Joseph Vanden Acker

Author: Joseph Vanden Acker

Neumeyer, Wuensch power Lawrence volleyball past Marian

FOND DU LAC, Wis. — Arianna Neumeyer pounded out 16 kills and Rachael Wuensch added 11 to lead the Lawrence University volleyball team to a 3-1 nonconference win over Marian University on Wednesday at Sadoff Gym.

Lawrence (2-3) won by the scores of 20-25, 25-21, 25-13, 28-26.

Neumeyer led the match in kills, and Wuensch picked up her 11 kills in just 22 attempts with one error for a cool .455 hitting percentage.

Lauren Ray and Sydney Nelson split the assists down the middle for the Vikings. Ray picked up 20 and Nelson had 19.

On the defensive end, Cyra Bammer had a match-high 23 digs and Neumeyer added 16. Liz Arco led the Vikings with six blocks, and Wuensch, Arianna Cohen and Colleen Nowlan had three apiece.

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Andryk scores twice as MSOE shuts out Vikings

APPLETON, Wis. — Braden Andryk scored a pair of goals and picked up an assist to lead the Milwaukee School of Engineering men’s soccer team to a 3-0 nonconference win over Lawrence University on Wednesday at the Banta Bowl.

Andryk broke a scoreless tie at the 41:26 mark off a pass from Brandon Herman. The Raiders made it 2-0 just 2:17 into the second half on Sean Tabbert’s goal.

Andryk completed the scoring with a goal at 71:07.

Jeff Clements and Riley Bruce combined to make three saves for the Raiders (1-1-0). Joe Krivit stopped eight shots for the Vikings (0-2-0).

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Lawrence women’s soccer match at Marian postponed

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s soccer match at Marian University scheduled for tonight (Wednesday) has been postponed.

Extremely wet field conditions at Marian forced the postponement. No make-up date has been set.

The Vikings return to action on Saturday and Sunday when Lawrence faces Macalester College and Coe College at the ACM Soccer Showcase at Lake Forest College.

Football preview: Lawrence vs. Finlandia

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University football team plays its home opener on Saturday when the Vikings face Finlandia University in a nonconference game at the Banta Bowl. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.

Lawrence is coming off a tough 17-10 loss at Presentation College, and the Lions fell 31-14 to visiting Concordia Wisconsin in their season opener.

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The Week Ahead: September 5-11

APPLETON, Wis. — Two Lawrence University teams make their home debut this week as both men’s soccer and football play in the Banta Bowl.

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Opponent: Lawrence vs. MSOE, at ACM Soccer Showcase

When and Where: Wednesday, Sept. 3 vs. MSOE at the Banta Bowl, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 10, vs. Macalester at Lake Forest, Ill., 10:30 a.m.; Sunday, Sept. 11, vs. Coe at Lake Forest, Ill., 10:30 a.m.

Webcast: Match vs. MSOE ACM Tournament matches

Series: Lawrence leads the series with MSOE 10-8-4 in a rivalry that goes back to 1983. Macalester has a 1-0-0 lead in its series with the Vikings, and Lawrence has a 1-0-1 lead in the series with Coe.

Last Meeting: MSOE defeated Lawrence 4-0 in 2014. Macalester posted a 1-0 overtime win over the Vikings in the teams’ only meeting in 2008. Lawrence and Coe to played to a 0-0 overtime tie in 2015.

Fast Fact: The tournament this weekend features schools from the Associated College of the Midwest, a group of elite, private colleges.

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Opponents: Lawrence at Knox, at Monmouth, at Illinois College

When and Where: Friday, Sept. 9, at Knox, 3:30 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 10, at Monmouth, 9 a.m.; Saturday, Sept. 10, at Illinois College, 3 p.m.

Last Meeting: Lawrence swept these three opponents in Oct. 2015. The Vikings posted an 8-1 victory over Knox, edged Monmouth 5-4 and topped Illinois College 7-2.

Fast Fact: The Vikings will put in some serious mileage on Saturday as they play at Monmouth in the morning and then take the 100-mile drive to Jacksonville, Ill., to face the Lady Blues in the afternoon.

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Opponent: Lawrence at Marian; at UW-Oshkosh Pizza Hut Classic

When and Where: Wednesday, Sept. 7, at Marian, 7 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 9, vs. Millkin at UWO, 6 p.m.; Friday, Sept. 9, vs. Martin Luther at UWO, 8 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 10, vs. Carroll at UWO, noon; Saturday, Sept. 10, vs. MSOE at UWO, 2 p.m.

