Jon Butala had 13 and Andy Grimsrud 12 points in the win.
St. Olaf led 50-25 at the half, and shot a season-best 52.8% from the field while Martin Luther shot just 32.1%.
All 14 Oles that played scored. First year Eric Scholten had nine points in just ten minutes and Bobby Hunter added eight.
St. Olaf's 3-0 start is their best since a 5-0 start in 1995-96.
The Oles open MIAC play Wednesday against Augsburg at Si Melby Hall in Minneapolis. The game can be heard on 920 AM KDHL and via the St. Olaf Athletics website at www.stolaf.edu/athletics/Webcasts.
SAINT OLAF 79, MARTIN LUTHER COLLEGE 53 SAINT OLAF Jon Butala 5-8 2-2 13; Andy Grimsrud 4-6 1-2 12; Eric Scholten 3-3 3-4 9; Bobby Hunter 3-8 2-4 8; Steve Banick 2-3 1-1 6; Mark Bergstrom 3-6 0-1 6; Wade Pierce 2-6 0-0 4; Chris Clark 2-4 0-0 4; Jon Bain 0-1 4-4 4; Will Johnson 1-2 0-0 3; Pat Fraser 1-2 0-0 3; Erik Sviggum 0-1 3-4 3; Chad Norberg 1-1 0-0 2; Tim Wyman 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 28-53 16-22 79. MARTIN LUTHER COLLEGE (1-2) Daniel Unke 5-15 5-8 16; Caleb Kurbis 3-12 4-4 11; Drew Kock 4-7 0-0 11; Jeffrey Dolan 4-5 0-0 10; Neil Birkholz 2-4 1-2 5; Dustin Uhlenbrauck 0-1 0-0 0; Jacob Schwartz 0-5 0-0 0; Nathan Nass 0-4 0-0 0; Keith Schleis 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 18-56 10-14 53. Saint Olaf.................... 50 29 - 79 Martin Luther College......... 25 28 - 53 3-point goals-Saint Olaf 7-13 (Andy Grimsrud 3-5; Will Johnson 1-1; Steve Banick 1-1; Jon Butala 1-2; Pat Fraser 1-2; Erik Sviggum 0-1; Mark Bergstrom 0-1), Martin Luther College 7-23 (Drew Kock 3-6; Jeffrey Dolan 2-3; Daniel Unke 1-4; Caleb Kurbis 1-4; Dustin Uhlenbrauck 0-1; Jacob Schwartz 0-4; Nathan Nass 0-1). Fouled out--Saint Olaf-None, Martin Luther College-None. Rebounds-Saint Olaf 39 (Chris Clark 5; Jon Bain 5), Martin Luther College 31 (Daniel Unke 9). Assists-Saint Olaf 21 (Pat Fraser 4), Martin Luther College 13 (Caleb Kurbis 5). Total fouls-Saint Olaf 12, Martin Luther College 15.




