Gordon's 12 Saves Not Enough In Loss To Providence

PROVIDENCE - Despite 12 saves by junior goalkeeper Grace Gordon (Chester Springs, Pa.), Providence proved to be too much as the Friars defeated the Pirates, 2-0, on Thursday evening.

Seton Hall finishes the season with six victories, its most in a single season since winning seven games back in 2012.

Gordon made eight stops between the pipes in the first half but was unable to save the Friars' penalty shot with just under five minutes to play in the half that gave them a 1-0 lead.

The Pirates played with better pace offensively in the second half as they pieced together a scoring opportunity in the 47th minute. Senior Laura Hooper (Watford, England) took advatnage of a mistake by Providence and strung a pass through a defender to junior Naomi Welch (Livingston, Scotland) who got her shot past the keeper but it hit off the cross bar and went out of bounds. The Hall put up five shots in the final 45 minutes.

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Senior Laura Hooper (Watford, England), senior Dani Brinckman (Glastonbury, Conn.), junior keeper Grace Gordon (Chester Springs, Pa.), freshman Cara Milne-Redhead (Clithroe, England) freshman Natalie Tavana (Middletown, Conn) and freshman Chiara Pucci (Munich, Germany) played the full 90 minutes for the Pirates.
At one point in the second half, six of The Hall's 11 players on the pitch were freshmen; Tavana, Milne-Redhead, Pucci, Rachel Gerrie (Littleton, Colo.), Caroline Lipton (Alexandria, Va.) and Phoebe Hampson (Cheshire, England).
Tavana led the team with three total shots.
The Pirates had two corner kick opportunities in the second half to Providence's zero.
Gordon's 12 saves set a new career high and are the third most made by the BIG EAST keeper this season.
This calendar year, the Pirates beat Villanova (Sept. 23) for the first time since 2013 and St. John's (March 25) for the first time since 2010.
Seton Hall's win at Villanova was also its first BIG EAST road win since 2011.