2020 Seton Hall Pirates men's soccer team

2020 Seton Hall Pirates men's soccer
2020 Seton Hall Pirates men's soccer
Big East tournament champions
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Big East Conference
U. Soc. Coaches poll	No. 11
Record	9–1–3 (5–1–2 Big East)
Head coach	Andreas Lindberg (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Jeff Matteo (3rd season); Ali Simmons (2nd season); Dan Solli (2nd season);
Home stadium	Lorenz Field
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

The 2020 Seton Hall Pirates men's soccer team represented Seton Hall University during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season and the 2020 Big East Conference men's soccer season. The 2020 season was Andreas Lindberg's third year as head coach for the program.

2020 Big East Conference men's soccer standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
East
No. 5 Georgetown +	7	–	0	–	2	9	–	2	–	2
No. 9 Seton Hall ‡	5	–	1	–	2	10	–	2	–	3
Providence	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
St. John's	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Villanova	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
UConn	0	–	6	–	1	1	–	6	–	1
Midwest
No. 14 Marquette +	5	–	1	–	1	8	–	2	–	2
Creighton	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Butler	4	–	2	–	2	4	–	6	–	2
DePaul	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	5	–	2
Xavier	0	–	5	–	1	3	–	7	–	1


‡ – 2020 Big East Tournament champion + – Also invited to the 2020 NCAA tournament As of May 28, 2021 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

Seton Hall won the Big East Conference Men's Soccer Tournament for the first time since 1992, and qualified for the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament for the first time since 2005.

Background

Seton Hall finished the 2019 season with a 6–9–1 (3–5–1) record. They did not qualify for the Big East or NCAA Tournaments.

On August 12, 2020, the Big East Conference suspended all fall sports including men's soccer, with plans to reconvene in the spring of 2021.^[1]

On November 4, 2020, the NCAA approved a plan for college soccer to be played in the spring.^[2]

February 17, 2021 Nonconference	NJIT	3–3 (a.e.t.)	Seton Hall	Newark, NJ
3:00 p.m. EST		Report		Stadium: J. Malcolm Simon Stadium

February 20, 2021 Nonconference	Seton Hall	1–0	La Salle	South Orange, NJ
3:00 p.m. EST		Report		Stadium: Owen T. Carroll Field

February 24, 2021 Nonconference	Seton Hall	2–0	Fairleigh Dickinson	South Orange, NJ
6:30 p.m. EST		Report		Stadium: Owen T. Carroll Field

February 27, 2021 Big East 1	Seton Hall	1–0	St. John's	South Orange, NJ
3:00 p.m. EST		Report		Stadium: Owen T. Carroll Field

March 3, 2021 Big East 2	Georgetown	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Seton Hall	Washington, DC
2:00 p.m. EST		Report		Stadium: Shaw Field

March 6, 2021 Big East 3	UConn	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Seton Hall	Storrs, CT
2:00 p.m. EST		Report		Stadium: Morrone Stadium

March 10, 2021 Big East 4	Seton Hall	1–0	Villanova	South Orange, NJ
6:30 p.m. EDT		Report		Stadium: Owen T. Carroll Field

March 13, 2021 Big East 5	Seton Hall	1–0	Providence	South Orange, NJ
3:00 p.m. EDT		Report		Stadium: Owen T. Carroll Field

March 17, 2021 Big East 6	St. John's	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Seton Hall	Queens, NY
6:00 p.m. EDT		Report		Stadium: Belson Stadium

March 20, 2021 Big East 7	Seton Hall	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Georgetown	South Orange, NJ
3:00 p.m. EDT		Report		Stadium: Owen T. Carroll Field

March 27, 2021 Big East 8	Seton Hall	1–0	UConn	South Orange, NJ
1:00 p.m. EDT		Report		Stadium: Owen T. Carroll Field

April 3, 2021 Big East 9	Villanova	Cancelled	Seton Hall	Villanova, PA
3:00 p.m. EDT		Report		Stadium: Higgins Soccer Complex
Note: Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols

April 10, 2021 Big East 10	Providence	Cancelled	Seton Hall	Providence, RI
12:00 p.m. EDT		Report		Stadium: Anderson Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols

April 15, 2021 Semifinals	^(MW1) Marquette	1–4	^(E2) Seton Hall	Washington, DC
3:30 p.m. EDT		Report		Stadium: Shaw Field

April 17, 2021 Final	^(E1) Georgetown	1–2	^(E2) Seton Hall	Washington, DC
3:30 p.m. EDT		Report		Stadium: Shaw Field

May 2, 2021 (2021-05-02) Second round	Seton Hall	2–1	Air Force	Matthews, North Carolina
8:00 p.m. EDT	JP Martin 63' CJ Tibbling 88'	Report	74' Tristan Trager	Stadium: Matthews Sportsplex Attendance: 135

May 6, 2021 (2021-05-06) Third round	Seton Hall	2–2 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Virginia Tech	Cary, North Carolina
9:00 p.m. EDT	Maurice Williams 44' Andrea Borg 80'	Report	13', 55' Nick Blacklock	Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 132
	Penalties
	Johannes Pex Camil Koreichi CJ Tibbling James Boote JP Marin Andrea Borg Eden O'Leary Andreas Nota		Sivert Haugli Nick Blacklock Landon Ameres Zane Bubb Camron Joice Camron Lennon Andrew Weber Chris Little

May 10, 2021 (2021-05-10) Quarterfinals	Indiana	2–0	Seton Hall	Cary, North Carolina
5:00 p.m. EDT	Ryan Wittenbrink 43' Thomas Warr 57'	Report		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park Attendance: 68