Pirates Host Penn On Monday Night

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's soccer team (1-2-0) returns home on Monday night to host Pennsylvania (0-0-1) for a Labor Day showdown at Owen T. Carroll Field. Kick-off is set for 7 p.m. and will be broadcast live and FREE on the Pirate Sports Network.

The Pirates are coming off a tough loss at UMass Lowell on Friday night, surrendering a golden goal in the 98^th minute after a scoreless regulation. The Hall was out-shot 14-9 for the contest, while Julian Spindler (Weiserbach, Germany) made three saves in a terrific defensive effort. Penn opened its season on Friday against American, drawing the Eagles by a score of 2-2. The Hall is 13-3-1 all-time against the Quakers in a series that began in 1990, picking up a 3-2 victory in the most recent outing in 2009.

Quick Kicks

The Pirates are led offensively this season by Andres Arcila (Cartagena, Colombia) who has scored two goals and fired a team-high 11 shots on the year
Danny Bartok (Union, N.J.) has also scored for the Pirates this season, while Jonathan Jimenez (Cape Coral, Fla.) and Brandon Sabinsky (Belle Mead, N.J.) both have assists
In the setback at Lowell, Arcila fired a game-high six shots and Jimenez added three
Junior transfer Pedro Neto (Sao Paulo, Brazil) made his Seton Hall debut at UMass Lowell and played all 98 minutes at center back, helping The Hall record a team save in the 90^th minute
Spindler has played every minute in goal for the Pirates and holds a 1.30 GAA with a .692 save percentage through three matches
Overall on the year, The Hall holds a slim 35-34 margin in total shots

Scouting the Quakers

Penn opened the season with a 2-2 draw on Friday, getting goals from Sam Wancowiz (37') and Alec Neumann (54' - PK) to pick up a result
Etan Mabourakh made the start in goal and was tested often, making eight saves for the match
Penn out-generated the Eagles 8-7 in corner kicks and fired 13 shots compared to 14 for AU
Matt Poplawski assisted on the Wancowicz goal, while Jerel Blades fired a team-high four shots

What's Ahead
The Penn match-up is the first of two in a row at home for The Hall, who will return to Owen T. Carroll Field to host another Keystone State opponent when Lehigh visits on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 1 p.m.