Joseph Vanden Acker

Author: Joseph Vanden Acker

Lawrence tennis rolls to shutout of Monmouth

MONMOUTH, Ill. — The Lawrence University women’s tennis team rolled to a 9-0 Midwest Conference shutout of Monmouth College on Saturday.

Lawrence (2-2, 2-1 MWC) got the match started by dropping just two games total in picking all three doubles victories. El Goblirsch and Alicia Lex posted an 8-0 win for Lawrence at No. 3 doubles.

Goblirsch and Lex were also perfect during singles play as Goblirsch won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 5, and Lex was a 6-0, 6-0 winner at No. 6.

Rookie Alexis Shannon picked up her first two collegiate wins against Monmouth. Shannon teamed with Annie Harincar for an 8-1 win at No. 2 doubles and followed that with a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 4 singles.

Lawrence University 9, Monmouth College 0

Singles competition
1. Katie Frankel (LU) def. Katherine Hinman (MC) 6-1, 6-2
2. Lindsay Holsen (LU) def. Rachel Leifheit (MC) 6-1, 6-1
3. Annie Harincar (LU) def. Morgan Holle (MC) 7-6 (7-3), 2-6, 1-0 (10-4)
4. Alexis Shannon (LU) def. Lexi Tibbs (MC) 6-1, 6-1
5. El Goblirsch (LU) def. Natalie Curtis (MC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Alicia Lex (LU) def. Simone Johnson (MC) 6-0, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Katie Frankel/Lindsay Holsen (LU) def. Katherine Hinman/Rachel Leifheit (MC) 8-1
2. Annie Harincar/Alexis Shannon (LU) def. Morgan Holle/Natalie Curtis (MC) 8-1
3. El Goblirsch/Alicia Lex (LU) def. Lexi Tibbs/Simone Johnson (MC) 8-0

Neumeyer, Vinopal power Vikings past MSOE in four sets

OSHKOSH, Wis. — The Lawrence University volleyball team hit .315 over the final two sets Saturday to roll to a 3-1 nonconference victory over MSOE at the UW-Oshkosh Pizza Hut Classic.

The Vikings won 25-20, 17-25, 25-18, 25-20 in the match at Kolf Sports Center. Rachael Wuensch was named to the all-tournament team for the Vikings. She had 24 kills and a .237 hitting percentage for the tournament. Wuensch also picked up 10 aces, six digs and a pair of blocks.

Arianna Neumeyer led Lawrence (4-5) with a match-high 13 kills and picked up 20 digs. Claire Vinopal had 10 kills and had no attack errors in 13 attempts for a sizzling .769 hitting percentage.

The Vikings hit .314 in the third set and followed that with a .310 hitting percentage in clinching fourth set.

Lauren Ray led the Vikings with 23 assists, and Sydney Nelson added 15. Cyra Bammer paced Lawrence with 21 digs.

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Carroll wins three tight sets to top Vikings

OSHKOSH, Wis. — The Carroll University volleyball team won a trio of tight sets Saturday to edge Lawrence University 3-0 in a nonconference match at the UW-Oshkosh Pizza Hut Classic.

Carroll won 28-26, 25-22, 25-22 at Kolf Sports Center.

Karley Wolf had 11 kills, and Amanda Hahn picked up 21 digs to pace the Pioneers.

Rachel Barthel led Lawrence with nine kills, and Rachael Wuensch and Arianna Neumeyer added seven kills apiece.

Lauren Ray and Sydney Nelson had 14 assists apiece, and Cyra Bammer picked up 12 digs for Lawrence.

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Macalester scores early, late to shut out Lawrence

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Macalester College men’s soccer team scored early Saturday to take the lead and then scored again in the final minutes to seal a 2-0 nonconference victory over Lawrence University at Lake Forest College.

The game was part of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest Showcase.

Charlie Spurr scored in the 16th minute to stake the Scots to a 1-0 lead. The Scots then clinched the victory on Ionatan Kuperwajs’ goal at the 87:15 mark.

