No. 20 Pirates Come Back From 3-1 Deficit, Draw No. 10 Virginia Tech

Monday, September 6

Raleigh, NC

11 A.M.

Seton Hall University

2-0-2, 0-0-0

Virginia Tech

2-0-2, 0-0-0

Seton Hall

Virginia Tech

No. 20 Pirates Come Back From 3-1 Deficit, Draw No. 10 Virginia Tech

9/6/2021 2:12:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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Raleigh, N.C. – The No. 20-ranked Pirates came back from a 3-1 deficit to draw No. 10 Virginia Tech, 3-3, in Raleigh, N.C., on Monday. Mans Saebbo (Gothenburg, Sweden), Luca Dahn (Kahl, Germany) and JP Marin (Briarwood, N.Y.) all tallied for The Hall as they wrapped up a 1-0-1 weekend at the George Tarantini Classic hosted by NC State. The Pirates now sit at 2-0-2 on the season.

How it Happened
The Hokies were the first to get on the scoreboard breaking through in the 5^th minute when Pol Monells scored his first goal as a Hokie assisted by Jacob Labovitz. In the 39^th minute, Mans Saebbo got the Pirate offense going with his first goal of his collegiate career. Raz Amir (Israel) and Maurice Williams (West Orange, N.J.) picked up the assists on the equalizer.

The tie would not last long, however, as Conor Pugh put the Hokies back on top when he was assisted by Cameron Joice on his first goal of the season. For the first time this season, the Pirates found themselves trailing at the halftime break.

The No.10-ranked team in the nation got off to a quick start in the second period of play, when Hokie-leading goal scorer Landon Ameres found the back of the net to put Virginia Tech up 3-1. Trailing by two with under 25 minutes left to play in regulation, Luca Dahn tallied for the second time in as many games to cut the Hokie lead in half. James Boote (Southampton, England) picked up his first assist of the season after finishing fourth in the nation in that category last season. Also earning a helper on the goal was Williams, his second assist of the match.

Turning Point
Just seven minutes later, trailing 3-2, senior JP Marin was able put home the equalizer to knot things at three. Assisting on the play was Jordan Jowers (Middlesbrough, England)'s for his second assist of the season. In the two overtime periods, the Pirates would outshoot the Hokies, 5-1 and 3-0 in shots on net.

Goals
5' – Monells – from Labovitz
39' – Saebbo – from Amir, Williams
43' – Pugh – from Joice
52' – Ameres (3)
67' – Dahn (2) – from Boote, Williams
74' – Marin – from Jowers

Inside the Numbers

The Pirates outshot the Hokies 25-13, including a 20-6 advantage in the second half and overtime periods. The Hall also double Virginia Tech in shots on net, 10-5.
Andreas Nota made two saves on the afternoon.

News & Notes

The goal for Dahn was his second in as many games and the centerback now matched his goal total from last season.
The goals for Saebbo and Marin were their respective firsts of the season.
Williams's two assists make him the second Pirate in the last two games to have multiple assists in the same game with Denis Kelmendi (Falkenberg, Sweden) doing the same in Friday's win over NC State.
The 10 goals in a three game span are the most for the Pirates since they scored 12 in three games during the 2008 season from Sept. 1 to Sept. 7.
Eight different Pirates have now found the back of the net in four games on the young season.
With the draw, the Pirates move to 0-4-2 in games against the No. 10-ranked team in the United Soccer Coaches Poll.

Up Next
The Pirates will return to action on Friday night when they host NJIT at Owen T. Carroll Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:56 p.m. with the match being streamed on FloSports. 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.