Box Score

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's soccer and St. Thomas opened the 2016 MIAC schedule with a 1-1 tie on Wednesday, Sept. 14, at Haws Field in Collegeville.

The Johnnies (1-1-3, 0-0-1 MIAC) out-shot UST by a 24-5 margin (7-3 on goal), including a 15-2 margin after halftime, and posted a 9-1 advantage in corner kicks. The Tommies' lone corner kick came with 1:34 left in the second overtime.

Mark Heydt gave UST (4-0-2, 0-0-1 MIAC) a 1-0 lead on a penalty kick in the 23rd minute.

Sophomore Zack Boerjan (Woodbury, Minn./East Ridge) tied the game for SJU with 18:24 left in regulation. Boerjan unleashed a shot that was blocked but somehow found the foot of senior Dylan Lehrer (Prior Lake, Minn.), who sent the ball back to the speedy Boerjan. Boerjan juked a UST defender, turned the corner along the left side of the field and sent a wicked shot to the far post for the equalizer, his second tally of the season.

Lehrer looked to have tied the match in the 58th minute, but the goal was disallowed. He charged at a loose ball at the right side the box, ran through a right arm-bar from a Tommie defender (who was attempting to box him out) and headed the ball to the back of the net. Lehrer, however, was called for the foul.

Freshman goalkeeper Nicholas French (Waterford, Wis.) made two saves in the tie for the Johnnies, who are now 25-9-3 in their MIAC opener since 1979, including a 14-5-2 record in Collegeville (5-1-1 under the direction of head coach John Haws).

The Tommies entered the game ranked fifth in the first National Soccer Coaches' Association of America (NSCAA) North Region rankings released Sept. 13. Luther (Iowa), which tied SJU 4-4 on Sept. 11, is now ranked second in the region and No. 16 nationally.

The Johnnies travel to face Saint Mary's for a 7 p.m. match this Saturday, Sept. 17, in Winona.