Saint John's soccer plays host to Augsburg for a 4 p.m. game on Tuesday, Sept. 26, at Haws Field. – Live Stats | Live Video

A LOOK AT THE JOHNNIES: Saint John's (5-2-1, 2-1-0 MIAC) tallied two unanswered goals in the second half to earn a 2-1 victory at Saint Mary's this past Saturday (Sept. 23) in Winona.

Sophomore forward Carter Hermanson (St. Paul, Minn./Holy Angels) tied the game at 1-1 late in the 63rd minute with his first goal of the season and third of his career, and freshman midfielder Andrew Pitzner (Maple Grove, Minn./Heritage Christian Academy) notched his first collegiate game-winner – his third goal in as many games – in the 72nd minute.

Freshman midfielder Danny Boyle (Downers Grove, Ill./Benet Academy) slide tackled a Saint Mary's player from 35 yards out and the ball went to Hermanson, who had his back to the keeper. Hermanson possessed the bouncing ball, did a half turn and sent a volley over the keeper for the game-tying tally. 

On the game-winner, sophomore defender Noah Hermanson (St. Paul, Minn./Holy Angels) curved a free kick from the right wing and connected with a header from Pitzner.

Cohan Hare gave SMU the 1-0 lead on a direct free kick, his fourth goal of the season, with 1:56 left before halftime.

Sophomore goalkeeper Sam Steil (Spring Lake Park, Minn.) made his first start as a Johnnie and stopped four shots for the win.

SECOND-HALF GOALS: SJU has out-scored the opposition by a 12-6 margin in the second half so far this fall (14-12 advantage overall).

A LOOK AT THE AUGGIES: Augsburg (6-1-1, 2-0-0 MIAC) bounced back from its first loss of the season – a 1-0 defeat Sept. 20 at Wisconsin-Superior – with a 10-0 drubbing of Martin Luther last Thursday night (Sept. 21) in Minneapolis. Augsburg opened the scoring with a pair of goals in the first 2:20 of play to build a 7-0 advantage at the break. The home team outshot the Martin Luther by a 38-7 margin in the game and 11 different Auggies tallied a goal or an assist. Junior forward Kebba Janneh leads the team in goals (10) and points (25), while sophomore forward Mizael Harris has a team-best 10 assists. Eleven (4g/3a) of Janneh's 25 points came in a pair of 10-0 wins (Martin Luther and Sept. 9 at Minnesota-Morris). Senior Oscar Herrera has played all but one game in net and is 5-1-1 with a 1.00 GAA and a .741 save percentage (20 saves).

LAST SEASON: The Johnnies and Auggies played to a 1-1 tie last Oct. 1 (2022) in Minneapolis. C. Hermanson gave SJU a quick 1-0 lead with his first collegiate goal 3:58 into the contest, but Jakob Mohrlock tied it for Augsburg in the 19th minute.

Junior goalkeeper Evan Siefken (Lakeville, Minn./North) made seven saves in the tie.

The Auggies out-shot the Johnnies 17-7 (8-2 on goal). Forward Ryan Erickson '23 was denied by an Auggie player (team save) in the 35th minute.

The draw was the first between the two teams since Oct. 25, 2008 (a scoreless tie in Collegeville).

SERIES HISTORY: SJU is 38-8-6 against Augsburg on the soccer pitch since 1976, including a 21-2-2 record in Collegeville.