Kossoudji, No. 13 Pirates Rally Past Harvard, 3-2

Saturday, September 14

South Orange, NJ

6:56 PM

Seton Hall University

6-0-0, 0-0-0

Harvard

0-1-2, 0-0-0

Harvard

Seton Hall

Til Kauschke (right) celebrates with Jack Kossoudji

9/14/2024 9:27:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score BOX SCORE (.pdf)

Seton Hall improves to a perfect 6-0-0 for the first time since 1986.

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Graduate student Jack Kossoudji (Columbus, Ohio) had a goal and an assist as the No. 13 Seton Hall men's soccer team rallied past Harvard, 3-2, at Owen T. Carroll Field on Saturday.

The unbeaten Pirates found themselves down a goal at the half, but they scored three times in the second half with Jon Vignir Peturrson (Selfoss, Iceland) tying the game on a penalty kick, Til Kauschke (Hamburg, Germany) connecting on the go-ahead tally and Kossoudji providing the insurance.

With the victory, The Hall improves to a perfect 6-0-0 on the season. It's only the third time in program history that the Pirates have started 6-0-0, joining teams from 1986 and 1957.

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Crimson showed its physicality in the first half, collecting seven fouls and two yellow cards. The Pirates had five shots, including three on goal, but it was Harvard that broke the scoreless tie. In the 34^th minute, Harvard's Dylan Tellado unleashed a strong left-footed shot from just outside the 18-yard box past a diving Jensen into the upper right corner of the goal.

In the second half, the Pirates, down a goal, upped their offensive pressure. In the 52^nd minute, Agustin Resch (Arata, Argentina) was taken down while trying to head the ball and a penalty kick was awarded. Vignir Petursson then deposited the ball in the upper left corner of the goal to tie the game at one goal apiece.

Nine minutes later, Kossoudji found Kauschke with a touch pass at the top of the box, and he blasted the ball past a diving goalkeeper into the net for the go-ahead goal. In the 79^th minute, The Hall put the final nail in Harvard's coffin as Konstantin Donalies (Bremen, Germany) found a streaking Kossoudji who went "five-hole" on the Crimson goalkeeper to make it 3-1 Seton Hall.

OH MY TIL🤯🤯🤯

Til Kauschke puts us up 2-1 vs. Harvard‼️#HALLin🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/bObIL3KNwg
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) September 15, 2024

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Kossoudji scored in the 79^th minute and was assisted by Donalies.
Kauschke scored in the 61^st minute and was assisted by Kossoudji.
Vignir Petursson scored in the 52^nd minute on a penalty kick.
Seton Hall goalkeeper Soren Jensen (Nyborg, Denmark) had one save to improve to 3-0 on the season.
Seton Hall out-shot Harvard, 10-4, and had a 6-3 edge in shots on goal.
The Pirates were called for four fouls, compared to 13 for Harvard.
The Hall had five corner kicks, compared to three for the Crimson.
Harvard was called for two offsides, while Seton Hall wasn't called for any.

NEWS & NOTES

Seton Hall improves to a perfect 6-0-0, while Harvard drops to 0-3-0.
The Hall is 6-0-0 for the first time since the 1986 season.
This was only the second all-time meeting between Seton Hall and Harvard. The Hall is now 1-0-1 in the series.
Seton Hall scored three goals for a second straight game. The Pirates defeated Rutgers, 3-1, on Monday.
Kossoudji's goal is his first at Seton Hall and his assist is his third.
Kauschke's goal is his second of the season.
Vignir Petursson's goal is his second of the season. Both have been on penalty kicks.
Earlier this week, Seton Hall took a huge leap in the United Soccer Coaches top-25, going from No. 22 to No. 13. It is the largest in-season leap in the polls the Pirates have made since going from No. 24 to No. 13 in September 1998.
Thomas Sellwood (Sao Paolo, Brazil) was named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Monday.
Jensen was named BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week on Monday.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Friday, September 20 when it travels to Providence to begin BIG EAST Conference play. Game time is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.