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St. John’s to Host No. 2 Marshall for Friday Night Battle
9/4/2025 4:49:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Red Storm will face second straight top-five opponent for the first time since 2001
QUEENS, N.Y. – Following a draw on the road at No. 5 Wake Forest on Sunday, the St. John's men's soccer team will face its second-straight top-five opponent on Thursday night when it welcomes No. 2 Marshall on Friday night.
The Red Storm will face its second consecutive top-five squad for the first time since 2001, when it battled then-No. 1 SMU and then-No. 5 Indiana during the NCAA Tournament as it made its run to the College Cup.
Friday night's match will be streamed on ESPN+ with Ralph Bednarczyk and Johnny Gadamowitz on the call from Queens. Live stats will be available on RedStormSports.com and tickets can be purchased here.
The first 500 fans in attendance will receive a bucket hat courtesy of Coca-Cola. For all St. John's students, join us early for the Red Storm Pep Rally in the Carnesecca Plaza for free pizza and ice cream.
The Red Storm is coming off a scoreless draw on the road at No. 5 Wake Forest at Spry Stadium on Sunday night. The tie marked St. John's result against a top-five opponent on the road since it drew then-No. 3 USF on Oct. 10, 2009, 1-1.
Guilherme Gomes was tabbed TopDrawer Soccer National Player of the Week this week after breaking the school freshman record with four goals in the 5-0 rout of New Hampshire on Aug. 28. The Sao Paulo, Brazil native was the first Johnnie since Lenny Wilson on Oct. 30, 2018 to win a national player of the week award. The midfielder was tabbed BIG EAST Freshmen and Offensive Player of the Week after becoming the first freshman across NCAA Division I to score four goals in a single-contest since VMI's Justin Reischer on Oct. 2, 2018.
Alec McLachlan was tabbed BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week after a pair of shutouts against the Wildcats and Demon Deacons. The Stockport, England native has tallied three clean sheets in the opening four matches of the season, marking a first for St. John's since the 2019 campaign. The senior holds a GAA of 0.50 and a .818 save percentage, both marks rank top-four in the conference.
The Red Storm are seeking its highest ranked win since it defeated then-No. 2 West Virginia, 1-0, in overtime in the BIG EAST Tournament Championship on Nov. 5, 2006.
Last season, the two sides squared off for the first time ever as St. John's and then-No. 6 Marshall battled to a 1-1 draw on Sept. 14, 2024 in Huntington, West Virginia.
Marshall, the reigning national runners-up enter Friday's match ranked No. 2 in the United Soccer Coaches' Poll Top-25. The Thundering Herd hold a 1-0-1 record through two matches this season. After opening the campaign with a 2-1 win over George Mason, Marshall drew then-No. 12 Virginia Tech in its last time out on Friday night, 2-2.
The Johnnies will begin a five-match home stand on Friday night and will be back in action at Cox Family Field at Belson Stadium on Monday, Sept. 8 against Rhode Island at 7 p.m.
