Joseph Vanden Acker

Author: Joseph Vanden Acker

Career-low round nets Schuster MWC Player of the Week

Nigel Schuster was named the Midwest Conference Player of the Week.
Nigel Schuster was named the Midwest Conference Player of the Week.

APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University golf standout Nigel Schuster earned Midwest Conference Player of the Week after carding the low round of his career.

A junior from Dusseldorf, Germany, Schuster fired a 1-over par 73 to take second place at the Forester Spring Invitational at Aldeen Golf Club in Rockford, Ill., on April 17.

Schuster recorded three birdies on the front nine and went out in 2-under 34. He shot 39 on back nine to finish one shot behind Jordan Velez of Benedictine University, who won the title with a 72.

It was the lowest round of Schuster’s career by one stroke. He carded a 74 at Washington County Golf Course back in the fall of 2015 at the Wisconsin Lutheran College Invitational.

This is the first Player of the Week award for Schuster, and the first time Lawrence has won the award since Rudi Pino did it in April 2013.

Lawrence returns to action on Thursday when it heads to the Oak Brook Golf Club to play in the Elmhurst College Invitational.

Schuster ties for second at Forester Invitational

ROCKFORD, Ill. — Nigel Schuster fired a 1-over par 73 Sunday and took second place to lead the Lawrence University golf team at the Forester Spring Invitational.

Schuster finished just one shot behind winner Jordan Velez of Benedictine University, who won the title with an even-par round of 72 at Aldeen Golf Club.

Lawrence finished with a team score of 332 to finish 13th, and Carroll University won the title with a score of 308.

Nathan Ley carded an 84 to finish in a tie for 46th, and Ryan Clark shot an 85 and tied for 54th. Rounding out the scoring for the Vikings were Ryan Eardley at 90 and Austin Frank at 91.

Results

Vikings drop pair at Ripon

APPLETON, Wis. — The Ripon College baseball team got a walk-off homer to win the opener Sunday against Lawrence University and then used a bevy of walks to take the nightcap of a Midwest Conference doubleheader.

Ripon posted a 12-9 win in 10 innings in the first game and won the second contest 10-5 at Francis Field.

In the opener, Lawrence (7-12, 1-3 MWC) trailed 9-5 before rallying for four runs in the ninth to tie it. The Vikings got a run-scoring double from Travis Weber, and Andrew Lauber followed with a three-run homer to tie it a 9-9.

Nick Schmitt then hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the 10th to win it for Ripon (6-17, 4-4).

Weber finished 4-for-5 with three runs scored and three runs batted in for the Vikings, and Lauber and Brandon Klar both went 3-for-5. The Vikings out-hit Ripon 14-11 in the opener.

Brian Wilson worked the final 1.2 innings to get the win for Ripon, and Dan Rothbauer took the loss.

In the nightcap, Lawrence pitchers issued 14 walks and five of those runners came around to score.

Ripon jumped out to an 8-2 lead, and Lawrence never got closer than five runs the rest of the way.

Brice Swick started and went five innings to get the win. Cullen Ellis lasted only two innings and took the loss.

Rothbauer went 2-for-5 and drove in three runs to pace Lawrence, and Klar, Matt Holliday, Nolan Spencer, Cole Erickson and Carl Olsen all had two hits.

Lawrence out-hit the Red Hawks 14-10 in the second game.

Game one box score

Game two box score

Vikings trade shutouts with Grinnell

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University softball team traded shutouts on Sunday with Grinnell College in a Midwest Conference doubleheader at Whiting Field.

Lawrence won the opener 2-0, and Grinnell took the nightcap 2-0.

In the first game, Maddie MacLean tossed a five-hit shutout for the Vikings (12-9-1, 5-3 MWC), striking out two and walking one.

Meg Krautsch went 3-for-3 and drove in both runs for Lawrence. Tierney Duffy singled and walked and scored both runs for the Vikings.

Duffy started the third inning with a walk and stole second. After a couple of fly outs, Krautsch doubled to score Duffy and give Lawrence a 1-0 lead.

The Vikings made it 2-0 in the fifth and Duffy started the rally with a single. After a couple of sacrifice bunts and an error, Krautsch singled to score Duffy.

Grinnell (15-12, 7-5) loaded the bases in the seventh on a pair of singles and a walk, but MacLean got Ashley Wehrenberg to ground out to end the game.

In the nightcap, Maggie Remus allowed just six hits, struck out two and walked two to record the shutout for Grinnell.

The Pioneers scored single runs in the first and seventh to hand Jessica Demski a tough loss. Demski also allowed only six hits, struck out two and did not walk a batter.

The Vikings stranded eight runners in the nightcap, including two in the first and second, and had a runner thrown out at the plate.

