Pirates Rally For Epic Comeback Win At Princeton

Thursday, September 7

Princeton, NJ

4 p.m.

Seton Hall University

2-2-1

Princeton

0-2-1

OT 1

OT 2

Seton Hall

Princeton

9/7/2017 8:49:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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PRINCETON, N.J. – Down three goals with barely a half hour to play, the Seton Hall men's soccer team (2-2-1) stormed back for an improbable 4-3 double overtime victory at Princeton (0-2-1) on Thursday afternoon. Andres Arcila (Cartagena, Colombia) had a hand in every score for the Pirates with two goals and two assists, including the game-winner via a direct free kick in the 105^th minute.

Princeton took a 1-0 lead to the break with a goal late in the first and added two more early in the second, expanding its edge to 3-0 in the 51^st minute. Marco Neves (Tracy, Calif.) got The Hall's rally started with his first goal of the season in the 58^th minute, before Arcila tallied to cut the lead to one in the 67^th minute.

Turning Points
Down 3-2 in the waning moments of regulation, Jonathan Jimenez (Cape Coral, Fla.) made a run deep into Princeton territory before being taken down just wide of the penalty area. With six seconds left on the clock, Arcila swung in a free kick that was deflected by Nick Najera (Laguna Hills, Calif.) before Spencer Burkhardt (Palmyra, Pa.) jammed it past the Princeton keeper for an equalizer at 89:57 to force extra time.

After a scoreless first overtime period, both teams had prime chances for a winner in the second extra period with the Pirates converting the latter. Princeton generated a free kick in the 104^th minute, setting up a blast from outside the area that was blocked by the Pirate defenders and cleared. Less than a minute later Jose Andres Veizaga (Santa Cruz, Bolivia) drew a foul at the top edge of the box. Arcila stepped up for the free kick and lofted a perfect chip into the left side netting to finish off the comeback with a golden goal winner.

Goals
45^th – PU – James Reiner finished Cole Morokovich pass from touchline
47^th – PU – Jeremy Colvin dribbled 22 yards and scored
51^st – PU – Colvin forced keeper out and centered for Reiner in front
59^th – SHU – Corner from Arcila (2) to Juan Camilo Abella (1), redirected to heel of Neves (1) for finish
67^th – SHU – Arcila (2) beat defender after long run up left flank and feed from Jimenez (2)
90^th – SHU – Free kick from Arcila (3), headed by Najera (1) to foot of Burkhardt (2) at left post
105^th – SHU – Direct free kick from 20 yards out by Arcila (3) into left side

Inside The Numbers

The two sides combined for 40 shots, with PU holding a slight 21-19 edge
Seton Hall finished with a 9-7 edge in shots on goal
Elliot Munford (Auckland, New Zealand) made four saves and improved to 2-1 on the year
Princeton finished with a slight 4-2 edge in corner kicks
Arcila led The Hall with five shots, followed by Neves with four

News and Notes

The Pirates improve to 12-15-5 all-time against the Tigers, snapping an nine-match losing streak in the series
The Hall's last victory in the series, in 2007, also came by a score of 4-3
Arcila's six-point effort is the best by a Pirate since Andrew Welker notched at trick at Stony Brook in 2009
In its last two matches, The Hall has scored seven goals and recorded 34 shots
Jimenez has recorded an assist in back-to-back matches
The goal for Neves was his first as a Pirate, while Camilo Abella and Najera each notched their first career assists

What's Ahead
The Pirates are back in action Sunday, visiting Penn for a 7 p.m. kick-off.