Pirates Drop BIG EAST Opener At No. 14 Creighton

Saturday, September 17

Omaha, Neb.

8:00 PM

Seton Hall University

2-4-1

Creighton

4-1-1

Seton Hall

Creighton

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Team Stats

SHU

Goals

Shots

Shots on Goal

Saves

Corners

Fouls

Scoring Plays

ARCILA, Andres (5)

Free kick from outside right side of box

9:11

ENGLIS, Myles (2)

Assisted By: FRANKE, Noah

Franke cross from outside box to Englis

25:20

LENNON, Riggs (3)

CU LENNON, Riggs PENALTY KICK GOAL, goal number 3 for season.

43:47

LENNON, Riggs (4)

CU LENNON, Riggs PENALTY KICK GOAL, goal number 4 for season.

64:06

LOPEZ-ESPIN, Ricky (2)

Assisted By: STAUFFER, Lucas

Deflected off a defender

80:20

9/17/2016 10:40:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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OMAHA, Neb. – The Seton Hall men's soccer team (2-4-1, 0-1-0 BIG EAST) dropped its BIG EAST conference opener by a score of 4-1 at No. 14 Creighton (4-1-1, 1-0-0) on Saturday night at Morrison Stadium. Andres Arcila (Cartagena, Colombia) scored his team-high fifth goal of the season in the first half for Seton Hall's lone tally.

Arcila got the Pirates on the board in the 10^th minute, bending home a 30-yard direct free kick to make it 1-0. The Bluejays would equalize in the 26^th minute before taking the lead with a 44^th minute penalty kick. Creighton tacked on two more in the second half, including another penalty kick to put it away.

Turning Point
A 44^th minute penalty kick for Creighton gave the Bluejays a one-goal lead at the break, one they would double in the 65^th minute with another PK. Two minutes later the Pirates had their own chance at a penalty, but CU keeper Alex Kapp made saves on both the initial chance from Jordan Kinoshi (Welwyn Garden City, England) and a rebound attempt from Francisco Alderete (Salta, Argentina) to keep Creighton up by two.

Goals
10^th – SHU - Arcila (5) bent 30-yard direct free kick from left side over wall and into top left corner

WATCH: Andres Arcila nets The Hall's first goal of #BEfutbol action for a 1-0 lead at No. 14 Creighton! #HALLin https://t.co/wq31T72mTe
— SHU Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) September 18, 2016

26^th – CU – Myles English (2) finished Noah Franke cross in front
44^th – CU – Riggs Lennon (3) penalty kick
65^th – CU – Lennon (4) penalty kick
81^st – CU – Ricky Lopez-Espin (2) shot from edge of box deflected off defender and in

Inside The Numbers

Seton Hall was out-shot 19-13 overall and 10-7 in shots on goal
Julian Spindler (Weiersbach, Germany) made four saves compared to six for Kapp
The Hall generated eight corner kicks while the Bluejays recorded 10
Arcila led the Pirates with five shots (two on goal) followed by Jonathan Jimenez (Cape Coral, Fla.) with three (two on goal)
Both squads recorded 11 fouls and drew three yellow cards

News & Notes

The Pirate fall to 1-3-0 all-time against Creighton in a series that has now seen 21 total goals
Arcila leads The Hall with a 5-2-12 scoring line through seven matches
Seton Hall drops to 13-17-2 all-time in conference openers
Three of Arcila's five goals in 2016 have come out of the run of play, with the free kick joining PK goals against Saint Peter's (8/26) and Lehigh (9/10)
Saturday's match was the second of four-straight away from home for the Pirates

Up Next
The Pirates will have a week off before continuing BIG EAST play at local rival St. John's on Sept. 24.