Pirates Host Georgetown, '88 Reunion on Saturday

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's soccer team (5-4-2, 1-3-1 BIG EAST) begins the stretch run of the regular season when it plays host to Georgetown (7-3-3, 3-1-1 BIG EAST) on Saturday afternoon. Kick-off at Owen T. Carroll Field is set for 2 p.m. on the BIG EAST Digital Network and FOX Sports mobile app.

Saturday's match is part of University Weekend at The Hall and the Pirates will welcome back the 1988 BIG EAST Championship-winning side for a special pregame reception. The '88 Pirates will also be honored on the field in a special halftime ceremony.

LAST TIME OUT

The Hall is coming off a 1-0 win on Tuesday night over NJIT in the non-conference finale
Francisco Alderete (Salta, Argentina) scored a second-half goal in the win, while Andreas Nota (Rome, Italy) made five saves in his third clean sheet of the season
The Pirates out-shot the Highlanders 15-8 in the shutout victory
Georgetown most recently tipped Villanova, 2-1, in a double overtime thriller
Riley Strassner notched the game-winning goal for the Hoyas against VU

GOING UP AGAINST GEORGETOWN

The Pirates are 16-18-3 all-time against the Hoyas in a series dating back to 1963
After a dominant stretch of seven wins in eight matches for GU from 2007-13, the Pirates have evened the series over the last four years
Seton Hall notched a 1-0 victory over then-No. 3 Georgetown in 2014 and played to a scoreless draw with the Hoyas in South Orange in 2016
Last season the Hoyas notched a 3-0 victory, the first match decided by more than one goal in the series since 2013
The 1988 squad that will be honored on Saturday defeated GU, 1-0, en route to a BIG EAST title

PIRATE POINTS

The Hall has been led offensively this season by dynamic freshman CJ Tibbling (Järna, Sweden) who paces the squad with four goals and 10 points
Alderete has provided the Pirates with a spark off the bench in recent matches, scoring as a sub in two of the last three outings
Right back Nico Andersen (Odense, Denmark) leads the Pirates with three assists this season and has been part of a stellar defensive unit along with center backs David Arvidsson (Gothenburg, Sweden), Love Fredriksson (Angelholm, Sweden) and Nick Najera (Laguna Hills, Calif.)
Those defenders have been supported well by Nota, who is among the best in the BIG EAST with a 0.85 GAA and an .831 save percentage
The Pirates are looking to improve on a 2-1-1 mark at home this season, where they have conceded only one goal

HOYA HITS

Georgetown enters the match with a 7-3-3 record overall and a 3-1-1 mark in BIG EAST play, currently third in the conference standings
Derek Dodson leads the Hoyas with six goals, while Kyle Zajec has posted a 3g-5a-11p scoring line and Achara has tallied four times
Giannis Nikopolodis has started 11 matches in goal and holds a 0.76 GAA with an .812 save percentage
Georgetown is currently receiving votes in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll

What's Ahead
The Pirates are back on the road on Wednesday, Oct. 24 for a league match at Butler.