NORTHFIELD, Minn. – Parker Chastey (Duluth, MN/Denfeld HS) gave the St. Scholastica men's soccer team an early lead Saturday, but top-ranked St. Olaf responded with four unanswered goals to defeat the Saints 4-1 at Rolf Mellby Field, ending CSS' four-game winning streak.
The Saints struck just 6:39 into the match when Chastey fired a shot through traffic from near the penalty spot into the lower-right corner for a 1-0 advantage.
St. Olaf answered with two goals in a 19-second span. Jack Soares finished a low cross from Ryan Bechtel at 10:03 to tie the match before Ricardo Filotas scored through traffic from the top of the box at 10:22, putting the Oles ahead 2-1.
St. Scholastica continued to create opportunities, finishing the first half with a 6-5 advantage in shots and a 4-3 edge in corner kicks. Vasco Carneiro (Lisbon, Portugal/), Chastey and Kiki Schmitz (Meerbusch, Germany/) each put shots on target in the final eight minutes of the half, but St. Olaf goalkeeper Beckett Carlson stopped all three to preserve the one-goal margin.
The Saints remained within striking distance until the 68th minute, when Soares scored his second goal of the match at 67:50, chipping the ball over advancing goalkeeper Afonso Silva (Lisbon, Portugal/) off a pass from Daniel Fuentes. Mateo Ormaza added the final goal at 76:42, also assisted by Fuentes.
Chastey, Carneiro and Schmitz each recorded two shots for St. Scholastica, with both of Chastey's attempts on goal. Silva finished with one save in 90 minutes.
St. Olaf held a 13-9 advantage in total shots, a 5-4 edge in shots on goal and a 7-4 margin in corner kicks. The Saints played the final 5:44 with 10 players after Andrew Blattner (New Richmond, Wis./New Richmond HS) received a red card.
The loss dropped St. Scholastica to 6-6 overall and 3-2 in MIAC play, while St. Olaf remained unbeaten at 12-0-1 overall and 5-0 in the conference.
The Saints return home to host Bethel on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 2 p.m. at Kenny Harkins Field.
