GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS TOOK ON HAMLINE IN A MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME

Gustavus Adolphus took on Hamline in a men's basketball game. Gustavus came into the game with a record of 1-1. Hamline came into the game with a record of 1-2.

Gustavus won the tip and they looked to take their time on the offensive end of the court. They looked to use as much time as they could off the shot clock. They looked to get the ball into the hands of Tysean (Ty) Curtis Moore.

It took both of these teams awhile to get into the grove of the game. Both teams dove on the floor after loose balls and went hard on the glass for rebounds.

Gustavus called a timeout with 15:38 left in the first half.

Hamline went on a run and Gustavus was not able to find the basket for a period of time in the first half.

Gustavus went to a zone defense and that gave Hamline a lot of room to work their offense. Hamline

kept on looking for the basket and they were able to take it strong to the basket.

Adam Michel from Gustavus Adolphus made some nice shots in the lane. On the defensive end he was all over his man.

Dior Ford for Hamline took the ball hard to the basket. He was able to blow by his defenders and get to the basket easily.

Gustavus made a run midway through the first half.

Both teams launched three-point shots with about 8:00 left.

The score went back and forth late in the half. Neither team went on a run late in the half.

Ty Moore looked to drive to the basket and he was to find his shot. He was not afraid to shoot the ball from anywhere on the court.

Gustavus called a timeout with 2:53 left to go in the first half. The score was Gustavus 34 and Hamline 30.

Both teams continued to shoot the ball late in the first half.

At halftime the score was Hamline 38 and Gustavus Adolphus 37.

Gustavus Adolphus started the second half in a zone defense. They continued to pressure the shooters from Hamline.

Tysean (Ty) Curtis Moore continued to shoot the ball. He didn't rush his shots.

Gustavus came up with some steals early in the second half. They were able to score on the offensive end after they stole the ball.

Hamline continued to push the ball down the court and set the tempo.

The score went back and forth throughout a major portion of the second half. The defensive pressure each of these teams played was very tight.

Al Tillman for Hamline posted up his defenders on the low block. He was able to contest their shots.

Gustavus Adolphus called a timeout with 10:38 left in regulation. The score was Gustavus Adolphus 53 and Hamline 45.

Gustavus Adolphus kept the pressure on Hamline throughout the second half. Hamline got to within five points with 7:30 left.

The pace was frantic as each team scoring at a rapid pace.

Gustavus Adolphus called a timeout with 6:35 left in regulation. The score was Gustavus Adolphus 55 and Hamline 53.

Gustavus Adolphus stayed in a zone defense. Hamline had trouble hitting their shots down the stretch.

Brandon Rieg for Hamline shot the ball well though out the game. He was able to get his shot.

Gustavus Adolphus called a 30 second timeout with 3:13 left in regulation. The score was Gustavus Adolphus 59 and Hamline 53.

Hamline continued to take shots down the stretch. They didn't give up and played hard throughout.

Hamline took quick shots late in the game but that was not enough.

Gustavus Adolphus came away with the 73-60 victory over Hamline. The leading scorers for Gustaus Adolphus were Seth Anderson with 23 points, Ben Biewen with 12 points and Michel Adam with11 points. They shot 25-54 from the field that included going 6-17 from behind the three-point line. They shot 17-29 from the free throw line.

The leading scorers for Hamline were Al Tillman and Brandon Rieg each with 11. Hamline shot 24-57 from the field that included going 6-23 from behind the three-point line. They shot 6-15 from the free throw line.

 

HAMLINE HOCKEY CLINCH PLAYOFF BERTH

With a 5-3 home win over Gustavus on Senior Night, the Hamline University men’s hockey team clinched their second consecutive MIAC playoff berth on Friday night in front of a full crowd.

The Pipers started off the game by killing of a minor penalty and then getting a skater advantage themselves at 6:01, just seconds after returning to full-strength. Just over a minute later Chris Berenguer (So., Eden Prairie, Minn.) scored the power play goal at 7:23 to put Hamline up 1-0. Dustin Fulton (Sr., Brooklyn Park, Minn.) and Andrew Birkholz (Sr., Maple Grove, Minn.) were credited with the assists.

