Pirates Kick Off Road Swing At Delaware On Wednesday

NEWARK, Del. – The Seton Hall men's soccer team (2-2-1) embarks on a season-long four-game road swing this week, first visiting Delaware (4-1-0) on Wednesday night. The Pirates and the Blue Hens will square off at 7 p.m. at Stuart & Suzanne Grant Stadium.

The Blue Hens have seen early season time in the national polls, checking in at No. 22 last week before a setback to Villanova on Sept. 11. The Pirates are coming off a thrilling 4-3 overtime victory over Lehigh on Saturday, getting five points from Andres Arcila (Cartagena, Colombia) including a golden goal penalty kick in the 99^th minute. For his efforts, Arcila was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday.

The Hall and the Hens have squared off nine times in the past, meeting every year since 2011 after originally playing four times from 1938-1941. Delaware leads the all-time series 3-5-1, with each of the last five meetings being decided by one goal or less. Last season The Blue Hens picked up a 2-1 victory in South Orange, with Samuel Geiler scoring for The Hall.

Quick Kicks

Arcila has keyed the Pirate offense through five contests, ranking first on the team in goals (4), assists (2), points (10) and shots (18)
The sophomore has made two BIG EAST weekly honor rolls this season and is tied for 13^th nationally and second in the conference with four goals on the year
Freshman Jonathan Jimenez (Cape Coral, Fla.) slots in at second on the team with four points via a goal and two assists, also firing 13 shots on the year
In total, five Pirates have scored a goal and seven have recorded at least one point this season
Both Gaspar Jean-Baptiste (Valley Stream, N.Y.) and Jordan Kinoshi (Welwyn Garden City, England) scored the first goals of their respective SHU careers against Lehigh
Julian Spindler (Weiersbach, Germany) has played every minute in net and holds a 1.48 GAA with a .762 save percentage
Spindler has tied his career high with seven saves in back-to-back matches

Scouting Delaware

The Blue Hens host the Pirates with a 4-1-0 record on the year, opening the season with four-straight victories before a 2-1 setback to Villanova on Sept. 11
Prior to the match with the Wildcats, UDel had not allowed a goal and through five matches have out-shot opponents by a margin of 85-41
Guillermo Delgado leads Delaware across the board offensively with a 4g-2a-10p scoring line
Dani Laguna is second on the Hens with five points and has a team-high three assists
In goal, Todd Morton has been among the nation's best with a 0.40 GAA, an .857 save percentage and four shutouts on the year

What's Ahead
After visiting Newark, the Pirates will begin conference play with a trip to nationally-ranked Creighton to open the BIG EAST slate on Sept. 17.