No. 6 Pirates See Magical Season End in NCAA Quarterfinals

Monday, May 10

Cary, N.C. / WakeMed Field #4

5 p.m.

Seton Hall University

11-2-3, 5-1-2

Indiana

12-1-1, 7-1-0

Seton Hall

Indiana

No. 6 Pirates See Magical Season End in NCAA Quarterfinals

5/10/2021 8:32:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score BOX SCORE (PDF)

Cary, N.C. - The magical Seton Hall men's soccer season came to an end in the NCAA Championship quarterfinals as the No. 6 seed Pirates fell to No. 3 seed Indiana, 2-0, Monday night at WakeMed Soccer Park Field 4.

Seton Hall had more opportunities throughout the match with 14 shots and six on goal, but the Hoosiers were able to convert on two of their three total shots in the match.

The Pirates conclude their great season with a 10-2-4 record, a BIG EAST Tournament championship and their first NCAA quarterfinals appearance since 1988.

Turning Point
With 3:12 remaining in the first half, lightning was seen in the area, and a torrential downpour forced a match delay. After nearly an hour, the two teams came back out, and Ryan Wittenbrink had enough space to get into the box and strike a shot that seemingly went off a defender and found the right post for a goal.

After an abbreviated halftime, Indiana scored its second goal in the 58th minute. The Pirates had opportunities to strike and get back into the match, but Indiana's keeper Roman Celentano was up to the task with six saves.

Goals

44' - Wittenbrink (5) - Drove into the box, shook defender free, got right-footed kick off, bounced off defender, tucked into right post.
58' - Warr (2) from Goumballe - Ground cross from inside the box near side, finished on the far side with the right foot.

Inside the Numbers

Seton Hall had the 13-3 shot advantage, including 6-3 on shots on goal, but the Hoosiers converted two of their shots on goal.
Freshman Raz Amir led the Pirates with three shots, one of which was on goal.
The Pirates also had the corners advantage, 5-1.

News & Notes

This was Seton Hall's first NCAA Championship quarterfinal appearance since 1988, which also was against Indiana. Back then, the Hoosiers also won, 3-1.
The loss snapped Seton Hall's 10-match unbeaten streak. The Pirates had not lost since a 2-1 overtime defeat at No. 5 Georgetown on March 3.
This was just the second time this season that the Pirates were shut out. They also failed to score on March 6 at Connecticut, which was a 0-0 draw.
The Pirates also saw their four-match unbeaten streak against nationally ranked opponents come to an end. They finish the season 3-2-1 against nationally ranked teams.