Box Score
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – No. 24 Saint John's soccer recorded its ninth shutout of the season – 4-0 – over Saint Mary's on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at Haws Field.
The Johnnies (10-1-0, 2-1-0 MIAC) scored a pair of goals in each half, including two 13 seconds apart from sophomore midfielder
Gabe Franzman (Bettendorf, Iowa) in the 51st minute.
Sophomore
Taylor Petrich (Woodbury, Minn./Hill-Murray) gave SJU a quick 1-0 lead 3:29 into the game. A corner kick from freshman forward
Ethan Brown (Lakeville, Minn./Rosemount) put the ball into the box and SMU (0-8-2, 0-4-0 MIAC) failed to clear it, leaving Petrich a striking opportunity to convert.
Brown doubled the lead 5:25 later, scoring off a cross from sophomore forward
Eli Ryan (Victoria, Minn./Minnetonka) in the box. The pass gave Ryan his team-leading eighth assist.
Franzman scored the first of his two goals 5:23 into the second half off a free kick from freshman forward
Grady Monette (Andover, Minn.). Sophomore forward
Axel Martin (Lakeville, Minn./Rosemount) connected with a header to deliver the ball to Franzman across the box, who scored his fifth goal of his career off his head.
Franzman converted just 13 seconds later for the final goal of the game, after Petrich stole the ball from SMU after the kickoff. Petrich dished it to Monette on the steal, who gave it back to Petrich to set up the goal. Petrich moved the ball across the box to Martin who dealt Franzman a one-touch into the left corner of the goal.
The Johnnies had a number of other chances, but were haunted by 14 offsides calls. Freshman forward
Charles Foslien (Ramsey, Minn./Anoka) also hit the crossbar in the 40th minute and Martin hit the pipe in the 58th minute.
Sophomore goalkeeper
Austin Ertel (Brownsburg, Ind./Lawrence Central) made two saves for his first full shutout of the season.
SJU posted statistical advantages in shots (23-6), shots on goal (11-2) and corner kicks (14-3).
The Johnnies play host to Macalester at 4:20 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, in Collegeville. The match was originally scheduled for a 4 p.m. start but was pushed later to accommodate personnel working No. 5 SJU football's home game vs. No. 7 Bethel.
