Seton Hall women’s soccer team has struggled early this season, going 0-4-2 in out-of-conference play. The root of the team’s problem is as simple as the purpose of the game: score. With only three goals on 49 shots, the Pirates are shooting a six percent success rate, while their opponent are just over 18 percent.
The opportunities have been there in many games. In the team’s latest 1-0 loss to Marist at Owen T. Carroll Field, the Pirates’ 19 shots were more than half of the shots they had taken in the previous four games. They had many that easily could have made it in the net, with one shot riccocheing off the post, another forcing a magnificent save and another missed opportunity when the ball dribbled in front of the net without a Pirate getting to it.