September 15

St. Olaf defeats Hamline in MIAC opener

Hamline University fell 56-7 to nationally ranked St. Olaf College on opening day of the MIAC schedule in St. Paul on Saturday. Senior Ben Roff (Osseo, Minn.) scored a hat trick of rushing touchdowns for the Oles, while first-year Alex House (Champlin, Minn.) had the Pipers’ lone score.

St. Olaf jumped on the board just two and a half minutes into the game with the first of Roff’s touchdowns. By the end of the first half, they had produced six touchdowns, including all of Roff’s, to take the 42-0 lead, and they built upon it just after the start of the second half with their seventh touchdown to go up 48-0.

The brightest spot in Hamline’s offensive production came in the third quarter, when House pulled in an 11-yard reception from senior quarterback Chad Schmigel (Ridgecrest, Calif.). First-year Derek Johnson’s (Casa Grande, Ariz.) point-after attempt was good, getting the Pipers on the board at 49-7.

Overall, the Pipers produced 277 yards of offense to the Oles’ 599. Schmigel put together 201 yards in the air on 27 for 39 passing. Four St. Olaf passers combined for a total of 301 passing yards. St. Olaf’s defense held the Piper ground game to just 76 total yards, while their offense accumulated 298 rushing yards.

Hamline falls to 1-1 (0-1 MIAC), while St. Olaf improves to 3-0 (1-0 MIAC). The Pipers travel to Gustavus Adolphus College next Saturday, September 21, to take on the Gusties.

Hamline University belongs to the NCAA Division III Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, one of the most competitive conferences in the nation. Hamline supports 19 intercollegiate athletic teams for men and women. Find out more about Hamline athletics at www.hamline.edu/hamline_info/athletics.

Creative and innovative teaching and learning attract a diverse student body of nearly 4,600 undergraduate and graduate students to Hamline University. Challenged to create and apply knowledge in local and global contexts, Hamline students develop an individual and community ethic of social justice, civic responsibility, and inclusive leadership and service.

Ranked first in Minnesota among comprehensive master’s universities by U.S.News & World Report, Hamline is also Minnesota’s first university, founded in 1854, and among the first co-educational institutions in the nation.

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