Pirates Host Villanova On Senior Night

Wednesday, November 1

South Orange, N.J.

7 p.m.

Seton Hall University

Villanova

10/31/2017 3:15:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's soccer team (5-10-1, 2-6-0 BIG EAST) will honor its 11-member senior class on Wednesday night when it plays host to Villanova (7-10-0, 2-6-0 BIG EAST) at Owen T. Carroll Field. Kick-off on the BIG EAST Digital Network and FOX Sports GO app is set for 7 p.m.

Prior to the match, the Pirates will hold an on-field ceremony to recognize the contributions of their 11 seniors; Andres Arcila, Patrick Burd, Gaspar Jean-Baptiste, Chris Martinez, Nick Najera, Pedro Neto. Lukas Pangonis, John Philbin, Mario Prata, Chris Salazar and Noah Teperow.

ABOUT THE MATCH-UP

The Hall is 19-13-1 all-time against Villanova in a series dating back to 1984
Last season, the Pirates fell by a score of 2-1 at Villanova in the regular season finale
Villanova's last visit to South Orange was also on Senior Day, a 3-2 setback in overtime to close the 2015 season
The Hall's last win in the series was a 2-1 victory in 2013

QUICK KICKS

The Pirates are looking to end the regular season on a high note after they were eliminated for BIG EAST Tournament contention on Saturday
Arcila leads The Hall and ranks among the BIG EAST leaders with eight goals and 19 points
Coming in at second on the squad is Marco Neves (Tracy, Calif.) with four goals and 10 points
Both Arcila and Neves tallied in a 3-2 overtime setback at Xavier on Saturday

SCOUTING VILLANOVA

The Wildcats were also knocked out of postseason contention last weekend with a setback to Providence
Lucas Hodges leads VU across the board with six goals, three assists and 15 points
Andreas Bartosinski, Theo Quartey and Zach Zandi have all scored three times for VU
In goal, Will Steiner has played every match and holds a 1.32 GAA with a .726 save percentage

Wednesday night's contest will mark the conclusion of the 2017 season.