The Johnnies travel to face Hamline this Wednesday, Oct. 7. The match is scheduled for 4 p.m. at the Pat Peterson Fields in St. Paul. - Directions
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-Head Coach Pat Haws (3:21)
A LOOK AT THE JOHNNIES: Saint John's (4-5, 1-3 MIAC) fell to Carleton 3-0 last Saturday, Oct. 3, in Northfield. The Knights (7-3, 5-1 MIAC) jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on a goal from Ross Hamilton seven minutes into the match. Carleton then added goals from Miles Silbert and Taylor Ward at the 72- and 81-minute marks, respectively. Senior goalkeeper Luke Nelson (Caledonia, Minn.) made 11 saves in the loss for SJU (4-5, 1-3 MIAC). Carleton outshot the Johnnies 26-7 in the match, including a 14-5 edge on goal. The Knights also had 13 corner kicks to SJU's two. The Johnnies have won 26 of the last 28 meetings with Hamline, including a 23-match winning streak from 1982 to 2004. The Johnnies outscored the Pipers 100-3 during that span.
A LOOK AT THE PIPERS: Hamline is currently 0-3-1 in the MIAC and 4-7-1 overall and riding a three-game losing streak. Senior forward Drew Lukas leads Hamline with 13 points (6g/1a), while senior forward Matt Warhol and junior midfielder Moe Tageldin have six (2g/2a) and five points (2g/1a), respectively. Sophomore keeper Zach Nelson is 4-7-1 with a 1.36 GAA this season, including two shutouts.
THE LAST MEETING: Senior Brian Horst's second goal of the game 2:52 into the second overtime gave Saint John's a 3-2 win over Hamline on Oct. 8, 2008. Hamline's Drew Lukas scored a breakaway goal after a SJU defender slipped and fell down just 2:31 into the match to give the visiting Pipers an early 1-0 lead. Colin Hall (Maple Grove, Minn.) tied the game at 1-1 on a header off a free kick by Austin Neuburger (Freehold, N.J./Allentown) at the 39:06 mark of the first half. The Johnnies took a 2-1 lead on Horst's first goal of the game, his fourth of the season, in the 47th minute (47:14). Hamline, however, tied the game on a penalty kick by Lukas with 4:13 remaining in regulation. After a scoreless first overtime, Hoffman and senior Levi Lowell weaved through the Piper defense before finding Horst in front of the net for the game-winning goal. Nelson made eight saves to improve his record to 8-3 on the season. SJU outshot the Pipers 29-15 in the game (10-10 shots on goal). - Box Score
