Box Score
MOORHEAD, Minn. – Saint John's soccer collected its second draw in nearly 24 hours with a 2-2, non-conference decision at Concordia on Saturday, Aug. 30.
Senior defender
Carter Hermanson (St. Paul, Minn./Holy Angels) gave SJU (0-0-2 overall) an early lead in the 16th minute. Freshman midfielder
James Torguson (Shakopee, Minn.) started the play with a free kick from the right sideline that found classmate
Olin Franzwa (St. Paul, Minn./Woodbury) on the opposite side of the field. Franzwa's pass into the box was headed away by a Cobber defender, but landed on the foot of Hermanson, who turned to beat the keeper with a quick goal off his left foot, the seventh of his career.
Ricco Rolle, CC's leading goal scorer last season, tied the game at 1-1 when he stole the ball from freshman goalkeeper
Cole Hanson (Urbandale, Iowa) for an uncontested tally in the 41st minute.
SJU regained the lead in the 64th minute as a long ball from senior forward
Connor Drong (St. Cloud, Minn./Cathedral) broke the Cobber defense to help sophomore forward
Ronan O'Connor (Woodbury, Minn./Hill-Murray) tally his second goal in as many days. O'Connor chipped the ball over the head of the hard-charging Concordia goalkeeper for the eighth goal of his career and a 2-1 Johnnie lead.
Parker Gast scored the equalizer for CC (0-0-1 overall) on a free kick at the top of the box following an SJU yellow card in the 74th minute.
The two programs encounter each other in two months – Saturday, Oct. 25 on the Collegeville pitch – for the game that will count in the MIAC standings.
Both teams totaled 10 shots and shots on goal were 5-2 in favor of the home team. Senior forward
Alex Bowman (Elk River, Minn./Rogers) hit the crossbar on a long shot 10 minutes in.
Hanson made two saves in the first half, while sophomore
Ed Krinke (Shoreview, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall) collected a save in the second 45.
Fouls were 17-9 in favor of the Cobbers, but yellow cards were shown at a 4-1 count against SJU. The visitors also posted a 9-2 advantage in corner kicks.
The Johnnies return home to host Crown (0-0-1 overall) for a 4 p.m. match on Wednesday, Sept. 3, at Haws Field.
