Overtime Heroics Send No. 22 Johnnie Soccer to MIAC Championship

Box Score ST. PETER, Minn. – No. 22 Saint John’s soccer advanced to the MIAC playoff championship game for the fourth time in program history with a dramatic, 2-1 overtime win at Gustavus Adolphus on Thursday, Nov. 5. After second-seeded Gustavus (12-4-3, 8-0-2 MIAC) erased SJU’s 1-0 lead with 30 seconds remaining in regulation, sophomore midfielder Taylor Petrich (Woodbury, Minn./Hill-Murray) served as the hero for the third-seeded Johnnies 3:07 into overtime. Freshman forward Grady Monette (Andover, Minn.) serviced a corner kick that sophomore midfielder Olin Franzwa (St. Paul, Minn./Woodbury) played down to Petrich’s foot. The goal was Petrich’s third of…