SAINT PAUL, MINN.—The Hamline University football team hosted No. 17 Bethel University at Klas Field on Saturday afternoon. The Royals were too much for Hamline as they registered a 49-7 victory.

The Pipers fall to 3-2, 1-2 MIAC while Bethel improves to 4-1, 2-1 MIAC.

Bethel 49, Hamline 7

Both teams traded punts to open the game before the Pipers threw an interception to Bethel's Tavian Swanson with 6:08 left in the first quarter, which resulted in great field position at Hamline's 22-yard line. The Royals punched it in with 4:45 on the clock courtesy of Jaran Roste's five-yard touchdown run to make things 7-0. The Royals quickly made things 14-0 when Jacob Holmen intercepted a Hamline pass, and returned it 20 yards for the score with 3:52 left in the frame.

The Royals scored on their next drive off Bryce Knuckle's nine-yard run with 1:11 left in the first to make things 21-0. The first play of the second quarter saw Alec Ralph notch a big 37-yard completion to Triston Thomas that set up Hamline at the Bethel 28-yard line. Nikolas Rocafort would later punch it in for Hamline with a 16-yard touchdown run with 12:31 left in the second frame to make the score 21-7.

The Royals responded with 28 unanswered points to secure a 49-7 victory.

Pipers quarterback Connor Leavens went 12-of-26 passing for 67 yards. Rocafort led Hamline on the ground with 38 yards, while Triston Thomas caught seven passes for 74 yards. Carson Reinard led the Hamline defense with seven tackles. Chip Kindt tallied the Pipers' lone sack of the contest.

Bethel's Riley Gritz registered 95 yards rushing on 10 carries with one touchdown, while Sid Boros scored a pair of touchdowns along with 39 yards on four carries.

Hamline will hit the road to Gustavus Adolphus on Saturday, October 16. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m.