Pirates Close Road Swing At Rider On Tuesday Night

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's soccer team (2-5-1) will conclude a four-game road swing on Tuesday night with a jaunt out of conference to visit Rider (4-2-1) at Ben Cohen Field. Kick-off is set for 7 p.m. and the match will be streamed on BroncVision/MAAC.tv, with WSOU also carrying radio coverage.

Both squads are coming off conference road matches, with The Hall dropping a 1-0 decision at St. John's and Rider drawing Canisius 1-1 in Buffalo. The New Jersey neighbors have squared off 23 times since 1939, with the Broncs up 12-9-2 in the all-time series. Since renewing the rivalry after an 18-year hiatus in 2011, the two squads have split four contests. Rider secured a 2-1 victory in South Orange last season.

Quick Kicks

Andres Arcila (Cartagena, Colombia) is one of the top offensive threats in the BIG EAST, leading the Pirates and ranking among the league leaders with five goals, 12 points and 27 shots
Newcomers Jordan Kinoshi (Welwyn Garden City, England) and Jonathan Jimenez (Cape Coral, Fla.) are tied for second on the team with four points, with Kinoshi notching two goals and Jimenez recording a 1-2-4 scoring line
The Pirates also have goals from Danny Bartok (Union, N.J.) and Gaspar Jean-Baptiste (Valley Stream, N.Y.) in 2016
Overall for the season, The Hall has out-shot opponents 102-101
Julian Spindler (Weiersbach, Germany) has seen the bulk of action in goal and holds a 1.76 GAA with a .683 save percentage on the year

Scouting the Broncs

Rider enters the contest with a 4-2-1 record, appearing in the NSCAA national rankings earlier this season
Clement Bourret leads the Broncs with three goals and seven points off of 20 shots
Adrien Huss (2g-1a-5p) and Christian Flath (1g-3a-5p) are tied for second on the squad in points
Rider is out-shoting opponents by an average margin of 14.7-12.0 per game
Ryan Baird has played every minute in goal and compiled a 0.96 GAA with a .788 save percentage and three shutouts

What's Ahead
Following Tuesday night's match, the Pirates return home for the first time since Sept. 10 to host Marquette in a BIG EAST tilt on Saturday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m.