Johnnie Soccer_Capri Potter
The Johnnies celebrate after Kaidan Popp's goal in the seventh minute (image courtesy of Capri Potter).
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Concordia-Moorhead CC (2-7-0, 1-2-0 MIAC)
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Winner Saint John's Univ. SJU (5-1-2, 2-1-0 MIAC)
Concordia-Moorhead CC
(2-7-0, 1-2-0 MIAC)
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Final
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Saint John's Univ. SJU
(5-1-2, 2-1-0 MIAC)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Concordia-Moorhead CC 0 1 1
Saint John's Univ. SJU 1 3 4

Game Recap: Soccer |

Second-Half Scoring Boosts SJU to 4-1 Win


Box Score

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's soccer scored three goals in the second half and returned to the win column with a 4-1 victory over Concordia-Moorhead on Wednesday, Sept. 28, at Haws Field.

Junior Kaidan Popp (Redmond, Wash./Mount Si) gave SJU (5-1-2, 2-1-0 MIAC) a quick 1-0 lead with his third goal of the season and fifth of his career late in the seventh minute. Freshman forward Carter Hermanson (St. Paul, Minn./Holy Angels) sent a cross into the box for senior midfielder Drew Engel (De Pere, Wis.), who chipped a pass to Popp on the right side. 

Senior defender Aidan Becken (Prior Lake, Minn.) made it 2-0 with his first goal of the season and fourth of his career 8:50 into the second half. Senior midfielder Sawyer Schugel (Victoria, Minn./Holy Family Catholic) sent a corner kick to senior midfielder Matt D. Anderson (Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep) at the far post, and his header sent the ball along the ground to Becken in the box. 



The Cobbers (2-7-0, 1-2-0 MIAC) orchestrated a nice cross to cut their deficit to 2-1 less than nine minutes later. Telvin Vah sent a pass through the air – from right to left – to Mason Weigel, who connected on a cross to Yousif Alshihmani for the goal.

Senior midfielder Sawyer Schugel (Victoria, Minn./Holy Family Catholic) gave a 2-goal lead back to SJU with his first collegiate tally in the 74th minute. The Cobbers attempted to clear the ball out of the box, but the ball went directly to Schugel, who blasted a shot to the top-left corner.

Freshman defender Noah Hermanson (St. Paul, Minn./Holy Angels) ended the game's scoring with a penalty kick, his second goal of the season, with four seconds remaining.

Sophomore goalkeeper Evan Siefken (Lakeville, Minn./North) made one save to improve to 4-1-2 on the year. 

The Johnnies out-shot the Cobbers by a 21-6 (14-3 on goal) margin, 11-2 in the first half and 10-4 after the break. Each team was whistled for offsides six times.

SJU travels to face Augsburg for a 3:30 p.m. game this Saturday, Oct. 1, at Edor Nelson Field in Minneapolis.



 
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