The Seton Hall men’s soccer team lost 1-0 on Tuesday evening in Lawrenceville, N.J., to the Rider Broncos. This loss dropped the Pirates to a 2-6-1 overall record, and a 0-2-0 conference record.
The first half of the match was a tightly contested offensive battle with both the Broncos and the Pirates having six shots. The lone and decisive goal came in the 29th minute when Rider senior Fernando Pena scored off of a give-and-go play, assisted by teammates Elliot Otmani and Jose Aguinaga. The Broncos rode the midfielder’s first goal of the season to victory over the Pirates.