SHU Squares off with Marist, Duquesne

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South Orange, N.J. – The Seton Hall women's soccer team continues its non-conference schedule with a 7 p.m. match at Owen T. Carroll Field Thursday night against Marist (2-3), before heading to Duquesne (2-2) on Sunday afternoon for a 1 p.m. fixture.

For the Pirates (0-3-1), Thursday is their first official home match of the season. The originally scheduled opener against Siena on Aug. 18 was declared a no-contest early in the second half due to severe lightning strikes in the area.

On Monday, Seton Hall out-shot Monmouth, 11-6, but could not put one home and ultimately suffered a 1-0 setback on Labor Day in West Long Branch. Freshman Cassy Harrigan (Beaverton, Ore.) and junior Julia Stirpe (Berkeley Heights, N.J.) each finished with two shots including a pair of quality chances by Harrigan in the opening half.

Quick Kicks

Sophomore Siobhan McGovern (Cranford, N.J.), senior Lauren Hall (Bridgewater, N.J.) and Harrigan are all tied for the team lead with one goal apiece
Stirpe and sophomore Marissa Aniolowski (Enfield, Conn.) have each picked up an assist
The Pirates have allowed just one goal in three of their four games this season
Seton Hall is led by captains graduate midfielder Katie Landes (Stony Point, N.Y.), senior defender Andrea Palermo (Caledon, Ontario), and sophomore midfielder Eva Gonzalez (Mesquite, Texas)
The Hall is the only team in the BIG EAST Conference yet to conclude an official home match

Scouting Marist

The Red Foxes are coming off a 2-1 overtime loss to Delaware last Friday night despite netting the equalizer in the 85th minute
The team has recorded wins over Delaware State and New Hampshire, and has also lost to St. John's and NJIT
Sophomore midfielder Alexa Svensson leads the team in points with a goal and two assists, while five other Red Foxes have registered a goal apiece
Three different goalkeepers have seen action this season, but Makala Foley has led the way with four starts, 367 minutes played, 19 saves, and a 0.98 goals against average

Scouting Duquesne

The Dukes picked up a 1-0 win over Illinois State last Friday thanks to a goal from Linnea Faccenda in the 20th minute and 10 saves from junior goalkeeper Kyra Murphy
Murphy was named the Atlantic-10 Conference Defensive Player of the Week for her efforts
On the season, Murphy has recorded a pair of shutouts and is now second on Duquesne's all-time shutout list with 14
The Dukes also defeated Oakland earlier this season, and have been dealt losses by Pittsburgh and No. 1-ranked West Virginia. They host fellow BIG EAST foe Xavier on Friday night
The team is led offensively by Faccenda, who has three goals on the season

Up Next
The Pirates are at UMass Lowell on Thursday, Sept. 14 at 6 p.m., then return home to conclude their non-conference slate with a 1 p.m. matchup against Harvard on Sunday, Sept. 17 at Owen T. Carroll Field.