Game one box score

Game two box score

Bruning, Schrobilgen pick up titles at Wisconsin Lutheran Invitational

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Clare Bruning and Erin Schrobilgen both won races on Saturday to pace the Lawrence University track team at the Wisconsin Lutheran College Invitational.

Bruning won the 5,000 meters in 19:41.48, taking the title in the event by a minute. Lawrence’s Liz Landes was third in the event, and Molly Doruska took sixth.

Schrobilgen took the top spot in the mile as she raced to victory in 5:28.91. She edged Michigan Tech’s Robyn Holmes by just under three seconds. Lawrence’s Cora Williams, Margaret Huck and Hannah Kinzer finished third, fourth and fifth, respectively.

Other top finishers for the women were Janey Degnan, who took fourth in the pole vault at 2.13 meters, and the relay teams (4×400, third, 4:32.82; 4×100, fourth, 58.28 seconds).

The women finished fifth in the team standings with 62 points. The Lawrence men were seventh with 50 points.

Dan Sandacz placed in a pair of events for the Vikings. He grabbed second in the 400 hurdles in 59.16 and took sixth in the 110 hurdles in 16.56 seconds.

Cam Davies grabbed second in the 3,000 steeplechase in 9:46.49, as Austin Wright of MSOE edged him by .36 seconds for the title.

Ben Schaefer grabbed third in the 5,000 in 16:41.02, and Jordan Atkins was fourth in 16:56.22. Josh Janusiak came in sixth in the mile in 4:35.06, and Ethan Gniot was sixth in the 400 in 53.11 seconds.

The 4×100 relay team was third in 47.21 seconds, and the 4×400 squad was fourth in 3:40.77.

Results

Clark paces Vikings at Wisconsin Lutheran Invitational

WAUKESHA, Wis. — Ryan Clark tied for 26th on Saturday to pace the Lawrence University golf team at the Wisconsin Lutheran College Invitational.

Clark fired an 8-over par 80 on the par-72 layout at Morningstar Golfers Club. Lawrence finished 14th in a tightly-bunched field with a team score of 340.

Alex Stewart of Carthage College shot a 2-under par 70 to win the individual title, and Carthage took the team title as well.

Nathan Ley and Nigel Schuster both shot 82 for the Vikings to finish in a tie for 45th, and Ryan Eardley (96) and Austin Frank (97) rounded out the scoring for Lawrence.

Results

 

 

Lake Forest takes down Vikings

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Lake Forest College men’s tennis team downed Lawrence University 8-1 in a Midwest Conference match on Saturday.

Lawrence’s lone victory on the afternoon came at No. 1 singles where David Jumes and Brian DeCorte topped Dan Pivonka and John Snider 9-8. The Vikings won the tiebreaker 9-7.

Lawrence fell to 11-8 on the season and 5-2 in conference play. The Foresters are now 11-7 and 4-1 in the league.

Lake Forest College 8, Lawrence University 1

Singles competition
1. Dan Pivonka (LFC) def. David Jumes (LU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Trevor Allen (LFC) def. Brian DeCorte (LU) 6-0, 6-1
3. John Snider (LFC) def. Bill Schuman-Kline (LU) 6-4, 6-1
4. Ellis Lora-Arceo (LFC) def. Mitch Kasprzyk (LU) 6-1, 6-0
5. Dragan Trivanovic (LFC) def. Adam Busch (LU) 6-4, 6-0
6. Nick Rehm (LFC) def. Ethan Perushek (LU) 6-4, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. David Jumes/Brian DeCorte (LU) def. Dan Pivonka/John Snider (LFC) 9-8 (9-7)
2. Trevor Allen/Ellis Lora-Arceo (LFC) def. Bill Schuman-Kline/David Brooker (LU) 8-3
3. Dragan Trivanovic/Jordan Stoler (LFC) def. Adam Busch/Izaya Turenne (LU) 8-2

Busch’s victory delivers Lawrence win over Pioneers

WAUKESHA, Wis. — Adam Busch’s victory at No. 5 singles lifted the Lawrence University men’s tennis team to a 5-4 Midwest Conference victory at Carroll University on Saturday.

The Vikings were leading the match 4-3 when Busch closed out a 6-4, 7-6 victory over Andrew Nemcek to Lawrence the victory.

Lawrence (11-7, 5-1 MWC) grabbed a 2-1 lead after the doubles teams of David Jumes and Brian DeCorte at No. 1 and Bill Schuman-Kline and David Brooker at No. 2 were both victorious.

Schuman-Kline at No. 3 singles and DeCorte at No. 2 then both won in straight sets to set the stage for Busch’s match-clinching victory.

