Pirates Wrap Up Non-Conference With Win Over NJIT

Tuesday, October 16

South Orange, N.J.

6:30 p.m.

Seton Hall University

5-4-2

NJIT

6-8-0

NJIT

Seton Hall

10/16/2018 10:26:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score BOX (PDF)

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's soccer team (5-4-2) closed its regular season non-conference slate with a tidy 1-0 win over in-state foe NJIT (6-8-0) on a chilly Tuesday night at Owen T. Carroll Field. Francisco Alderete (Salta, Argentina) notched a second-half goal for the Pirates to back a five-save clean sheet from Andreas Nota (Rome, Italy) in the victory.

Both sides played a cautious first half with limited opportunities, and the match went to the half with no score despite a 6-4 edge in shots for The Hall. The Pirates began to push the tempo in the second half and were rewarded for their efforts in the 53^rd minute.

Turning Point
The Pirates would break the scoreless tie less than 10 minutes into the second half with the match's lone goal. JP Marin (Briarwood, N.Y.) started the scoring play from the right wing with a long low cross to fellow freshman CJ Tibbling (Järna, Sweden) on the left side of the box. Tibbling worked his way deep for a right footed blast that was turned aside by NJIT keeper Tristan Parker, but Alderete pounced on the rebound and roofed one into the back of the net to make it 1-0.

That goal would be the difference, as the Pirates controlled possession through much of the second half. NJIT made a late charge in the final minutes of regulation, forcing Nota to save a header off a free kick in the 87^th minute to preserve the shutout.

Goals
53^rd – SHU – Alderete (2) buried rebound off Tibbling (2) shot in front

Check out both angles of Francisco Alderete's game-winner from tonight!#HALLin | #BEfutbol pic.twitter.com/RnUflMbGE4
— SHU Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) October 17, 2018

Inside The Numbers

The Pirates finished with a 15-8 edge in shots and a 6-5 advantage in shots on goal
Tibbling led all players with four shots, while Marin added three
Both Nota and Parker finished with five saves
Seton Hall and NJIT both generated two corner kicks
The Hall held NJIT top scorer Rene White, who entered the match with nine goals, without a shot

News and Notes

The Pirates close their non-conference slate with a 4-1-1 mark
The Hall is now 2-1-0 against NJIT since 2012 after going 4-20 against the Highlanders from 1959-83
Alderete's goal was his second of the year and also his second in the last three matches
The clean sheet for Nota marked his third shutout of the season
In four home games, Nota holds a 0.23 GAA and a .941 save percentage
The center back duo of captains David Arvidsson (Gothenburg, Sweden) and Nick Najera (Laguna Hills, Calif.) both played the full 90 in the shutout, as did right back Nico Andersen (Odense, Denmark) and holding mid Gabriel Viola (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Seniors Juan Camilo Abella (Cali, Colombia) and Christian Buitrago (Parisppany, N.J.) both made their first appearances of the season, with Buitrago seeing his first career action

What's Next
The Pirates begin a four-game season-closing stretch of BIG EAST action on Saturday afternoon when they host Georgetown for a 2 p.m. Kick-off. The Hall will be honoring its 1988 BIG EAST championship team at halftime of the match.