ATHLETICS TIMELINE

2019 - 2020 ATHLETICS TIMELINE

SEPT. 14 | XC

Seton Hall won both the men’s and women’s NYIT Invitationals. Arianna Braccio won the individual women’s title as three Pirates finished in the top five. John Loeffel took second place overall on the men’s side, while teammate Cole Kretlow placed third.

SEPT. 21 | VOLLEYBALL SEPT. 17 | MGOLF In only his second collegiate tournament, Wenliang Xie won the individual title at the Hartford Hawks Invitational with a remarkable 10-underpar, 70-67-69-206. For his efforts, he was named BIG EAST Golfer of the Week. OCT. 4 | MSOC

Carlton McKenzie netted Seton Hall’s 1-0 victory over Creighton. For the shutout, Love Frederiksson was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week and Andreas Nota earned an Honor Roll nod. OCT. 17 | WGOLF

Seton Hall registered a program-low GolfStat national ranking of 54.

AUG. 29 | WSOC

Alyssa Reszkowski

broke a scoreless tie with a goal in the 81st minute as the Pirates earned their first victory of the season in their home opener, 1-0, over Lafayette.

The Pirates downed George Mason in four sets for their second win of the GMU Invitational. Emilee Turner and Amanda Rachwal had careerhighs in kills. Rachwal was named to the All-Tournament Team. SEPT. 28 | WGOLF

Seton Hall fired a program record 5-under-par, 283, in the opening round of the Princeton Invitational fueled by

Sammie Staudt’s

career-best 4-under-par, 68.

For only the second time in BIG EAST history, Seton Hall claimed both the men’s and women’s Preseason BIG EAST Players of the Year. Myles Powell earned the honor on the men’s side, while Shadeen Samuels was the women’s selection.

AUG. 30 | MSOC

Stephen Elias scored a hat trick in his first career game as a Pirate in Seton Hall’s 6-0 victory over CCSU in the seasonopener. For his efforts, he was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week. SEPT. 22 | WGOLF

Maddie Sager and Sarah Fouratt tied for the individual title at the Nittany Lion Invitational with a new Seton Hall par-72, three-round record of a 2-under-par, 214. The golfers were named BIG EAST CoGolfers of the Week for their efforts.

the only goal of the game in OCT. 10 | BASKETBALL OCT. 3 | MXC

The Hall placed third out of 31 teams at the NJIT Highlander XC Challenge.

Brandin Affrunti

led The Hall at 18th overall. OCT. 5 | WXC

The Pirates earned a firstplace finish at the NJIT Highlander XC Challenge.

Kassi Yocco

led The Hall and placed fourth overall.

SEPT. 29 | WGOLF

The Pirates won the team title at the Princeton Invitational with a new par-72, two-round record of a 1-under-par, 575. Sammie Staudt tied for second among 80 individual golfers and was named BIG EAST Golfer of the Week.

Seton Hall claimed second place at the IC4A Coaches’ Race. Cole Kretlow was the top Pirate performer, finishing fifth overall.

NOV. 23 | WXC

Seton Hall won the team title at the ECAC Coaches’ Race, while Kassi Yocco claimed the individual title. Arianna Braccio came in second overall.

OCT. 26 | MSOC

Eden O’Leary

scored in the 76th minute to help the Pirates secure a 1-1 draw against No. 4 St. John’s. DEC. 19 | MBB

Behind a smothering defense that held No. 7 Maryland to 26.9 percent shooting from the floor, the Pirates upset the Terrapins, 52-48, to capture a signature non-conference victory. Quincy McKnight led The Hall with 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists. JAN. 3 | WBB

Shadeen Samuels became the 22nd player in program history to reach the 1,000-point mark for her career

JAN. 12 | MSWIM

NOV. 23 | WSWIM

Sierra Cripps set a new school record in the 200 butterfly (2:00.02) with a fantastic second-place performance at the prestigious Patriot Invitational. DEC. 29 | WBB

Barbara Johnson drilled a game-winning three-pointer with 29 seconds remaining as Seton Hall stunned Butler, 67-62 in Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Pirates trailed by as many as 15 points with under a minute remaining in the third quarter. The Pirates earned first-place finishes in all 13 events as they put up an impressive 177-64 win over Fairfield on the road. Joe Gibson led The Hall with victories in the 200 IM and 400 freestyle.