Lawrence University 5, Carroll University 4

Singles competition
1. Peter Jaeger (CU) def. David Jumes (LU) 6-0, 7-6
2. Brian DeCorte (LU) def. Quentin Lammers (CU) 6-2, 6-2
3. Bill Schuman-Kline (LU) def. Joshua Ramos (CU) 6-4, 6-3
4. Ian Foster (CU) def. Mitch Kasprzyk (LU) 7-6, 6-3
5. Adam Busch (LU) def. Andrew Nemcek (CU) 6-4, 7-6
6. Mitchel Gjerseth (CU) def. Ethan Perushek (LU) 6-7, 6-3, 1-0 (11-9)

Doubles competition
1. David Jumes/Brian DeCorte (LU) def. Peter Jaeger/Quentin Lammers (CU) 8-5
2. Bill Schuman-Kline/David Brooker (LU) def. Joshua Ramos/Ian Foster (CU) 8-6
3. Andrew Nemcek/Mitchel Gjerseth (CU) def. Adam Busch/Izaya Turenne (LU) 8-4

Big second game leads Vikings to doubleheader split with Ripon

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University baseball team pounded out 14 hits in the nightcap Saturday to earn a Midwest Conference doubleheader split with Ripon College at Whiting Field.

The Vikings took the nightcap 13-6, and Ripon won the opener 5-2.

In the second game, Lawrence rookie Andrew Lauber went 2-for-4, including his first career homer, and drove in three runs. Another freshman, Nolan Spencer, went 3-for-5, and Brandon Klar, Dan Rothbauer and Travis Weber had two hits apiece.

Matt Holliday allowed four runs over seven innings to improve to 3-0 on the season for the Vikings (7-10, 1-1 MWC). Ripon’s Matt Hecht gave up eight runs over 4.2 innings and took the loss.

Lawrence led 3-1 when the Vikings broke the game open with five runs in the fifth. The Vikings had already scored a run in the inning on Weber’s sacrifice fly when Lauber blasted a two-run homer to left for a 6-1 lead. A walk, hit batsman and an error helped Lawrence score two more times to lead 8-1.

The Vikings tacked on two more runs in the sixth on run-scoring singles from Weber and Spencer for a 10-3 advantage.

Ripon (4-17, 2-4) cut the lead to 10-4 in the top of the seventh, but Lawrence answered with three more runs in the bottom half of the inning. Klar and Rothbauer picked up RBI singles in the inning and Lauber added a sacrifice fly.

In the opener, Ripon got eight shutout innings from starter Drew Slade to pick up the win. Slade allowed five hits, struck out eight and walked two.

Lawrence starter Chris Shaw took the loss despite pitching well. He gave up eight hits, struck out 10 and walked three.

Nick Schmitt, Nick Kita and Bradley Knoblock all had two hits in the opener for the Red Hawks.

Holliday went 4-for-4 with a double to pace the Vikings in the first game, and Lauber and Spencer picked up run-scoring singles as Lawrence scored twice in the ninth.

Game one box score

Game two box score

Schumacher’s three-run blast lifts Vikings to split with Cornell

APPLETON, Wis. — Katie Schumacher’s three-run homer capped a five-run fifth inning in the nightcap Saturday to lift the Lawrence University softball team to a Midwest Conference doubleheader split with Cornell College at Whiting Field.

Lawrence won the second game 5-4, and Cornell got a one-hit shutout to win the opener 3-0.

In the second game, the Vikings trailed 2-0 when they struck for five runs in the fifth inning. An error and Savanna Marsicek’s double put two runners aboard, and Lawrence (11-8-1, 4-2 MWC) tied the game with a run-scoring ground out and RBI single from Taylor Dodson.

After Kori Looker was hit by a pitch, Schumacher launched her third homer in as many games to give the Vikings a 5-2 lead. Schumacher finished 2-for-2 in the nightcap and drove in three, and Marsicek was 2-for-3.

Two doubles and an error in the sixth helped Cornell (13-13, 6-4) cut the lead to 5-4. Maddie MacLean came on in relief for the Vikings and got the final two outs of the sixth and worked around a single in the seventh to record her first career save.

Jessica Demski allowed seven hits over 5.1 innings to get the win and improve to 5-3 on the season. Jesse Applehans worked 4.2 innings and took the loss for the Rams.

In the opener, Haley Harmon tossed a one-hitter to lead the Rams to the victory. She struck out 11 and walked three. She took a no-hitter into the sixth before it was broken up by Anna Wawiorka’s two-out single.

Applehans, Melissa Orton, Kendra Christensen and Melissa Griffin all had two hits in the opener for Cornell.

Game one box score

Game two box score