Zeke Vanier made one save to get the shutout for Macalester. Joe Krivit stopped six shots for the Vikings.

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Three Macalester players score two goals apiece in win over Vikings

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Three Macalester College women’s soccer players scored two goals apiece as the Scots topped Lawrence University 9-0 in a nonconference match Saturday at Lake Forest College.

The game was part of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest Showcase.

Elizabeth Han, Eliza Neidhart and Quinn Rafferty all scored twice to pace Macalester.

Rachel Stromsta made one save to pick up the shutout.

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Three Vikings post top-five finishes at Ken Weidt Classic

MEQUON, Wis. — Josh Janusiak raced to second place Saturday and Joe Kortenhof grabbed fifth to lead the Lawrence University men’s cross country team to fourth place at the Ken Weidt Classic.

Running on the 8,000-meter course at Concordia University Wisconsin, Janusiak posted a time of 26:33.4, just nine seconds behind Cole Oslin of Concordia St. Paul. Kortenhof raced to fifth place with a time of 27:13.1.

Ben Schaefer took 18th (28:08.5), Ethan Gniot was 24th (28:17.7) and Alec Timpe was 28th (28:32.6) to complete the scoring for Lawrence. The Vikings were fourth with 77 points, and Concordia St. Paul took the title with 39.

On the women’s side, Erin Schrobilgen and Hannah Kinzer led the Vikings to a third-place finish. Schrobilgen covered the 6,000-meter course in 24:18.1 to grab fifth place, and Nora Imperl of Concordia Wisconsin was first in 23:13.3. Kinzer grabbed 10th place in 24:57.4.

The Vikings bunched their final three scorers as Margaret Huck took 19th (25:25.8), Christina Sedall was 22nd (25:38.8) and Amy Hutchings grabbed 23rd (25:49.9). Lawrence was third with 79 points, and Concordia Wisconsin claimed first with 35.

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Women’s results

Strong second half leads Vikings past Finlandia

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University football team dominated the second half and rallied for a 14-5 nonconference victory over Finlandia University on Saturday on Ron Roberts Field at the Banta Bowl.

Lawrence (1-1) picked up 200 yards of offense and limited Finlandia (0-2) to just 43 yards total in the final 30 minutes. The Vikings trailed by two at the half but controlled the ball in the second half as Finlandia had trouble mounting any offense.

Lawrence rookie quarterback Philip Santiago scored his first collegiate touchdown to put the Vikings ahead in the third quarter, and Pat O’Mahoney added his second field goal of the day in the fourth quarter for the final margin.

Santiago, who played just the second half, completed 7-of-15 passes for 82 yards and ran four times for 36 yards. Donnel Haley led the Lawrence rushing attack with 14 carries for 61 yards, and rookie Zavieh Harrell sparked the offense with seven carries for 45 yards, all but one coming in the second half.

Trevor Spina caught five passes for 58 yards to lead the Vikings’ receivers.

Cameron Copeland paced Finlandia with 21 carries for 76 yards. Quarterback Eddie Yearby was 10-for-22 for 60 yards and threw three interceptions.

Linebacker Jake Gostisha made two interceptions, both coming on spectacular diving plays, for the Vikings and finished with seven tackles, 1.0 tackles for loss and a pass breakup. Jake Lueck added seven tackles for the Vikings before leaving the game with an injury.

Finlandia led 5-0 thanks to a Lawrence fumble that was covered up by the Vikings in the end zone for a safety and a 23-yard field goal.

Haley’s 39-yard run set up O’Mahoney for a 34-yard field goal to trim the margin to 5-3 early in the second quarter.

The Vikings then put together a seven-play, 59-yard drive for the game’s only touchdown late in the third quarter. Santiago completed passes of 21 yards to Spina and 15 yards to Cole Erickson to set the Vikings up at the Finlandia 16-yard line. Santiago ran in untouched on the next play for the touchdown, and Wes Hetcher passed to Erickson for the two-point conversion for an 11-5 lead.

