Seton Hall has surpassed its expected Big East finish every year of the Bobby Gonzalez era. Now for the 2009-2010 season, a similar jump could place the Pirates within reach of being a part of March Madness for the first time since the 2005-2006 season.
Despite a full off season, early Big East projections look the same as they were last October.
It's been over a month since the men's soccer team left the field in victory.
Redshirt freshman Stephanie Soma's goal in the 86th minute of Saturday's game against Syracuse saved the Pirates from dropping their sixth straight Big East game and led the Pirates to a 2-1 victory on Senior Day.
The women's soccer team remains winless in conference play after losing their fourth consecutive game to No. 8 Notre Dame on Oct. 11.
The men's soccer team snapped a four game losing streak with a double-overtime scoreless tie against Marquette on Saturday night, Oct.10.
The volleyball team lost all three sets on Friday, Oct. 9, in Pennsylvania as they were swept at Villanova, 25-23, 25-16, 25-1.
In this season alone, goalkeeper Paul McHenry is leading the Big East in goals against average and is helping the Pirates defeat top teams in the nation.
The women's soccer team was defeated twice this past weekend, falling to the University of South Florida, 1-0, and Marquette, 3-0.
The Pirates' went on the road this weekend and left with a 2-2 Big East record after losing to Syracuse on Sunday, 1-3, and defeating Marquette, 3-1, on Friday.
Down one run in the top of the seventh inning, the Pirates hit back-to-back home runs to defeat Caldwell College and win the Seton Hall Tournament on University Day.
The Georgetown Hoyas scored two late goals to beat the men's soccer team 2-1 on Wednesday, extending the Hall's losing streak to four.
The women's soccer team tied Georgetown, 1-1, at Owen T. Carroll Field, on Sunday. It brought the team to a 4-5-1 record on the year.
Volleyball has been a constant influence in the life of Seton Hall's Allie Matters. Both her aunt and uncle played at the collegiate level for West Virginia and Penn State respectively and her mother played in high school.
The Pirates dropped two consecutive Big East matches at home over the weekend to Villanova, 4-1, and Rutgers, 2-1, leaving their record at 4-4-1 on the season and 1-2-1 in conference play.
With the upcoming open house this weekend, I started thinking about what it means to be a part of the Seton Hall community.
The tennis team was dropped from championship contention after losing in first round of the West Point Eastern Tennis Invitational this weekend.
The volleyball team opened Big East conference play this past weekend and split the first two games at home.
The Pirates tied Georgetown with a final score of 1-1 at Owen T. Carroll Field on Sunday.
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