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Aug 28 (Sun)

7:00 PM

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Following a victory in the season opener on Friday, the Seton Hall men's soccer team (1-0-0) will have a quick turnaround and host Stony Brook (0-1-0) on Sunday night at Owen T. Caroll Field. The home opener is set for 7 p.m. as the Pirates look make it two in a row to start the 2016 campaign. Fans who cannot make it out for the match can stream it for FREE on the Pirate Sports Network.

On a steamy afternoon in Jersey City on Aug. 26, Andres Arcila (Cartagena, Colombia) scored twice while Danny Bartok (Union, N.J.) potted the game-winner in the 39^th minute to lead The Hall to a 3-1 victory at Saint Peter's. The victory improved Seton Hall to 2-2-1 in season openers under head coach Gerson Echeverry and marked its first win in a road match to open the season since 2004.

Quick Kicks

The Pirates are 2-2-0 all-time against Stony Brook, falling to the Seawolves in 1969 and 1970 before notching victories in 2007 and 2009
Arcila's brace made him the first Pirate with multiple goals in a match since Victor Manosalvas on Sept. 14, 2014 vs. Princeton
Freshman Jonathan Jimenez (Cape Coral, Fla.) and sophomore Brandon Sabinsky (Belle Mead, N.J.) each recorded their first career points with assists on SHU's first two goals
The three-goal output for The Hall came after it did not record three goals in a match in 2015
In Friday's match 17 players saw action, including five making their Seton Hall debuts
Despite temperatures in the mid-90s, defenders Shawn Morrison (York, Pa.), Nick Najera (Laguna Hills, Calif.) and John Philbin (Emmaus, Pa.) all played the full 90
Julian Spindler (Weiserbach, Germany) made two saves, both in a shutout second half, to record his 12^th career victory

Scouting the Seawolves

Stony Brook also opened its season on Friday, falling 3-1 in a local rivalry match with Hofstra
Thibault Duval scored Stony Brook's goal while Jarred Dass and Lars Togstad both had four shots
The Seawolves out-shot the Pride by a margin of 14-5 and generated nine corner kicks compared to two for Hofstra
Ryan Anatol is in his sixth season as head coach at Stony Brook and led SBU to an America East title and NCAA Tournament bid in 2011

What's Ahead
After Sunday's match, the Pirates will head back on the road to visit UMass Lowell on Friday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. The Pirates and River Hawks last met in 2014, a 2-0 victory in The Hall's home opener.