Pirates Unbeaten Streak Snapped in Defeat at Georgetown

Wednesday, October 19

Washington, D.C.

2 PM

Seton Hall University

6-2-6, 3-1-4

Georgetown

7-4-3, 5-1-1

Seton Hall

Georgetown

Pirates Unbeaten Streak Snapped in Defeat at Georgetown

10/19/2022 4:47:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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Washington, D.C. – The Pirates suffered just their second loss of the season on Wednesday afternoon, falling to Georgetown, 2-0. Hannes Ronnholmen (Stockholm, Sweden) made four saves on the day in goal for Seton Hall.

How it Happened
The Pirates were forced to defend for much of the first half, and did well to keep the Hoyas off the scoreboard for much of it. Ronnholmen was called upon in the 13^th minute to make a stop, getting in the way of a shot from Kieran Sargeant from the left side of the penalty area.

13' | A good look from Kieran Sargeant, but Hannes Ronnholmen is able to make his first save of the day.#HALLin🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/iy4uEwkfc1
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) October 19, 2022

Liam Guske (St. John's, Fla.) has one of his three shots come in the 27^th minute, as the freshman was active on the ball all day. Guske had the ball find him at the back post after a cross from Johannes Pex (Stephansposching, Germany), however the freshman's shot went just wide.

27' | The Pirates nearly strike first after this shot by Liam Guske goes just wide.#HALLin🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/kcYjVQ8OCb
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) October 19, 2022

Georgetown final struck in the 31^st minute, as Pex's clearance from the edge of the 18-yard box deflected off Sargeant who found Marlon Tabora in front of the goal.

In the second half, the attack opened up for the Pirates. Andrea Borg (Sliema, Malta) was inserted into the lineup at halftime, and his quickness helped generate numerous chances over the final 45 minutes. The Pirates outshot the Hoyas, 9-4, after halftime.

Of the nine shots for Seton Hall in the second half, five of them were on target, and another glanced off the crossbar. That shot came from Luca Dahn (Kahl, Germany) in the 70^th minute as the Pirates were swarming the front of the net but were unable to cash in.

Despite the Pirate pressure, Georgetown was able to add an insurance goal in the 84^th minute from Jacob Murrell to take a 2-0 lead.

News & Notes

The defeat snaps the Pirates' nine-match unbeaten streak, and it is just their second loss of the season. Seton Hall's only other loss came to Portland on Sep. 5.
The loss is also Seton Hall's first in BIG EAST play this season, ending a program-best seven-match unbeaten streak to open conference play.
Seton Hall was shutout for just the second time this season.
Guske's three total shots and two shots on goal are both new season highs.

Up Next
The Pirates return home on Saturday night to host Villanova at Owen T. Carroll Field, with match time set for 6:56 p.m.