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COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. - Junior wide receiver Ben Vanderheyden (Plymouth, Minn./Wayzata) caught six passes for 195 yards and three touchdowns as Saint John's scored 34 unanswered points to defeat Hamline 40-7 on Saturday, Oct. 11 in Collegeville.  

Vanderheyden caught touchdown receptions of 67, 35, and 31 yards, respectively, and recorded his second consecutive 100-yard receiving game. The 195 yards receiving is the most since Jeremy Loretz gained 199 yards through the air against Carleton on Oct. 22, 1994.

The Johnnies scored first on a four-yard touchdown run by senior running back Jeff Schnobrich (New Ulm, Minn./Cathedral) to give the Johnnies a 6-0 lead with 1:27 left in the first quarter.  

Hamline scored for the first and only time in the second quarter on a 16-yard run by quarterback James Leary to give the Pipers a 7-6 lead.  

The Johnnies answered on the very next drive with a one-yard run by junior quarterback Jordan Hansel (St. Cloud, Minn./Tech).  Saint John's scored two more times in the second quarter on a 67-yard touchdown pass from Hansel to Vanderheyden and a 66-yard interception return for a touchdown by junior defensive back Dominic Haik (Minneapolis, Minn./Totino-Grace) to give SJU a 20-7 lead at the half.  

Following a scoreless third quarter, Vanderheyden scored on a 35-yard pass from Hansel and a 31-yard pass from sophomore quarterback Joe Boyle (Richfield, Minn./Holy Angels) to make the final score 40-7.

Hansel was nine of 10 passing for 196 yards, while Boyle completed three of his four passes for 67 yards.  Schnobrich gained 80 yards on 12 carries for. Junior linebacker Ryan Wimmer (St. Cloud, Minn./Cathedral) led the SJU defense with 16 tackles (eight solo), while junior defensive back Bobby Klint (Minneapolis, Minn./Totino-Grace) finished the game with nine tackles (five solo).  

Leary ended the day 16 of 34 passing for 124 yards and added 61 yards on 20 carries for the Pipers. Josh Bain and Corey Olson led the Hamline defense with 11 and 10 tackles, respectively.

The Pipers posted 17 first downs to the Johnnies' 16, but were just six of 20 on third down in the game.

With the win, SJU head coach John Gagliardi earned his 457th career victory and his 433rd at Saint John's. The Johnnies are now 51-23-3 all-time against the Pipers, including a 45-12-0 record under the direction of Gagliardi.

The Johnnies (4-2, 2-2 MIAC) travel to face St. Thomas (4-1, 3-1 MIAC) next Saturday, Oct. 18. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. at O'Shaughnessy Stadium in St. Paul.