No. 2 Saint John’s Rallies Past Concordia, 33-23; Huskies Win at BC, Sweep St. Thomas (Oct. 17, 2026)

No. 2 Saint John’s came back from a halftime deficit to stay unbeaten, St. Cloud State’s men won at No. 16/15 Boston College, and the Huskies women finished a sweep at St. Thomas. The Gophers women fell to No. 1 Ohio State in a one-goal game, and the Gophers men tied at Minnesota Duluth. Here are Saturday’s results, Oct. 17, 2026, and what’s next.

Saint John’s 33, Concordia 23 (football)

No. 2 Saint John’s trailed 20–13 at halftime of its Homecoming game against fellow unbeaten Concordia, then held the Cobbers to a field goal in the second half to win 33–23 before 14,033 fans at Clemens Stadium in Collegeville.

• Go-ahead score: Trey Feeney hit Riley Schwellenbach for a 69-yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter to put the Johnnies ahead 26–23.
• Riley Schwellenbach: 15 catches for 245 yards
• Trey Feeney: 473 passing yards and two touchdown passes
• Closing it out: Will Peroutka intercepted a pass late in the fourth quarter, and Corey Bohmert ran in from 1 yard out in the final minute.
• Concordia’s Jed Klang: 8 catches, 123 yards, 2 touchdowns
• Records: Saint John’s is 6–0 and 5–0 in the MIAC. Concordia is 5–1 and 4–1.

No. 1 Ohio State 6, Gophers 5 (women’s hockey)

A day after beating the Buckeyes 6–2, No. 3 Minnesota lost 6–5 at Ridder Arena in Minneapolis, and the teams split the series. Ohio State led 3–0 early in the second period before the Gophers scored four goals in the period to tie it 4–4. Sarah Paul scored late in the second and again early in the third for a 5–4 lead, but Ohio State scored twice in less than a minute midway through the third.

• Sarah Paul: 2 goals. Julia Schalin: 3 assists.
• Joy Dunne had a hat trick for Ohio State.
• Records: Minnesota is 5–1–0 and 3–1–0 in the WCHA. Ohio State is 7–1–0 and 5–1–0.

St. Cloud State 5, No. 16/15 Boston College 3 (men’s hockey)

Two nights after a 4–0 loss, the Huskies got goals from five different players and won 5–3 at Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, to split the series. SCSU led 5–1 in the third period before BC scored twice.

• Goals: Jake Southgate, Darels Uljanskis, Finn McLaughlin (power play), Thor Byfuglien and Nolan Roed
• Yan Shostak: 43 saves as Boston College outshot SCSU 46–25
• Records: St. Cloud State is 2–3–0. Boston College is 1–2–0.

St. Cloud State 1, St. Thomas 0 (women’s hockey)

The No. 10/9 Huskies finished a weekend sweep in St. Paul. Defender Siiri Yrjölä scored the only goal midway through the third period, and goalie Emilia Kyrkkö made 22 saves for the shutout. SCSU is 6–2–0 and 4–0–0 in the WCHA, the first 4–0–0 start to conference play in program history.

Gophers 2, Minnesota Duluth 2 (men’s hockey)

A night after a 7–1 loss in Duluth, the Gophers men rallied from a 2–0 deficit for a 2–2 tie at AMSOIL Arena. Captain Brodie Ziemer scored both Minnesota goals in the second period, the second on the power play. Luca Di Pasquo made 34 saves. The teams played a shootout that Minnesota won, but it does not change the official result. The Gophers are 0–3–1, and UMD is 3–1–2.

Volleyball and soccer

• Gophers 3, Maryland 0: No. 21 Minnesota won 25–9, 25–18, 25–17 at Maturi Pavilion. The Gophers are 11–5 and 5–3 in the Big Ten.
• St. Cloud State 3, Jamestown 1: The No. 13 Huskies won 25–22, 25–15, 15–25, 25–23 in Jamestown, North Dakota. SCSU is 15–6 and 9–4 in the NSIC.
• Saint Benedict 3, Saint Mary’s 0: The Bennies won 25–13, 25–18, 25–21 at Claire Lynch Hall in St. Joseph. CSB is 10–9 and 4–2 in the MIAC.
• Saint Benedict 4, Concordia 0 (soccer): The Bennies won on the road in Moorhead.

What’s next (all times Central)

• Wild: Host the Columbus Blue Jackets today, Sunday, Oct. 18, at 5 p.m. at Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul.
• Timberwolves: Open the regular season Wednesday, Oct. 21, at Miami.
• Gophers women’s hockey: Host Lindenwood on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m.
• Gophers men’s hockey: Host North Dakota on Thursday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m.
• St. Cloud State women’s hockey: Play their first games at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center this season, hosting Bemidji State on Friday, Oct. 23, at 6 p.m.
• Saint John’s football: At Carleton on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 1 p.m. in Northfield.
• Gophers football: Off this weekend, the Gophers host Iowa on Saturday, Oct. 24.
• Vikings: Back from their bye to host the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, Oct. 25, at noon at U.S. Bank Stadium.
• St. Cloud State men’s hockey: Host Arizona State on Friday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 31.

Catch up on Friday’s games in our Oct. 16 sports recap, and see our CSB+SJU Homecoming guide.

Sources: Saint John’s Athletics; St. Cloud LIVE; Concordia Athletics; Gophers Athletics (women’s hockey); Ohio State Athletics; WCHA; St. Cloud State Athletics (men’s hockey); Boston College Athletics; St. Cloud State Athletics (women’s hockey); KVSC; Gophers Athletics (men’s hockey); UMD Athletics; Gophers Athletics (volleyball); Maryland Athletics; St. Cloud State Athletics (volleyball); Jamestown Athletics; Saint Benedict Athletics; Saint Mary’s Athletics; Saint Benedict Athletics (soccer); NHL; Minnesota Vikings; ESPN. Checked Oct. 18, 2026.

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