091215-scott-1
Kevin Healy
35
Winner Augsburg College AUG 4-5 , 3-4
26
Hamline University HU 3-6 , 1-6
Winner
Augsburg College AUG
4-5 , 3-4
35
Final
26
Hamline University HU
3-6 , 1-6
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
AUG Augsburg College 6 12 10 7 35
HU Hamline University 7 7 6 6 26

Game Recap: Football |

Auggies bring "The Hammer" home

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Ayrton Scott (SR, Minneapolis, Minn./Southwest HS) accounted for 393 yards of total offense and reached three career milestones, leading the Augsburg College football team to a 35-26 win over host Hamline University in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football contest on Saturday afternoon.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Augsburg 35, Hamline 26
LOCATION: Klas Field, St. Paul, Minn.
RECORDS: Augsburg 4-5 overall (3-4 MIAC), Hamline 3-6 overall (1-6 MIAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
• Scott rushed 29 times for 142 yards and two touchdowns -- a one-yard score in the second quarter and a seven-yard score in the third quarter -- while completing 14-of-19 passes for 251 yards and two touchdowns. The game marked his 19th 100-yard rushing game of his career.
• Scott eclipsed the 4,000-yard mark in career rushing yardage, the 10,000-yard mark in career passing yardage and the 14,000-yard mark in career total offense on Saturday. He now has 4,075 rushing yards, 10,009 passing yards and 14,084 yards of total offense in his career.
• Tyrell Martin (SR, West St. Paul, Minn./Henry Sibley HS) rushed 22 times for 159 yards and a two-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, while also catching five passes for 61 yards.
• Joey Sonnenfeld (SR, Maple Grove, Minn./Osseo HS) caught five passes for 116 yards and a 17-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter. The game marked his eighth straight 100-plus-yard receiving effort this season and 20th of his 29-game Augsburg career.
• The Pipers took an early 7-0 lead, but Augsburg scored 18 straight points to take an 18-7 lead -- a 17-yard touchdown pass from Scott to Cyrus Elliott (SR, Baldwin, Wis./Baldwin-Woodville HS) and rushing touchdowns by Martin and Scott.
• After Hamline cut the lead to 18-14 at halftime, Augsburg expanded the lead after a blocked punt by William Johnson (JR, St. Anthony Village, Minn.) at the Hamline 29-yard line. Five plays later, Scott scored on a seven-yard rush.
• Hamline cut the lead to 26-20 with a touchdown on its next drive, but Augsburg scored a two-point defensive point-after-touchdown, as Johnson blocked the point-after kick and Bobby Collins (JR, Lompoc, Calif.) returned the ball for the score.
• The Pipers again trimmed the lead to 28-26, but Augsburg used a 12-play, 75-yard, 6:27 drive to secure the final score of the game, a 17-yard touchdown pass from Scott to Sonnenfeld with 7:15 remaining. Augsburg's defense stopped the Pipers on downs at the Auggie 36-yard line with 4:18 left, with a 44-yard rush by Martin sealing the victory.
• Augsburg outgained Hamline by a 552-361 margin. Augsburg had 301 rushing yards and 251 passing yards, while Hamline had 161 rushing yards and 200 passing yards.
• Defensively, Johnson had seven tackles (six solo) and a second-quarter interception, which he returned 54 yards to the Hamline 36-yard line, setting up an Augsburg touchdown two plays later.
• Collins, Raymond Carter (SO, Jordan, Minn.) and Alan Medina-Gonzalez (SR, Woodbury, Minn./Tartan HS) had seven tackles each, with Medina-Gonzalez adding a sack.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE
• With the win, Augsburg reclaimed "The Hammer," the traveling trophy in the rivalry between Augsburg and Hamline. Augsburg has a 9-2 record in games against Hamline since the traveling trophy was established in the 2005 season.
• With his 393 yards on Saturday, Scott now has 14,084 career yards of total offense, now in third place in the category in NCAA Division III history. He is now 484 yards away from the Division III record, 14,568 yards, set by Kevin Burke of Mount Union (Ohio) from 2011-14. Second place on the Division III list is 14,231 yards, set by Jason Boltus of Hartwick (N.Y.) from 2005-08.
• Scott's 361.1 total offense yards per-game average is second in Division III history, behind the 364.6 yards per-game average set by Brett Elliott of Linfield (Ore.) from 2004-05.
• Scott holds school career records for passing yardage (10,009) and rushing yardage (4,075), along with rushing attempts (700), rushing touchdowns (36) and passing touchdowns (96). He stands second in pass completions (728) and pass attempts (1,213).
• In three seasons at Augsburg, Sonnenfeld now has 204 catches for 3,421 yards, in second place in school history in career receiving yardage. His 38 receiving touchdowns as an Auggie are third-best in school history, and his 204 catches are fifth-best.

FOR THE FOES
• Austin Duncan rushed 24 times for 154 yards, scoring all four Hamline touchdowns in the game, one in each quarter.
• Justice Spriggs completed 15-of-27 passes for 185 yards, with Jamian Maes catching five passes for 62 yards.
• Darrian Smith had 13 tackles (five solo), while Luke Trudell had 10 tackles (six solo) and Anthony Hill had nine tackles (seven solo).

UP NEXT
• Augsburg closes its season with a home game against Bethel next Saturday (11/14) at 1 p.m. at Edor Nelson Field.
• Hamline travels to face Carleton in its season finale next Saturday at 1 p.m.
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