Hamline University to broadcast six football games with Stretch Internet

Hamline will provide audio broadcasts of all six Hamline Piper road football games using Stretch Internet.  This is in addition to providing live video streams of Hamline’s four home football, six volleyball matches, and 25 men’s and women’s basketball games.

Former WRFW sports director Matt O’Brien will handle the play-by-play.  O’Brien held the sports director position for three years.  During that span, he called football, men’s and women’s basketball, and men’s hockey.  He also hosted a weekly sports talk show. O'Brien will also call Hamline's 35 streaming video webcasts.

To listen, users will need to download QuickTime Player. Free downloads are available at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download. A full schedule of Hamline web broadcasts can be found at http://www.hamline.edu/hamline_info/athletics.

Stretch Internet, in its third year of business, provides audio streaming and other Internet services to more than 60 colleges, universities, professional teams and radio stations while reaching an audience of more than 25,000 listeners per month. Founded by a former college sports information director, Stretch Internet is devoted to customer service and providing a first-class, high quality experience for its clients and their extended communities.

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.

Rigorous academics and innovative programs attract and challenge a diverse and talented student body in Hamline University’s undergraduate college, graduate school, and law school.  Guided by faculty who are leaders in their fields, Hamline’s nearly 4,400 students experience an intimate environment of small classes and personal attention along with the opportunities of a comprehensive university.

Ranked first in Minnesota among comprehensive universities by U.S. News and World Report, Hamline is also Minnesota’s first university, founded in 1854.