APPLETON, Wis. — Lauren Deveikis buried a 3-pointer with 4.2 seconds left Thursday to lift the Lawrence University women’s basketball team to a 51-48 nonconference win over Marian University at Alexander Gymnasium.
Olivia Hoesley led Lawrence and all scorers with a career-high 19 points as the Vikings improved to 2-0 on the season. Leah Reeves added nine points and a team-high eight rebounds for the Vikings, and Grace Minogue chipped in with seven points, five rebounds, five assists and four steals.
Nicole Paulus paced Marian (0-2) with 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists. Carley Wilson came off the bench to add 10 points and nine boards.
Lawrence had its biggest lead of the fourth quarter after Minogue’s three-point play put the Vikings up 44-38 with 5:16 left. Paulus scored the next six points for Marian to cut the margin to 46-44.
Hoesley countered with a jumper for the Vikings, but Wilson hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 48-47 with 1:36 remaining. The teams exchanged missed shots before Wilson was fouled with 11 seconds left. She made one free throw to tie the game at 48-48.
The Vikings took a timeout to set up the final play and Minogue drove to the right side of the lane. Minogue was nearly knocked down by a Marian player but got the ball to Deveikis, who drained the 3-pointer from the corner for the win.
Paulus got off a desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer that was well off the mark.
Lawrence jumped out to an early 7-0 lead with the help of five points from Hoesley. The Sabres rallied and trimmed the lead to 20-14 after the first quarter. Lawrence went ice cold in the second quarter and was limited to just two points as Marian took a 26-22 lead at the half.
The Vikings bounced back in the third quarter and went on an 11-1 run, capped by Nicole Cummins’ 3-pointer, to grab a 33-27 edge. The Vikings would lead 35-31 after three quarters.
This marks the first time Lawrence has started a season with a 2-0 record since the 2005-06 campaign.