Box Score
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – No. 21 Saint John's soccer concluded its non-conference schedule with a 0-0 tie against Wisconsin-River Falls on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Haws Field.
What started as a relatively tame match heated up in the second half, as both teams combined for 14 fouls, seven cards and 21 shots in the final 45 minutes.
SJU (12-1-2, 4-1-1 MIAC) tallied five shots on goal to River Falls' two in the first frame, but none were more dangerous than a ball from junior forward Ronan O'Connor (Woodbury, Minn./Hill-Murray) that hit the pipe and deflected out of play.
The Johnnies held offensive pressure on the Falcons (5-5-4, 0-1-1 WIAC) for much of the second half and nearly capitalized right after the break as reigning MIAC Offensive Player of the Week Jacob Oliver (St. Cloud, Minn./Cathedral) forced Shiek to make a diving save in the right corner.
SJU totaled 20 shots and 11 on target after halftime. Eight of those shots came within a five-minute span, and four from the foot of freshman forward Soren Benson (Brainerd, Minn./Lake Region Christian), who generated a corner kick and several scoring chances in the final five minutes of the game.
Oliver led the team with four shots – all on goal – followed by sophomore midfielder James Torguson (Shakopee, Minn.) with three total and two on target. Benson had five shots total and one kept out of the goal by Shiek.
Sophomore goalkeeper Alex Keekley (St. Louis Park, Minn./Minnetonka) made three saves for his ninth complete shutout of the season (11th combined).
SJU visits Concordia (2-7-4, 0-5-2 MIAC) for a 4 p.m. game on Saturday, Oct. 17, in Moorhead.
