Pirates Welcome Hofstra For Home Opener

Thursday, September 6

South Orange, N.J.

6:30 p.m.

Seton Hall University

Hofstra

9/5/2018 8:58:00 AM | Men's Soccer

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SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – After opening the season with three games on the road, the Seton Hall men's soccer team (2-1-0) will play its long-awaited home opener on Thursday night when it hosts Hofstra (0-3-1) at Owen T. Carroll Field. Kick-off is set for 6:30 p.m. with the contest set to air for FREE on the Pirate Sports Network and the SHU Pirates app.

The Pirates off to a solid start under first-year head coach Andreas Lindberg, notching away victories at Army West Point and Central Connecticut State before dropping a tight one at Delaware. Hofstra is winless through its first four matches after facing a tough slate that included setbacks at Ohio State and nationally ranked Colgate.

Quick Kicks

The Pirates have been led offensively by a pair of high-scoring newcomers, with freshman CJ Tibbling (Järna, Sweden) and junior transfer Carlton McKenzie (Birmingham, England) tying for the team-high with two goals apiece
The forward duo has combined for 25 of The Hall's 44 total shots this season
McKenzie is coming off a BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll selection after scoring at CCSU and at Delaware last week
Tibbling has also added an assist for a team-best five points, while fellow rookie Martin Storesund (Snaroya, Norway) has scored a goal and dished out an assist for three points
The fullback tandem of Nico Andersen (Odense, Denmark) and Nathan Tremonti (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) have played every minute for the Pirates this season and Andersen has a team-high two assists
In goal, Andreas Nota (Rome, Italy) has also not left the pitch this season and has made 14 saves with a .737 save percentage through three matches

Scouting the Pride

Hofstra visits South Orange with an 0-3-1 record on the season, most recently falling at Syracuse by a score of 4-3 on Sunday
The Pride is 0-3-0 away from home this season after opening the season with a neutral draw to Dayton
Luke Brown is Hofstra's top goal-scorer with two tallies and has fired a team-high eight shots
Alex Ashton has played every minute in goal and notched 20 saves through four matches

What's Ahead
The Pirates have more than a week off following the home opener, then dive into BIG EAST play with a conference derby at St. John's on Saturday, Sept. 15.