OCT. 31 | WSOC

Two of Seton Hall’s three seniors —Marissa Aniolowski and Siobhan McGovern – scored goals on Senior Night in a 4-1 BIG EAST NOV. 11 | MSOC

Carlton McKenzie was named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team.

NOV. 2 | MSOC

Seton Hall earned three huge points with its first road victory at Marquette since 2006. Carlton McKenzie scored both goals in the 2-1 win, including the game-winner only three minutes into overtime. NOV. 29 | WBB

Trailing by six points entering the fourth quarter, Seton Hall rallied to edge Vanderbilt, 69-65, behind a game-high 24 points by Alexis Lewis in the victory over Providence.

finale of the Junkanoo Jam.

NOV. 24 | VOLLEYBALL

After dropping its first two sets, Seton Hall rallied to stun Georgetown for a five-set victory in D.C. in the 2019 season finale. It’s the first time the Pirates have rallied from down two sets since 2016. DEC. 31 | WBB

Mya Jackson erupted for a career-high 25 points on the strength of 7-for-9 shooting from three-point range in Seton Hall’s rout at Xavier.

JAN. 15 | MBB

For the third time in the last four seasons, the Pirates erased a double-digit, second-half deficit at No. 5 Butler, this time ending the game on a 13-4 run to come away with the 78-70 victory. Myles Powell finished with a game-high 29 points.

Myles Powell scored his 2,000th career point to open the second half at St. John’s, becoming just the fifth Pirate to ever do so. He scored 23 of his game-high 29 points in the second half, sparking the Pirates to overcome a 13-point halftime deficit and win, 82-79. JAN. 29 | MBB

With a 64-57 win over DePaul, the Pirates captured their 10th straight win, their longest winning streak in over 25 years, and became only the 12th BIG EAST team in league history to start the conference schedule 8-0. JAN. 18 | MBB JAN. 19 | WBB Both Shadeen Samuels and Alexis

Villanova, 65-63, on a put back by Shadeen Samuels Three Pirates cruised to straight-set victories as Seton Hall opened the spring season with a convincing

home run in the top of the seventh that put Seton Hall ahead, 6-5, in its win over San Diego at the Golden State Classic.

FEB. 7 | WBB

Alexis Lewis

scored a careerhigh 28 points and was 6-for-7 from three-point range as Seton Hall downed Marquette, 72-60. FEB. 8 | MBB

Seton Hall ended a 26-year drought, winning at Villanova for the first time since 1994 with a 70-64 victory over the No. 10 Wildcats. Alex Clyde went 2-for-5 with four RBI and Connor Hood hit a three-run double in Seton Hall’s 10-2 win over Illinois.

FEB. 23 | SOFTBALL

Jaden Tate hit two home runs and

Baylee Allender

hit a solo shot in the Pirates’ 4-3 win over Iona at the Chanticleer Showdown.

FEB. 23 | MGOLF

All five Seton Hall golfers shot under par in the second round of the Loyola Intercollegiate. Andres Acevedo, Gregor Tait and Peter Tyler Po all shot a 71, Alex Chalk fired a 70, and Wenliang Xie led

Lewis reached the 20-point mark and The Hall ran out to a 46-7 lead to begin the game in its 97-55 rout of Providence on MLK Weekend.

FEB. 1 | TENNIS

4-0 win over Binghamton. Hiba El Khalifi lost only two games in her sweep at No. 4 singles. FEB. 2 | WBB

Trailing by nine points entering the fourth quarter, The Hall rallied to edge off a missed free-throw with two seconds remaining.

FEB. 14 | SOFTBALL

Darby Pandolfo hit a go-ahead two-run the way with a 69. FEB. 19 | MBB

Sandro Mamukelashvili

received an inbound pass from

Quincy McKnight

with 0.6 seconds left on the clock, and in one motion, he hit the gamewinning buzzerbeater to lift Seton Hall over No. 21 Butler, 74-72.

FEB. 27 | WSWIM

Julie Stankiewicz set a new school record in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:52.41 and finished second in the event at the BIG EAST Championship to score the Pirates a lot of points.

FEB. 27 | MSWIM

Thomas Minar immediately made his presence known at his first BIG EAST Championship, winning the 50 freestyle with a time of 20.41 to earn the moniker “fastest swimmer in the BIG EAST.”

FEB. 28 | MSWIM

The Pirates won three events and set three new team records on the penultimate day of the BIG EAST Championship. Claiming conference titles were Liam Cosgrove in the 100 butterfly, Ben LaClair in the 200 freestyle and Josh Tosoni in the 100 breaststroke.

