The Lawrence University women’s tennis team topped Edgewood College 5-4 on Wednesday in a nonconference season opener on the Lawrence Courts.
Beth Larson, Kat Valde and Elizabeth Byers all won in singles for the Vikings.
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Vikings drop season opener at Cabrini
RADNOR, Pa. – The Lawrence University women’s soccer team dropped a 3-0 nonconference decision at Cabrini College on Wednesday in the season opener.
Annmarie Kolla scored the first two goals for Cabrini, which added a goal on a penalty kick to complete the scoring.
Vikings open season with shutout win at Farmington
FARMINGTON, Maine – The Lawrence University men’s soccer team opened its season with a 2-0 shutout at Maine-Farmington on Wednesday.
Senior Bennett Pang picked up a goal and an assist and senior Paul Senner also scored for the Vikings. Pang got Lawrence on the board with a score just 30 seconds before halftime. Freshman Charlie Mann assisted on Pang’s goal.
Senner made it 2-0 in the 81st minute off an assist from Pang.
Freshman goalkeeper Steven Solomon picked up a shutout in his first career match. He made four saves.
Vikings open football season Saturday at St. Scholastica
The Lawrence University football team opens the 2010 season on Saturday when it travels to the College of St. Scholastica.
Lawrence men’s, women’s track honored as Scholar Teams
The Lawrence University men’s and women’s track teams have been named Scholar Teams by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
The Lawrence women’s team compiled a 3.35 team grade point average, and the men’s team had a 3.27 team grade point average.
The Lawrence women were one of 106 teams that were honored. Teams needed at least a 3.10 grade point average. Lawrence was one of four teams from the Midwest Conference to be honored, and the Vikings had the second-highest grade point average among teams in the league.
The Lawrence women had 10 Academic All-Midwest Conference selections for the indoor and outdoor track seasons.
The Lawrence men were one of three Midwest Conference teams to make the grade. The Vikings compiled the highest team grade point average among conference teams and were among 68 teams across the nation to be honored.
The Lawrence men had 14 Academic All-Midwest Conference selections for indoor and outdoor track combined.
Both the Lawrence men’s and women’s cross country teams were honored as USTFCCCA Scholar Teams in fall 2009.
Szkodzinski to appear on ‘Clubhouse Live’
Lawrence University Director of Athletics Mike Szkodzinski will appear on Clubhouse Live on
Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
Szkodzinski, who also serves as Lawrence’s head hockey coach, is set to be the program, which is broadcast from The Clubhouse inside the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in downtown Appleton. Szkodzinski will talk about the busy summer in and around Alexander Gymnasium and the upcoming school year.
The show is hosted by Appleton Post-Crescent sportswriters Brett Christopherson and Cory Jennerjohn.
If you can’t make it to The Clubhouse, you can watch the show live at www.postcrescent.com/sports.
Lawrence’s Rashid named summer league Hitter of the Year
Lawrence University baseball standout Robert Rashid has been named the River Valley League Hitter of the Year.
Rashid (Evanston, Ill./Evanston) hit .382 and led the summer league in seven statistical categories. The Lawrence center fielder was tops in the league in hits (34), runs scored (29), runs batted in (23), triples (7), stolen bases (26), on-base percentage (.522) and slugging percentage (.551).
Rashid, who played for the Waves, was a first-team All-RVL selection.
The River Valley League is based in Dubuque, Iowa, and is make up of college baseball players from around the nation.
Rashid, who will be a senior in the fall, had a great 2010 season for Lawrence. He was a first-team All-Midwest Conference selection and earned third-team All-Central Region honors. Rashid also was chosen for the Central Region’s Gold Glove team.
Rashid hit a team-high .366 with 10 doubles, two triples and 23 RBIs for Lawrence. Rashid was one of the nation’s leaders in stolen bases per game. He swiped 32 bases in 36 games, an average of .889 per game. Rashid also led the Vikings with 33 runs scored.
Pair of soccer camps canceled
A pair of Lawrence University soccer camps have been canceled.
The High School Preseason Camp and the Summer Team Camp, both set for Aug. 9-11, will not be held.
Any questions should be directed to Blake Johnson, Lawrence Director of Soccer, at 920-832-7034.
Seven newcomers to join Lawrence volleyball team
The Lawrence University volleyball team gets seven new faces for the 2010 season, according to Vikings head coach Matt Schoultz.
Six players from Wisconsin – Brielle Bartes, Alissa Geipel, Lily Heun, Diane McLeod, Kate Rosenbalm and Taylor Tomaszewski – and Illinois native Kathleen Rowland are set to join the Vikings this fall.
“The 2010 class has numbers, talent and experience,” Schoultz said. “The members of this class help us the most with the first two contacts. I am extremely excited about this class and the future of Lawrence volleyball.”
