September 21, 2002
On a cool, windy Saturday the Pigs took on the University of Minnesota at the National Sports Center in Blaine. With both teams missing some regular players the match was a bit sloppy. Nonetheless, the Pigs took an early lead with tries by Will Bryant and Joe Lang after some nice backline work. The U came back stong, however, and traded tries with the Pigs before scoring two more of their own to make the half time score 19-17.
The second half saw the Pigs score 17 unanswered points through some strong running and the kicking of Jason Naber, leaving the final score at 36-17.
Pigs’ Lineup
1-Ben Hanson,2-Steve Worline(Chris Kemp),3-Luke Utting,4-Grizzly Malchow,5-Doug Hopp(Kaiyn Nottingham),6-Jaco Swanepoel,7-Zach Bauer,8-Jason Naber,9-Brandon Johnson,10-Bill Bridgeman,11-Grant Dietrich(Steve King),12-Brett Carter,13-Will Bryant(Aaron Koski),14-Jason Rombalski(Kevin Carmody),15-Joe Lang
Scoring
Saint Paul 36 – 5 tries (Bryant, Lang, ??, Malchow, Hanson), 4 conversions (Naber), 1 penalty (Naber)
U of M 17 – 3 tries, 1 conversion