Box Score
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – No. 17 Saint John's recorded its first tie of the season in a scoreless draw against Augsburg on Saturday, Oct. 10 at Edor Nelson Field.
SJU (12-1-1, 4-1-1 MIAC) held the edge in shots, 10-6, and came close to a goal on a number of occasions but was whistled for 25 fouls to Augsburg's nine.
Both teams had five shot attempts in the first half, but freshman forward
Grady Monette (Andover, Minn.) and SJU held the pressure with a number of scoring chances. Two of Monette's first-half shots narrowly missed in the box. The Auggies (3-1-7, 2-1-2 MIAC) were issued the game's first card – a yellow at 43:01 to end the first half.
SJU maintained possession in the second half, and Monette nearly scored another, but Auggie goalkeeper Finnur Mercier leaped to keep the ball out of the top right corner of the goal.
The Johnnies received five yellow cards in the second half, including a double-yellow that put them down a man for the final 6:13. But, unlike last year's MIAC quarterfinal game, SJU was unable to convert while playing a man down.
Sophomore goalkeeper
Alex Keekley (St. Louis Park, Minn./Minnetonka) made four saves for his eighth complete shutout of the season (10 combined).
SJU returns home to close its non-conference schedule with a 4 p.m. game against Wisconsin-River Falls on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Haws Field.
