ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Macalester College men's soccer team closed out its home schedule with a 6-1 victory over Saint Mary's University on Saturday afternoon at John Leaney Field at Macalester Stadium. The Scots improve to 6-5-4 overall and 4-4-1 in MIAC play.
Sophomore midfielder Gaven Johnson (Harrison, Ohio/William Henry Harrison) opened the scoring in the 21st minute, giving Macalester a 1-0 lead heading into halftime. The Scots broke the game open in the second half, scoring five goals to secure the conference victory.
Junior forward John Albright (Minnetonka, Minn./Minnetonka) extended the lead in the 52nd minute, finishing a pass from junior midfielder Kasdan Blattman (San Jose, Calif./Bellarmine) to make it 2-0. Saint Mary's responded in the 63rd minute, but Macalester answered less than two minutes later, as Blattman found the back of the net off an assist from Johnson to restore the Scots' two-goal advantage.
First-year forward Charlie Hall (Washington, D.C./Jackson Reed) added another goal in the 78th minute, converting a pass from Blattman. Sophomore midfielder Milan Shah (Chicago, Ill./Francis W. Parker) then scored twice in the final minutes. In the 88th minute, Shah finished a pass from junior midfielder Kiernan Gaughan (Lenexa, Kan./Shawnee Mission North) before converting a penalty kick in the 90th minute to complete the 6-1 victory.
Blattman led the Scots with two assists and a goal, while Johnson finished with a goal and an assist. Shah scored twice, and Albright and Hall each added a goal. Macalester's offense generated 26 shots, including 15 on goal, while limiting Saint Mary's to six shots and two on target.
Goalkeepers PJ Pozniak (Phoenixville, Pa./Spring-Ford) and Drew Moseman (St. Paul, Minn./Central) split time in net for Macalester. Pozniak made one save in the first half.
Macalester will conclude the regular season on Friday, Oct. 30, traveling to Minneapolis to face Augsburg University at 7:00 p.m.
Story by Sam Bloom
