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The Hall Drops Season Finale At Villanova
10/31/2018 5:21:00 PM | Men's Soccer
VILLANOVA, Pa. – Despite controlling huge chunks of possession and holding a 14-shot edge, the Seton Hall men's soccer team (6-7-2, 2-6-1 BIG EAST) fell by a score of 1-0 at Villanova (7-8-2, 2-6-1 BIG EAST) in the regular season finale on Wednesday afternoon at the Higgins Soccer Complex.
The Pirates out-shot the Wildcats 24-10 and generated 10 corner kicks, but were unable to break through as VU keeper Carson Williams stood on his head with eight saves for the match. The contest went to the break scoreless, with the lone goal of the afternoon coming in the 55th minute. The Hall dominated the ball for the rest of the second half but could not put one away.
Goals
55th – VU – Zach Sandi took cross and finished shot off defender in box
Inside The Numbers
The Pirates out-shot the Wildcats 24-10 and generated 10 corner kicks, but were unable to break through as VU keeper Carson Williams stood on his head with eight saves for the match. The contest went to the break scoreless, with the lone goal of the afternoon coming in the 55th minute. The Hall dominated the ball for the rest of the second half but could not put one away.
Goals
55th – VU – Zach Sandi took cross and finished shot off defender in box
Inside The Numbers
- In addition to a 24-10 edge in total shots and a 9-4 advantage in shots on goal, the Pirates generated 10 corner kicks against three for the Wildcats
- In the second half The Hall out-shot the Wildcats 17-5
- CJ Tibbling (Järna, Sweden) led all players with eight shots while Carlton McKenzie (Birmingham, England) added five
- Both teams recorded one team save
- In an extremely clean match the two sides combined for only 10 total fouls
- The Hall falls to 20-14-1 all-time against Villanova, with five of the last six meetings decided by one goal or fewer
- The Pirates finish the 2018 campaign with a 6-7-2 record under first-year head coach Andreas Lindberg, improving their winning percentage to .467 from .382 a season ago
- Steven Catudal (Berlin, Germany) made his first appearance of the season in goal and notched a pair of saves
- The contest saw seniors Nico Andersen, David Arvidsson, Spencer Burkhardt, Tomas Greco, Nick Najera, Gabriel Viola and Morten Wenaas make their final collegiate appearances
- McKenzie and Tibbling are likely to finish first and second in the BIG EAST in shots pending final action around the league
- The Pirate defense allowed one goal or fewer in 12 of 15 matches this season
- Of The Hall's six losses in league play, four came by a score of 1-0 and all but one were decided by a single goal
Team Stats
SHU
VUCATS
Goals
0
1
Shots
24
10
Shots on Goal
9
4
Saves
3
9
Corners
10
3
Fouls
6
4
Scoring Plays
ZANDI, Zach
Assisted By: CUECEOGLU, Yusuf , ANDERSON, Jacob
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Game Leaders
Players
Shots
8
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
5
SOG
2
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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