Box Score

NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Saint John's soccer advanced to the MIAC Playoff semifinals with a 3-0 win at Carleton on Tuesday, Nov. 1, in Northfield.

Thanks to the 2-1 win by sixth-seeded Augsburg at third-seeded Gustavus Adolphus in the other quarterfinal, the fifth-seeded Johnnies (7-8-3, 5-4-1 MIAC) earned a trip to second-seeded Macalester for a 7 p.m. semifinal on Wednesday, Nov. 2, in St. Paul. The Scots (12-3-3, 6-2-2 MIAC) escaped Haws Field with a 3-2 overtime win over the Johnnies last Tuesday (Oct. 25).

The win was the Johnnies' first at Carleton since Oct. 1, 2005 (1-0), which was also the last time SJU shut out the Knights. 

Senior defender Dylan Lehrer (Prior Lake, Minn.) gave SJU a 1-0 lead with his fifth goal of the season, and ninth of his career, off a corner kick to the far post from sophomore midfielder Uriel Cordoba (Medford, Ore./South Medford) in the 35th minute.

Senior defender Ryley Sullivan (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho/Gonzaga Prep, Wash.) drew a foul in the box in the 66th minute and senior forward Rocky Harmon (Hudson, Wis.) capitalized on the penalty kick for his sixth goal of the season and 15th of his career to give the visitors a 2-0 lead.

Sophomore midfielder Thomas Bell (Little Falls, Minn.) ended the scoring with his first collegiate goal at the 86:30 mark, off a nice crossing pass from freshman forward Ben Becker (Richfield, Minn./Holy Angels).

Freshman goalkeeper Nicholas French (Waterford, Wis.) improved to 7-5-3 despite not being credited with a save in the win. SJU out-shot the Knights (9-6-3, 5-3-2 MIAC) by an 11-5 margin (6-0 on goal) and posted an 8-3 advantage in corner kicks.

A sign of what was to follow, senior midfielder Nick Van Marter (Portland, Ore./Cleveland) hit the post on a header off the Johnnies' second corner kick of the match only four minutes into the game.