Box ScoreNORTHFIELD, Minn. – Saint John's senior wide receiver
Josh Bungum (Paynesville, Minn.) scored three touchdowns in the first 9:25 of the game as the No. 13/14 Johnnies posted a 56-0 shutout of Carleton on Saturday, Oct. 24, in Northfield.
Bungum returned the opening kickoff 96 yards for a touchdown and caught an 80-yard touchdown pass from senior quarterback
Nick Martin (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata) on SJU's first offensive play to give the visiting Johnnies (6-1, 4-1 MIAC) a 14-0 lead 3:50 into the game. Bungum's return tied him for the second-longest in school history (Craig Hawley vs. Augsburg on Sept. 30, 1989) and was the first touchdown on the opening kickoff since Brandon Royce-Diop took the game's first play 90 yards in the 27-7 win at St. Thomas on Oct. 28, 2006.
SJU out-gained Carleton (1-7, 0-6 MIAC) 497-198, forced three turnovers and posted its second shutout in
Gary Fasching's three-year tenure as head coach.
Bungum made it 21-0 with a 49-yard touchdown catch on the Johnnies' second offensive possession of the game. He finished with 257 all-purpose yards, including 145 yards and the two touchdowns on four catches.
Martin ended the day 11 of 13 passing for 268 yards and three touchdowns. He connected with junior wide receiver
Dan Harrington (Frisco, Texas/Wakeland) on a 4-yard score to give SJU a 49-0 lead with 8:14 left in the third quarter.
Senior All-American running back
Sam Sura (South St. Paul, Minn.) rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries. He also caught a pass for 39 yards and had a 53-yard touchdown run called back via penalty early in the second quarter.
Junior running back
Antoine Taylor (Sherman Oaks, Calif./North Hollywood) accounted for the Johnnies' other points with two rushing touchdowns.
Junior linebacker
Carter Hanson (Blue Earth, Minn.) led the SJU defense with eight tackles (one solo), while junior defensive tackle
Peyton Thiry (Lester Prairie, Minn./Lester Prairie-Holy Trinity) posted seven tackles (one solo), including one for a loss, half a quarterback sack and a pass breakup.
Senior cornerback
Trevor Warner (Murrieta, Calif./Vista Murrieta) tallied his team-leading third interception of the season, 12th of his career, in the first quarter and junior cornerback
Jeremy Piper (La Place, La./East St. John) snagged his first of the year, second of his career, on Carleton's opening drive of the second half.
The Johnnies return home to host Augsburg (3-4, 2-3 MIAC) for a 1 p.m. game next Saturday, Oct. 31, in Clemens Stadium.
Notes: The 100-yard receiving performances in back-to-back games by Bungum are the Johnnies' first since Bungum accomplished the same feat in 2013 (158 vs. UW-Eau Claire Sept. 14 and 104 at St. Thomas Sept. 21)…Bungum now has 722 all-purpose yards in his last four games (180.5 avg.)…Sura needs 22 rushing yards to become the fifth SJU running back to rush for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons, joining the ranks of Tim Schmitz (1976-77), Jay Conzemius (1990-91), Matt Malmberg (1993-94) and Chris Moore (1999-00)…Sura is 538 rushing yards behind Schmitz's school record of 3,933…the shutout was SJU's 54th in 436 games (12.4 percent), 40 seasons, with defensive coordinator
Jerry Haugen on staff…SJU is now 33-0 all-time against Carleton and has out-scored the Knights 108-3 over the last two meetings.
