S. ORANGE, N.J. – Seton Hall University (4-1-1) scored twice in each half to hand the Fairleigh Dickinson University (4-5-0) men's soccer team a 4-1 loss today in a battle of intra-state rivals.  Phil Swenda scored twice, including the game-winner, for the Pirates who were ranked 11th in the nation two weeks ago.

Swenda gave Seton Hall a 1-0 lead at the 23:31 mark as he connected on a bicycle kick after Knights' goalkeeper Vytautas Lenkutis (Vilnius, Lithuania) had made two straight point blank saves, but Swenda found the net on the third.  The Knights responded just four minutes and nine seconds later when Sergio Riquelme (Montreal, Quebec) blasted a direct kick from about 30 yards out into the upper left corner to knot the game at 1-1.  Seton Hall got a late first half goal from Swenda to head into the break with a 2-1 advantage.

After the break the Pirates quickly went up 3-1 on a header by Luke Serafin in the 48th minute.  They added one more in the 84th minute to seal the game at 4-1.

Lenkutis finished the game with nine saves, including several point blank shots to keep the Knights in striking distance.  Alex McDonald made three stops for Seton Hall.

"The first half was like a chess match," said Knights' head coach Seth Roland. "Our tactics were okay, we were organized and solid.  Then they got a goal, we came right back and then gave one back.  We let in a soft goal at the start of the second half, had some opportunities with about 10 minutes to go and then they got another.  We learned some things today and hopefully we'll benefit from them in the future."

The Knights will return to action on Sunday, September 30, when they travel to take on Monmouth at 2:30 p.m. in a key Northeast Conference contest.

                            Soccer Box Score (Final)
                          Seton Hall University Soccer
      Fairleigh Dickinson vs Seton Hall (Sep 26, 2001 at South Orange, NJ)

Fairleigh Dickinson (4-5) vs.                     Goals by period       1  2  Tot
Seton Hall (4-1-1)                                -------------------------------
Date: Sep 26, 2001  Attendance: 300               Fairleigh Dickinson.  1  0 -  1
Weather: 60 degrees, sunny and cool               Seton Hall..........  2  2 -  4

Fairleigh Dickinson                            Seton Hall
Pos. ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A     Pos. ## Player                Sh SOG  G  A
------------------------------------------     ------------------------------------------
GK   1  Vytautas Lenkutis...   -   -  -  -     GK   0  Alex McDonald.......   -   -  -  -
     2  Aaron Paye..........   -   -  -  -          3  Ryan McGowan........   5   4  -  1
     3  Brian Scott.........   -   -  -  -          4  Brian Ruth..........   3   1  -  1
     4  Eugene Ferrara......   1   -  -  -          5  Jerrod Laventure....   -   -  -  -
     5  Sergio Riquelme.....   2   2  1  -          7  Luke Serafin........   3   2  1  -
     6  Johnny David........   1   -  -  -          8  Phil Swenda.........   4   3  2  -
     7  Eric Brandt.........   -   -  -  -          11 Greg Strohmann......   3   3  1  1
     8  Dirceu Hurtado......   2   -  -  -          12 Ryan Witt...........   -   -  -  -
     16 Joe DiBuono.........   -   -  -  -          14 Luke Vercollone.....   1   -  -  -
     20 Taffarie Laing......   1   -  -  -          15 Mark Pedreiras......   -   -  -  -
     21 Matthieu Savaria....   -   -  -  -          19 Alim Ibragimov......   2   -  -  -
     ---------- Substitutes ----------              ---------- Substitutes ----------
     10 Orce Kozeski........   1   -  -  -          6  John Goncalves......   2   1  -  -
     13 Nate Olson..........   -   -  -  -          9  Vincent Scerbo......   1   -  -  -
     17 Tony Nylander.......   2   2  -  -          20 Alejandro Prieto....   -   -  -  -
     22 Beyan Amara.........   -   -  -  -          21 Jason Hernandez.....   2   -  -  1
     23 Jose Gomez..........   -   -  -  -          23 J.P. Vercollone.....   -   -  -  -
                                                    24 Michel Diboty.......   -   -  -  -
        Totals..............  10   4  1  0
                                                       Totals..............  26  14  4  4


Fairleigh Dickinson                            Seton Hall
## Player                 MIN  GA Saves        ## Player                 MIN  GA Saves
---------------------------------------        ---------------------------------------
1  Vytautas Lenkutis...  90:00  4     9        0  Alex McDonald.......  90:00  1     3
TM TEAM................   0:00  0     1


Shots by period       1  2  Tot                Saves by period       1  2  Tot
-------------------------------                -------------------------------
Fairleigh Dickinson.  4  6 - 10                Fairleigh Dickinson.  4  6 - 10
Seton Hall.......... 13 13 - 26                Seton Hall..........  0  3 -  3

Corner kicks          1  2  Tot                Fouls                 1  2  Tot
-------------------------------                -------------------------------
Fairleigh Dickinson.  1  3 -  4                Fairleigh Dickinson.  9 13 - 22
Seton Hall..........  2  4 -  6                Seton Hall..........  7 11 - 18


SCORING SUMMARY:
GOAL   Time Team     ## Goal Scorer              Assists
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1.   23:31 SHU       8 Phil Swenda (3)          11 Greg Strohmann
                                                 Bicycle kick off rebound
 2.   27:40 FDU       5 Sergio Riquelme (1)      Unassisted
                                                 Free kick - 25 yards
 3.   41:40 SHU       8 Phil Swenda (4)          4 Brian Ruth
                                                 Pass through middle - 14 yards
 4.   47:18 SHU       7 Luke Serafin (2)         21 Jason Hernandez
                                                 Header off cross
 5.   83:24 SHU      11 Greg Strohmann (4)       3 Ryan McGowan
                                                 Tap-in off rebound

CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS:
YC-SHU #15 (22:24); YC-FDU #6 (28:57); YC-FDU #20 (58:38)

Officials: Referee: Ken Andres; Asst. Referee: Janusz Weselak; John Santo;
Offsides: Fairleigh Dickinson 4, Seton Hall 2.

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