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Luke Stanga - Central - 2021-09-04
Kevin Healy
0
St. Olaf STO 3-3 , 2-2
56
Winner Saint John's SJU 6-0 , 4-0
St. Olaf STO
3-3 , 2-2
0
Final
56
Saint John's SJU
6-0 , 4-0
Winner
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
STO St. Olaf 0 0 0 0 0
SJU Saint John's 14 21 21 0 56

Game Recap: Football |

Football blanked by No. 5 Saint John's on the road

COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – Fifth-ranked Saint John's University recorded its third-straight shutout by blanking the St. Olaf College football team, 56-0, on Saturday afternoon at Clemens Stadium.

Running back Henry Trost rushed for three touchdowns in the win for Saint John's (6-0, 4-0 MIAC), which got a combined five touchdown passes from Aaron Syverson and Chris Backes to stay undefeated. The Johnnies' defense forced five turnovers and held the Oles to 1-for-11 on third down.

After the Oles fumbled the opening kickoff, Saint John's capitalized on the miscue, opening the scoring on a two-yard touchdown run by Trost less than three minutes into the game. After a three-and-out gave the Johnnies the ball back, the hosts quickly stretched their lead to 14-0 on a one-yard pass from Syverson to Alex Larson with 8:07 to go in the first quarter.

Trost and Larson accounted for all five of the Johnnies' first-half touchdowns, with Trost scoring from one yard out and nine yards out in the second quarter and Syverson and Larson connecting for an 11-yard score. The Saint John's defense limited St. Olaf to 28 yards of offense in the opening half as the hosts led, 35-0, at the break.

Syverson found Ravi Alston for a 17-yard touchdown just 1:42 into the third quarter for Syverson's third touchdown pass of the game. Syverson finished 19-for-22 for 257 yards with three touchdowns and one interception before giving way to Chris Backes, who was 5-for-5 for 59 yards and two scores.

Junior Jordan Embry had 10 carries for 42 yards and first year Pat Forsyth added 10 rushes for 34 yards for the Oles, who were limited to 190 yards of offense in the game. First year Evan Hammonds hauled in three passes for 56 yards, while senior Gabe Alada had three reception for 39 yards.

Sophomore Luke Stanga paced the Oles' defensively with nine tackles – six solo – and one sack, while senior Nick Sabatino recorded five tackles, one sack, and his second interception of the season.

St. Olaf hosts St. Scholastica in the first-ever meeting between the two programs on Saturday, Oct. 23 at 1 p.m.
 
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