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COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Saint John’s soccer scored once in each half to defeat Carleton 2-1 on Saturday, Oct. 24, at Haws Field.
Two SJU freshmen converted for the Johnnies (14-2-2, 6-2-1 MIAC), who moved into sole possession of third in the MIAC, a win ahead of the Knights (10-5-1, 6-3-0 MIAC).
Freshman forward Soren Benson (Brainerd, Minn./Lake Region Christian) put SJU ahead first, scoring 18:02 into play. Fellow freshman Grady Monette (Andover, Minn.) delivered a corner kick into the box that sophomore midfielder Taylor Petrich (Woodbury, Minn./Hill-Murray) touched to Benson for the score.
Carleton evened it at one apiece in the 33rd minute after a yellow card resulted in a penalty kick for the Knights.
The two teams played tied for over 33 minutes until freshman forward Ethan Brown (Lakeville, Minn./Rosemount) scored the game-winner at 64:07. Freshman Jacob Oliver (St. Cloud, Minn./Cathedral) made the pass to Brown in the box who raced passed the defender to seal the game.
The assist brought Oliver to 20 points in his rookie year, while the victory snapped a five-game winless streak (0-4-1) vs. the Knights – the last win a 3-0 victory in Collegeville on Nov. 2, 2019.
SJU led in shots (20-10) and shots on goal (9-6). Sophomore goalkeepers Austin Ertel (Brownsburg, Ind./Lawrence Central) and Alex Keekley (St. Louis Park, Minn./Minnetonka) split the game, with Keekley making five saves in goal. Ertel’s only shot on goal faced in the first half was the penalty kick. Keekley earned the win, his 10th of the season.
The Johnnies end their regular-season schedule with a 3:30 p.m. game at St. Scholastica next Saturday, Oct. 31, in Duluth.