SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Hamline (1-5) lost to Carleton (4-2) 49-41 on Saturday. The Pipers posted 344 passing yards, 256 rushing yards and 28 first downs, but the offensive output was not enough to overcome Carleton.
The Pipers put together a 10-play, 75-yard opening drive, converting twice on third down before
Daylen Cummings hit
Tristan Falkowski for a 33-yard touchdown at 10:10 and
Kieran Barrientos added the point-after for a 7-0 lead. Hamline scored again on its next possession, with Cummings finding Falkowski for 47 yards before connecting with
Ty Burgoon for a 3-yard touchdown at 8:35 to make it 14-0. Carleton answered with a 12-play, 59-yard drive that included two third-down conversions and ended when Tyler Mastronardi threw an 8-yard touchdown to Tyler Dimond at 3:45, cutting the Pipers' lead to 14-7 after the extra point. Hamline kept its final drive alive with Cummings' fourth-and-1 run and a 21-yard completion to Falkowski on third-and-12, carrying the ball to the Carleton 48 as the first quarter ended with the Pipers ahead 14-7.
The Pipers opened the second quarter already in Carleton territory and moved inside the 10 before Barrientos hit a 15-yard field goal at 11:16 for a 17-7 lead. Carleton answered with Tyler Mastronardi's 48-yard completion to Tyler Dimond, and Evan Olds finished the drive with an 11-yard touchdown run before the extra point made it 17-14 at 9:44. Hamline responded with a 79-yard drive that included
Daylen Cummings' 37-yard pass to Burgoon and ended on Cummings' 14-yard touchdown run, with Barrientos' kick pushing the lead to 24-14 at 5:37. Carleton came back on Logan Lachermeier's 49-yard touchdown pass to Dimond at 4:48 to get within 24-21, and after the Pipers' next two possessions ended in punts, including Barrientos' 38-yarder to the Carleton 2 with eight seconds left, the score held there at halftime.
Carleton struck first in the third quarter when Tyler Mastronardi hit Tyler Dimond for a 61-yard touchdown at 13:35, and Matt Geivett's extra point put the Pipers behind 28-24. Hamline put together an 11-play, 67-yard drive from there, with
Jah Simmons-Dabney converting a third down with a 17-yard run before Cummings capped the series with a 2-yard touchdown run at 8:06 and Barrientos added the kick for a 31-28 lead. Carleton moved back in front on its next possession, using a 27-yard completion to Jaxon Watson and a 24-yard Tyler Dimond touchdown run at 6:08 to make it 35-31 after the extra point. The Pipers responded with a 75-yard scoring drive that included a 34-yard Cummings completion to Burgoon and a 24-yard Cummings run before
Elijah Stepp scored from the 1 at 3:23, and Carleton drove to the Hamline 5 before the third quarter ended with the Pipers ahead 38-35.
Carleton began the fourth quarter at the Pipers' 5, and Tyler Mastronardi scored on a 5-yard run at 14:55 before Matt Geivett's PAT made it 42-38. Hamline moved 66 yards on the next possession, using a 28-yard Cummings completion to
Aiden Herz, a 21-yard Cummings run and an 8-yard third-down run by Cummings before Barrientos hit a 24-yard field goal at 10:02 to pull the Pipers within 42-41. Carleton followed with a 79-yard drive that included a 22-yard Mastronardi run and a 20-yard completion to Tyler Dimond before Evan Olds scored from 17 yards out at 5:30, with the extra point making it 49-41. Hamline's next possession ended with Barrientos' 53-yard punt to the Carleton 1, and after Carleton punted with 1:43 left, the Pipers reached the Carleton 44 before a fourth-down incompletion with eight seconds remaining; Mastronardi knelt once to finish Carleton's 49-41 win.
Cummings completed 26 of 44 passes for 344 yards and two touchdowns and rushed 18 times for 134 yards and two scores. Burgoon caught 10 passes for 152 yards and a touchdown. Falkowski added six receptions for 116 yards and a touchdown.
Elijah Gingras led the Pipers with eight tackles.
Hamline is 1-5 overall and 0-5 in conference play. Carleton is 4-2 overall and 4-1 in conference play.
Up next, the Pipers travel to St. Peter, Minn., to face Gustavus Adolphus on Saturday, Oct. 24, at 1 p.m.
