St. John's University Athletics
St. John's Welcomes No. 15 Brown To Belson Stadium
10/19/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Oct. 19, 2009
QUEENS, N.Y. - The St. John's men's soccer team concludes its two-game homestand by hosting No. 15 Brown in a non-conference matchup. The Red Storm and Bears will kick off at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 20. Live stats will be available through GameTracker, while live video will be provided courtesy of Stormtracker All-Access.
Stat Of The Week
15-0-3: St. John's home unbeaten streak dating back to a tie on Nov. 7, 2007 against Seton Hall. The Red Storm went 12-0-0 at Belson Stadium in 2008 and is 3-0-2 thus far in 2009 after a 3-2 overtime win against then-No. 7 Louisville.
Inside The Series With Brown
- This will be only the fifth meeting in an all-time series that began in 1997.
- St. John's leads the series, 4-0-0.
- This will be the first visit to Belson Stadium for Brown.
- Before a 1-0 win in 2008 at Brown, the first three meetings in the series were at neutral sites.
- St. John's has outscored Brown 10-1 in the all-time series.
Scouting The Bears
- Brown is 7-1-4 on the year and 2-1-0 in the Ivy League.
- The Bears opened the season 7-0-4, but are coming off a 1-0 loss to then-No. 6 Harvard.
- Sean Rosa leads the offense with four goals and five assists.
- Nick Elenz-Martin has four goals and two assists, while Austin Mandel has four goals.
- Paul Grandstrand is 6-1-4 in goal with three shutouts and a 0.86 goals against average.
Against Ranked Opponents
- St. John's is 2-1-2 this season against ranked opponents.
- After opening the 2009 season with a 0-0 draw at then-No. 7 Indiana, the Red Storm topped then-No. 12 Notre Dame, 2-0.
- St. John's first defeat of the year came against then-No. 14 Boston University, 1-0.
- The Red Storm tied then-No. 3 USF, 1-1, before defeating then-No. 7 Louisville, 3-2, in overtime.
Terra Tallies Second-Career Golden Goal
- Tadeu Terra tallied his second-career golden goal in a 3-2 overtime win against No. 7 Louisville.
- Terra scored in the 99th minute to give St. John's its first overtime win this year.
- The midfielder's first-career golden-goal came in a 1-0 overtime win against Providence on Nov. 8, 2008 in the BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals.
Wegge Gundhus Extends Point Streak To Four Games
- Sverre Wegge Gundhus tallied a goal and an assist in a 3-2 win against No. 7 Louisville and extended his point streak to four games in the process.
- The junior has one goal and three assists in the point streak, which began with an assist in a 2-0 win against Rutgers on Oct. 7.
- Wegge Gundhus then added an assist in a 1-1 tie against then-No. 3 USF on Oct. 10 before tallying an assist in a 1-1 draw at Princeton on Oct. 14.