Brielle Bartes, Mukwonago High School, 5-9, Rightside Hitter/Outside Hitter
Bartes was a two-year varsity player and two-year letter winner for Mukwonago High School. She helped guide her high school team to a WIAA regional championship in 2009. She has played club volleyball for Muskego Stars Volleyball Club. Bartes also competed in varsity softball for three years and for the Mukwonago power lifting team. She took seventh place in the state power lifting competition as a senior. Bartes is a stellar student and has named to National Honor Society. She won the Scholar Athlete Award and received High Honors. Bartes also received Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association All-Academic honors. The daughter of Daniel and Happy Bartes, she plans to major in chemistry (pre-medicine) and minor in international affairs.
Alissa Geipel, Pewaukee High School, 5-7, Outside Hitter
Geipel was a two-year varsity player and two-year letter winner for Pewaukee High School. Geipel, who played club volleyball for Midwest Penguins Volleyball Club, also competed in varsity softball for four years and will play softball for the Vikings. Academically, Geipel has been named a Woodland Conference Scholar Athlete and has received High Honors. The daughter of Jerry and Sue Geipel, she plans to major in biology.
Lily Heun, University School of Milwaukee, 5-8, Rightside Hitter
Heun was a four-year varsity player and four-year letter winner for University School of Milwaukee. She earned first-team All-Midwest Classic Conference honors once and was a two-time second-team selection. Heun also competed in varsity track and field for three years. Heun is a Cum Laude Society Member, was nominated as a WIAA Scholar Athlete and received High Honors. The daughter of Robert and Jayne Heun, she plans to major in biology.
Diane McLeod, Waukesha Catholic Memorial High School, 5-10, Setter/Rightside Hitter
McLeod was a three-year varsity player and three-year letter winner for Catholic Memorial High School. McLeod earned honorable mention on the all-state team, while also picking up first-team all-conference honors. She also was selected for the WIAA All-State Tournament Team. McLeod helped lead her team to a conference and WIAA state championship in 2009. McLeod, who has played club volleyball for Milwaukee Sting Volleyball Club, has been named to the National Honor Society and has received High Honors. She also received Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association All-Academic honors. The daughter of Daniel and Dawn, she plans to major in biology (pre-medicine) and Spanish.
Kate Rosenbalm, Waterford High School, 5-5, Defensive Specialist/Rightside Hitter
Rosenbalm was a two-year varsity player and two-year letter winner for Waterford High School. She has played club volleyball for Muskego Stars Volleyball Club. Academically, Rosenbalm has been named to the National Honor Society and has received High Honors. The daughter of Brian and Patricia Rosenbalm, she plans to major in biochemistry and Spanish.
Kathleen Rowland, Champaign (Ill.) High School, 5-6, Defensive Specialist/Libero
Rowland was a three-year varsity player and three-year letter winner for Champaign High School. Rowland, who has earned honorable mention all-conference and all-area accolades, played club volleyball for Illini Elite Volleyball Club. Rowland’s club teams have placed third at AAUs and USAV Junior Olympics. Rowland also competed in varsity tennis for one year and qualified for the Illinois High School Association State Tournament in doubles. Rowland has been named to the National Honor Society and has received High Honors. The daughter of Kendrith Rowland and Nancy Fay, she plans to major in biology.
Taylor Tomaszewski, Weyauwega-Fremont High School, 5-6, Rightside/Outside Hitter
Tomaszewski was a three-year varsity player and three-year letter winner for Weyauwega-Fremont High School. Tomaszewski has been named honorable mention all-conference and has played club volleyball for FC Elite Volleyball Club. Tomaszewski, who also competed in varsity track and field for four years, was the salutatorian of her class. She also was selected for the National Honor Society and received High Honors. Tomaszewski also received Wisconsin Volleyball Coaches Association All-Academic honors. The daughter of Rich and Rena Tomaszewski, she plans to major in engineering.
Lawrence opens its season Sept. 1 when its travels to compete against UW-Whitewater and Edgewood College in Madison.
Lawrence to host NCAA Division III Baseball Championship through 2013
Lawrence University will host the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship through 2013.
Lawrence, which was already tabbed to host the tournament in 2011, won a two-year bid to keep the event at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium. Lawrence, which co-hosts the event with the Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau, served as the lone host institution for the first time in 2010.
The NCAA Division III Baseball Championship is now assured of a run of at least 14 years in the Fox Cities. The longest previous tenure for any host site was Marietta, Ohio, which hosted the first 12 championships from 1976-87. The championship also has been played in Bristol, Conn., Battle Creek, Mich., and Salem, Va.
The eight-team, double-elimination tournament has been played at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium since 2000. Fox Cities Stadium is the home of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, the Midwest League Class A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.
The 2010 tournament, which saw Illinois Wesleyan University defeat the State University of New York-Cortland for the championship, had an attendance of 27,176. That is the second-highest attendance in tournament history, trailing only the record of 29,543 at Fox Cities Stadium in 2003.
The tournament, which is always contested over five days surrounding Memorial Day weekend, came to the Fox Cities in 2000 and was hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh for the first three years. Lawrence and UW-Oshkosh served as the co-hosts from 2003-09 before Lawrence became the lone host institution in 2010.