#18 Tigers Battle Out Scoreless Draw Against Seton Hall

Tuesday, September 22

Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium

7:00 PM

Princeton University

5-1-2, 0-0-0

Seton Hall

3-2-3, 1-0-0

Team	1	2	Final F
Seton Hall	0	0	0
Princeton	0	0	0

Photo by: Joshua Gao

September 22, 2026 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

PRINCETON, N.J. – In spite of some late-match momentum, the #18 Princeton men's soccer team battled out a scoreless draw with Seton Hall on Tuesday evening at home in Roberts Stadium.

In an exciting end-to-end game, despite the lack of goals, the Princeton defense shined as it got the shutout at home. Leading the way, Tiger keeper Andrew Samuels made six saves for his fifth shutout of the season.

With the draw, Princeton is set to open Ivy League play this weekend with a record of 5-1-2. Seton Hall is now 3-2-3.

How It Happened
Seton Hall pressured the Tigers early, forcing two saves by Samuels in the first 15 minutes of action. Starting to answer with chances of their own, the Tigers sent it back the other way with Ben Manfroy and Bardia Hormozi taking shots, but both were off target.

Both sides continued to go back-and-forth without being able to put together a solid chance. With six substitutions coming on for Princeton at the 30-minute mark, the Tigers started to gain some momentum late in the half.

With three minutes left, it looked like Seton Hall may find the breakthrough goal, but it was offside and disallowed.

Responding with urgency, Cyrus Klinenberg took Princeton's first shot on-target with a bouncing header, forcing a save by Pirate keeper Devin Armstrong.

With just seconds to go before the break, Roka Tsunehara took a free kick in Seton Hall's half, sending it into the box where Klinenberg headed it on, but Armstrong was there to deny him again.

Princeton tried to pick up where it left off as it entered the second half. Tsunehara blasted a shot in, and although blocked, it was enough to earn the Tigers their first corner of the game.

First-year Chase Miller had a strong performance, helping push the Tiger offense forward while making an attempt that went just inches wide of the goal in the 73rd minute.

As Princeton and Seton Hall traded momentum all game, the Pirates forced the Tigers to defend late in the match as they earned three corners and made two shots on target between the 78th and 84th minutes. Still, with Samuels collecting both attempts and the Tiger defense staying organized, Princeton was able to clear.

Shifting full energy into finding a game-winner, the Tigers used the final minutes of the game to pepper Seton Hall with chances.

Julien Lacher was unstoppable on the left wing, creating several chances in the last five minutes - first making a pass in to Tyler Vilet who sent the ball just wide, before firing a shot into Armstrong's deflection just moments later.

Fellow first-year Jonah Mwilambwe also tried to make it happen, forcing another save by Armstrong and sending another shot wide.

The Tigers' best chance of the game, however, came from the foot of Manfroy, who fired a curling shot in from the edge of the 18, only for the ball to deflect off the crossbar.

Despite their flurry of offensive plays, Princeton would not find a goal, and the 0-0 final score stood as a deceiving reduction of the match that led to it.

Of Note

Princeton outshot Seton Hall 22 to seven, with seven on goal to the Pirates' six.
Hormozi and Manfroy each tallied four shots apiece.
Samuels made six saves in the shutout, improving his save percentage to 0.892 and his GAA to 0.50.

Up Next
Princeton will travel up to Hanover, N.H. to open its 2026 Ivy League campaign against Dartmouth on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at Burnham Field.