Women's basketball opens season with win over Northwestern

Hamline took control from the tip-off, with Krystal Tschumperlin (Jr., Watkins, Minn.) scoring the first two points of the Pipers’ 2007-08 campaign a little over two minutes into the game, giving Hamline a lead they would never relinquish. Tschumperlin had eight points in the game.

Sather finished off the first half scoring with a shot seconds before the buzzer, giving the Pipers a 38-17 lead heading into the locker rooms.

The Eagles played a better game in the second half, with the Pipers outscoring them just 34-33, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the 21-point advantage Hamline created in the first 20 minutes. The difference in the game came in field goal percentages, with Hamline shooting at 45 percent from the floor, while Northwestern was only at 25 percent.

Northwestern was led by Ariel Liesch (So., Lino Lakes, Minn.), who had 15 points and six rebounds in the game.

First-year Hamline players Mary Wilkowski (Savannah, Ga.) and Kristin Sczublewski (Pierz, Minn.) were impressive in their collegiate debuts, each putting eight points on the scoreboard. Wilkowski also had four steals.

The win starts Hamline out at 1-0 on the season. Northwestern fell to 0-4 overall. Hamline returns to the court on Tuesday, November 27 when they travel to St. Olaf for a 7:00 p.m. start and the first MIAC match-up of the year.

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.