The New Age of St. John’s Soccer
Brendan Myers, Sports Editor
September 20, 2018
Filed under Home Scroll, Men's Soccer, Sports
The term “rebuilding year” has become a cliché in sports. If you looked at the St. John’s men’s soccer roster heading into the 2018-19 season, it would have been easy to think it was going to be a rebuilding year. Head Coach Dr. Dave Masur had a squad of 33 players, 25 of them new. Putting the sh...
The Key to St. John’s Soccer Success? A Humble Freshman
Brendan Myers, Assistant Sports Editor
December 17, 2017
Filed under Men's Soccer, Sports
Heading into halftime scoreless against Temple in early September, the St. John’s men’s soccer team was staring down a fourth consecutive game without a win. For much of the first half, St. John’s looked out of sync in the attacking third, and hadn’t scored for over 300 minutes. Substitute...
Men’s Soccer: Cooksley Looks to Future
Sean Okula, Staff Writer
December 7, 2017
Filed under Men's Soccer, Sports, Sports Scroll
Losing stings. There’s no sugarcoating it. One can work, grind, thrive, fall, rise again, cry, rejoice, hurt, win. Then it can all come crashing down, in the case of the St. John’s men’s soccer team last month, in just 90 short minutes. For some, the work will continue into the offseason ...
Men’s Soccer Season Ends with Loss in Conference Semis
Sean Okula, Staff Writer
November 15, 2017
Filed under Men's Soccer, Sports, Sports Scroll
The Red Storm renaissance wasn’t going to be an overnight process. Still, the sting of defeat throbs like an open wound as the St. John’s men’s soccer team lost in the Big East semifinals to Georgetown, 2-1 last Wednesday. “I thought we played better in this game than we did the day that we beat...
St. John’s Downs Creighton in Opening Round of Playoffs
Derrell Bouknight, Co-Sports Editor
November 5, 2017
Filed under Men's Soccer, Sports
It only took seven minutes for Alistair Johnston to feel the game shift in St. John's favor. It was solidified when Harry Cooksley dribbled towards the left side of the box and kicked the ball over to Matt Forster, who scored the Johnnies' first goal three minutes earlier. Johnston ran down the middle...
Senior Moment: Enstrom’s Goal Lifts Red Storm to Playoff Berth
Dylan Hornik, Co-Sports Editor
October 29, 2017
Filed under Men's Soccer, Sports, Sports Scroll
David Enstrom was ready. When teammate Harry Cooksley lined up to take a free kick in the 31st minute against Georgetown on Saturday night, he envisioned the end result before the ball was even put in play. “Harry has great set pieces, and [Johnston] is great with his head on the ball, and I just thought th...
Men’s Soccer Impresses When It Counts
Derrell Bouknight, Co-Sports Editor
October 19, 2017
Filed under Men's Soccer, Sports, Sports Scroll
Nearly one month ago, in their eighth game of the regular season, the St. John’s men’s soccer team walked onto the field at Belson Stadium under a night sky and bright lights shining from the heavens. The team was 4-2-1. A three game winning streak was on the line with Big East rival and No. ...
Soccer Teams Split Home Doubleheader
Nick McCreven, Staff Writer
October 19, 2017
Filed under Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer
Both the men’s and women’s St. John’s soccer teams played a home doubleheader at Belson Stadium Saturday night. The men hosted Marquette at 5:30 pm and the women faced off against Seton Hall at 8:00 pm. The men played a highly physical match with Marquette, with both teams collecting three total ...
Red Storm Roundup: Down Week for Soccer, Volleyball
Sean Okula, Contributing Writer
October 4, 2017
Filed under Golf, Men's Soccer, Sports, Sports Scroll, Volleyball, Women's Soccer
MEN’S SOCCER DROPS NAILBITERS The Red Storm watched their five-match unbeaten streak come to a crashing halt last week, dropping a pair of low-scoring heartbreakers. First, it was Lehigh who came storming back, stunning the Johnnies in the final minutes with a pair of late scores. Filippo Ri...
Withers Recognized for Stellar Play
Derrell Bouknight, Co-Sports Editor
September 20, 2017
Filed under Men's Soccer, Sports, Sports Scroll
Andrew Withers entered Saturday’s Big East opener against Seton Hall with a winner’s mentality, his confidence high with the thought of his teammates backing him at every moment, even as he stands alone in front of the net he must protect at all costs. The 10 teammates that share the field with h...
Soccer Teams Start Season with High Hopes
Nick McCreven, Staff Writer
September 13, 2017
Filed under Men's Soccer, Sports, Sports Scroll, Women's Soccer
Soccer is back in action at Belson Stadium again as the St. John’s men’s and women’s soccer teams have begun a new season. The women’s team is ready to storm back from their heartbreaking Big East semifinals loss last season. Six new Johnnies were added to the roster over the offseason a...
Recapping the men’s and women’s soccer seasons
Nicholas McCreven, Staff Writer
November 16, 2016
Filed under Men's Soccer, Sports, Sports Scroll, Women's Soccer
St. John’s soccer ended this past week for both the men and the women. The men ended with a 6-7-4 record overall and 2-5-2 in the Big East after losing their final game late to Providence. Although the under-.500 record, this season showed the promise that this young team has going forward. Only...
