 Saint Johns wins MIAC Playoff championship (Photo: MIAC)
Saint John's wins MIAC Playoff championship - Mar 2, 2022 
For the eighth time in program history and third time in as many postseasons, the Saint John's Johnnies are Men's Basketball Playoff champions of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC).The top-seeded Johnnies battled back from a 38-37 halftime deficit to fend off No. 6 seed Macalester, 75-71, at Sexton Arena in Collegeville on Sunday afternoon. The victory secured an automatic berth in the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament for Saint John's. Senior center Zach Hanson (6'6''-G) starred for SJU on Sunday, scoring 12 points and pulling down a game-high 14 rebounds. Carson Schoeller (6'9''-G) had the hot hand off the bench for the Johnnies, drilling 6-of-7 shots from the field, including 4-of-5 from behind the three-point line for a team-best 16 points. Bench play was key for SJU, as three of the team's four players in double-figures on Sunday came on in reserve duty. Macalester - back in the MIAC title game for the first time since 2004 - played tough throughout, again getting strong offensive output from guards Gabriel Ramos (6'3''-G) and Caleb Williams (6'2''-G), who combined for 35 points on the afternoon. With the victory, Saint John's claimed the MIAC's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament. Courtesy of miacathletics.com MIAC Tournament Final: Saint John - Macalester 75-71 MIAC Tournament Semifinals: Saint John's - St. Olaf 76-57 Augsburg - Macalester 74-76 All-MIAC Awards 2022 - Mar 2, 2022
Player of the Year: Joe Palmer (6'4''-G) of Augsburg Sixth Man of the Year: Rayquan Moore (6'1''-G) of Augsburg Coach of the Year: Pat McKenzie of St.John's, MN
First Team Raheem Anthony (6'4''-G) of St.Mary's, MN Jeremy Beckler (6'8''-F) of Carleton Dominic Bledsoe (6'0''-PG) of St.Olaf Kaleb Feahn (6'5''-G) of Gustavus Zach Hanson (6'6''-G) of St.John's, MN Joe Palmer (6'4''-G) of Augsburg Second Team Zach Doely (6'7''-F) of Bethel, MN Nolan Malo (6'2''-F) of Gustavus Jack Sorenson (6'0''-PG) of Augsburg Ryan Thissen (6'6''-F) of St.John's, MN Caleb Williams (6'2''-G) of Macalester Third Team Cooper Berg (6'8''-F) of Hamline Nathan Hendler (6'4''-F) of St.Olaf Rowan Nelson (6'6''-F) of Concordia, MN Gabriel Ramos (6'3''-G) of Macalester Kooper Vaughn (6'1''-G) of St.John's, MN Honorable Mention Alex Battist (6'6''-F) of Carleton Matt Carik (6'0''-PG) of Augsburg Colton Codute (5'11''-PG) of St.John's, MN Luke Harris (6'1''-G) of Carleton Peter Lundquist (6'7''-F) of Gustavus All-Defensive Team Dominic Bledsoe (6'0''-PG) of St.Olaf Zach Doely (6'7''-F) of Bethel, MN Caden Freetly (6'5''-G/F) of St.Mary's, MN Zach Hanson (6'6''-G) of St.John's, MN Joey Kidder (6'4''-F) of Bethel, MN Conner Knoepfle (6'3''-G) of Augsburg All-Freshman Team Coby Gold (6'2''-G) of Macalester Luke Harris (6'1''-G) of Carleton Rowan Nelson (6'6''-F) of Concordia, MN Spencer Swanson (6'5''-F) of Gustavus Kooper Vaughn (6'1''-G) of St.John's, MN All-Sportsmanship Team Dominick Ingram (5'10''-PG) of Augsburg Sam Nelson (6'3''-G) of Bethel, MN Beck Page (6'3''-G) of Carleton David Birkeland (6'3''-G) of Concordia, MN Adam Biewen (6'5''-F) of Gustavus Jake Wohlers (6'3''-F) of Hamline Shane Anderson (6'5''-C) of Macalester Jake Binley (6'2''-G) of St.John's, MN Zach Kjeseth (6'1''-G) of St.Mary's, MN Carter Uphus (6'7''-F) of St.Olaf Zach Sjoblad (6'4''-F) of St.Scholastica Tags : JOE PALMER, AUGSBURG COLLEGE, NCAA3 BASKETBALL |
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