Swimming sweeps Rider to open season
By Staff Writer | Oct. 28, 2010The Seton Hall swimming and diving teams swept Rider University in their season opener Friday afternoon in Lawrenceville, N.J.
The Seton Hall swimming and diving teams swept Rider University in their season opener Friday afternoon in Lawrenceville, N.J.
The college basketball season is just two weeks away from officially starting, and with practices already under way, the coaches of teams in the Big East are looking at experience to lead their team.
The Pirates dropped back to back road contests over the weekend, falling to St. John's and Syracuse.
The men's soccer team lost their fifth straight game on Tuesday, falling at home against Notre Dame 3-1, dropping their Big East record to 1-5 and their overall record to 3-10-1.
The Seton Hall volleyball team was just one set from victory, but ultimately fell to in-state rival Rutgers 3-2 (25-22, 25-11, 19-25, 20-25, 13-15) on Friday.
The common feeling among most players and coaches at the 2010 Big East Media Day echoed the sentiment that many college basketball fans already agree on: the Big East is the most competitive basketball conference in the nation.
The women's volleyball team split their weekend games against Big East opponent Villanova and NJIT in the team's final nonconference match of the season. The weekend split put the team's record at 8-13 overall and 2-3 in the Big East.
The men's soccer team continued to struggle against the Georgetown Hoyas on Oct. 13, losing 6-0 in their worst loss since the 2007 season and extending their losing streak to three games.
The Seton Hall women's soccer team continued their losing ways this past weekend as they failed to defeat No. 5 Notre Dame and DePaul on the road. The pair of losses adds on to what is now a five game losing streak.
Jon Rothstein, talk show host on 1050 ESPN Radio and College Basketball Insider on the MSG Network, has ranked Seton Hall University sixth in his Big East Preseason Power Rankings.
On Sunday, the Pirates were edged in a five set loss to Pittsburgh (23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 19-25, 17-19), including the Hall holding off five match points before the Panthers ended the match, dropping the Pirates record to 8-11 overall and 2-2 in the Big East.
Coming to Seton Hall to be a part of the track and field team, senior Erica Fitzpatrick has found herself on the women's golf team.
The women's soccer team lost their third straight Big East game with graduate Angelika Johansson scoring two goals for the Huskies defeating the Pirates 3-0 dropping their record to 6-6 overall and 2-3 in the Big East.
The Seton Hall men's soccer team came back from a two goal deficit in the second half to force overtime at Princeton, but lost Tuesday night, 3-2.
Freshman women's basketball player Nicosia Henry sustained a bullet to the foot early Saturday morning when a gunman opened fire at a house party in East Orange after being denied admittance.
Athletic Director Joe Quinlan's five year career at Seton Hall has come to an end.
Just about seven months removed from his dismissal as head coach of the Seton Hall Men's Basketball program, Bobby Gonzalez is once again in the basketball world.
The women's soccer team split their two games over the weekend, losing at No. 15 Georgetown 2-0 on Sunday afternoon after defeating Villanova 3-0 at Owen T. Carroll field on Friday night.
The women's volleyball team defeated the Louisville Cardinals 3-2 (25-20, 25-21, 19-25, 17-25, 15-13) for the team's first Big East win of the season and first victory over Louisville in program history.
The men's soccer 1-0 victory over St. Peter's on Sept. 28 snapped a three-game losing streak for the Pirates and improved their record to 2-5-1 on the season.