Saint John's soccer travels to face the top seed and regular-season champions, No. 12 St. Olaf, in the MIAC semifinals at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3, in Northfield. - Live Stats | Live Video

A LOOK AT THE JOHNNIES: Saint John's (8-8-1, 4-6-0 MIAC) advanced to the MIAC semifinals with a 2-1 overtime win - the 100th of head coach John Haws' career - over No. 19 Gustavus Adolphus on Monday (Nov. 1) in St. Peter.

Senior forward Tommy Picka (Victoria, Minn./Chaska) scored both goals for sixth-seeded SJU. Junior midfielder Matt D. Anderson (Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep) dug the ball out of a battle near the midline and played it to senior midfielder Kevin Stark-Haws (Cold Spring, Minn./Saint John's Prep), who found sophomore midfielder Brian Real Juarez (Shakopee, Minn.) out wide. Real Juarez then sent the ball behind GAC's back line to a slashing run by Picka, who lofted it over the keeper for his third game-winning goal of the season 5:40 into the extra session.

Picka gave SJU an early 1-0 lead on penalty kick, SJU's first attempt of the season, 17:54 into the game. Junior forward Ryan Erickson (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Eagan) drew the foul in the box following a textbook through-ball from M.D. Anderson.

Ethan Miller tied the game for Gustavus, however, off a corner kick 4:15 later.

The third-seeded Gusties out-shot the Johnnies by a 22-4 margin (11-2 on goal) as freshman goalkeeper Evan Siefken (Lakeville, Minn./North) made 10 saves in the victory.

SKID SNAPPED: Monday's win snapped a streak of six consecutive losses for SJU against GAC. The Johnnies are now 11-11-3 at Gustavus since 1979, including a 2-2-1 record in the MIAC Playoffs.

NAIL-BITING GAMES: Eight of the Johnnies' last nine games have been decided by a goal in the in the 83rd minute or later, a 3-5 record: four in regulation (1-3), two in overtime (1-1) and two in double overtime (1-1). The lone outlier during the nine-game stretch was a 3-0 home win over Augsburg on Oct. 2.

A LOOK AT THE OLES: St. Olaf (16-1-1, 10-0-0 MIAC) is tied with Kenyon (Ohio) for the longest win streak (14) and unbeaten streak (15, 14-0-1 record) in NCAA Division III. The Oles clinched a perfect 10-0 MIAC record with a 1-0 shutout of St. Scholastica on Saturday (Oct. 30) in Duluth. STO out-shot CSS, 21-1. Sophomore forward Hakeem Morgan leads the team in goals (11) and points (31), while freshman midfielder Shea Bechtel is close behind with 10 goals and 26 points. Bechtel is third nationally with six game-winning goals. Sophomore midfielder Victor Gaulmin is STO's other 20-point scorer with 23 (8g/7a). Sophomore goalkeeper Austin Williams has all 18 decisions in net with a 0.95 GAA and a .754 save percentage (52 saves). The Oles fell two spots to No. 12 in the latest United Soccer Coaches national poll released today (Nov. 2).

BACK ON OCT. 9: SJU suffered a heartbreaking, 1-0 loss to then-No. 22 St. Olaf in double overtime on Homecoming Saturday (Oct. 9) at Haws Field.

Bechtel scored the deciding goal for St. Olaf 1:52 into the second overtime. Bechtel took the ball up the left sideline, turned the corner and fired a shot to the far post. Siefken made a diving play on the ball, but the shot hit off his hands and found the back of the net. The Oles out-shot the Johnnies 20-6 (7-4 on net), including a 12-3 margin after halftime. 

SERIES HISTORY: The Johnnies lead the series with a 27-15-2 record since 1981, including a 12-6-2 record Northfield. SJU is 5-2-1 in the last eight matchups at Rolf Mellby Field, including a 4-1 win in the 2014 MIAC semifinals. Each of the series' last three meetings - all in Collegeville - were decided in the second overtime (a 1-2 SJU record).