Webcast: Match at Marian

Series: Lawrence leads the series with Marian 24-17 in a rivalry that goes back to 1980. Carroll holds an 11-10 lead over the Vikings. Lawrence leads MSOE 11-3 in a series that started in 1999. Martin Luther leads the series 3-0 and Millikin has a 1-0 edge over the Vikings.

Last Meeting: Lawrence played three of these teams in 2015 and fell to all three. Marian and Carroll posted 3-1 victories, and MSOE topped the Vikings 3-0. Martin Luther defeated the Vikings 3-1 back in 2012, and Millikin was a 3-0 winner in the teams’ only meeting in 2004.

Fast Fact: Lawrence rookie Rachel Barthel was named to the all-tournament team at the Captains Classic last weekend at Christopher Newport.

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Opponent: Lawrence at Marian, at ACM Soccer Showcase

When and Where: Wednesday, Sept. 7, at Marian, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 10, vs. Coe at Lake Forest, Ill., 1 p.m.; Sunday, Sept. 11, vs. Macalester at Lake Forest, Ill., 1 p.m.

Webcast: ACM Tournament matches

Series: Lawrence has a 7-4-1 lead over Marian in a series that started in 1990. This is Lawrence’s first meeting with Coe, and Macalester has a 1-0-0 lead in the series with the Vikings.

Last Meeting: Marian defeated the Vikings 3-1 in 2015. Macalester defeated visiting Lawrence 2-0 in the only meeting in 2008.

Fast Fact: Lawrence faced two tough opponents on its opening weekend of play, and the Vikings were outscored 13-0 in the two matches.

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Event: Ken Weidt Classic at Concordia University Wisconsin

When: Saturday, Sept. 10, 11 a.m.

Where: Concondia athletics fields, Mequon, Wis.

Last Season: The Lawrence women won the title at this event in 2015 and have a returning top-five finisher in Erin Schrobilgen. The Lawrence men were fifth last season and Josh Janusiak led the way for Lawrence by finishing ninth.

Fast Fact: Lawrence is coming off a good start to the season as the men took fourth and the women placed fifth at St. Norbert’s Tom Barry Invitational. Janusiak was third overall for the men, and Schrobilgen placed 12th to pace the women.

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Opponent: Lawrence vs. Finlandia

When: Saturday, Sept. 10, 1 p.m.

Where: The Banta Bowl

Webcast: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/lawrence/

Series: This is the first meeting between the teams.

Last Meeting: This is the first meeting between the teams.

Fast Fact: Lawrence takes the field for its home opener against another first-time opponent. This is Finlandia’s second season of football, and the Lions went 3-7 a season ago with two wins over Maranatha Baptist and a victory over Trinity Bible.

Vikings fall in wind-blown contest at Presentation

ABERDEEN, S.D. — The Presentation College football team got a little help from Mother Nature and held off Lawrence University 17-10 on Saturday in the season opener at Clark Swisher Field.

Using a 20-plus mile per hour wind to its advantage in the first and third quarters, Presentation, an NAIA school, spoiled Lawrence’s first-ever football game in South Dakota.

Presentation quarterback Austin Eggl completed 21-of-29 passes for 136 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. The Saints were held to 37 yards rushing and just 173 total yards, compared to 231 for the Vikings.

Lawrence quarterback Ryan Butterfield completed 12-of-24 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown but was hurt by five drops. Donnel Haley paced a balanced Lawrence rushing attack with 40 of the Vikings’ 122 yards on the ground. Trevor Spina caught four passes for 41 yards to lead Lawrence.

Junior Jake Gostisha paced the Lawrence defense with 10 tackles, including 3.0 tackles for loss, and Cullen Ellis picked up a sack and also finished with 3.0 TFLs.

With the wind at its back, Presentation struck first with 6:24 left in the opening quarter. After converting a third-and-14 play earlier in the drive, the Saints took advantage of a broken coverage as Eggl connected with William Moffet on a 26-yard scoring pass for a 7-0 lead.

Lawrence came back to tie it on its final possession of the first half. A punt gave the Vikings the ball at the Presentation 44, and Butterfield got things going with an 11-yard run to the Saints’ 19. He then hit Wasonu Allen for a 12-yard gain to the Presentation seven.

