Pirates Fall To Delaware On Wednesday Night

Wednesday, September 13

South Orange, N.J.

7 p.m.

Seton Hall University

3-3-1

Delaware

3-1-1

DELAWARE

Seton Hall

9/13/2017 10:16:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score BOX SCORE (PDF)

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's soccer team (3-3-1) saw a three-match winning streak come to an end on Wednesday night, falling to Delaware (3-1-1) by a score of 2-0 at Owen T. Carroll Field. The contest was The Hall's final tuneup before BIG EAST Play kicks off this weekend, with 19 players seeing action over the course of the match.

The Blue Hens got a goal in each half and a six-save shutout from Todd Morton to keep the Pirates at bay in the hard-fought bout. Jonathan Jimenez (Cape Coral, Fla.) led all players with five total shots, putting each attempt on goal in a tough-luck 67 minutes as a reserve.

Turning Point
Delaware came out of the gates strong, attempting seven of the match's first eight shots before finally cashing in in the 35^th minute. Chad Poarch made a strong run into the Seton Hall box, splitting two defenders before being taken down and awarded a penalty kick. Thibault Philippe stepped for the chance for the Hens and coolly roofed a shot into the left corner of the cage. Delaware would double its lead in the 61^st minute with a Fede Prieto.

Goals
35^th – UD – Thibault Philippe penalty kick, top left
61^st – UD – Fede Prieto kept ball alive outside area, ripped shot from 24 yards out off crossbar and in

Inside The Numbers

The Blue Hens finished with a 13-7 edge in overall shots, while The Hall held a 6-4 edge in shots on goal
The Hall generated six corner kicks against two for the Blue Hens
The two sides combined for 29 fouls and were called offsides eight times
Six of The Hall's seven shots were on goal

News and Notes

The Hall falls to 3-7-1 all-time against Delaware, including losses in each of the last four seasons
Steven Catudal (Berlin, Germany) made his first start since Aug. 28 and notched two saves
In addition to Jimenez' five shots on goal, Spencer Burkhardt (Palmyra, Pa.) also had a shot on goal, curling a shot from outside the box towards the far post that was saved by a diving Morton
Captain Pedro Neto (Sao Paulo, Brazil) made his first start working back from an injury and played 45 minutes

What's Ahead
The Pirates open BIG EAST conference play on Saturday, Sept. 16 when they host St. John's. Kick-off is set for 1 p.m. in a match set to be broadcast on the BIG EAST Digital Network and FOX Sports GO.