The Hall Drops BIG EAST Opener To St. John's

Saturday, September 16

South Orange, N.J.

1 p.m.

Seton Hall University

3-4-1, 0-1-0BE

St. John's

4-2-1, 1-0-0BE

St. John's

Seton Hall

9/16/2017 4:26:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score BOX SCORE (PDF)

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – In a hard-fought and extremely physical battle, the Seton Hall men's soccer team (3-4-1, 0-1-0 BIG EAST) dropped its BIG EAST opener to St. John's (4-2-1, 1-0-0) by a score of 1-0 on Saturday afternoon at Owen T. Carroll Field. The 1-0 result marks the fourth-straight year that score has been the final between the two local rivals.

On a humid and hazy afternoon in South Orange, the two sides combined for a whopping 47 fouls and received a total of 13 bookings from the officials. The Hall was forced to play with two men down for the final 12 minutes of regulation, but still managed to generate quality looks late as they attempted to rally for an equalizer that wouldn't come.

Turning Point
St. John's managed to generated seven corner kicks in the first half, finally using a restart and free kick to notch the match's lone goal. After The Hall initial cleared the free kick wide of the box, Jordan Shankle gained control about 27 yards from goal and threw a shot towards net. The lofting attempt ricocheted off the crossbar and in, coming in the 39^th minute.

Goals
39^th – SJU – Shankle (1) long shot off crossbar

Inside The Numbers

Thanks to a 6-3 edge in the second half, The Hall finished with a 10-8 advantage in total shots
Both sides recorded four shots on goal, while SJU had a 12-2 edge in corner kicks
Fouls finished with 28 for St. John's and 19 for The Hall
Marco Neves (Tracy, Calif.) led all players with three total shots
Steven Catudal (Berlin, Germany) made three saves for The Hall while Andrew Withers topped four for the Red Storm

News and Notes

Five of the last six meetings between The Hall and St. John's have seen one goal or less scored
Each of the last four matches in the series have finished with a 1-0 final, with SJU taking the last three
The Hall held an opponent to single-digit shots for the second time in its last three matches
The Pirates fall to 12-24-3 all-time against the Red Storm
After scoring 11 goals through their first six contests to lead the BIG EAST, The Hall has been kept off the board for the last two matches, its first time being shut out in consecutive matches since Oct. 22 and 26, 2016
Four different Pirates put a shot on goal in the setback

Up Next
The Pirates make their final jaunt out of conference play on Tuesday, Sept. 19 with a 6 p.m. contest at Lehigh.