Lawrence got the ball back to start the fourth quarter and moved 65 yards in 10 plays to the Finlandia two. The big play on the drive was Harrell’s 34-yard run to the Finlandia 15. The Vikings had to settle for O’Mahoney’s 19-yard field goal and a 14-5 edge.

Yearby threw an interception, completed on a diving catch from Dante Reese, on the next play from scrimmage. Finlandia’s defense held, but the Lions couldn’t move the ball on their final two possessions. Lawrence limited the Lions to just eight yards the last two times they had the ball to close out the win.

For the second straight week, the Vikings held an opponent to less than 200 yards of offense as the Lions finished with 173. Lawrence, which held Finlandia to 1-of-12 on third down, had 282 yards of offense.

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Big hitters power Vikings past Martin Luther in four sets

OSHKOSH, Wis. — The Lawrence University volleyball team had three players post double-digit kill totals on its way to a 3-1 nonconference victory over Martin Luther College on Friday at the UW-Oshkosh Pizza Hut Classic at Kolf Sports Center.

Lawrence won the match 25-23, 26-24, 23-25, 25-19.

Rookie Rachel Barthel led the Vikings with 14 kills and picked up six digs. Liz Arco added 13 kills and had a match-high six blocks. Rachael Wuensch picked up 10 kills and added a match-best three aces.

Lauren Ray paced the Vikings (3-4) with 24 assists, and Sydney Nelson added 19. Cyra Bammer was tops with 18 digs, and Arianna Neumyer picked up 16.

Lawrence posted a .255 hitting percentage for the match and was especially tough in the opening two sets. The Vikings hit .312 in the first set and was at .275 for the second set.

Lawrence plays two more matches Saturday to wrap up play at the Pizza Hut Classic.

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Millikin slips past Vikings in straight sets

OSHKOSH, Wis. — The Millikin University volleyball team topped Lawrence University 3-0 in the opening match of the UW-Oshkosh Pizza Hut Classic on Friday at Kolf Sports Center.

Millikin won the match 25-17, 25-21, 25-14.

Freshman Rachel Barthel led the Vikings (2-4) with six kills, and Arianna Neumeyer added four kills and seven digs. Lauren Ray picked up a team-best 10 assists for the Vikings, and Cyra Bammer was tops with 11 digs.

Millikin hit .247 for the match, and Erin Syversen posted a match-best 13 kills.

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Lex’s singles win lifts Vikings past Knox

GALESBURG, Ill. — Alicia Lex’s win at No. 6 singles lifted the Lawrence University women’s tennis team to a 5-4 Midwest Conference victory over Knox College on Friday at the Merdian Courts.

The Vikings led 4-2 in the match when Lex closed out a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Sierra Henry to clinch the victory for Lawrence (1-2, 1-1 MWC). Katie Frankel won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 1 singles, and Lindsay Holsen was a 6-2, 6-0 winner for the Vikings at No. 2.

The Vikings grabbed a 2-1 lead over Knox (2-4, 1-1) after the doubles play. Frankel and Holsen were impressive 8-1 winners at No. 1, and Lex and Annie Harincar picked up an 8-6 victory at No. 2.

Lawrence University 5, Knox College 4

Singles competition
1. Katie Frankel (LU) def. Emily Miller (KC) 6-1, 6-1
2. Lindsay Holsen (LU) def. Maddie Schacht (KC) 6-2, 6-0
3. Savannah Sailors (KC) def. Annie Harincar (LU) 6-1, 6-1
4. Anna McDermott (KC) def. Alexis Shannon (LU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Clare Colt (KC) def. El Goblirsch (LU) 6-4, 6-3
6. Alicia Lex (LU) def. Sierra Henry (KC) 6-1, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Katie Frankel/Lindsay Holsen (LU) def. Savannah Sailors/Maddie Schacht (KC) 8-1
2. Annie Harincar/Alicia Lex (LU) def. Melissa Smith/Anna McDermott (KC) 8-6
3. Emily Miller/Clare Colt (KC) def. Alexis Shannon/El Goblirsch (LU) 9-7