2026 SJU Soccer Schedule

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – The Saint John's University soccer program released its 2026 schedule on Thursday, July 16.

The Johnnies' 19-game schedule includes five against teams who reached the NCAA Division III Tournament last fall, nine non-conference matches and nine total contests in Collegeville.

The Johnnies tied for fifth in the conference with a 5-4-1 record (13-5-3 overall) and made their 14th appearance in the MIAC Playoffs (established in 2003) and 11th in the last 13 seasons under the direction of first-year head coach Tudor Flintham '06 in 2025. The 13 wins were the program's most since 2014 (13-7-0).

SJU was 40th in the NCAA's National Power Index (NPI) prior to the 2025 national tournament selections. Denison (Ohio) was the final at-large qualifier to the NCAA Tournament at No. 31. The Johnnies were 39th in the final NPI following the national championship.
 
SJU soccer led Division III in assists per game (3.48); was second in both corner kicks per game (7.52) and total assists (73); fourth in points per game (8.90); fifth in total points (187); and 14th scoring offense (2.71 gpg.). Rising junior Ronan O'Connor (Woodbury, Minn./Hill-Murray) was second in Division III in total points (51); fourth in goals (20); fifth in game-winning goals (6) and points per game (2.43); and seventh in both assists (11) and goals per game (0.95).

The Johnnies start the 2026 season with an eventful week of five games in eight days. St. Norbert (Wis.) visits Haws Field for the Sept. 1 opener, followed by a pair of road matches at a pair of Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) opponents, Minnesota-Morris (Sept. 4) and Crown (Sept. 5). SJU wraps Labor Day weekend by dedicating its new scoreboard Sept. 6 vs. Coe (Iowa) and returns to the road for two more road trips to UMAC schools Bethany Lutheran (Sept. 8) and Wisconsin-Superior (Sept. 12). UWS reached the NCAA Tournament by winning the UMAC playoffs and finished with a 16-7 record last fall.

SJU's conference opener Sept. 15 at Bethel serves as the precursor to a six-game stretch that includes five in Collegeville: Gustavus Adolphus (Sept. 19), North Central (Sept. 22), Saint Mary's (Sept. 30), Macalester (Oct. 3) and Hamline (Oct. 6). Gustavus was an NCAA Tournament team with a 14-6-1 record last season and was joined in the national tournament by Macalester, which won the MIAC playoff title and finished with a 17-5 record.

The lone match away from the friendly confines of Haws Field is a neutral-site showdown with Colorado College at night Sept. 26 at Division I Creighton's Michael G. Morrison, S.J., Stadium in Omaha, Neb. The Tigers posted a 12-1-6 record last fall.

SJU visits Augsburg Oct. 10 in a rematch of last year's MIAC-quarterfinal win in Minneapolis and hosts Wisconsin-River Falls Oct. 14 for the final non-conference game. The Johnnies served as two of the Auggies' three losses last season (18-3-3 record) en route to the NCAA Tournament.

SJU heads northwest to Concordia Oct. 17 and to St. Olaf, the 2025 MIAC regular-season champion and an NCAA Tournament team with a 20-3-3 record, Oct. 21. Carleton wraps up the Johnnies' home schedule Oct. 24 and the regular-season ends on Halloween at St. Scholastica.

The first round of the six-team MIAC Playoffs is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 2, and the MIAC semifinals follow on Thursday, Nov. 5. The MIAC championship game, with the conference's automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament on the line, is set for Saturday, Nov. 7. The high seed hosts in all three rounds.