Saturday, October 22
South Orange, N.J.
6:56 PM
Seton Hall University
7-2-6, 4-1-4
2
vs
1
Villanova
5-8-2, 2-6-1
1
2
F
Villanova
0
1
1
Seton Hall
0
2
2
Pirates Down Villanova, Lock up BIG EAST Tournament Berth
10/22/2022 10:59:00 PM | Men's Soccer
South Orange, N.J. – The Pirates locked up a berth in the BIG EAST Men's Soccer Tournament on Saturday night with a 2-1 win over Villanova at Owen T. Carroll Field. James Boote (Southampton, England) scored the game-winning goal in the 75th minute as the Pirates moved into second place in the conference standings.
How it Happened
No goals were scored in the first half, but it did not come without plenty of chances for Seton Hall. The Pirates dominated possession in the first 45 minutes as they outshot the Wildcats 7-2, but the teams went into halftime scoreless.
It did not take long to change that in the second half, as JP Marin scored just 50 seconds into the second half. Marin played a ricochet off the near post off a cross from Johannes Pex (Stephansposching, Germany), and was able to bury one to give the Pirates a 1-0 advantage.
After finding themselves trailing, the Wildcats began to mount more chances on offense. In the 72nd minute, their efforts finally paid off. After a shot from Balthi Saunders off a free kick was saved by Hannes Ronnholmen (Stockholm, Sweden), Villanova's Viktor Benediktsson swooped in and scored on the rebound to tie the match at 1-1.
The Pirates would responds quickly, as they were able to find another late go-ahead goal. In the attacking third, Andrea Borg (Sliema, Malta) fed a pass to Quenzi Huerman (Vannes, France) at the top of the penalty area. Huerman found an open Boote, who dribbled to his right foot to find space and buried a shot inside the left post to put Seton Hall ahead for good.
News & Notes
The Pirates will celebrate Senior Night next Saturday at 6:56 p.m. as they welcome in Butler in the final match of the regular season.
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How it Happened
No goals were scored in the first half, but it did not come without plenty of chances for Seton Hall. The Pirates dominated possession in the first 45 minutes as they outshot the Wildcats 7-2, but the teams went into halftime scoreless.
It did not take long to change that in the second half, as JP Marin scored just 50 seconds into the second half. Marin played a ricochet off the near post off a cross from Johannes Pex (Stephansposching, Germany), and was able to bury one to give the Pirates a 1-0 advantage.
46' | GOOOOOAAAAALLLLL
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) October 23, 2022
Off a cross from Pexy, JP Marin scores his 2nd goal of the season to put us on top!#HALLin 🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/Y9LOWveiKT
After finding themselves trailing, the Wildcats began to mount more chances on offense. In the 72nd minute, their efforts finally paid off. After a shot from Balthi Saunders off a free kick was saved by Hannes Ronnholmen (Stockholm, Sweden), Villanova's Viktor Benediktsson swooped in and scored on the rebound to tie the match at 1-1.
The Pirates would responds quickly, as they were able to find another late go-ahead goal. In the attacking third, Andrea Borg (Sliema, Malta) fed a pass to Quenzi Huerman (Vannes, France) at the top of the penalty area. Huerman found an open Boote, who dribbled to his right foot to find space and buried a shot inside the left post to put Seton Hall ahead for good.
75' | GOOOOOAAAAALLLLL
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) October 23, 2022
JAMES BOOTE!
The senior scores his first goal of the season to put the Pirates back in the lead!#HALLin🔵⚪ pic.twitter.com/Wt7vZ4HX3Y
News & Notes
- The Pirates clinch a berth in the BIG EAST Tournament for the second time in three seasons. The last time the team qualified was in the spring of 2021, when the Pirates won their first BIG EAST title since 1991.
- Playing in his 62nd career match, Boote's goal was the first of his career.
- Boote's tally was the sixth game-tying/go-ahead goal in the 70th minute or later for the Pirates this season.
- Seton Hall has now won its last eight matches, and 17 of its last 18, when scoring the first goal.
- Huerman's assist gives him 18 points on the season, the most by a Pirate since Andres Arcila's 21 point campaign in 2017.
- Luca Dahn has played wire-to-wire in 44 of his 47 career matches, including 13 of his 14 matches this season.
The Pirates will celebrate Senior Night next Saturday at 6:56 p.m. as they welcome in Butler in the final match of the regular season.
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Team Stats
NOVA
HALL
Goals
1
2
Shots
9
14
Shots on Goal
3
6
Saves
4
2
Corners
2
8
Fouls
17
15
Scoring Plays
JP Marin (2)
Assisted By: Johannes Pex
GOAL by HALL Marin, JP Assist by Pex, Johannes.
45:50
Viktor Benediktsson (5)
Assisted By: Balthi Saunders
GOAL by NOVA Benediktsson, Viktor Assist by Saunders, Balthi.
71:32
James Boote (1)
Assisted By: Quenzi Huerman , Andrea Borg
GOAL by HALL Boote, James Assist by Huerman, Quenzi and Borg, Andrea.
74:48
Game Leaders
mid
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
3
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
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