South Orange, NJ (September 6, 2004)Seton Hall's Matt Salotti scored two goals, as the Pirates shut out Manhattan, 3-0 on Monday afternoon at Owen T. Carroll Field. The Pirates, currently ranked 20th by Soccer America, stretched their unbeaten streak at home to 11 games, while improving to 2-0-1 on the year. The Jaspers have lost five straight in the series and fall to 1-1 on the season.
Seton Hall took the lead 14:21 into the game on the first of Salotti's two goals. Manhattan hung with Seton Hall through the rest of the first half and nearly tied the game right before the break when
Brian Lundy blasted a shot from the top of the box, but junior Boris Pardo made a jumping save to preserve a 1-0 cushion.
Salotti increased the lead to 2-0 when he picked up a loose ball off a corner kick and blasted it into the net from six yards away. The Pirates added an insurance goal when freshman Jon Lewandowski tallied his first collegiate goal.
Pardo made three saves for his second shutout of the year. The Jasper's
Collin Leaver, who led the nation in saves-per-game last year, made seven stops.
Manhattan returns to action on Saturday, September 11, when the Jaspers travel to Lexington, VA to take on the VMI Keydets at 4:00 p.m.
