WASHINGTON – The No. 12 Georgetown University men's soccer team will host the Seton Hall University Pirates in a BIG EAST Conference contest on Friday.  The opening kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Shaw Field.  The Hoyas are currently 8-1-1 on the season and 2-0-1 in league play, while the Pirates are 5-4 overall and 2-1 in the BIG EAST.
 
Follow the Action

• The game will be broadcast live on Hoyavision ($) with alums Dan Helfrich and Tom Greaser calling the action, links can be found in the schedule online.  Live stats will also be available at GUHoyas.com.  Fans can follow the in game scoring on Twitter at @GUHoyasMSoccer.

 
About the Hoyas

• Georgetown is coming off of a 2-0 victory over Lehigh on Tuesday afternoon at Shaw Field.
• The Hoyas opened the scoring early as senior captain Achara had the ball fall to his feet and he fired to the far post to make it 1-0 in the 13th minute.  It marked Achara's first goal of the season in just his second game back from injury.
• In the 49th minute, junior Jacob Montes dribbled across the top of the box and fired past Will Smith for an unassisted goal, his fifth of the season, giving the Blue & Gray the 2-0 advantage.
• Georgetown outshot Lehigh 27-6 with 12 shots on goal to the Mountain Hawks' four.  The Hoyas took two corner kicks to Lehigh's six and sophomore Giannis Nikopolidis had four saves and the win.
• Junior captain Derek Dodson leads the team in scoring with 11 points on three goals and five assists.  He is followed by Montes with five goals for 10 points.
• Sophomore Zach Riviere is third on the team with four goals and one assist for nine points, while Paul Rothrock rounds out the top four with a goal and a squad-high six assists for eight points on the season.
• The Hoyas will play three games in seven days as the squad faced Lehigh on Tuesday and hosts Seton Hall on Friday.  On Monday, the Blue & Gray will make the short trip to College Park to take on the University of Maryland Terps in a 7 p.m. contest televised live on FS1.

 
About the Pirates

• Seton Hall has won four straight after a 3-1 victory over Fordham on Tuesday.
• A pair of second-half goals secured the win to mark the longest win streak since 2008.
• Stephen Elias leads the team with 10 points on four goals and two assists.
• The Hall sits tied for third place in the league right behind the Blue & Gray with six points.

 
Series with Seton Hall

• The Hoyas are 19-16-3 all-time against the Pirates and 10-7-1 at home.
• Last year, Georgetown downed Seton Hall 4-0 in New Jersey as Achara managed a pair of goals in the win.
• The last meeting on the Hilltop was a 3-0 Hoya victory as Christopher Lema scored two goals in the home victory.