Pirates Host Marquette In BIG EAST Action

Saturday, September 22

South Orange, N.J.

6:30 p.m.

Seton Hall University

Marquette

9/21/2018 10:22:00 AM | Men's Soccer

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's soccer team (3-2-1, 0-1-0 BIG EAST) returns home for the first time in conference play on Saturday when it plays host to Marquette (3-4-0, 1-0-0 BIG EAST) at Owen T. Carroll Field. Kick-off in the BIG EAST bout is set for 6:30 p.m. and will air on the BIG EAST Digital Network via the FOX Sports mobile app.
Saturday's match, along with the women's soccer match at 1 p.m. earlier in the day is part of Blue Beard Army Day at Seton Hall.

Saturday is "Lace Up 4 Pediatric Cancer" Day, and the Pirates will wear gold laces on their sneakers to help raise awareness for the Go 4 The Goal Foundation.
As part of Blue Beard Army Day, Seton Hall Athletics will host games and activities for students beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Students who bring their women's game raffle ticket to the men's game will be entered in to win one of many prizes, including men's basketball tickets, Beats Headphones, gift cards and more!

QUICK KICKS

The Pirates coming off a 2-1 victory at Sacred Heart on Wednesday afternoon
Nico Andersen (Odense, Denmark) had an equalizing goal in the first half and then assisted on the game-winner off the boot of JP Marin (Briarwood, N.Y.) in the win
Andersen is tied for the team-high with five points, coming off a goal and three assists to rank second in the BIG EAST in helpers
Joining him at the top of the scoresheet is freshman CJ Tibbling, who has scored two goals and dished out an assist during his rookie season
Carlton McKenzie (Birmingham, England) has scored two goals and Martin Storesund (Oslo, Norway) has added a 1g-2a-4p scoring line for the Pirates
Andreas Nota (Rome, Italy) has played every minute in goal and holds a 1.10 GAA and .788 save percentage, checking in at fifth in the BIG EAST in save percentage and second in total saves (26)

INSIDE THE MATCH-UP

The Hall is 4-6-3 all-time against Marquette in a series dating back to 2005
The most recent meeting was a 4-2 setback in Milwaukee last season that saw Nick Najera and Andres Arcila find the back of the net
The Pirates are unbeaten in Marquette's last two visits to South Orange, including a 2-0 victory at Owen T. Caroll Field in 2016 that featured a Francisco Alderete goal
The Golden Eagles are 0-2-0 on the road this season while the Pirates are 0-0-1 at home

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN EAGLES

Marquette is coming off a 2-1 setback to Milwaukee in a non-conference derby on Tuesday, but opened BIG EAST play last weekend with a 3-0 win over then-No. 13 Villanova
Connor Alba is one of three MU players with three goals on the year and leads the squad with seven points, with Patrick Seagrist and Lukas Sunesson also tallying three times
Luka Prpa has been MU's top distributor with three assists and is second to Alba on the squad in shots
In goal, Luis Barraza has seen the bulk of action and holds a 3-2-0 record with a 0.79 GAA and an .840 save percentage

What's Ahead
After the conference home opener, the Pirates will face a stiff non-conference test on Tuesday, Sept. 25 when they travel to the Bronx to take on No. 25 Fordham.