Pirates Open BIG EAST Play, Host St. John's

Saturday, February 27

South Orange, N.J.

3 P.M.

Seton Hall University

St. John's

2/26/2021 5:45:00 PM | Men's Soccer

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The Seton Hall men's soccer team will open up BIG EAST play when they take on St. John's on Saturday at Owen T. Carroll Field. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT
The Pirates are coming off their second-consecutive win at home when the Pirates took down Fairleigh Dickinson, 2-0, on Wednesday.

SCOUTING – St. John's (2-0)

The Red Storm are currently ranked 15^th and 21^st by College Soccer News and TopDrawerSoccer, respectively.
St. John's is led offensively by Tani Oluwaseyi, the BIG EAST preseason offensive player of the year. The junior has three goals so far this season, including two in the Red Storm's 4-2 win over Stony Brook on Tuesday.
These two programs have an extensive history together with 41 meetings all-time. Last season, the Pirates took the then-nationally fourth-ranked Red Storm to double overtime at Owen T. Carroll Field with a 1-1 draw.

QUICK KICKS

After back-to-back shutout victories against La Salle and Fairleigh Dickinson, the Pirates have now help opponents scoreless for 212 consecutive minutes dating back to the season opener against NJIT.
Junior CJ Tibbling (Jarna, Sweden) has scored in two-of-three games for The Hall this season and is The Hall's leading point-getter with five.
The Pirates have now come away with back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 2010 when they did so against St Peter's and Pittsburgh.
Seton Hall has gotten out to fast starts so far this season, outscoring opponents 5-1 in the first half.

WATCH

The match will be streamed live on the Pirate Sports Network. Fans can also follow along online via live stats.

WHAT'S AHEAD
The Pirates will travel to the nation's capital for a matchup with the last season's national champion, Georgetown. It will be the first of two consecutive BIG EAST games on the road for Seton Hall. Game time is set for 2 p.m.