Pirates Set For Two BIG EAST Matches This Week
10/23/2019 9:40:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Thursday marks the annual Mary Jennings Game
SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall women's soccer team is back in action this week with two BIG EAST matches against Creighton at Owen T. Carroll Field on Thursday at 6 p.m. and Georgetown in Washington, D.C., at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
MEDIA
The BIG EAST Digital Network will broadcast both contests. Thursday's match can be seen here and Sunday's match can be seen here.
PROMOTION
Thursday's tilt will serve as the annual Mary Jennings Game. Jennings was a women's soccer student-athlete who lost her battle with cancer at the age of 21. Mary was committed to a life of service to others, brought love, laughter and learning wherever she went and made an indelible mark on the lives of so many students, both at Seton Hall and in our local schools.
An endowed scholarship in Mary's name is currently housed in the College of Education. To donate to the Mary L. Jennings Memorial Scholarship, click here.
PIRATES FALL AT DEPAUL
Despite a second half shutout by the Seton Hall defense and freshman goalkeeper Harpa Johannsdottir (Akureyri, Iceland), the Pirates couldn't overcome a halftime deficit as the Hall fell to DePaul, 4-0, last Saturday.
Junior Laura Hooper (Watford, England) and sophomore Marisa Difonso (Joppa, Md.) tallied shots for the Hall while Difonso's shot was on goal.
Freshman Blair Currie (Christchurch, New Zealand) picked up her first career start for the Pirates and she registered four saves. Johannsdottir came on with five minutes left in the first half and didn't allow the Blue Demons to score again.
SCOUTING CREIGHTON
Creighton currently sits in eighth in the BIG EAST with a record of 1-3-2 in conference play. The Bluejays are 7-6-2 overall and have drawn twice and lost two times over its last four matches.
Offensively, Creighton is one of the top teams in the league. They rank third in the BIG EAST averaging 14.33 shots per game, fourth with 65 total points and fourth with 23 goals scored.
SCOUTING GEORGETOWN
The Hoyas are in first place in the BIG EAST with an overall record of 10-2-3 and a league mark of 4-0-2. After falling to then-No. 5 Virginia on Sept. 5, Georgetown rattled off eight straight victories before drawing its last two matches against Creighton (Oct. 13) and Butler (Oct. 20).
The Hoyas have scored 36 goals against 13 goals allowed. They have three players ranked in the top 10 in the BIG EAST in assists in Boo Jackson (nine), Paula Germino-Watnick (eight) and Amanda Carolan (five).
QUICK KICKS
MEDIA
The BIG EAST Digital Network will broadcast both contests. Thursday's match can be seen here and Sunday's match can be seen here.
PROMOTION
Thursday's tilt will serve as the annual Mary Jennings Game. Jennings was a women's soccer student-athlete who lost her battle with cancer at the age of 21. Mary was committed to a life of service to others, brought love, laughter and learning wherever she went and made an indelible mark on the lives of so many students, both at Seton Hall and in our local schools.
An endowed scholarship in Mary's name is currently housed in the College of Education. To donate to the Mary L. Jennings Memorial Scholarship, click here.
PIRATES FALL AT DEPAUL
Despite a second half shutout by the Seton Hall defense and freshman goalkeeper Harpa Johannsdottir (Akureyri, Iceland), the Pirates couldn't overcome a halftime deficit as the Hall fell to DePaul, 4-0, last Saturday.
Junior Laura Hooper (Watford, England) and sophomore Marisa Difonso (Joppa, Md.) tallied shots for the Hall while Difonso's shot was on goal.
Freshman Blair Currie (Christchurch, New Zealand) picked up her first career start for the Pirates and she registered four saves. Johannsdottir came on with five minutes left in the first half and didn't allow the Blue Demons to score again.
SCOUTING CREIGHTON
Creighton currently sits in eighth in the BIG EAST with a record of 1-3-2 in conference play. The Bluejays are 7-6-2 overall and have drawn twice and lost two times over its last four matches.
Offensively, Creighton is one of the top teams in the league. They rank third in the BIG EAST averaging 14.33 shots per game, fourth with 65 total points and fourth with 23 goals scored.
SCOUTING GEORGETOWN
The Hoyas are in first place in the BIG EAST with an overall record of 10-2-3 and a league mark of 4-0-2. After falling to then-No. 5 Virginia on Sept. 5, Georgetown rattled off eight straight victories before drawing its last two matches against Creighton (Oct. 13) and Butler (Oct. 20).
The Hoyas have scored 36 goals against 13 goals allowed. They have three players ranked in the top 10 in the BIG EAST in assists in Boo Jackson (nine), Paula Germino-Watnick (eight) and Amanda Carolan (five).
QUICK KICKS
- Over the last three matches, three different keepers have seen time in goal for the Pirates.
- Senior Jackie Robinson played in her third career game against Marquette (Oct. 13) and Currie has appeared in the last three matches. Johannsdottir has a seen the majority of the action, playing in 12 of the team's 13 matches.
- The backline of Emily Caza (Thornhill, Ontario), Marisa DiFonso (Joppa, Md.) and Lauren DiPietro (Stoney Creek, Ontario) led the Pirates in the second half shutout of DePaul.
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