The Pipers bested the previous record of 43 by one as they had 44 shots in the game. 21 of those shots were on-goal.
Javier Rios (Sr., Chihuahua, Mexico) and Kamal Abda (Jr., Oromiya,
Ethiopia) sandwiched the 20-minute mark of the game with Hamline's first
two goals.
Rios' goal came at 19:02 on a pass from Moe Tageldin (Sr., Rochester, Minn.) right in front of the net.
Abda then scored his first collegiate goal at 21:05. His score was unassisted.
Hamline added two more goals about a minute apart later in the first
half. First-year Stephen Johnson (Apple Valley, Minn.) scored at 38:38
from his classmate Greg Northrop (Arden Hills, Minn.).
Abda then picked up his first collegiate assist as he crossed the
ball to Grant Fehling (Fy., Stillwater, Minn.), who headed the ball in
at 39:45 for his first collegiate goal.
Carrying the 4-0 lead into the second half, Rios tallied his second
goal of the game at 46:47 from DJ Weil (So., Chaska, Minn.).
The Rams prevented the shutout with a goal on a penalty kick at 50:36 by Bear Jacobsen (So., Berkeley, Calif.).
Hamline's final goal came at 66:03 as a corner kick from Michael
Murphy (Fy., Mahtomedi, Minn.) was headed in by Moses Kabogoza (Jr.,
Kampala, Uganda). For Kabogoza, who transferred to Hamline this fall, it
was his first tally as a Piper.
Eric Feil (So., Eagan, Minn.) made his first collegiate start in
goal, earning the win while making one save. The Pipers outshot the Rams
44-5 in the game and had 14 corner kicks to the Rams' four.
Hamline improves to 4-3-0, 1-1-0 MIAC with the non-conference
win. Cornell falls to 0-8-1, 0-0-0 IIAC. The Pipers remain at home
and return to MIAC play on Saturday, September 25, with a noon contest
against Carleton. Prior to the game, the Pipers will host their annual
alumni game, beginning at 10:00 a.m. For more information, or to RSVP, click here.