St. John's University Athletics
St. John's Set To Open BIG EAST Play
9/17/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Sept. 17, 2009
QUEENS, N.Y. - The No. 15/15 St. John's men's soccer team opens defense of its BIG EAST Red Division regular season title with a pair of BIG EAST games at Belson Stadium this weekend. The Red Storm hosts Georgetown at 8 p.m. on Sept. 18 and welcomes Seton Hall at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 20. Both contests will feature GameTracker as well as live video available at www.RedStormSports.com. The St. John's women host Syracuse at 5 p.m. on Sept. 18 in the first part of a Red Storm soccer double header at Belson Stadium.
Stat Of The Week
123-30-13: St. John's record in BIG EAST play since head coach Dr. Dave Masur took the helm in 1991.
Inside The Series With Georgetown
- This will be the 26th meeting in a series that began in 1985. The teams have not met, however, since a 5-2 Red Storm win on Sept. 10, 2006.
- St. John's leads the series 18-4-3, including a 7-1-2 mark at home.
- The Red Storm is 5-0-1 in the series since 2000, outscoring the Hoyas 11-2.
Scouting The Hoyas
- Georgetown is 3-1-1 on the year and has recorded three-straight shutout victories.
- Seth C'deBaca paces the offense with three goals and one assist, while Chandler Diggs has two goals and one assist.
- Mark Wilbur and Matthew Brutto have each posted two shutouts and have combined to post a 0.38 goals against average.
- A third team All-BIG EAST selection in 2008, Len Coleman anchors the defensive unit.
Inside The Series With Seton Hall
- This will be the 34th meeting in a series that began in 1979.
- St. John's leads the series 20-11-2, including a 10-3-2 mark at home.
- The Red Storm is 6-2-1, and 4-0-1 at home, since the 2000 season.
Scouting The Pirates
- Seton Hall is 3-2-0 this season and has won two-straight games.
- Coming off of a hat trick against Stony Brook, Andrew Welker leads the offense with five goals and one assist.
- Dritan Sela has two goals and two assists and Brayan Martinez, a 2008 first team All-BIG EAST honoree, has two assists.
- Paul McHenry has one shutout and a 1.60 goals against average in five starts in goal.
Home, Sweet Home
- With a 1-1 draw against Stony Brook in the season's home opener, St. John's extended its home-unbeaten streak to 14 games.
- Including a 12-0-0 home record in 2008, the Red Storm is 12-0-2 at Belson Stadium dating back to a 2-2 draw with Seton Hall on Nov. 7, 2007.
- From Oct. 13, 1995 to Sept. 5, 1998, St. John's posted a school-record 25-game home unbeaten streak.