After a pair of incompletions, Butterfield found Cam Boerm alone in the end zone for a touchdown with 29 seconds left to tie the game at 7-7.

Presentation decided to kick off to start the second half to take advantage of a howling wind at its back. It paid off with 10 third-quarter points.

The Vikings punted into the wind on their first possession, and the ball took a backward bounce, resulting in a two-yard punt to the Lawrence 15. The Lawrence defense stiffened and Jordan Taylor connected on a 31-yard field goal to put Presentation up 10-7.

The Vikings moved the ball close to midfield on their next possession, but the stiff breeze blew Cole Erickson’s punt out of bounds after only four yards. Presentation took over at its own 48 and drove down the field on a series of short passes to the flats. Wayne Scatena capped the drive with a four-yard touchdown catch from Eggl, and Presentation led 17-7 with 6:27 left in the third.

The Vikings took the ensuing drive inside the Saints’ 30 before stalling. Pat O’Mahoney then belted a career-long 45-yard field goal to trim the margin to 17-10 in the first minute of the fourth quarter.

The teams then traded turnovers as sophomore linebacker Hunter Adams picked off Eggl at the Lawrence 39 with a leaping interception. The Vikings drove inside the Presentation 30, but Allen’s fumble was recovered by the Saints’ Jeff Branch at the 27.

A short punt into the wind gave Lawrence the ball back at the Presentation 47, but O’Mahoney missed a 45-yard field goal with 6:11 remaining. The Vikings forced another punt and took over at the Lawrence 45 for their final drive.

Lawrence kept the drive alive by converting a fourth-and-11 when Trevor Spina made a diving catch for a 13-yard gain to the Presentation 32. After two incompletions, Butterfield was injured on a scramble with less than a minute left.

Backup quarterback Philip Santiago entered the game, but the Saints recorded sacks on the next two plays as the Vikings turned the ball over on downs.

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Janusiak grabs third to pace Vikings at Tom Barry Invitational

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Lawrence University’s Josh Janusiak took third place Saturday to pace the Vikings’ cross country teams at the Tom Barry Invitational.

Janusiak covered the four-mile course at Colburn Park in 20:54.7, and that helped Lawrence finish fourth in the team standings with 90 points. Lake Forest’s College Alanda Christian won the event in 20:45.8, and the Foresters took the team title with 49 points.

Rookie Joe Kortenhof had a great first career race as he took 11th in 21:40.7. Ethan Gniot grabbed 20th place in 22:06.0, and Mik Patel was 26th (22:30.6) and Alec Timpe was 30th (22:40.1) to round out the scoring.

On the women’s side, the Vikings finished fifth with 133 points and Erin Schrobilgen led the way. Schrobilgen was 12th and covered the 5,000-meter course in 19:59.5. The rest of the Vikings’ scorers were tightly bunched as Hannah Kinzer took 26th (21:00.7), Margaret Huck was 29th (21:10.9), Christina Sedall was 30th (21:20.9) and Molly Doruska was 36th (21:40.8).

St. Norbert College won the team title with 23 points, and St. Scholastica’s Casey Hovland took the individual title with a time of 17:51.2.

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Women’s results

Beacons stop Lawrence

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The University of Massachusetts Boston survived a pair of tight sets to post a 3-0 nonconference win over Lawrence University on Saturday at the Captains Classic.

The Beacons won 25-13, 25-21, 25-23 in the match at Christopher Newport University.

Eileen Shi led UMass Boston with 12 kills, and Elizabeth Glavan picked up 21 digs.

Arianna Neumeyer paced Lawrence (1-3) with seven kills, and Rachael Wuensch and Rachel Barthel added six kills apiece. Barthel also was chosen for the all-tournament team.

Sydney Nelson led the Vikings with 14 assists and Lauren Ray added 13. Cyra Bammer paced the Vikings with 15 digs.

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Stevenson stops Vikings in straight sets

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Stevenson College hit .269 for the match and played some great defense to pick up a 3-0 nonconference win over Lawrence University on Saturday at the Captains Classic.

Stevenson won the match 25-19, 25-16, 25-17 in the match at Christopher Newport University.

Annika Schwartz had 15 kills, and Deanna Bradbury had 18 digs to pace Stevenson.

Arianna Neumeyer and Rachel Barthel had five kills apiece for the Vikings (1-2). Katie Kumbalek had a match-high 19 digs for Lawrence. Sydney Nelson led Lawrence with 13 assists and Lauren Ray added 11.

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