Box Score

DULUTH, Minn. – Saint John's soccer claimed a 2-1 non-conference victory over St. Scholastica on Tuesday, Oct. 7, in Duluth. 

The Johnnies defeated CSS 4-1 in the MIAC meeting two weeks ago (Sept. 22) in Collegeville. 

SJU (7-3-2, 2-3-0 MIAC) scored two first-half goals and held off St. Scholastica for 77 minutes of shutout soccer before allowing a late goal to cut the lead in half. CSS (1-8-4, 1-3-1 MIAC) made a number of late attempts but couldn't find the back of the net in the game's final 13. 

After consistent St. Scholastica pressure, freshman forward Lisle Cherwien (Mound, Minn./Orono) settled the Saints with the Johnnies' first goal in the 27th minute. Sophomore forward Ronan O'Connor (Woodbury, Minn./Hill-Murray) took a feed from freshman Olin Franzwa (St. Paul, Minn./Woodbury), went up the left side and sent a long cross to a hard-charging Cherwien at the far post for his fourth goal of the season, and his second against the Saints. 

Freshman midfielder Carter Gellner (Chaska, Minn./Chanhassen) capped the first half with the second tally for SJU, scoring his first collegiate goal 39 seconds before halftime. Sophomore midfielder Matt Holmes (Edina, Minn.) headed a goal kick at midfield that squirted up the turf to Gellner for a pseudo breakaway, which he buried past the CSS keeper for a 2-0 Saint John's lead.  



Ted Barker broke the Johnnies' shutout in half in the 77th minute, scoring off a low throw in that bounced off a defender in the box. The Saints managed four late shots and a corner kick after the goal, but each attempt was met with an SJU block. 

Both teams played two keepers, with freshman goalkeeper Cole Hanson (Urbandale, Iowa) earning his second win of the season with four of SJU's five saves. Freshman Austin Ertel (Brownsburg, Ind./Lawrence Central) allowed the CSS goal and made a save in 27 minutes between the pipes.  

The Johnnies return to MIAC play with a trip to Macalester (7-4, 2-2 MIAC) for a 1 p.m. game this Saturday, Oct. 11, in St. Paul.