Hamline University Athletics

The Hamline men's soccer team will finish over .500 for the first time in nearly a decade this year. One of the main reasons for that is the continued solid play of freshman forward Adam King. The Pipers' leading scorer with five goals and five assists for 15 points -- figures that land him in the top three in the league in all three categories -- played a huge role last Saturday in a 2-1 win over St. John's at Paterson Field that propelled the Pipers into the middle of the tight race for playoff spots. 

King got the ball rolling against SJU when his corner kick was redirected by James Nash for the game's first goal early in the second half. The Johhnies tied the game and overtime was looking when King took another corner kick with just 90 seconds left in regulation time. The ball hit a SJU defender and deflected into the net for the winning goal to improve Hamline's overall record to 9-4-1. 

HU is 3-3-2 in MIAC play. The 11 points leaves them within one win of five teams ahead of them in the standings. Hamline will continue its bid to return to the conference playoffs Tuesday at Bethel and wrap up the season Saturday against Gustavus at Paterson Field. Both games start at 3:30 p.m.