Mark Bergstrom had 15 points and 15 rebounds, and Bobby Hunter added 15 and 14 for St. Olaf (3-5, 1-3 MIAC) in the loss.
The Pipers (2-6, 1-3 MIAC) build a 13 point lead when Thrasher scored 10 points in a two-plus minute stretch near the end of the first half.
St. Olaf was 3-for-20 from three-point land. The Oles are shooting 20.2 percent from the arc in their 3-5 start.
Hamline, too, struggled from three. The Pipers managed to make 3-of-19 from downtown.
Jon DeRock added 14 and Sam Wiener 10 points for Hamline in the win. Kyle Foster collected had 13 boards.
12/11/06 7:30 pm at Northfield, Minn. At Northfield, Minn. HAMLINE UNIVERSITY 73, ST. OLAF COLLEGE 67 HAMLINE UNIVERSITY (2-6, 1-3 MIAC) Tony Thrasher 10-18 3-6 25; Jon DeRock 6-12 2-3 14; Sam Wiener 4-8 2-2 10; Kory Kelzer 3-7 0-1 7; Kyle Foster 3-6 1-3 7; Chris Babcock 1-6 4-7 6; Luke Johansen 1-3 0-0 2; Eric Gusaas 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 29-61 12-22 73. ST. OLAF COLLEGE (3-5, 1-3 MIAC) Bobby Hunter 5-9 5-6 15; Steve Banick 6-11 2-4 15; Mark Bergstrom 5-18 3-4 15; Mark Torell 4-8 0-0 8; Matt Christensen 2-2 1-1 5; Chad Norberg 2-12 0-0 4; Jon Bain 1-8 1-4 3; Brady McMahon 1-2 0-0 2; Mitch Haugen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-71 12-19 67. Hamline University............ 38 35 - 73 St. Olaf College.............. 27 40 - 67 3-point goals-Hamline University 3-19 (Tony Thrasher 2-5; Kory Kelzer 1-5; Sam Wiener 0-2; Chris Babcock 0-3; Luke Johansen 0-1; Jon DeRock 0-3), St. Olaf College 3-20 (Mark Bergstrom 2-8; Steve Banick 1-3; Chad Norberg 0-6; Mark Torell 0-3). Fouled out--Hamline University-None, St. Olaf College-None. Rebounds-Hamline University 43 (Kyle Foster 13), St. Olaf College 44 (Mark Bergstrom 15). Assists-Hamline University 19 (Sam Wiener 6), St. Olaf College 16 (Chad Norberg 6). Total fouls-Hamline University 17, St. Olaf College 20. A-512