WASHINGTON - The No. 17 Georgetown University men's soccer team blanked the Seton Hall University Pirates 2-0 on Saturday afternoon in a BIG EAST Conference matchup at Shaw Field. With the win, the Hoyas improve to 7-3-4 overall and 4-1 in BIG EAST play, while the Pirates drop 9-3-1 on the year and 2-2-1 in the league.
 
Head Coach Brian Wiese

• "It was a really good performance by the guys, we're happy to get another shutout. Obviously the red card changed the dynamic of the game, but we didn't concede a lot of chances against a really talented team so we'll take three really important points and now look forward to Villanova on Wednesday."

How it Happened

• Georgetown dominated the possession early, as the Hoyas went down the sidelines looking to attack the Pirate defense.
• The Hoyas had a flurry of shots from close range, just 20 minutes into the contest as SHU keeper Matias Molina came up with a pair of saves to keep it scoreless.
• The game was physical as one of the Pirates received his second yellow card in just the 22nd minute resulting in SHU playing a man down the remainder of the contest.
• The first goal for the Blue & Gray came in the 32nd minute when a shot from Eric Howard was saved. The rebound went to Cole Parete who found Jack Heaps near the post who sent it back in to put the Hoyas on top 1-0 which would stand at the half.
• Despite the man down, Seton Hall looked to equalize early in the second, however, a second Hoya goal quieted the attack.
• In the 57th minute, the Hoyas were able to put another on the scoreboard when a long pass from Joe Buck found a streaking Marlon Tabora who got ahead of the defense. He was 1v1 with Molina and shot to the near post to make it 2-0.
• From that point on, GU dominated the contest resulting in the 2-0 final.

Of Note

• Georgetown outshot Seton Hall, 17-2, and had eight shots on goal to the Pirates' one.
• The Hoyas were awarded two corners to SHU's two as well.
• Manske took the win and shutout in the net with one save in the game, while Molina had six.
• This marked GU's ninth shutout of the season, as the squad has only given up eight goals on the year.

Up Next

• The Hoyas will hit the road to take on the Villanova University Wildcats Wednesday afternoon in Villanova, Pennsylvania.
• The opening kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m..
• The game will be broadcasted live on the BIG EAST Digital Network on FloSports.
• Live stats will be available on GUHoyas.com.