Saint John's soccer travels to face St. Scholastica for a non-conference game at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, in Duluth. – Live Stats | Live Video

A LOOK AT THE JOHNNIES: No. 16 St. Olaf scored a goal late in the 85th minute to top Saint John's (6-3-2, 2-3-0 MIAC) 1-0 on Saturday (Oct. 4) at Haws Field. Tustin Todd turned the corner up the left sideline and sent a cross into the box that Jack Soares chipped to the far post and in for the game-winner and his sixth goal of the season for STO with 5:04 remaining.

SJU nearly gained a 1-0 lead with a wide open net in the 76th minute, but freshman forward Lisle Cherwien's (Mound, Minn./Orono) shot went over the net. Freshman goalkeeper Cole Hanson (Urbandale, Iowa) made a career-high 10 saves in the loss (1-1-0 record).

The Oles posted an 18-15 (11-4 on goal) advantage in shots and a slight edge in corner kicks, 7-5.

A LOOK AT THE SAINTS: St. Scholastica (1-7-4, 1-3-1 MIAC) extended its unbeaten streak to two games – after starting the season 0-7-3 – with a 2-2 draw against Hamline on Saturday (Oct. 4) in Duluth after it handed Bethel its first loss (2-1) last Tuesday (Sept. 30) in Arden Hills. Freshman forward Tim Bader (1g/2a), sophomore forward Ted Barker (2g/0a) and freshman midfielder Louis Maerker (2g/0a) lead the team with four points apiece. Senior goalkeeper Ben Hallberg is 1-6-4 with a 2.18 GAA and a .750 save percentage (69 saves).

TWO WEEKS AGO: Freshman forward Axel Martin (Lakeville, Minn./Rosemount) scored a hat trick as the Johnnies collected their first conference victory of the season, 4-1, over St. Scholastica back on Sept. 22 in Collegeville. 

The hat trick was the second for the Johnnies this season, after sophomore Ronan O'Connor (Woodbury, Minn./Hill-Murray) scored three at North Central on Sept. 11. The last time SJU had two players net a hat trick in the same season was 2004, when now-head coach Tudor Flintham '06 and Tyler Bosch '05 completed the trifecta. 

Martin scored twice in the first half, five minutes apart from each other, to give SJU a 2-0 lead at the break. His first tally, the second of his career, came off the foot of a corner kick from senior defender Noah Hermanson (St. Paul, Minn./Holy Angels) in the 28th minute. Hermanson set up Martin with a high ball that he headed over the St. Scholastica goalkeeper. 

The rookie's second of the game off a balanced offensive attack and a series of connected passes between fellow classmates Eli Ryan (Victoria, Minn./Minnetonka) and Ike Deuel (Maple Grove, Minn.) in the 33rd minute. After a pair of passes between the midfielders, Deuel dished Martin a pass on the outside of the box, which he tapped into the left corner.

Senior Foster Conlin (Mooresville, N.C./Mounds View) scored his second goal of the season – and the second of his career – to extend the Johnnies' lead to three after the break. Conlin headed in another well-placed corner kick from Hermanson in the 66th minute. 

Martin completed his hat trick a minute later, taking a lateral feed from freshman defender Gabe Franzman (Bettendorf, Iowa) to tap in SJU's fourth and final goal Monday afternoon. O'Connor collected the second assist to extend his point streak to all eight games this fall (10g/4a).

CSS broke the shutout at minute 76, beating Hanson 1-on-1 for the team's fourth goal of the season. 

Freshman goalkeeper Austin Ertel (Brownsburg, Ind./Lawrence Central) made the start and stopped both shots on goal in the first 73:18 to earn the victory.

The Saints posted a 19-11 advantage in shots, though the home team garnered a 5-4 edge on goal and a 5-1 margin in corner kicks.

SERIES HISTORY: The Johnnies are 18-3 all-time against the Saints, including a 6-2 record in Duluth. SJU has won 17 of the last 19 meetings overall.