FDU Hands Pirates First Defeat of Season, 1-0, In Double OT

Friday, September 3

Teaneck, N.J.

2 p.m.

Seton Hall University

3-1-0, 0-0-0

Fairleigh Dickinson

2-2-1, 0-0-0

Seton Hall

Fairleigh Dickinson

FDU Hands Pirates First Defeat of Season, 1-0, In Double OT

9/3/2021 6:18:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score BOX SCORE (PDF)

TEANECK, N.J. – Despite an advantage in corners, 8-3, and shots on goal, 7-4, the Seton Hall women's soccer team couldn't extend their winning streak to start this young season as the Pirates (3-1) fell to the Knights (2-2-1) in double overtime, 1-0, on Friday afternoon.

Senior Laura Hooper (Watford, England) had four shots and three shots on goal to lead the Pirates in all 108 minutes played. Freshman Cara Milne-Redhead (Clitheroe, England) posted three shots, including one on target.

The best chance for the Pirates in the first half came in the 37th when Milne-Redhead found classmate Caroline Lipton (Alexandria, Va.) in stride outside the 16-yard box who then and made a one-touch pass into the area to Julia Aronov (New Hyde Park, N.Y.). A diving save was made by the keeper though, keeping the score at 0-0.

The Pirates out-shot the Knights, 7-6, and led by a wide margin in corners, 5-0, in the second half but they couldn't get on the scoreboard. Freshman Natalie Tavana (Middletown, Conn.) had one of the better chances when she put up a strike with her right foot at the edge of the 16 but the shot went wide.

In the first overtime, Mile-Redhead and senior Laura Hooper (Watford, England) both had chances at the goal but both were saved. The Knights picked up the pace in the second extra period where they found the back of the net with three minutes left to play.

Quick Kicks
- The loss for the Pirates was their first of the season after winning three consecutive matches, their best start since starting 5-0 in 2012.
- The golden goal in the second overtime was the first goal surrendered by the Pirates this season, ending a streak of three consecutive clean sheets.
- Hooper, Milne-Redhead, Tavana, junior keeper Grace Gordon (Chester Springs, Pa.), junior Abbie Roberts (Cheshire, England) and senior Dani Brinckman (Glastonbury, Conn.) played the full 108 minutes.

Next Up
The Pirates will have a quick turnaround as they get set to take on Drexel at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Owen T. Carroll Field.

Sunday's match will be broadcast on the Pirate Sports Network and FloSports. New for 2021-22, all PSN and BEDN events that are produced on campus will be distributed on FloSports, one of the leading streaming services in the world. Special Seton Hall pricing is available only through this link for fans who want to subscribe to watch Seton Hall events, home and away, as well as all other live events on the FloSports platform. Fans with a .edu school address can purchase a subscription for $6.99 per month, and all other fans can purchase a subscription for $12.50 per month. The non-Seton Hall pricing on FloSports is normally $29.99 per month.