University of St. Thomas Athletics
Hamline
Football wins 41-14 over Hamline, secures 2nd in MIAC
11/6/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
Senior RB Peter Ridley had his fourth consecutive 100-yard rushing game and Walter Dosh added three touchdowns as St. Thomas rolled to a 41-14 win over Hamline Saturday in MIAC football at O'Shaughnessy Stadium.
The Tommies (7-1 overall, 6-1 MIAC) capitalized on six Piper turnovers and scored 35 unanswered points to run their winning streak to six games. UST stayed alive in the chase for one of three NCAA at-large playoff berths, although its MIAC title share hopes ended with Concordia's big win at St. Olaf.
St. Thomas plays at St. John's next Saturday and will either share second place or finish in second alone. With a victory the Tommies can post their best record since 1973.
Ridley had TD runs of 44 and four yards and finished with 120 yards on 10 carries. Dosh had a 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and TD runs of eight and two yards.
Hamline (3-6, 1-6) converted a turnover into a quick 7-0 lead as Andy Gagnon ran four yards for a TD with 12:07 left in the first quarter. The Pipers had the lead for just for 17 seconds on the day as Dosh returned the ensuing kick 93 yards.
St. Thomas had four sacks and outgained Hamline 383-234 yards. Freshman Pat Sommerstad had a 32-yard interception return for a TD in the fourth quarter. His brother, senior PaulSommerstad had a pickoff and a fumble recovery, and Steve Groth, David Rains and Justin Thom also had pickoffs for UST.
Sophomore QB Ryan Jansen, who improved to 6-0 as a starter, completed just two of his first seven passes but finished 11-for-17 for 186 yards and one pickoff. P.J. Theisen had four receptions for 116 yards. Punter Chris Husby averaged 40.6 yards on five punts.
For Hamline, Mike Walsh had an interception and Tyler Schultz had 12 tackles; punter Ryan Laube averaged 43.5 yards on six punts and QB Noah Rasmussen had a five-yard scoring run and completed 11 of 16 passes for 119 yards and three interceptions.
