NORTHFIELD, Minn. --- Matt Drake matched his career high with 18 points and Spencer Goetz added a season-best 13 points, but the Carleton College men's basketball team dropped a 72-61 result to visiting Hamline University.
 
Carleton (8-5, 2-3 MIAC) started the evening 2-of-14 from the field and finished the contest shooting at a season-low 36.5 percent. Meanwhile, Hamline connected at a 52.8 percent clip.
 
The Knights found themselves in an early hole and trailed 14-7 with 10:30 left in the first before Carleton rookie Tysen Hayes—the son of Hamline head coach and former Carleton assistant coach Jim Hayes—drained a 3-pointer to kickstart an 11-1 run for the Knights.
 
The game remained close and the Pipers led 26-25 before closing the first half with a 12-2 run by that put the visitors on top 38-27 going into the locker room.
 
The Knights started the second half with a 12-2 run of their own to pull within 40-39. Drake was the catalyst, scoring eight of Carleton's dozen points during that rally.
 
Immediately after, the Pipers pieced together a 20-4 run over 5:57 to build a 60-43 advantage with 9:13 to play. During that spurt, Hamline shot a perfect 7-of-7 from the field and 5-of-5 from the line.
 
A few late pushes by the Knights showed resilience, but they would get no closer than 11 the rest of the contest.
 
Four Pipers finished in double figures. Austin Holt notched his seventh double-double of the year with 17 points and 11 rebounds. Bradley Cimperman chipped in with 15 points, Brendan Ebel tallied 14 points, and Dominic Dosmann added 10 of his own off the bench.
 
Sam Koelling joined Drake and Goetz in double figures, finishing with 11 points, six rebounds, three steals, and three assists.
 
Up Next for the Knights
Carleton travels to Saint Mary's University for a 1:00 p.m. tipoff on Saturday, January 11.