— SHU Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) October 5, 2016

48^th – PU – Greg Seifert (4) penalty kick, hard shot right side
56^th – PU – Seifert (5) direct free kick from 25 out, hit top right corner and bounced into bottom left
85^th – PU – Seifert kept ball alive on end line, crossed in to Will Lentz (1) for uncontested shot

Inside The Numbers

Both sides fired 13 shots, with each attempting seven in the first half and six in the second
PU held a 4-1 advantage in shots on goal, leading to one save for SHU's Julian Spindler (Weiersbach, Germany) and none for Princeton's Josh Haberman
The Hall out-generated Princeton, 5-4, in corner kicks including all three in the second half
Alderete led all players with five shots, while Seifert topped Princeton with four

News and Notes

The Pirates fall to 11-15-5 all-time against the Tigers and have lost nine-straight in the series
Prata became the fifth Pirate to record the first goal of their respective career this season
With a first half assist, Jimenez is now tied for the team-lead of four with Andres Arcila
Corey Burkhardt (Palmyra, Pa.) made his first start of the season, while Prata and Nathan Tremonti (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) each made their second
The Pirates close their non-conference slate with a 2-5-1 record

Up Next
The Hall will head to Chicago on Saturday afternoon to take on DePaul. Kick-off from Wish Field is set for 2 p.m.