DePaul Edged by Villanova, 1-0

Saturday, September 29

Villanova, Pa.

12:00 P.M. CT

DePaul University

4-6, 1-2

Villanova

6-3-1, 1-2

DEPAUL

Villanova Wildcats

9/29/2018 12:54:00 PM | MEN'S SOCCER

Box Score

The Cats scored with just 15 minutes left

CHICAGO - DePaul fell to Villanova in their third BIG EAST match of the season, 1-0, in Villanova, Pa. on Saturday afternoon. The Blue Demons move to 4-6-0 on the season and 1-2-0 in conference play.

DePaul would outshoot Villanova, 12-9 putting 5 of those on goal. Sophomore Drew Nuelle would make one save per period but let one slip past him in the 75th minute. Kian Zapata scored his first career goal for the Wildcats.

Senior captain Harry Hilling and junior forward Zach El-Shafei would each tally two shots on goal while freshman Matthew Brickman made his first career appearance as a Blue Demon.

Key Numbers
39...Minutes Matthew Brickman played in his first career appearance for DePaul.
12…Number of shots made by the Blue Demons.
2...Saves made by Drew Nuelle today, SOG from Harry Hilling and Zach El-Shafei

Up Next
DePaul returns back to Wish Field after a two week road swing and host Seton Hall on Saturday, October 6 at 1:00 p.m.

Quick Scouting the Pirates (4-2-1, 1-1-0)
Seton Hall won their most recent BIG EAST contest over Marquette, 2-0, on Sept. 22. Their penultimate nonconference game against Fordham was canceled. CJ Tibbling leads the offense with four goals and two game-winners. Their offense is averaging 1.29 goals per game and goalie Andreas Nota posts a 0.95 GAAvg and has notched 28 saves on the season.

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