WEST ORANGE — On Friday, Oct. 16, the third-seeded Seton Hall Prep soccer team faced No. 14 seed Livingston in the first round of the 52nd Essex County Tournament at Brendan P. Tevlin Memorial Field in West Orange. The Pirates defeated the Lancers 1-0 to advance to the quarterfinal round, where they will scheduled to face No. 6 seed Columbia on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Tevlin Field at 4 p.m.. Columbia defeated No. 11 seed Bloomfield 3-2.
In the Pirates’ win over Livingston, sophomore Gianluca DaSilva scored off of a scramble in front of the goal with 14:09 left in the first half on assists by juniors Henry Foucaud and Finnigan Salamone. Senior goalie Liam Collins stopped two shots to record his sixth clean sheet of the season.
The Pirates have captured nine titles and have appeared in the finals 15 times. They appeared in the semifinals 26 times.
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