FEB. 28 | BASEBALL

Ryan McLinskey struck out six batters and Seton Hall jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning in its 6-3 win over USC in Los Angeles. MARCH 1 | TENNIS

Minja Gligic’s comeback win at No. 1 singles clinched Seton Hall’s 4-3 victory over Charleston. Gligic had lost the first set in a tiebreaker before rebounding to take the next two sets, 6-4, 6-4. The Pirates also dominated at doubles, winning all three matches.

MARCH 3 | TENNIS MARCH 4 | WBB

Shadeen Samuels

was named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team, while teammate

Mya Jackson

earned All-Freshman Team recognition. MARCH 4 | SWIM Fifteen Pirates, men and six for the most accolades in the BIG EAST four-year Pirates career by winning the BIG EAST 200 breaststroke in a new program record time, helping Seton Hall finish third at the conference championship.

The Pirates won 11 out of 15 sets on the day in a convincing 6-1 victory over Sacred Heart to secure a winning Spring Break trip. Three Pirates posted straightset victories, including Anniek Jansen at No. 6 singles. After a season no one had expected, Romaro Gill was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year and Most Improved Player. He finished the season third in the nation in blocks and won the conference’s blocks and field goal percentage titles.

MARCH 11 | MBB

After an incredible senior year leading Seton Hall to a championship, Myles Powell was named BIG EAST Player of the Year, the program’s third all-time player of the year honor and first since 1993.

MARCH 11 | BASEBALL

Seton Hall throttled Fairleigh Dickinson, 13-3, in the inaugural contest at Mike Sheppard, Sr. Stadium

FEB. 29 | MBB

Seton Hall connected on 13 threepointers and the duo of Myles Powell and Sandro Mamukelashvili combined to score 54 points as the Pirates defeated Marquette in Milwaukee, 88-79. One day later, The Hall earned a share of the BIG EAST regular season championship, the program’s first since 1993.

FEB. 29 | MSWIM

Josh Tosoni capped his decorated

including nine women, were named All-BIG EAST after their strong performances at the conference championship.

Ben LaClair

finished tied at Owen T. Carroll Field.

MARCH 12

Following the NCAA’s cancellation of its winter and spring championships, the BIG EAST announced the cancellation of the 2020 spring season due to COVID-19 concerns. Jerry West National Shooting Guard of the Year Award.. with seven All-Conference performances.

MARCH 7 | SOFTBALL

Seton Hall registered a run-rule victory over Penn State, 10-2, and beat Florida A&M, 11-6, at the Clearwater Spring Break Invitational.

MARCH 7 | WBB

Seton Hall made 16 three-pointers in its victory over Butler in the quarterfinals of the BIG EAST Championship, a new single-game record for the program, and only one shy of the BIG EAST

MARCH 24 | MBB

Myles Powell was declared a Consensus First-Team All-American by the NCAA, the program’s first since 1953. In total, Powell was named All-America by 11 different organizations. Two weeks later, he was named the recipient of the 2020 Tournament record.

APRIL 21 | MBB

Myles Powell captured his second straight Haggerty Metropolitan Player of the Year Award as the top player in the region, headlining four total All-Met selections.

THE SHUCADEMY AWARDS

With the COVID-19 pandemic preventing Seton Hall Athletics from gathering together to celebrate the end of the year, the department moved its 2020 SHUcademy Awards to the virtual space. The department handed out awards to all 14 of its varsity squads via Twitter and Instagram.

Seton Hall named senior men’s basketball All-American Myles Powell its Male Athlete of the Year after a season of the ages that saw him become the program’s first NCAA consensus first-team All-American since 1953 and win the Jerry West National Shooting Guard of the Year Award.

The winner of Female Athlete of the Year was women’s golf junior Mia Kness, who led the team and ranked second in the BIG EAST Conference with a 74.15 scoring average for the year before the global pandemic canceled the rest of the spring season that would have had the Pirates as the frontrunners for the BIG EAST Championship.

