Joseph Vanden Acker

Author: Joseph Vanden Acker

Vikings rally but fall at Ripon

RIPON, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s basketball team rallied from an 18-point second-half deficit to take the lead only to see Ripon College come back and snatch an 84-80 Midwest Conference victory at the Storzer Center on Wednesday.

Tyler Crisman poured in a career-high 29 points for the Vikings (9-9, 8-5 MWC). Jon Mays added 23 points, and Erik Borresen had a double-double with 15 points and 15 rebounds.

Scott Gillespie had a double-double for Ripon (11-7, 9-4) with 16 points and 14 assists.

Lawrence was down 18 at 59-41 on Alex Tomsheck’s jumper with 15:28 left in the game. The Vikings then scored the next eight points on a jumper by Mays and back-to-back 3-pointers by Crisman to cut the lead to 59-49 with 13:47 left.

Crisman hit 11 of 16 shots from the floor, including 7 of 11 from 3-point range.

After Nic Schaalma countered with a basket for Ripon, Lawrence scored nine consecutive points, capped by Crisman’s layup, to cut the margin to 61-58 with 11:00 left.

Ripon stretched the lead back to 65-58, but the Vikings chipped away and tied the game at 75-75 on a Borresen free throw with 2:39 left.

After Gillespie missed a jumper, Borresen hit a short jumper to give Lawrence a 77-75 lead with 1:38 left.

Taylor Koth was fouled and hit a pair of free throws to tie the game at 77-77 with 1:19 remaining. Mays went to the basket for Lawrence, but his layup was off the mark after contact with a Ripon player.

Ripon grabbed the rebound and Koth scored and was fouled on the other end to put Ripon up 80-77 after he converted the three-point play.

Crisman then missed an off-balance 3-pointer with 11 seconds left that would have tied it. Aris Wurtz grabbed the rebound for Ripon and converted both free throws to seal the win.

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First-half outburst propels Ripon to win over Vikings

RIPON, Wis. — The Ripon College women’s basketball team pulled away late in the first half and rolled to a 90-40 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Wednesday at the Storzer Center.

Jill Van Eperen and Chelsea Aicher scored 16 points apiece to pace Ripon (5-13, 4-9 MWC). Katie Van Es and Nakita Chadwick had seven points apiece to lead Lawrence (0-18, 0-13).

Ripon pulled out to an early 16-7 lead, but the Vikings battled back. Lawrence went on a 12-2 run over the next six minutes to take a 19-18 lead. Chadwick had four points during the outburst and capped the run with a jumper with 7:28 remaining in the opening half.

The Red Hawks then hit nine of their next 11 shots from the floor and finished the first half on a 25-2 run. Ripon led 43-21 at the break.

Ripon continued to steadily build its lead in the second half, with the biggest margin being the final score.

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Mays’ career game earns him MWC Player of the Week honors

Lawrence University men’s basketball star Jon Mays has been named the Midwest Conference Player of the Week.

Mays (Bloomington, Minn./Jefferson) earned the honor after scoring a career-high 38 points in Lawrence’s 85-65 victory over Carroll University this past Saturday.

For the two games last week, the senior guard averaged 26 points and 5.0 rebounds per game while shooting 69.2 percent (18-26) from the floor, including 58.3 percent (7-12) from 3-point range.

In the win over Carroll, Mays hit 12 of 16 shots from the floor, including 5 of 6 from 3-point range. He also grabbed eight rebounds and had one steal and one assist. The 38 points topped Mays’ previous career best of 27 points, which he set against Monmouth on Jan. 15.

It also is the most points scored by a Lawrence player against an opponent other than Grinnell College since Pete Hachmeister had 45 against Silver Lake College in 1975.

Mays also scored a team-high 14 points in Lawrence’s 73-52 loss to St. Norbert earlier in the week.

Lawrence (9-8, 8-4 MWC) returns to action on Tuesday when it travels to Ripon College.

Lawrence fencers open season at Notre Dame

NOTRE DAME, Ind. – The Lawrence University fencing team opened its season this past weekend at the University of Notre Dame Duals.

The Lawrence women posted a 2-6 record. Lawrence defeated the University of Detroit 16-9 and picked up a 17-6 victory over Cleveland State University.

The Lawrence men had a 1-7 record, and the Vikings’ lone win was a 15-12 victory over Cleveland State.

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Vikings fall to MSOE

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Milwaukee School of Engineering scored three consecutive goals and went on to a 4-2 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at the Kern Center.

MSOE (15-3-1, 12-1-1 MCHA) broke a 1-1 tie early in the second period and then added another goal late in the period to take command and complete a sweep of the weekend series.

Lawrence (9-9-1, 7-7-0) scored both of its goals on the power play. Lawrence finished 2-for-5 on the man-advantage and MSOE was 2-for-4.

Todd Krupa opened the scoring for MSOE at the 6:22 mark of the first period. The Vikings tied it at 1-1 on Jameson Raymond’s power-play goal at the 12:15 mark of the first.

Ben Lauder scored on the power play for MSOE 4:27 into the second period to give MSOE the lead for good. Bradley Tierney made it 3-1 at 14:59 of the second, and MSOE took a 4-1 lead when Nathan Brunk scored on the power play just 4:28 into the final period.

Lawrence cut the lead to 4-2 on Derek Brickan’s power-play goal with 3:57 left but could get no closer.

Connor Toomey made 28 saves to pick up the win for MSOE. Evan Johnson also stopped 28 shots and took the loss.

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Brengel, Gabriel win titles at Private College Championships

KENOSHA, Wis. – Peter Brengel and Hannah Gabriel both won individual titles for the Lawrence University swim team at Saturday’s Wisconsin Private College Championships at Carthage College.

The Lawrence men and women both finished second in the team standings. Carthage claimed both team titles.

Brengel won the 100-yard backtroke in 54.53 seconds and grabbed second in the 200 backstroke in 1:58.08.

Gabriel took the title in the 1,650 freestyle in a time of 19:01.53. She also grabbed second in the 500 freestyle in 5:28.53 and took third in the 200 freestyle in 2:03.34.

Results

Mays scores 38 as Vikings roll past Carroll

Jon Mays poured in a career-high 38 points, and the Lawrence University men’s basketball team rolled to an 85-65 Midwest Conference victory over Carroll University at Alexander Gymnasium on Saturday.

Mays went 12-for-16 from the floor, including 5-for-6 from 3-point range, to pace the Vikings (9-8, 8-4 MWC). Mays also had eight rebounds and no turnovers in 37 minutes. Mays topped his career high of 27 points, which he set at Monmouth College on Jan. 15.

Tyler Crisman added 13 points for the Vikings, and Chris Siebert had 10 points and a game-high eight assists. Erik Borresen pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds to go with nine points.

Kevin Hurd paced Carroll (9-7, 7-4) with 11 points and Andrew Rumler added 10.

Lawrence led by as many as 12 points late in the first half, but Jake Bast’s jumper completed a quick 6-0 run to cut that lead to 35-29 with a minute left before the break. The Vikings finished the half with a thunderous dunk by Conor Klusendorf to take a 40-31 lead at the half.

The Pioneers kept within striking distance, and Lawrence led 63-53 with eight minutes left. Siebert then completed a three-point play and Mays capped a 7-1 outburst with a 3-pointer to put the Vikings up 70-54 with 6:45 left.

Dan Kratz answered with a 3-pointer for Carroll, but Lawrence stretched the lead to 19 points when Mays hit a 3-pointer with 3:43 left to put the game out of reach.

The Vikings would lead by as many as 24 points down the stretch.

Lawrence returns to action on Tuesday when it travels to Ripon College.

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