Joseph Vanden Acker

Author: Joseph Vanden Acker

Vikings rocket past Dominican

MADISON, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s tennis team kept its perfect record unblemished on Monday with a 9-0 nonconference win over Dominican (Ill.) University.

The Vikings dropped only one set during the nine matches, and two Lawrence singles players, Christina Schaupp and Hannah Geoffrey, did not lose a game.

Lawrence University 9, Dominican University 0
09/05/11 at Fitchburg, Wis. (McKee Farms Park)

Singles competition
1. Elizabeth Larson (LU) def. Nelson, Elizabeth (DU) 6-0, 6-1
2. Jennifer Roesch (LU) def. Nowaczyk, Kornelia (DU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Gayatri Malhotra (LU) def. Taddy, Rachel (DU) 6-3, 5-7, 10-8
4. Christina Schaupp (LU) def. Hereford, Emily (DU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Hannah Geoffrey (LU) def. Orchanian, Rosemary (DU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Polly Dalton (LU) def. Berner, Marbeya (DU) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Jennifer Roesch/Elizabeth Larson (LU) def. Nelson, Elizabeth/Nowaczyk, Kornelia (DU) 8-0
2. Polly Dalton/Carla Schmidt (LU) def. Orchanian, Rosemary/LoRusso, Jennifer (DU) 8-2
3. Christina Schaupp/Hannah Geoffrey (LU) def. Berner, Marbeya/Budzak, Monica (DU) 8-1

Cardinals edge Lawrence 2-1

The North Central College women’s soccer team scored twice in the first half and held on for a 2-1 nonconference victory over Lawrence University on Sunday.

North Central (1-1-0) got on the board in the 24th minute when April Kutchinski scored off her own rebound. Lawrence goalkeeper Cassie Burke made a spectacular save on Kutchinski’s first shot, but Kutchinski corralled the rebounds and got it past Burke for a 1-0 lead.

The Cardinals made it 2-0 in the 29th minute when Colleen Gebauer intercepted a Lawrence pass and scored.

The Vikings trimmed the margin to 2-1 at the 62:11 mark when Lawrence star Mallory Koula took a pass from Amanda Ollerer and beat North Central keeper Amy Frazzini.

Lawrence had several good chances in the final minutes but couldn’t get the equalizer. Frazzini made three saves to pick up the win.

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Stevens wins title at St. Norbert Invitational

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Lawrence University junior Sam Stevens raced to the individual title at the St. Norbert College Tom Barry Invitational on Saturday.

Led by Stevens, Lawrence finished third in the team standings. Stevens won the event in 21:02.7, and Lawrence’s Curran Carlile also posted a top-10 finish by placing eighth in 21:49.8.

On the women’s side, Lawrence finished fourth in the team standings. Emily Muhs, back after studying abroad for much of the 2010-11 academic year, finished fifth in 20:13.6 to pace the Vikings.

Men’s results

Women’s results

Saints pull away late to top Lawrence

The College of St. Scholastica scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter and benefitted from a pair of key plays to post a 34-21 nonconference victory over Lawrence University in the season opener for both teams.

St. Scholastica broke a 21-21 tie on Jake Jensen’s 4-yard touchdown run with 12:34 left in the game. Jensen then added a 1-yard scoring run with 4:50 left in the game to seal the victory.

Jensen ran 30 times for 128 yards to pace the Saints. Quarterback Alex Thiry was 18 of 23 for 211 yards and three touchdowns.

Lawrence took a 6-0 lead when Luke Barthelmess hit Jon Bruehl down the left sideline, and Bruehl went 94 yards for the touchdown. That is the third-longest touchdown pass in Lawrence history. Bruehl finished with five catches for 188 yards.

The Saints took a 7-6 lead with 5:42 left in the half, but Lawrence drove right back down the field. Barthelmess hit Tyler Mazur with a 26-yard scoring pass to give Lawrence a 13-7 lead with 4:09 left.

St. Scholastica then got a huge play in the final seconds of the first half. Jonny Bennett caught a pass from Thiry on the final play of the half, slipped a Lawrence tackler and dived just across the goal line for a touchdown to give the Saints a 14-13 lead.

Lawrence later tied the game at 21-21 on Mazur’s 1-yard run, and the Vikings were driving for the go-ahead score when a mixup in the backfield caused a fumble. The Saints recovered at their own 18-yard line, and then drove 82 yards for the go-ahead score.

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Vikings fall at UWEC Classic; Bohrer picked for all-tournament team

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — The Lawrence University volleyball team lost four matches at the UW-Eau Claire Labor Day Classic on Friday and Saturday.

Eau Claire and Concordia-Moorhead both defeated the Vikings 3-0 on Friday, and Carthage College and the College of St. Benedict both defeated Lawrence 3-0 on Saturday.

Lawrence’s Clare Bohrer, an Eau Claire native, was named to the all-tournament team.

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Vikings open season with 5-4 win over Carthage

KENOSHA, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s tennis team opened its season with a 5-4 nonconference victory at Carthage College on Thursday.

The Vikings rallied for the victory by winning four of the six singles matches. Carthage took two of the three doubles matches, Lawrence’s Beth Larson won at No. 1 singles, Gayatri Malhotra won at No. 3, Christina Schaupp won at No. 4 and Hannah Geoffrey won at No. 5.

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