Pirates Drop Overtime Heartbreaker At Xavier

Saturday, October 28

Cincinnati, Ohio

7 p.m.

Seton Hall University

5-10-1, 2-6BE

Xavier

10-4-2, 5-3BE

OT 2

Seton Hall

Xavier

10/28/2017 10:17:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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CINCINNATI, OHIO – The Seton Hall men's soccer team (5-10-1, 2-6-0 BIG EAST) dropped a heartbreaker at Xavier (10-4-2, 5-3-0 BIG EAST) by a score of 3-2 in overtime on Saturday night. Andres Arcila (Cartagena, Colombia) and Marco Neves (Tracy, Calif.) both scored for the Pirates in the setback.

After a scoreless first half, the two sides combined for four goals in a wild second frame. The Pirates fell down 1-0 in the 58^th, but pulled level less than five minutes later with Arcila's team-high eighth goal of the year.

Turning Points
With the contest knotted at 1-1, Seton Hall pulled ahead with a gorgeous goal from Neves in the 85^th minute. After forcing a turnover deep in XU territory, Neves beat a defender into the box and snuck a low bouncing shot to the near post past the diving Xavier keeper.

The Hall held its slim lead until the final minutes of regulation, when Xavier struck with 1:52 remaining. The contest went to overtime at 2-2, before XU's Matt Vasquenza struck for the golden goal four minutes into the first extra period.

Goals
XU – 58^th – Simen Hestnes (5) diving header after rebound off crossbar
SHU – 63^rd – Arcila (8) free kick from top of box, finished top right corner
SHU – 85^th – Neves (4) beat keeper to near post
XU – 89^th – Samuel Buzzas (2) finished centering header after long lob into box
XU – 94^th – Vasquenza (7) tap-in off rebound at near post

Inside The Numbers

The Musketeers held a 20-12 edge in shots overall after a 5-4 edge for The Hall in the first half
Xavier recorded a 9-4 lead in shots on goal and a 20-3 advantage in corner kicks generated
Arcila led The Hall with three shots
Peyton Elder (Cary, N.C.) made six saves for the Pirates

News and Notes

The Hall falls to 1-4-0 all-time against Xavier
The two goals for The Hall were the first they have scored in three away matches vs. XU
Arcila's eight goals are the most for a Pirate in a season since Samuel Geiler notched eight in 2013
With results around the league, The Hall will be unable to finish in the league's top six to qualify for the BIG EAST Championship

What's Next
The Pirates will be back in action on Wedensday, Nov. 1 to host Villanova for Senior Night. Prior to the match, The Hall will honor its 11-member senior class.