Pirates Open BIG EAST Play at No. 14 Creighton

OMAHA, NEB. – The Seton Hall men's soccer team (2-3-1) faces a major test as BIG EAST play opens on Saturday night, traveling to No. 14 Creighton (3-1-1) for an 8 p.m. (ET) first kick. The Pirates and Bluejays will reignite what has become one of the most prolific rivalries of the new-look BIG EAST, meeting for the fourth time in a series that has produced 16 goals over the first three matches. The contest will be broadcast on the BIG EAST Digital Network on the FOX Sports GO app, kicking off the BEDN's 2016 men's soccer slate.

The Pirates are coming off a 3-1 setback to Delaware on Wednesday night, while the Bluejays defeated UMKC by a score of 3-0 on Tuesday. The all-time series between the two squads currently sits at 2-1-0 in favor of the Bluejays after then-No. 1 Creighton took a 4-2 victory last season. The Pirates opened the series with a 3-2 victory in 2013, before the Bluejays secured a triumph by the same score in 2014.

Quick Kicks

Seton Hall enters BIG EAST play this weekend, opening the fourth season of the new-look BIG EAST and The Hall's 32nd season overall as a men's soccer member of the conference
The Hall is 13-16-2 in conference openers and 123-123-28 all-time in BIG EAST play
Andres Arcila (Cartagena, Colombia) has made a pair of BIG EAST Weekly Honor Rolls this season and ranks amongs the BIG EAST's leading scorers with a 4g-2a-10p scoring line
After scoring Seton Hall's lone goal on Wednesday at Delaware, Jordan Kinoshi (Welwyn Garden City, England) has tallied in back-to-back matches
Kinoshi and Jonathan Jimenez (Cape Coral, Fla.) are tied for second on The Hall with four points
Julian Spindler (Weiersbach, Germany) has started five of six contests in goal and holds a 1.48 GAA with a .742 save percentage on the year

Scouting Creighton

The Bluejays host the Pirates with a 3-1-1 record on the year, checking in at No. 14 in the NSCAA Poll and No. 9 in the TopDrawerSoccer Top 25
Creighton has out-scored opponents 9-2 over five matches and holds a 94-37 edge in shots
Joel Rydstrand leads the CU attack with two goals and an assist for five points, while Riggs Lennon has scored a pair of goals
Seven different Bluejays have scored this season and nine have at least one point
In goal, Alex Kapp has played every minute to the tune of a 0.38 GAA and .889 save percentage

What's Ahead
Following Saturday's match, the Pirates have a week off before continuing a four-game road swing at St. John's on Sept. 24 in Queens.