Pirates Drop Tight BIG EAST Opener At St. John's

Saturday, September 15

Queens, N.Y.

7 p.m.

Seton Hall University

2-2-1

St. John's

4-3-0

Seton Hall

St. John's

9/15/2018 9:37:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score BOX SCORE

QUEENS, N.Y. – The Seton Hall men's soccer team (2-2-1, 0-1-0 BIG EAST)) was felled by an early first half goal and fell by a score of 1-0 to rival St. John's (4-3-0, 1-0-0 BIG EAST) on Saturday night at Belson Stadium. The contest was the BIG EAST opener for both sides.

The Red Storm got on the board in the 10^th minute with the first official shot of the game and was able to hold on to that 1-0 advantage the rest of the way. Andreas Nota (Rome, Italy) was brilliant in net for the Pirates, making six saves and withstanding the final 12 attempts of the night for the Red Storm without conceding. The Hall pressed forward and dominated possession in the second half but could not find the equalizer it needed.

Goals
10^th – SJU – Matt Forster (4) took long lob from Brandon Knapp and chipped over keeper

News, Notes and Numbers

The Pirates fall to 12-25-3 all-time against St. John's in a series dating back to 1979
The 1-0 result marks the fifth-straight year of that final score in the series
Shots finished 13-12 in favor of St. John's for the match, with the Pirates holding an 8-4 advantage in the second half
Shots on goal were 7-5 St. John's, while the Red Storm generated a 5-4 edge in corner kicks
The Pirates got a game-high four shots from Carlton McKenzie (Birmingham, England) including two on goal, while CJ Tibbling (Jarna, Sweden) notched three shots and Tomas Greco (Buenos Aires, Argentina) put two on goal
In his first game action since an injury in the season opener, captain David Arvidsson (Gothenburg, Sweden) played the full 90 minutes at center back
JP Marin (Briarwood, N.Y.) made his Seton Hall debut in the setback, playing the final 16 minutes of regulation

What's Next
The Pirates take a trip to Sacred Heart on Wednesday, Sept. 19 for a 3 p.m. non-conference tilt. The Hall will return to BIG EAST play on Saturday, Sept. 22 when it plays host to Marquette.