Pirates Fall, 1-0, At Stony Brook

Friday, September 1

Stony Brook, N.Y.

7 p.m.

Seton Hall University

0-2-1

Stony Brook

2-1-0

Seton Hall

Stony Brook

9/1/2017 10:15:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score BOX SCORE (PDF)

STONY BROOK, N.Y. – In its first road match of the season, the Seton Hall men's soccer team (0-2-1) dropped a hard-fought 1-0 decision at Stony Brook (2-1-0) on Friday night at Lavalle Stadium. With the setback, the Pirates fall to 2-4-0 all-time against the Seawolves.

After a scoreless first half that saw the Pirates control the action, Stony Brook broke through with a goal in the 58^th minute. Elliot Munford (Auckland, New Zealand) made his Seton Hall debut in goal and finished with three saves, while four different Pirates recorded a shot on goal in the setback.

Goals
58^th – SBU – Danny Espinoza (1) unassisted

Inside The Numbers

After holding a 6-4 edge in shots during the first half, The Hall was out-shot 7-1 in the second frame for an overall deficit of 11-7
The Pirates finished with a slight 5-4 edge in shots on goal
Spencer Burkhardt (Palmyra, Pa.) and Marco Neves (Tracy, Calif.) each had two shots for The Hall
Stony Brook generated six corners versus two for Seton Hall, while fouls finished 13-11 SBU

News and Notes

Munford became the fifth Pirate to make their Seton Hall debut this season
Neves now has a team-high nine shots through his first three contests at The Hall
All three matches in 2017 for the Pirates have been decided by one goal or less
Pirate keepers (Munford and Steven Catudal) hold an .800 save percentage this season

What's Ahead
The Pirates are back in action on Monday night when they host Sacred Heart for a 7 p.m. Labor Day showdown.