Seton Hall Pirates men's soccer

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.

Seton Hall Pirates men's soccer
2022 Seton Hall Pirates men's soccer team
Founded1928; 96 years ago (1928)
UniversitySeton Hall University
Head coachAndreas Lindberg (6th season)
ConferenceBig East
LocationSouth Orange, New Jersey
StadiumOwen T. Carroll Field
(Capacity: 261)
NicknamePirates
ColorsBlue and white[1]
   
Home
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

Team honors

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Conference championships

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Records

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Coaching records

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Years Coach Pld. W L T Pct.
1928 Tom O’Connor 7 3 3 1 .500
1938, 1941 George Miele 8 0 7 1 .063
1939 Edmund Piasecki 8 3 2 3 .563
1940 Michael Stanish 4 0 3 1 .125
1946–55 Bill Garry 87 52 25 10 .655
1956–57 Frank Boccia 21 13 6 2 .667
1958–84 Nick Menza 355 106 225 24 .332
1985–87 Ed Kelly 59 40 13 6 .729
1988–2011 Manfred Schellscheidt 371 204 129 38 .601
2012–17 Gerson Echeverry 101 28 63 10 .327
2018– Andreas Lindberg 81 35 30 16 .531

Single-season records

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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.
Category Record holder Total
Points   Peter Matischak 57
Goals   Peter Matischak 23
Game-Winning Goals   Gerson Echeverry 6
Assists   Sacha Kljestan 15
Penalty Goals   Sacha Kljestan 6
Saves   Steve Armenti 5
Save Percentage   Nick Dell'Acqua 1.000
Goals Against Average   Boris Pardo 0.83
  • All-Time record: 449–476–47 (Through 2017 season)

NCAA Tournament history

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

Season Round Opponent Score
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 round Virginia 0–2
2004 First round Hofstra 1–2
2005 First round Hartwick 2–1
Second round Penn State 0–1
2020 Second round Air Force 2–1
Third Round Virginia Tech 2–2 PK
Quarterfinals Indiana 0–2
2022 First Round New Hampshire 1–2

References

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  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.
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