Seton Hall Pirates men's soccer

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Seton Hall Pirates men's soccer
Soccerball current event.svg 2022 Seton Hall Pirates men's soccer team
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Founded1928;96 years ago (1928)
University Seton Hall University
Head coach Andreas Lindberg (6th season)
Conference Big East
Location South Orange, New Jersey
Stadium Owen T. Carroll Field
(Capacity: 261)
Nickname Pirates
ColorsBlue and white [1]
   
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Away
NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals
1988, 2020
NCAA Tournament Round of 16
1988, 2001, 2020
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1988, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2005, 2020
NCAA Tournament appearances
1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2020, 2022
Conference Tournament championships
1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2020
Conference Regular Season championships
1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991

The Seton Hall Pirates men's soccer team represents Seton Hall University in all NCAA Division I men's college soccer competitions. The program was founded in 1928, and currently competes in the Big East Conference. Seton Hall is currently coached by Andreas Lindberg and play their home matches at Owen T. Carroll Field in South Orange, New Jersey.

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Team honors

Conference championships

Records

Coaching records

YearsCoachPld.WLTPct.
1928Tom O’Connor7331.500
1938, 1941George Miele8071.063
1939Edmund Piasecki8323.563
1940Michael Stanish4031.125
1946–55Bill Garry87522510.655
1956–57Frank Boccia211362.667
1958–84Nick Menza35510622524.332
1985–87 Ed Kelly 5940136.729
1988–2011 Manfred Schellscheidt 37120412938.601
2012–17 Gerson Echeverry 101286310.327
2018– Andreas Lindberg 81353016.531

Single-season records

Statistics below show the all-time program leaders. [2]

Sacha Kljestan holds the program record for most penalty kick goals and assists by a Seton Hall player. SKljestan.jpg
Sacha Kljestan holds the program record for most penalty kick goals and assists by a Seton Hall player.
CategoryRecord holderTotal
Points Flag of the United States.svg Peter Matischak57
Goals Flag of the United States.svg Peter Matischak23
Game-Winning Goals Flag of the United States.svg Gerson Echeverry 6
Assists Flag of the United States.svg Sacha Kljestan 15
Penalty Goals Flag of the United States.svg Sacha Kljestan 6
Saves Flag of the United States.svg Steve Armenti5
Save Percentage Flag of the United States.svg Nick Dell'Acqua1.000
Goals Against Average Flag of the United States.svg Boris Pardo0.83

NCAA Tournament history

Seton Hall has appeared in 13 NCAA Tournaments. Their most recent performance came in 2022. Their combined NCAA record is 8–13–0. [3]

SeasonRoundOpponentScore
1986 Second round Penn State 0–2 OT
1987 Second round Rutgers 1–2
1988 Second round LIU 5–2
Quarterfinals Indiana 1–3
1990 First round Columbia 0–2
1991 First round Adelphi 1–1 PK
Second round Yale 3–4 2OT
1992 First round Hartford 2–0
Second round Dartmouth 3–4
2001 First round Coastal Carolina 2–1
Second round Virginia 1–0
Third round Fairleigh Dickinson 0–1
2002 First round Penn 0–1 OT
2003 First roundVirginia0–2
2004 First round Hofstra 1–2
2005 First round Hartwick 2–1
Second roundPenn State0–1
2020 Second round Air Force 2–1
Third Round Virginia Tech 2–2 PK
Quarterfinals Indiana 0–2
2022 First RoundNew Hampshire1–2

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References

  1. "Athletics Communications". SHUPirates.com. July 10, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  2. 2019 Seton Hall Men's Soccer Record Book (PDF) (91st ed.). South Orange, NJ: Seton Hall University. August 28, 2019. p. 20. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  3. "NCAA Soccer: Men's Championship Brackets" (PDF). NCAA. January 23, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.