ST. PAUL, Minn. – The St. Olaf College football team recorded its third consecutive Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) win with a 43-26 victory at Hamline University on Saturday afternoon at Klas Field.
Senior
Bryon Sauvy and junior
Landon Dillon both rushed for over 100 yards and two touchdowns, as St. Olaf racked up 257 rushing yards and averaged 7.1 yards per carry in the win. Sauvy had 13 carries for 114 yards and two touchdowns, while Dillon carried the ball 12 times for 101 yards and two scores.
Senior
Luke Crosby was 11-for-17 for 135 yards and a touchdown and sophomore
Magnus Hansen completed his lone attempt for a 49-yard touchdown to junior
Jackson Kauck for his first collegiate passing touchdown. Kauck caught five passes for 118 yards and the score, while junior
William Rizzuto hauled in a 32-yard score from Crosby for his first touchdown as an Ole.
After St. Olaf's defense forced a three-and-out to start the game, a 14-yard punt set up the Oles' offense at the Hamline 30-yard line. Five plays later, Sauvy scored from 15 yards out to put the first points of the game on the board. On St. Olaf's next possession, Sauvy ran for a 17-yard touchdown three plays after Crosby hit Kauck for a 32-yard gain, making it 14-0 less than nine minutes in.
Hamline halved its deficit on a 30-yard run by quarterback Daylen Cummings three minutes into the second quarter, but the Oles responded four plays later with Crosby's 32-yard touchdown pass to Rizzutto. Dillon extended St. Olaf's lead to 27-7 at halftime with an eight-yard run with 4:17 left in the half.
The Pipers took advantage of a fumble to make it a 27-13 game early in the third quarter before the Oles capitalized on another short put to open up a 34-13 lead. After a 12-yard punt gave St. Olaf the ball near midfield, Dillon carried the ball four times in a row, with the fourth going for a 36-yard touchdown on a fourth-and-one.
With the score still 34-13 late in the fourth, Hamline got a two-yard touchdown pass from Cummings to Ty Burgoon, but junior
Alec Mahoney returned the blocked extra point 94 yards for two points, leaving the Oles with a 36-19 advantage with 5:00 to go. Magnus found Kauck for a 49-yard touchdown with 2:07 remaining before the Pipers closed the scoring inside the final minute.
St. Olaf will finish its season against nationally-ranked Saint John's University in a 6 p.m. kickoff at TCO Stadium in Eagan on Saturday, Nov. 14.
