Pirates Win At CCSU, Move To 2-0

Tuesday, August 28

New Britain, Conn.

7 p.m.

Seton Hall University

2-0-0, 0-0-0

Central Connecticut State

0-1-0, 0-0-0

Seton Hall

Central Conn. St.

8/28/2018 10:02:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score BOX SCORE (PDF)

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – Carlton McKenzie (Birmingham, England) headed home a late game-winner to power the Seton Hall men's soccer team (2-0-0) to a 2-1 victory at Central Connecticut (0-1-0) on Tuesday night at CCSU Soccer Field. The win was the second-straight road victory to start the season for the Pirates.

Martin Storesund (Snaroya, Norway) also scored for the Pirates, who dominated possession throughout the contest. The contest was level at 1-1 for nearly an hour of game action before the Pirates finally broke through in the 85^th minute.

Turning Point
After having several quality attempts thwarted by CCSU keeper Carson D'Ambrosio, The Hall found a game-winner with a shade over five minutes remaining in regulation. Nico Andersen (Odense, Denmark) got the scoring play started with a run up the right flank before centering a cross in the center of the box. McKenzie was about to out-leap a pair of CCSU defenders to get a strong header on the feed, pushing it into the bottom left corner of the cage and putting The Hall ahead.

Goals
19^th – SHU – Through ball up left side from Alex Pozesky (Columbia, Pa.) run down by Storesund (1), shot from edge of area to the near post
28^th – CCSU – Aidan O'Brien (1) finished ball near penalty spot into top right corner
85^th – SHU – McKenzie (1) header into bottom left corner off cross from Nico Andersen (Odense, Denmark)

News, Notes and Numbers

Seton Hall is off to a 2-0 start for the first time since 2008, when it opened the season 4-0
The Hall last won its first two road games of a season in 2011, at Army and Boston University
SHU has only opened with back-to-back road wins one other time in the BIG EAST era, coming via wins at Iona and Penn State in 1987
The Pirates held an 8-4 edge in shots during the first half en route to a 20-9 edge for the match
The Hall also held a 10-5 advantage in shots on goal and generated a 7-0 lead in corner kicks
McKenzie and CJ Tibbling (Jarna, Sweden) tied for the game-high with five shots apiece, with McKenzie putting four on target
Andersen's assist was his second in as many matches, both resulting in game-winners
Storesund's goal came after two from Tibbling on opening night, marking the first three goals of the season to be credited to freshmen
Andreas Nota (Rome, Italy) made four saves to improve to 2-0 in goal