Pirates Fight To Scoreless Draw Against No. 21 Penn

Friday, September 5

South Orange, N.J.

6:56 PM

Seton Hall University

1-1-2, 0-0-0

Penn

1-0-1, 0-0-0

Penn

Seton Hall

Pirates Fight To Scoreless Draw Against No. 21 Penn

9/6/2025 12:15:00 AM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – Despite earning a penalty kick in the final minutes, Seton Hall men's soccer collected a 0-0 draw against the No. 21 Penn Quakers at a crowded Owen T. Carroll Field on Friday night.

In the first half, both teams presented scoring opportunities that the opposing keepers and strong defenses quelled. The Pirates' offense found multiple opportunities in transition during the second half but was unable to capitalize on any of them. In the final minutes, a Seton Hall penalty kick was saved by the Quakers, nullifying The Hall's best offensive chance of the night. Unable to find an answer in the aftermath, the match ended in a draw.

With the tie, The Hall moves to 1-1-2 on the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Aside from an early attacking chance from Nico Rubio, both sides struggled to find an offensive chance in the opening ten minutes of the match. Eventually, the Quakers gained an extra bit of momentum and forced the Pirates' defense to tighten up.

The Pirates' strong defense was tested in the 31st minute when Matias Molina saved a ball over the crossbar in the aftermath of a Penn set piece. After that moment, neither side could find another great chance for the remainder of the half, and both teams went into the break scoreless.

31' | Molina with a ✨ magical ✨ stop to keep things scoreless!#HALLin🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/R01NrE6pD3
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) September 5, 2025

The second half began similarly to the first, as both teams quietly probed for defensive weaknesses for the first 10 minutes. The pace ratcheted up after a Penn chance in the 59th minute, however.not long after, Hugo Gerbore was served a pair of chances to score in both the 69th and 77th minutes. Despite those chances, a foul in the box and a save by Penn's goalkeeper kept the Pirates scoreless with 20 minutes left.

In the 80th minute, the Pirates launched another salvo of shots at the Quakers' goalie, but nothing found its way between the posts to break the stalemate. A final chance arose for the Pirates, however, in the 88th minute. After Rubio was fouled in the box, the Pirates were given a penalty kick with a chance to take the lead with mere minutes on the clock. Agustin Resch stepped to the spot to take the penalty, sending it to the nearside post in an effort to test the keeper. Penn's goalie stood on his head, however, barely knocking Resch's ball out for a Pirates corner. Despite pushing in the final moments, The Hall could not find that elusive goal, ending the match in a draw.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Seton Hall outshot Penn 12-7.
The Pirates logged two corner kicks to the Quakers' seven.
Rubio tied his career high mark of two shots.
Thomas Sellwood logged a career high mark with two shots.
Molina registered his second clean sheet of the season and ninth of his career.

NEWS & NOTES

Seton Hall moves to 1-1-2, while Penn moves to 1-0-1.
The Hall now moves to 1-1-2 on non-conference play.
This was the 18th matchup all-time against the Quakers, with the first match coming in 1990.
The Pirates now hold a 12-3-3 record all-time against Penn

UP NEXT
Seton Hall will return to action of Thursday, September 11 when Sacred Heart travel to South Orange to take on the Pirates at Owen T. Carroll Field. Game time is scheduled for 6:56 p.m and the match will be streamed on ESPN+.