Pirates Fall To No. 21 Butler On Wednesday Night

Wednesday, October 25

South Orange, N.J.

7 p.m.

Seton Hall University

5-9-1, 2-5-0BE

Butler

10-4-1, 6-1-0BE

BUTLER

Seton Hall

10/25/2017 9:57:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Despite a 9-5 edge in shots, the Seton Hall men's soccer team (5-9-1. 2-5-0 BIG EAST) dropped a 2-0 decision to No. 21 Butler (10-4-1, 6-1-0 BIG EAST) on Wednesday night at Owen T. Carroll Field. The Pirates now have two matches remaining in the regular season, one home and one away.

The Pirates controlled possession through large portions of the match, but could not solve Butler keeper Eric Dick who turned in a five-save shutout. Of BU's five shots, four were on goal and two found the back of the net as the league-leading Bulldogs were able to make the most of their opportunities.

Turning Point
After a first half that was dominated by The Hall, Butler notched the match's first goal via a penalty kick in the 35^th minute. A nice link-up play freed up Alex Lehtinen in the box, who made a move towards goal but was tripped up by a Pirate defender. Lewis Suddick stepped up for the penalty and converted past a diving Peyton Elder (Cary, N.C.) into the right side of the net to put BU up at the break. The Bulldogs would go on to double their lead less than five minutes into the second period.

Goals
35^th – BU – Lewis Suddick (5) penalty kick
50^th – BU – Isaac Galliford (2) off feed from Brandon Guhl and Bennett Kim, finished from top right side of box into top left corner

Inside The Numbers

The Hall nearly doubled Butler with a 9-5 edge in shots and held a 5-4 advantage in shots on goal
The Pirates also finished with an advantage in generating corner kicks, 6-3
Butler was called offsides four times versus one for The Hall
Francisco Alderete (Salta, Argentina) and Jonathan Jimenez (Cape Coral, Fla.) each put two shots on goal
Elder finished with a pair of saves

News and Notes

The Pirates fall to 0-4-1 all-time against Butler and have not scored in the series
The Hall drops to 1-2-0 against ranked opponents this season after playing their second top-25 foe in as many matches
After results around the league on Wednesday night, Seton Hall is tied for eighth in the league standings and sits two points out of the top-six to qualify for the BIG EAST Tournament

What's Ahead
The Pirates are back in action on Saturday night, visiting Xavier for a 7 p.m. kick-off.