Joe Long (Sr., Dayton, Minn.) upped the lead to 2-0 at 12:11 in the first as he took advantage of the two seconds of four-on-four skating left before a Gustavus power play began. Jared Hummel (So., Eagan, Minn.) and Jordan VanGilder (Lino Lakes, Minn.) earned the assists on the score.

The Piper penalty kill unit then killed off a two minute and ten second Gustie 5-on-4 advantage to preserve the 2-0 lead.

The Gusties made it a one-goal game again at 17:47 with a power play goal from Ross Ring-Jarvi (Fy., Anoka, Minn.). David Martinson (Jr., St. Louis Park, Minn.) and Brad Wieck (So., Shoreview, Minn.) were credited with the assists.

After an even, but scoreless, opening ten minutes of play in the second period, a trio of goals moved the Pipers from a 2-1 advantage to a 4-2 lead.

Hummel started the scoring to put the Pipers up by two once again as he scored at 9:38 from Nick Zilka (So., Mound, Minn.).

Gustavus gained a skater advantage soon after, cutting the Piper lead to one with a power play goal at 11:40 from Rory Dynan (Jr., Maple Plain, Minn.). He was assisted by Casey Dynan (Sr., Maple Plain, Minn.) and Spencer Campion (Jr., Plymouth, Minn.).

Fulton didn’t let the Gusties get too comfortable with their one goal deficit, as he put them down by two once again just 25 seconds later at 12:05. Berenguer and Birkholz were credited with the assists. The score remained 4-2 heading into the third period.

Long scored the final goal of the game, and only of the period, on an unassisted goal at 3:25 in the third. The score came just three seconds after the Pipers finished killing a penalty and returned to even strength.

After the game, the team held their Senior Night ceremony on the ice to honor seven graduating Pipers. The seven make up head coach Scott Bell’s first senior class. As a group, the seven led the Pipers to their first MIAC championship in 60 years by capturing the 2007-08 regular season championship and produced a school record number of wins in that same year.

The class consists of Andrew Birkholz (Maple Grove, Minn.), Steve Festler (Little Falls, Minn.), Joe Long (Dayton, Minn.), Jim Erickson (Brooklyn Park, Minn.), Dustin Fulton (Brooklyn Park, Minn.), Justin Hanna (Little Canada, Minn.), and Matt Buckley (Dayton, Minn.)

The Pipers improve to 14-9-1, 9-6-0 MIAC while the Gusties fall to 14-10-0, 9-6-0 MIAC. The same two teams will play tomorrow, Saturday, February 21, at Gustavus. The opening puck drop on the teams’ final game of the MIAC regular season will be at 7:15 p.m.

Seedings in the 2009 MIAC tournament with be determined by Saturday’s games. The playoffs begin on Thursday, February 26.

STRONG SECOND HALF PROPELS GUSTIES OVER PIPERS

After a close opening 18 minutes of play, the visiting Gustavus Gusties opened up a double-digit lead and held on to it, defeating Hamline University’s men’s basketball team, 82-64, in Saint Paul.

In the first half, the Pipers and Gusties exchanged one- and two-point leads, up until was was ultimately Hamline’s last lead of the game with 2:35 left in the opening 20 minutes. Gustavus then went on an 11-0 run to end the first half with a 10-point lead (41-31), including a buzzer-beater jumper by Seth Anderson (Fy., Minnesota Lake, Minn.) to head into the locker room.

The Gusties started out quickly in the second half as well, with Jesse Van Sickle (Jr., Garden City, Minn.) putting up five points immediately to give his team a 46-31 lead.

Carl Hipp (So., Little Canada, Minn.) led the Pipers with 16 points, while Levi Wenrich (Fy., Newhall, Calif.) had 14 points and Tanner Anderson (Sr., Eden Prairie, Minn.) had 10.

The Gusties were led by 19 from Ryan McPartland (Jr., LeSueur, Minn.), 13 from Robert Schmidt (Sr., New Germany, Minn.), and 10 apiece from Tyler Grey (Fy., Montevideo, Minn.) and Van Sickle.

With the conference loss, the Pipers fall to 3-9 overall, 2-6 MIAC, while the Gusties improve to 6-5, 5-1 MIAC.

Hamline has a week off from competition before traveling to Saint John’s for a 1:00 p.m. game on Saturday, January 17.