Pirates find European pipeline
By Staff Writer | November 8It might be 3,334 miles between the Canary Islands in Spain and Seton Hall, but for four basketball players who trained there, the Hall has become home.
It might be 3,334 miles between the Canary Islands in Spain and Seton Hall, but for four basketball players who trained there, the Hall has become home.
With the 2012-13 men's basketball season starting up tomorrow, our student body is about to witness some Pirate treasure. Following a 2011-12 campaign in which the Pirates logged a 21-13 record, with an 8-10 record in Big East play, the Pirates look to build off a strong season.
The cross country season came to an end last week when the women's and men's teams traveled to Cortland Park in the Bronx for the Big East Championship, where the women's team finished in 14th place, their highest finish in eight years, and the men finished in 14th for the fourth consecutive year.
The men's soccer team will make its 22nd all-time appearance in the Big East Championship and its first since 2007, despite losing its final six games.
Sophomore diver Ben Mitchell has broken two records in just as many meets this season, one he previously set last year and one that has stood since 2006.
With the season winding down, the volleyball team is fighting for its spot in the upcoming Big East Championship. The Pirates (17-7, 5-6) have four-regular season games left on their schedule, but none bigger than the one this Saturday, Nov. 3, against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
The volleyball team lost 3-2 in Connecticut after forcing the Huskies into a fifth set on Sunday afternoon.
In a season full of ups and downs, the reoccurring theme for the Seton Hall women's soccer team revolved around one word: resilience.
The tennis team wrapped up its fall season over the weekend at the ITA Regionals, where they sent four members and failed to win a matchup.
The men's basketball team blew out the Wilmington Wildcats in their first exhibition game, 113-72, on Saturday night in Walsh Gymnasium.
The women's golf team wrapped up its fall season with a second-place finish at the Lehigh University Invitational, falling one stroke short of champion Princeton.
Junior Ashley Clarke wrote her name into the women's soccer record book this season. Clarke tied Seton Hall Athletics Hall of Famer Kelly Smith's single-season assist record, accumulating eight assists during 19 games this season.
The regular season comes to an end Saturday afternoon for the men's soccer team in Washington, D.C., where the Pirates will take on the Georgetown Hoyas for the second consecutive time.
The men's soccer team struggled to execute on offense, losing 2-0 to the No. 6 Georgetown Hoyas at Owen T. Carroll Field on Wednesday afternoon, falling to 6-10 overall and 2-5 in the Big East Conference.
Sophomore guard Aaron Cosby will miss up to six weeks due to a sprained PCL.
Sophomore guard Aaron Cosby will miss up to four weeks due to a sprained PCL according to Jerry Carino. The injury occurs with just three weeks until the Pirates' opening game against UMKC on Nov. 9, leaving Cosby's status for the game questionable.
The men's soccer team was shut out on the road by the No. 5 Marquette Golden Eagles, 2-0, on Saturday afternoon.
The women's soccer team dropped the final game of the season to in-state rivals Rutgers,2-0, on Friday.
Shelbey Manthorpe recorded her seventh triple-double of the season as the volleyball team won a close match against Rutgers in five sets, 3-2, tying their wins from last season.
The men's soccer team started their final four game stretch, all against top 10 ranked opponents with a 4-0 loss to the University of Connecticut, Wednesday night at Joseph J. Morrone stadium.