Box Score
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John's soccer returned to the win column with a 5-0 shutout of Saint Mary's on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Haws Field.
The Johnnies (3-4, 1-2 MIAC) started their conference schedule with a pair of 1-0 losses to Macalester (Sept. 17 in Collegeville) and Hamline (Sept. 24 in St. Paul), but broke open the offensive floodgates with a 26-8 advantage in shots and five goals Saturday afternoon.
Sophomore midfielder
Danny Boyle (Downers Grove, Ill./Benet Academy) opened the scoring with his first collegiate goal – a header off a corner kick from junior midfielder
Connor Drong (St. Cloud, Minn./Cathedral) – in the 18th minute.
Senior forward
Christian Rodriguez (Cold Spring, Minn./Rocori) put away a free kick at the top of the box for his third goal of the season and sixth of his career in the 39th minute to give SJU a 2-0 halftime lead and Boyle tallied his second goal of the game, unassisted, 2:41 into the second half.
Senior forward
Mahmoud Soumah (Sartell, Minn./Sartell-St. Stephen) made it 4-0 with his third goal of the season in the 65th minute and freshman forward
Ronan O'Connor (Woodbury, Minn./Hill-Murray) re-joined Rodriguez and Soumah for the team lead with his third tally of the season in the 72nd minute. Sophomore midfielder
A.J. Miller (Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo) provided the assist on both goals.
Senior goalkeeper
Evan Siefken (Lakeville, Minn./North) made four saves for his second shutout of the season and 15th of his Johnnie career (another shared).
The Johnnies posted a 10-4 advantage over the Cardinals (5-4, 0-2 MIAC) in shots on goal and a 9-1 margin in corner kicks. SJU has now out-scored SMU 25-2 over the last seven meetings (6-0-1 record) in Collegeville.
SJU travels to face Augsburg at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, in Minneapolis.
