Christian Battistesa

Height:
5-9
Weight:
154
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bound Brook, N.J.
High School:
Bound Brook

2013: Appeared in 17 matches logging 481 minutes played... Made his season debut against Drexel, logging 47 minutes of playing time in a 3-3 tie against the Dragons (9/1)... Entered the game as a substitute and played 48 minutes in a 5-4 double overtime win against Delaware (9/10)... Recorded Seton Hall[apos]s only shot on goal at George Mason (9/13)... Played 19 minutes in the conference opener at Providence (9/28)... Saw 33 minutes of action as a midfield substitution against No. 21 Butler (10/12)... Saw 21 minutes of action as a midfield substitution in a 3-0 win over NJIT (10/16)... Recorded a pair of shot attempts in 24 minutes of playing time at Xavier (10/23)... Came off the bench to play 30 minutes at midfield in a 3-2 win over No. 22 Creighton (10/26).

2012: One of three players to start all eighteen games as well as being third in the team in goals scored with two... Lasted the full 90 minutes in the back against Saint Peter[apos]s in the season opener (8/24)... Logged 90 minutes and helped anchor the defense in a 2-0 shutout victory over Army (8/27)... Played 90 minutes in the back against Princeton (8/31)... Started and played 73 minutes with a shot in a 2-1 overtime win against Rider (9/3)... Was in the backfield for 65 minutes at No. 15 Old Dominion (9/7)... Started as a defender against Virginia Commonwealth (9/9)... Helped anchor the Pirates[apos] defensive effort in a 1-0 win over No. 19 Monmouth by playing all 90 minutes in the backfield (9/14)... Scored the first goal of his career in a 2-1 victory at Delaware (9/19)... Started and played all 90 mintues in a 1-0 loss at Syracuse (9/22)... Scored his second goal of the season in the first half of a 2-1 win against Providence (10/3)... Tallied the first assist of his career and it came on the game-winner in a 4-1 win over Pittsburgh (10/6)... Had a team-high two shots, one on net, at No. 5 Marquette (10/20)... Played 81 minutes having two shots on goal against Villanova in the first round of the 2012 BIG EAST Tournament (11/1).

2011: Made 11 starts and 15 overall appearances for the Pirates... Made his first start of the season and played a season-high 99 minutes with two shots in the Pirates[apos] 0-0 tie with No. 1 Maryland (9/20)... Recorded a season-high three shots in 1-0 win over Columbia (9/27)... Had a shot on goal in 64 minutes of action against Princeton (10/4).

2010: Appeared in all 17 games, making 12 starts... Put two shots on goal in collegiate debut at Wake Forest (9/3)... Tallied first career assist in the first half against Monmouth (9/17)... Assisted on the lone-goal in a win over St. Peter[apos]s.

High School/Personal: Member of Red Bulls U18 Squad... Played varsity soccer at Bound Brook High School.