FINAL SCORE
St. John's 1 (7-4-2)
Monmouth 0 (5-6-3)
 
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – St. John's University used a goal midway through the second half to claim a 1-0 win over the Monmouth University men's soccer team on Tuesday night.
 
Jakob Friedman fired off a shot just shy of two and a half minutes into the contest that went high for the Hawks.
 
Herman Johnsen had a pair of big stops before the match reached the 30-minute mark and kept the contest scoreless.
 
The two teams continued to battle and went into the half knotted at 0-0.
 
St. John's broke through in the 65th minute as Guilherme Gomes knocked down an attempted clear by the Hawks and struck a low liner into the net for the 1-0 lead.
 
St. John's put a shot off the post in the 80th minute before Johnsen made back-to-back saves on close in shots and kept the Monmouth deficit at 1-0.
 
Javi Losa got off a late shot that sailed just wide and St. John's claimed the 1-0 win.

NOTES  
- It was the fifth meeting all-time between the Hawks and Red Storm. St. John's leads the series, 4-1.
- Raul Garcia is the only Hawk to start all 14 matches this season. 
- Herman Johnsen made four saves and now has at least four stops in seven of eight contests. He ranks second in the CAA while averaging 5.13 saves per game.
- Erik Annborn made his first appearance in the Monmouth lineup since Sept. 13 against Northeastern. 

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- St. John's finished with a 17-3 advantage in shots. The Red Storm took all five shots on goal in the contest. 
- St. John's took four corner kicks in the match while the Hawks had one. 
- Herman Johnsen made four saves for the Hawks in goal. 
- Alec McLachlan did not make a save for St. John's.

UP NEXT
-Monmouth wraps up the regular season when it hosts Hofstra on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. The Hawks will honor their eight seniors prior to the start of the match (approximately 6:40) before the match that will air on SNY and FloCollege.