Pangonis' Late Winner Caps Comeback Over DePaul

Saturday, October 7

South Orange, N.J.

1 p.m.

Seton Hall University

5-6-1, 2-2-0BE

DePaul

4-6-1, 1-2-1BE

DePaul

Seton Hall

10/7/2017 4:48:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Senior captain Lukas Pangonis (Kaunas, Lithuania) netted his first career goal in the 84^th minute of a 2-1 comeback win for the Seton Hall men's soccer team (5-6-1, 2-2-0 BIG EAST) over DePaul (4-6-1, 1-2-1) on Saturday afternoon. The match gave The Hall three crucial BIG EAST points as they now head to the midway point of conference play with an evened league record.

Andres Arcila (Cartagena, Colombia) also tallied for The Hall, netting an equalizer in the 60^th minute to erase a 1-0 lead which DePaul took in the 21^st minute. The goal was Arcila's third of BIG EAST play and seventh overall this year, moving him into a tie atop the conference leaders.

Turning Points
Down a goal and near the one-hour mark of the match, Arcila pulled the Pirates level in the 60^th minute. Patrick Burd (Hillsborough) starting the scoring play with a through-ball ahead to Marco Neves (Tracy, Calif.), who flicked a pass to Arcila heading towards the box. Arcila ran a quick give-and-go in the penalty area with Jonathan Jimenez (Cape Coral, Fla.), eventually gathering on the right side and rifling a shot into the top left corner of the cage.

The Pirates continued to control play in the second half, finally breaking through for the go-ahead goal in the 84^th minute. The Hall earned a throw-in deep in DePaul territory, taken by Juan Camilo Abella (Cali, Colombia) and flung towards the box. DPU got a head on the toss but couldn't fully clear, leading to a flick-on from the head of Gaspar Jean-Baptiste to the far post. Rushing in from his defensive position, Pangonis beat the defense to the ball and made a sliding attempt that snuck past the keeper to give The Hall a lead it would not relent.

Goals
21^st – DPU – Zach El-Shafei (1) took long shot from outside box that deflected off defender and in
60^th – SHU – Arcila (7) off assists from Jimenez (3) and Neves (2)

Here's Andres Arcila's equalizer in the 60th minute! Tune in on the PSN for the conclusion of this match! #HALLin pic.twitter.com/gBJwJ6g42N
— SHU Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) October 7, 2017

84^th – SHU – Pangonis (1) sliding goal at far post off flick-on header from Jean-Baptiste (1)

Talk about positioning! Lukas Pangonis puts himself in perfect position to score what ends up as the GAME-WINNING GOAL!!!! #HALLin pic.twitter.com/GQ1Rce1m4b
— SHU Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) October 7, 2017

Inside The Numbers

The Hall held a 16-12 edge in shots and a 7-3 advantage in shots on goal
The Pirates generated nine corner kicks while allowing only one for the Blue Demons
SHU keeper Peyton Elder (Cary, N.C.) made two saves, while DPU's Quentin Low notched five
El-Shafei led all players with five shots followed by Jimenez with four
Both teams were called offside once

News and Notes

The Pirates improve to 2-5-1 against the Blue Demons with their first win since 2013
The back-to-back BIG EAST wins for the Pirates are their first since Oct. 3 and 6, 2012
Pangonis' goal was the first of his career in his 60^th match at The Hall – he played 4,973 minutes before recording the tally
Arcila has now recorded seven goals in each of the last two seasons and has 16 for his career
Elder improves to 2-0-0 on the year, picking up wins in his first two starts of 2017

What's Ahead
The Pirates are back in action when they continue BIG EAST play on Saturday, Oct. 14 at Providence.