No. 10 Pirates Down Delaware, 4-2

Monday, August 30

South Orange, N.J.

6:56 PM

Seton Hall University

1-0-1, 0-0-0

Delaware

0-2-0, 0-0-0

Delaware

Seton Hall

8/30/2021 10:32:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score BOX SCORE (PDF)

South Orange, N.J. – The No.10-ranked Pirates took down the Delaware Blue Hens 4-2 on Monday to improve to 1-0-1 on the young season and extend their unbeaten streak at home to 665 days. Andrea Borg (Sliema, Malta), JJohannes Pex (Stephansposching, Germany), CJ Tibbling (Jarna, Sweden) and Camil Koreichi (Paris, France) all scored in the win.

How it Happened
In the 23^rd minute, JP Marin (Briarwood, N.Y.) sent in a cross to the far side of the box where Borg was able to control the ball before making a move past the Blue Hen defender to free himself in front of the net. Borg then kicked a low drive past the keeper to give the Pirates their first goal on the young season and an early 1-0 lead.

Here's a look at our first goal of the 2021 season 🙌#HALLin 🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/vA7JTc148F
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) August 30, 2021

With time ticking down in the first half and the Pirates clinging to a 1-0 advantage, Jordan Jowers (Middlesbrough, England) drew a penalty in the box to gift the Pirates a penalty kick. It was then that Pex stepped up and converted the PK to double the Pirate lead just before the end of the first period.

GOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!

Another look at Pexy's successful penalty kick to put us up 2-0 at the half!#HALLin 🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/rpGbHaWpBS
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) August 30, 2021

As play started back up in the second half, Delaware got on to the scoreboard with a long goal off the foot of Orri Thorhallssonn with an assist to Hyunjun to cut the Pirate lead in half at the 51^st minute.

A few minutes later, Delaware was able to draw a penalty kick of their own looking to even up the score. Pirate keeper Andreas Nota (Rome, Italy) stepped up in a big way, diving to his left to make the stop and cover up the subsequent rebound to keep the Pirates up, 2-1.

𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗔 𝗗𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗔 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 👊

Huge penalty save!!! Pirates still lead 2-1.#HALLin 🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/wfJUWINZmz
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) August 31, 2021

However, in the 65^th minute, Rex Twum got lose in the Pirate box ripping a point blank shot off the crossbar before Jordan Miller was there for the rebound and finish to tie things at two midway through the second half.

Turning Point
Just one minute and 24 second after Delaware found the equalizer, the Pirates turned to their man at the front for an answer. The play started when Jowers was able to get a ball on net that was turned away by the Blue Hen keeper for the moment, but BIG EAST Preseason Co-Offensive Play of the Year, CJ Tibbling was there to clean up the scrum.

Right place, right time for CJ 😎#HALLin pic.twitter.com/jQ0guLxSqC
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) August 31, 2021

The Pirates would add an insurance goal to their lead in the 82^nd minute after some fancy footwork and passing. Raz Amir (Israel) flicked on Pex down the near side with a solid backheel where Pex controlled possession before sending a low pass across the Blue Hen box. That pass found a streaking Koreichi, who struck the ball in stride and past the outstretched arm of the keeper to put the Pirates up for good.

Amir ➡ Pex ➡Koreichi

The Pirates extend their lead!!!#HALLin pic.twitter.com/453aPaNRoC
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) August 31, 2021

The Pirates would hold on for the remaining portion of the second half for the 4-2 victory. The win moved the Pirates to 1-0-1 on the season while dropping the Blue Hens to 0-2-0.

Goals
23' - Borg from Marin
42' – Pex – PK
51' – Thorhallsson – from Sun
64' – Miller – from Twum
67' – Tibbling – from Jowers
82' – Koreichi – from Pex, Amir

Inside the Numbers

The four goals for the Pirates were the most in a game since they scored four on then-No. 17 Marquette in the 2020 BIG EAST Semifinal game in which The Hall won 4-1.
The Pirates narrowly outshot te Blue Hens, 18-17 while shots on net were tied at eight, apiece.
Andreas Nota earned the win for The Hall in net, his first of the season, making six stops in the process.
Johannes Pex picked up three points for the Pirates with his goal and assists. Pex's successfully converted PK in regulation was the first for the Pirates since JP Marin did so in a 3-2 overtime victory at St. John's during the 2020 season.

News & Notes

With the win, the Pirates snapped a five game losing streak against the Blue Hens.
The goal for Borg was his first of the season and fourth of his career.
Pex's PK goal was were his first points of the year and third goal as a Pirate.
The game-winning goal from Tibbling was his first goal of the season and 14^th tally of his career.
Koreichi's insurance goal was his first of the season and fifth of his career.
The six goals scored are the most in a game for the Pirates since their season-opening draw at NJIT in 2020 that ended 3-3 after two overtimes.

Up Next
No. 10 Seton Hall will travel down to Raleigh, N.C., where they will take on the likes of host-school NC State and No. 15 Virginia Tech. The first of the two matches will take place on Friday at 7 p.m., when the Pirates take on the Wolfpack.