Seton Hall Hosts Creighton at Owen T. Carroll Field, Friday

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's soccer team will look to turn back-to-back victories into a three-match win streak as the Pirates take on Creighton this Friday night at the newly-renovated Owen T. Carroll Field. Kick-off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

WATCH
The game will be carried live by the Pirates Sports Network. Fans can also follow along online via live stats.

PROMOTION
All fans attending will receive glow sticks upon entering the field.

PIRATES EDGE DEPAUL
Knotted at 1-1 nearing the end of regulation, graduate student Torbjorn Alseth (Trondheim, Norway) sent a ball into the box over the DePaul goalkeeper for teammate Stephen Elias (Rye, N.Y.) who put it into the back of the net. The contest-winning score came in the 84^th minute to solidify a Pirate victory. Sophomore CJ Tibbling (Jarna, Sweden) also scored earlier in the match on a penalty kick.

SCOUTING CREIGHTON
The Hall is 2-4 all-time against Creighton since the Blue Jays entered the BIG EAST in 2013. Most recently, the teams squared off in Nebraska last year. The ninth-ranked Blue Jays captured the contest, securing a 1-0 victory with a goal in the 84^th minute.

Creighton is 6-2-1 so far in their 2019 campaign, with three of its matches coming against ranked opponents. In their first three games, the Bluejays tied with No. 6 North Carolina, fell to No. 4 Wake Forest, and defeated No. 21 Akron. The battle tested Bluejays are guided by senior Luke Haakenson, who leads the team with 10 points on four goals and two assists. Creighton is also holding teams to an average of 1.33 goals per game.

QUICK KICKS

Elias leads the team with nine points, more than twice as much as Andrea Borg (Sliema, Malta) and Camil Koreichi (Paris, France), who are tied for second on the unit in points.
The Pirates have been very disciplined this season. Their 73 total fouls are the fewest in the BIG EAST conference.
Elias is third in the BIG EAST with 1.29 points per game and tied for third with four goals.
Carlton McKenzie (Birmingham, England) is tied for seventh in the conference with 2.67 shots per game. Vittorio Argeri (Genoa, Italy) is ninth with 2.33 shots per game.
Andreas Nota (Rome, Italy) has a .816 save percentage this year, compared to his .770 save percentage last season. He ranks second in the BIG EAST.
The last time The Hall had a two-match winning streak was when it defeated Sacred Heart and Marquette in September of 2018.
Elias was named to the BIG EAST honor roll this past Monday. He was also named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 2.
Seton Hall's six goals against Central Connecticut State on Aug. 30 are the most scored by any BIG EAST soccer team in a single match so far this year.

WHAT'S AHEAD
Seton Hall's next contest will be against Fordham at Owen T. Carroll Field on Tuesday, Oct. 8. The match will begin at 6:00 p.m. and will be broadcast live on the Pirate Sports Network.