Pirates Travel to St. John's With BIG EAST Tournament Berth At Stake

South Orange, N.J. – Seeking its first trip to the BIG EAST Tournament since 2011, the Seton Hall women’s soccer team heads to Queens for its regular season finale at St. John’s. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. with coverage available on the St. John’s YouTube channel.

NEWS & NOTES

Seton Hall’s simplest path to the top-four is with a victory over St. John’s on Saturday night.

By the time kickoff rolls around, Seton Hall may only need a draw in order to qualify. Should Creighton defeat DePaul (2 p.m.) or Villanova win or draw against UConn (3 p.m.), the Pirates would just need to tie in order to qualify.

Seton Hall can finish no higher than the No. 3 seed in the BIG EAST standings.

The Pirates were picked to finish last in the BIG EAST Preseason Poll.

Seton Hall’s last trip to the BIG EAST Tournament was in 2011. That year, the Pirates defeated St. John’s in the First Round, 1-0, before falling to eventual champion West Virginia in the Quarterfinals.

The Pirates’ 13 points in BIG EAST play match their most in a conference season since 2011

Seton Hall’s 1-0 win at Georgetown on Oct. 24 gave the program its first win over the Hoyas since Sept. 16, 2011.

Brianna Azevedo scored the game-winning goal in the 75^th minute to deliver the Pirates the win, her second goal of the season.

Kate Kleinsmith made eight saves to earn her eighth shutout of the season, setting a new single-season program record.

For her efforts, Kleinsmith landed on the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll, her fourth weekly honor by the conference so far this season.
- BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week: Sept. 28, Oct. 19
- BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll: Oct. 12, Oct. 26

Kleinsmith is in the running for BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year, as she leads the BIG EAST and is among the nation’s best in several categories.
- Save Percentage: 0.903 (Leads BIG EAST, leads nation)
- Goals Against Average: 0.444 (2^nd in BIG EAST, 9^th in nation)
- Shutouts: 9 (2^nd in BIG EAST, 13^th in nation)

With the 1-0 win over Providence on Oct. 17, Seton Hall set a new team single-season program record with their ninth shutout of the season.

Seton Hall’s team goals against average of 0.400 sits third-best in the country.

The team’s 0.733 shutout percentage (11 shutouts in 15 matches) as well as its 0.909 team save percentage are both the best in the country.

The Pirates rode a seven-match shutout streak earlier this season, another first in program history.

The Pirates rattled off four consecutive wins to open the campaign for the first time since starting 5-0 in 2012.

The five goals scored at New Haven on Aug. 30 are the most scored in a match by the Pirates since scoring six against Iona on Sept. 9, 2021. The 5-0 margin of victory is the largest for Seton Hall since defeating Villanova by the same score on Oct. 20, 2013.

Gianna Angelillo has picked up right where she left off after her 2025 season ended prematurely due to injury. Her three goals and eight points both lead the club.

UConn transfer Kileigh Gorman is tied with Angelillo with three goals on the season.

Josh Osit enters his fifth season at the helm of the Seton Hall women’s soccer program.

Osit and the Pirates welcome back 15 members of last year’s squad, including leading goal-scorer Gianna Angelillo.

Angelillo found the back of the net six times in her first season in South Orange after transferring in from Louisville before an injury cut her season short in early October.

Nina Davis also returns for the Pirates off an injury, having appeared in 27 matches over her first two seasons in South Orange.

Seton Hall welcomes in 11 newcomers to the 2026 squad, comprising of seven transfers and four freshmen.

Two of the Pirate transfers come from fellow BIG EAST programs, with Kileigh Gorman coming over from UConn and Macie Mietz transferring from Butler.

Sabrina Campbell (Temple), Gianna Delgado (Rutgers) Kaylin Mallon (Kentucky), Tuva Norell (Saint Peter’s) and Shaina Sackett (Rutgers-Newark) also transferred to The Hall ahead of this season.

As one set of twins graduated out of the program last season in Grace and Sarah Mitchella new pair of twins joins the Pirates starting this fall.

Lydia and Nicole Proia each hail from Natick High School in Natick, Mass. where they each had decorated careers.

Lydia scored 37 goals and doled out 43 assists over her four years, while Nicole scored 51 goals and was a 2025 United Soccer Coaches High School All-American.