Seton Hall University
8-1-3, 5-1-2
Marquette
8-2-1, 5-1-1
No. 11 Pirates Power Past No. 17 Marquette into the BIG EAST Final
4/15/2021 5:50:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Junior Maurice Williams (West Orange, N.J.) scored two goals, including the game-winner, freshman Mattias Almeida Sundell (Sweden) scored a goal and assisted on two others, junior CJ Tibbling (Sweden) put up a goal and an assist and sophomore James Boote (England) assisted on a pair of tallies.
Turning Point
It was all Pirates on the afternoon, and they made their presence known immediately with offensive pressure. Sundell took a pass from Tibbling and didn't delay in trying to dribble pass defenders. Instead he took a powerful and swift left-footed kick from about 25 yards out and buried the ball past the diving Marquette keeper. The Pirates continued to have the better of the possession, and only three minutes later, earned a free kick just outside the box. Boote took the kick, which was blocked by Marquette's wall, but the rebound found Sundell, who then popped a cross into the box, where Williams was waiting with a powerful header punch past the keeper and a commanding 2-0 lead.
𝐏𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐄𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐍!
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) April 15, 2021
Don't mind us, it's just the BIG EAST Championship Final calling!📞
No. 11 Pirates defeat No. 17 Marquette 4-1 to advance to the #BEfutbol Final for the first time since 2004!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/6V25vIIcDE
Goals
6' – Sundell (1) from Tibbling – a left-footed strike approximately 25 yards from the net past the keeper's top left corner
9' – Williams (2) from Sundell & Boote – Boote's free kick blocked, Sundell feeds rebound to Williams deep in the box & Williams punches a header from far to near post
59' – Williams (3) from Boote – Boote's free kick curves in to back post, Williams heads in past keeper's right
60' – Tibbling (5) from Sundell – Sundell feeds Tibbling in the box, takes left-footed shot from 10 yards out & buries it top-near post
73' – Thornton (1) from Sunesson – Sunesson's ground cross into the box finds open Thornton, who one-times it with right foot past keeper
𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐀 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐊𝐄!
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) April 15, 2021
Almeida Sundell with his first tally of the season! Credit Tibbling with the assist!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ | #BEfutbol pic.twitter.com/oDOeKUJgT3
𝗪𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗠𝗢(𝗿𝗲)!
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) April 15, 2021
Williams finds the back of the net for the Pirates! Credit Almeida Sundell and James Boote on the assists!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ | #BEfutbol pic.twitter.com/hSbHInjwbq
59' | 𝐑𝐔𝐍 𝐈𝐓 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊!
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) April 15, 2021
GOOOOOOOAAAAL!
Make it two for Mo today! Credit Boote on the assist!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ | #BEfutbol pic.twitter.com/BoKODiRm1X
60' | 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊!
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) April 15, 2021
Pirates 4, Golden Eagles 0
Pirates score in consecutive minutes! This time it's CJ Tibbling!#HALLin 🔵⚪️ | #BEfutbol pic.twitter.com/OkGaKp0Y8N
Inside the Numbers
- The four goals were a team season high for the Pirates. Seton Hall's last four-goal match came on Sept. 24, 2019 at NJIT.
- Shots were 12-11 in Seton Hall's favor, and the Pirates converted four of their five shots on goal.
- Sundell's goal was his first career tally, and he added his second and third assists on the year.
- Williams picked up his second and third goals of the season and has now scored in back-to-back matches.
- The two assists for Boote were his sixth and seventh of the season and six in six matches. All seven of Boote's assists this year have come from set pieces.
- Tibbling notched his team-leading fifth goal of the season and now has a team-leading 12 points.
- Senior Andreas Nota (Italy) made six saves in the win.
- Nota, Williams, junior Luca Dahn (Germany), sophomores Denis Kelmendi (Sweden) Johannes Pex all played 90 minutes.
- Seton Hall's record on the season is now 8-1-3, and Marquette falls to 8-2-1. The Pirates have now defeated the Golden Eagles in three straight matchups; in 2018 at home, 2019 at Marquette and now in 2021 on a neutral site. This also was the first time Seton Hall and Marquette have ever matched up in the BIG EAST Tournament.
- This was Seton Hall's second win over a nationally ranked opponent this season and first win specifically against the No. 17 team in the country since Nov. 1, 1995 vs. St. John's.
- After earning a berth in the BIG EAST Tournament for the first time since 2012, the Pirates are now back in the tournament final for the first time since 2004. It will be the program's 10th all-time appearance in the championship game with four title victories (1986, 1987, 1988, 1991).
- Seton Hall and Georgetown have met in the BIG EAST Tournament three previous times: the Pirates beat the Hoyas in the 1988 semifinals, 2-0, on their way to a title; they lost to the Hoyas in the 1994 semifinals, 2-1, and they beat the Hoyas in the 2004 semifinals, 1-0 in overtime.
Beautiful day for a 𝐖❗️☀️#HALLin 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/jqvgyEc4s8
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) April 15, 2021
Up Next
A trophy and an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament is on the line Saturday when Seton Hall and Georgetown clash at Shaw Field at 3 p.m. The game will be nationally televised on FS2 and the FOX Sports app with John Fanta and Tom Greaser on the call.
Team Stats
Mattias Sundell (1)
Assisted By: CJ Tibbling
GOAL by SETON Sundell, Mattias Assist by Tibbling, CJ.
05:04
Maurice Williams (3)
Assisted By: Mattias Sundell , James Boote
GOAL by SETON Williams, Maurice Assist by Sundell, Mattias and Boote, James.
08:28
Maurice Williams (3)
Assisted By: James Boote
GOAL by SETON Williams, Maurice Assist by Boote, James.
58:18
CJ Tibbling (5)
Assisted By: Mattias Sundell
GOAL by SETON Tibbling, CJ Assist by Sundell, Mattias.
59:45
Sam Thornton (1)
Assisted By: Lukas Sunesson
GOAL by MARQ Thornton, Sam Assist by Sunesson, Lukas.
72:37
