Following their 2-1 win over Georgetown on Saturday, the Seton Hall Pirates have captured their first Big East Tournament championship since 1991, and will be returning to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005. Not only were the eyes of Pirate fans on the team during the Saturday matinee match, but the eyes of social media were following as well.
Seton Hall erupted to an early 1-0 lead in the fifteenth minute, when Camil Koreichi drove the ball in.
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Camil Koreichi gets the Pirates on the board early in the Championship Final!
Credit assists to Tibbling and Marin!#HALLin π΅βͺοΈ | #BEfutbol pic.twitter.com/ARPdG9Hjfp
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) April 17, 2021
KOREICHI GOT THAT GOALIE DOING THE SPLITS YESSSIR EARLY LEAD
— Wilnir Louis (@LouisWilnir) April 17, 2021
At the 33 minute mark, Georgetown, the reigning NCAA champions struck even with a ball off of the foot of Zach Riviere to tie the game at 1-1.
GOAL Riviere!
Georgetown 1
Seton Hall 1
34'#HOYASAXA #BEfutbol pic.twitter.com/Zp9V37Euog— Georgetown Menβs Soccer (@GUHoyasMSoccer) April 17, 2021
Looking to pull ahead in the second 45!#HALLin π΅βͺοΈ | #BEfutbol pic.twitter.com/aSX7moSmaA
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) April 17, 2021
The game would remain knotted at one until CJ Tibling struck the goal for Seton Hall that would serve as an exclamation point for this historic season.
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Tibbling's sixth goal of the season puts the Pirates up 2-1 in the second half of the #BEfutbol Final! Make it another assist for Almeida Sundell!#HALLin π΅βͺοΈ | #BEfutbol pic.twitter.com/VeLz62iSlv
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) April 17, 2021
π¨CJ TIBBLING SCORESSSSSS!!!!π¨
PIRATES LEAD 2-1!!!π΄ββ οΈπ΄ββ οΈ
Mattias Sundell with the assist in the 63rd minute!#HALLin
— WSOU Sports (@WSOUSports) April 17, 2021
The Pirates would never look back from their 2-1 lead, and when the buzzer rang, they clinched an appearance in the NCAA tournament.
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Nota with a beautiful PK stop and the Pirates' defense holds the lead!#HALLin π΅βͺ pic.twitter.com/klYmw6nwkY
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) April 17, 2021
ππππ ππ πππππ΄ββ οΈ#HALLin π΅βͺοΈ pic.twitter.com/W1SYTR8Lop
— Seton Hall Men's Soccer (@SHUMSOC) April 17, 2021
The Pirates will now wait to see who they take on in the first round of the NCAA tournament.