Maier Leads The Hall To Victory In Home Opener

Monday, August 29

South Orange, N.J.

7:00 PM

Seton Hall University

2-1-0

Quinnipiac

2-1-1

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Scoring Plays

Caruso, Kelly (1)

Direct free kick from 22 yards out

13:10

ANIOLOWSKI, Marissa (1)

Assisted By: MAIER, Frankie

header to far post off corner kick

17:08

MAIER, Frankie (2)

direct free kick 19 yards out top left c

35:47

8/29/2016 10:52:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Behind a big night from senior captain Frankie Maier (Oradell, N.J.) the Seton Hall women's soccer team (2-1-0) handed Quinnipiac (2-1-1) its first loss of the 2016 campaign with a 2-1 victory on Monday night at Owen T. Carroll Field. The contest marked the home opener for the Pirates and kicked off a three-game homestand.

After Maier assisted on an equalizing goal from Marissa Aniolowski (Enfield, Conn.) to erase an early QU lead, the midfielder buried a 19-yard direct free kick to put the Pirates ahead in the 36^th minute. The Pirates held the advantage the rest of the way, with reigning BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week Anna MacLean (Thunder Bay, Ontario) making two of her four saves in a shutout second half.

The victory marked Seton Hall's second-straight triumph, a first for the program since winning three in a row from Sept. 18-29, 2013. It also signified the first win in a home opener under third-year head coach Rick Stainton.

Turning Point
With the scored tied at 1-1 after 35 minutes of first half action, Lauren Dao (Collegeville, Pa.) worked deep into the attacking third and was fouled at the edge of the penalty area. Maier stepped up for the free kick and fired a curling shot into the top left corner of the net to give the Pirates a 2-1 lead.

Goals
14^th minute – QU – Kelly Caruso (1) direct free kick from 22 yards out
18^th minute – SHU – Aniolowski (1) header at far post off Maier (1) corner kick
36^th minute – SHU – Maier (2) direct free kick 19 yards out top left corner
Inside The Numbers

The Pirates out-shot the Bobcats 10-9, including an 8-5 edge in the first half
The Hall has allowed 9.5 shots per game over the last two contests
Seton Hall generated four corner kicks with two in each half compared to two for Quinnipiac
Maier led all players with four shots while five other Pirates fired one

News and Notes

With a goal and an assist, Maier notched the first three-point effort for a Pirate since Oct. 20, 2013
MacLean stopped four of five shots to keep her save percentage at .800 through three matches
The equalizing goal for Aniolowski marked the first points of her career
All three tallies in the contest came off set-pieces
Freshman Sarah Schweinberg (Wantage, N.J.) played the full 90 and is one of two Pirates along with MacLean to not leave the pitch this season

Up Next
The Pirates continue a stretch of three-straight at home when they welcome Fordham to South Orange on Thursday night. Kick-off from Owen T. Carroll Field is set for 7 p.m. and the contest can be seen live and FREE on the Pirate Sports Network.