Pirates Fall to Princeton in Non-Conference Return

Tuesday, September 23

South Orange, N.J.

6:56 PM

Seton Hall University

3-2-3, 1-0-0

Princeton

5-1-0, 0-0-0

Princeton

Seton Hall

9/24/2025 12:10:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Seton Hall men's soccer fell to Princeton 3-1 in its return to non-conference play at Owen T. Carroll Field on Tuesday night.

Both teams were mired in a scoreless first half before Princeton put a ball past the Pirates mere minutes before the halftime break. After receiving a red card, the Pirates evened things up in the early second half off an Aidan Tisony goal. The Tigers quickly responded with two goals, dashing any comeback hopes and handing the Pirates a 3-1 defeat.

With the loss, The Hall moves to 3-2-3 on the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED
As this New Jersey clash began, the Pirates found themselves on the back foot early. Despite recording the first shot, the Pirates were quickly met by a torrent of Tiger shots, forcing a pair of saves out of Matias Molina. In the ensuing counterattack, The Hall forced a pair of saves from Princeton's keeper, leaving the game still scoreless. With three minutes remaining before halftime, however, the Tigers scored the opening goal of the match after the visitors collected a throw-in and sent it careening to the far post. Now down 1-0 entering the break, the Pirates needed to regroup to find a response.

Coming out of the break, the Pirates' offense pressed heavily for an equalizer. After four corner kicks in the opening five minutes, Mikkel Lejbowicz forced the Tigers to make another save. However, the momentum would turn away from the Pirates in the 61st minute. After a poorly played ball presented an opportunity for Princeton to score, Konstantin Donalies attempted a tackle that took down the Tigers' attacking player just outside the box. After video review, the German defender was shown a red card and the Pirates were forced to play with ten men for the remainder of the match.

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— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) September 24, 2025

Despite the deficit on the scoreboard and the field, the Pirates continued to fight back. After drawing a corner kick in the 64th minute, midfielder Axel Berglund laced a ball into a crowded goal area. After glancing off of Agustin Resch's head, Aidan Tisony topped the ball into the net to tie the game at 1-1.

Even after drawing the game even, the Pirates' defense remained taxed by Princeton's vaunted attack. Not long, after a Princeton goal in the 66th minute, alongside one in the 78th minute, put the game out of reach and handed the Pirates a 3-1 loss.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Seton Hall was outshot by Princeton 15-10.
Both teams recorded six corner kicks.
Molina allowed more than two goals for the first time in his 22 career starts.
Tisony recorded his second goal of the season.
- This was also his second career goal.
Resch recorded his first career assist.
Berglund recorded his first assist of the season and fifth of his career.
Donalies received his second red card of the season.

NEWS & NOTES

Seton Hall moves to 3-2-3, while Princeton moves to 5-1-0.
The Hall now moves to 2-2-3 in non-conference play.
This was the Pirates' first home non-conference loss since October 29, 2019, when the Pirates lost to Army 2-1.
This was the first time The Hall allowed over two goals at home since October 6, 2021 when Seton Hall lost 4-2 to then No. 1 Georgetown.
With the loss, the Pirates move to 13-17-5 all-time against the Tigers, with the first match coming in 1986.

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action on Saturday, September 27 when the Pirates travel Milwaukee, Wis. to take on the Marquette Golden Eagles. Game time is scheduled for 8 p.m. EST and the match will be streamed on ESPN+.