St. John’s Football Tops UW-La Crosse in NCAA Tourney
St. John's football defeated UW-La Crosse 24-13 Saturday in the 2nd round of NCAA Division III tournament. The Johnnies led at halftime 3-0 before scoring 14 3rd quarter points. St. John's added a touchdown in the 4th quarter to secure the win and improve to 11-0.
Aaron Syverson threw for 357 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead the Johnnies. Marselio Mendez led SJU with 11 catches for 135 yards and a touchdown. Joey Gendreau had 7 catches for 96 yards and both Corey Bohmert and Dylan Wheeler had touchdown catches. Bohmert led the Johnnies with 69 yards rushing.
St. John's will host a 3rd round NCAA tournament game Saturday December 7 against Susquehanna University. Susquehanna defeated Hobart 42-35. Susquehanna University is located in Selingsgrove, Pennsylvania.