Other winners on the evening included:

BREAKTHROUGH ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

Romaro Gill, Men’s Basketball Haylee Gasser, Volleyball

SPORT & SPIRITUALITY AWARD

Noah Thompson, Baseball

FRESHMAN SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

Raygan Murray, Volleyball Torre Avitabile & Hugo Keller, Men’s Soccer Walker Parra, Men’s Swimming & Diving

SOPHOMORE SCHOLARATHLETES OF THE YEAR

Kelsey Gumm, Softball JP Marin, Men’s Soccer

JUNIOR SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

Olivia Hernandez, Women’s Cross Country Andreas Nota, Men’s Soccer

SENIOR SCHOLAR-ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

Steven Catudal, Men’s Soccer Anniek Jansen, Tennis

TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD (HIGHEST GPA)

Men’s Golf Women’s Golf

2019-20 ACADEMIC ALLSTARS (HIGHEST GPA)

Steven Catudal, Men’s Soccer Cristina Fernandez, Women’s Cross Country Atley Fortney, Women’s Soccer Kelsey Gumm, Softball Olivia Hernandez, Women’s Cross Country Anniek Jansen, Tennis Lizzy Kirk, Women’s Soccer Kat Matthys, Softball Emma Newgarden, Women’s Cross Country Alyssa Reszkowski, Women’s Soccer

PIRATE PERSEVERANCE AWARD

Grace Endersby, Women’s Swimming & Diving Kat Matthys, Softball

IRON PIRATE AWARD

Romaro Gill, Men’s Basketball Michal Matson, Tennis

TEAMMATES OF THE YEAR

Baseball - Tyler Shedler McAvoy Men’s Basketball - Ike Obiagu Women’s Basketball - Alexia Allesch Men’s Cross Country - Ryan McNeilly Women’s Cross Country - Kassi Yocco Men’s Golf - Alex McAuley Women’s Golf - Lizzie Win Men’s Soccer - Oscar Navarp Women’s Soccer - Izzy Engel Softball - Kat Matthys Men’s Swimming & Diving - Tyler Kauth Women’s Swimming & Diving - Gabby Van Tassell Tennis - Melody Taal Volleyball - Amanda Rachwal

TEAM ATHLETES OF THE YEAR

Baseball - Casey Dana Men’s Basketball - Myles Powell Women’s Basketball - Alexis Lewis Men’s Cross Country - Cole Kretlow Women’s Cross Country - Kassi Yocco Men’s Golf - Alex Chalk

Women’s Golf - Maddie Sager Men’s Soccer - Carlton McKenzie Women’s Soccer - Melissa Aniolowski Softball - Baylee Allender Men’s Swimming & Diving - Josh Tosoni Women’s Swimming & Diving - Julie Stankiewicz Tennis - Minja Gligic Volleyball - Haylee Gasser

MOST VALUABLE PIRATES

Kat Matthys, Softball Michal Matson, Tennis

THE PIRATE BLUE STORY

The Pirate Blue Athletic Fund is the fundraising arm of the Seton Hall Department of Athletics and directly supports the department and its student-athletes. Pirate Blue strives to embrace and engage the most dedicated Pirate fans within the Seton Hall community to further promote the passion and camaraderie that makes the University so unique.

The success that Seton Hall student-athletes have been able to achieve would not be possible without the loyal Pirate Blue members who have generously supported the programs. The enthusiasm that Pirate Blue members have for Seton Hall student-athletes is reflected in the outpouring of encouragement and donations that they have made even during a global pandemic.

Once again, funds raised by Pirate Blue played a major role in facility upgrades within the athletics department in 2019-20, most notably the transformation of Owen T. Carroll Field into a stadium equipped with new amenities for Seton Hall’s baseball, men’s soccer and women’s soccer programs and their fans.

As Pirate Blue turns the page to 2020-21, the focus is on raising funds to go towards a new men’s basketball practice facility, which will strengthen the program’s efforts to remain a national power and an annual contender for the BIG EAST Championship. This practice facility would be located within the Richie Regan Recreation Center and would include a main court with side courts, locker rooms and coaches’ offices, a film room and a strength & conditioning center. Pirate Blue is also still fundraising for Walsh Gymnasium renovation that will begin in Spring 2021. The project, which includes new seating, a new videoboard, a new court floor and new baskets, will help modernize the facility and deliver a better experience for both the women’s basketball and volleyball programs and their fans.

As always, Pirate Blue is also trying to identify new Pirate Blue members who are passionate about Seton Hall Athletics and its mission to provide quality opportunities and programs that enable student-athletes to maximize their personal potential.

In addition to supporting student-athletes, there are many great benefits to becoming a member of Pirate Blue, including exclusive events and ticket opportunities, gifts and more. You can make a gift to Pirate Blue any time by visiting PirateBlue.com.