Thursday, September 6
South Orange, N.J.
6:30 p.m.
Seton Hall University
2-1-1
0
vs
0
Hofstra
0-3-2
1
2
OT 3
OT 4
F
HOFSTRA
0
0
0
0
0
Seton Hall
0
0
0
0
0
The Hall Battles Hofstra To Scoreless Draw
9/6/2018 10:22:00 PM | Men's Soccer
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's soccer team (2-1-1) battled Hofstra (0-3-2) to a scoreless draw in its home opener on Thursday night at Owen T. Carroll Field. On a night that fluctuated between temperatures in the 90s and driving rains, the Pirates mustered 14 shots but could not put home a goal in the double overtime tie.
Andreas Nota (Rome, Italy) made five saves for the Pirates to record his first clean sheet in Blue and White. The draw was both the first shutout for the Pirates this season and their first match being held without a goal, despite several quality looks.
Turning Point
After a sluggish first half, the Pirates came out buzzing in the second frame and nearly put home the game-winner. In the 51st minute, Nico Andersen (Odense, Denmark) made a ferocious run up the right flank and fed in a picture-perfect cross to CJ Tibbling (Järna, Sweden) for a hard blast that zipped just wide of the far post. In the 57th minute Tibbling had another chance with a header off of a corner kick that was blocked, before Carlton McKenzie (Birmingham, England) had an attempt saved off the ensuing corner. The Pirates totaled six shots in the first 12 minutes of the second half but were unable to put one away.
News, Notes and Numbers
The Pirates have a full week before diving into BIG EAST play with a local derby at St. John's on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Andreas Nota (Rome, Italy) made five saves for the Pirates to record his first clean sheet in Blue and White. The draw was both the first shutout for the Pirates this season and their first match being held without a goal, despite several quality looks.
Turning Point
After a sluggish first half, the Pirates came out buzzing in the second frame and nearly put home the game-winner. In the 51st minute, Nico Andersen (Odense, Denmark) made a ferocious run up the right flank and fed in a picture-perfect cross to CJ Tibbling (Järna, Sweden) for a hard blast that zipped just wide of the far post. In the 57th minute Tibbling had another chance with a header off of a corner kick that was blocked, before Carlton McKenzie (Birmingham, England) had an attempt saved off the ensuing corner. The Pirates totaled six shots in the first 12 minutes of the second half but were unable to put one away.
News, Notes and Numbers
- The Hall is now 1-2-1 all-time against Hofstra after the first meeting since the 2004 NCAA Tournament
- The scoreless draw for the Pirates was their first since Oct. 26, 2016 vs. Georgetown
- Hofstra finished with a slight 16-14 edge in shots and a 5-3 advantage in shots on goal
- The Pirates were able to produce six corner kicks versus three for the Pride
- Tibbling led the Pirates with four shots, followed by McKenzie with three
- Andersen, Tomas Greco (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Love Fredriksson (Angelholm, Sweden), Alex Pozesky (Columbia, Pa.) and Nathan Tremonti (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) joined Nota in playing the full 110 minutes
- Andersen, Tremonti and Nota have not left the pitch this season
The Pirates have a full week before diving into BIG EAST play with a local derby at St. John's on Saturday, Sept. 15.
Team Stats
HOFSTRA
SHU
Goals
0
0
Shots
16
14
Shots on Goal
5
3
Saves
3
5
Corners
3
6
Fouls
15
13
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
4
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Players Mentioned
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