DeJesus Scores Brace in Draw with Seton Hall on Rainy Senior Day, 2-2

Sunday, September 29

Queens, N.Y. (Belson Stadium)

1 p.m.

St. John's University

5-2-4, 0-1-2

Seton Hall

3-6-3, 0-1-2

Seton Hall

St. John's (NY)

DeJesus Scores Brace in Draw with Seton Hall on Rainy Senior Day, 2-2

9/29/2024 3:48:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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Nine seniors were honored prior to the match

QUEENS, N.Y.– On Senior Day, Jailene DeJesus scored a pair of goals as the St. John's women's soccer team battled Seton Hall to a 2-2 draw at Belson Stadium.

DeJesus scored a career-high two goals on a rainy Sunday afternoon in a span of 6:36 to put the Red Storm up two in the first half. The Pirates scored a pair of goals in the second half including an equalizer with just 4:39 remaining to salvage a draw in Queens.

DeJesus' brace marked a career-high for the Wyomissing, Pa. product. Over the last five games, the midfielder has recorded four goals and two assists (10 points).

Nora Basile and Lauryn Tran tallied assists on DeJesus' second goal of the game. The reigning BIG EAST Freshman of the Week Basile has now tallied a goal and two assists over the last three fixtures. Tran's acrobatic helper marked her first of the season.

Malene Nielsen and Kayla Bower combined for six saves in net, three in each half.

Prior to the game, the program honored nine seniors- Jailene DeJesus, Jordyn Levy, Nicole Multer, Alyssa O'Brien, Malene Nielsen, Megan Sical, Athina Sofroniou, Alex Taylor and Lauryn Tran for their contributions to the women's soccer program.

DeJesus opened up the scoring after she had won possession fired a strike that was blocked. The midfielder tracked down the loose ball and tucked the strike into the near post for an unassisted tally to take a 1-0 advantage in the 19^th minute.

Just seven minutes later, Basile played a cross into the opposite side of the box that found Tran, who leaped into the air and played a beautiful volley right in front of the goal where DeJesus took it out of the air and directed a strike over the goalkeeper and into the back-of-the-net.

The Red Storm went into the locker room with a two-goal advantage, 2-0.

In the second half, Seton Hall (3-6-3, 0-1-2 BIG EAST) shifted the momentum and trimmed the deficit in half in the 64^th minute with a goal from Olivia Beauvois, 2-1.

Nielsen made a trio of saves to keep the Pirates off the board as the visitors recorded 11 shots in the latter half. Until a corner kick in the 86^th minute where Megan Twomey headed home a cross from Natalie Tavana to knot the scoreline, 2-2.

St. John's will be back at Belson Stadium on Thursday night for its annual Pink Game when it hosts Marquette at 7 p.m.