Box Score

Box Score

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Wartburg (Iowa) took advantage of an own goal and a lucky bounce to defeat Saint John's 2-1 in non-conference action Sunday, Sept. 16, in Collegeville.

Junior Matt Carson (Waconia, Minn.) gave SJU (3-2-2, 1-0-0 MIAC) an early 1-0 lead with his first goal of the season 3:32 into the match. Sophomore David Wee (Savage, Minn./Prior Lake) and freshman Alex Niederloh (Maple Grove, Minn.) assisted on the scoring play.

Wartburg (2-2-1, 0-0-0 IIAC) tied it at one apiece when SJU senior Andrew Johnson (St. Louis Park, Minn.) attempted to clear a loft pass by the Knights, but instead, his header bounced backwards into the open net.

Bad luck struck again for the Johnnies when junior Calvin Koep (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata) attempted to clear the ball in the 71st minute, but the ball deflected off a Wartburg player directly to Chris Nothnick, who was all alone in front.

The Johnnies missed out on a number of opportunities to put the match away. Junior Michael Coborn (St. Cloud, Minn./Cathedral) missed the net by a few feet on two different occasions in the first half, while classmate Joe Balder (Stillwater, Minn.) rattled the crossbar on a header in the 60th minute. Wee led a 3-on-2 advantage with 3:30 left in regulation but was pushed to the ground with no whistle.

Freshman Kevin Lebahn (New Hope, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret's) made five saves in the loss, his second collegiate start.

SJU held an 18-12 advantage in shots, as well as a 7-2 margin in corner kicks.

The Johnnies return to conference play at Gustavus Adolphus next Saturday, Sept. 22. The match is set for 1 p.m. in St. Peter.