APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s basketball team wraps up its season with a pair of games this week. The Vikings bid farewell to seniors Andrea Wilkinson and Patsy Kealey in the final home of the season on Wednesday vs. Carroll University. The Vikings then travel to Monmouth College for the season finale on Saturday.
Author: Joseph Vanden Acker
Men’s basketball preview: Lawrence vs. Carroll, at Monmouth
APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s basketball team wraps up its season with a pair of games this week. The Vikings will honor seniors Jamie Nikitas and Troy Miller when Lawrence hosts Carroll University on Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Alexander Gymnasium. Lawrence then finishes the regular season with a 1 p.m. game on Saturday at Monmouth College.
Vikings settle for 2-2 overtime tie at Northland
ASHLAND, Wis. — Lawrence University settled for a 2-2 overtime tie with Northland College on Saturday in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association game at the Bay Area Civic Center.
Neither team scored for the final 21:52 of regulation or in the five-minute overtime, but the Vikings (8-12-3, 7-8-3 NCHA) had the better of the play. Lawrence out-shot the Lumberjacks 10-6 in the third period and had three quality chances in the overtime.
The Vikings jumped on Northland just one minute into the game when freshman Josh Koepplinger scored off assists from Ryan Robertson and Jake Roeper for a 1-0 lead.
The Lumberjacks scored just 1:47 into the second period on Wyatt Garagan’s goals, but Lawrence took the lead back late in the second.
The high-scoring line of Lane King, Renato Engler and Nick Felan struck again when King scored with 4:28 left in the second off assists from Engler and Felan. The Lumberjacks tied it 2:26 later on Jason Reynolds’ first goal of the season.
Lawrence goaltender Mattias Soderqvist made 34 saves for the Vikings. Jason DeLillo stopped 29 shots for the Lumberjacks.
Lawrence wraps up the regular season next weekend with a home-and-home series with Lake Forest College.
Lawrence routs Dubuque 8-1
DUBUQUE, Iowa — The Lawrence University men’s tennis team routed the University of Dubuque 8-1 in a non-conference match on Saturday.
Lawrence swept the doubles matches and won five of the six singles contests to improve to 3-0 on the season. The Spartans fall to 1-3.
Sophomore Bill Schuman-Kline pitched a shutout at No. 4 singles with a 6-0, 6-0 victory over Jordan Hamling. He also teamed with David Brooker for an 8-5 victory at No. 2 doubles.
David Jumes completed a stellar day with a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 1 singles, and teamed with Brian DeCorte for an 8-2 victory at No. 1 doubles. DeCorte also was a 7-5, 6-2 winner at No. 2 singles.
Izaya Turenne (No. 5) and Ethan Perushek (No. 6) also picked up singles wins for Lawrence, and Perushek teamed with Adam Busch for a win at No. 3 doubles.
Lawrence University 8, University of Dubuque 1
Singles competition
1. David Jumes (LU) def. Matthew Sablay (DBQ) 6-1, 6-1
2. Brian DeCorte (LU) def. Justin Castro (DBQ) 7-5, 6-2
3. Ranfer Hernandez (DBQ) def. Adam Busch (LU) 6-4, 6-1
4. Bill Schuman-Kline (LU) def. Jordan Hamling (DBQ) 6-0, 6-0
5. Izaya Turenne (LU) def. Zebulon Hill (DBQ) 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
6. Ethan Perushek (LU) def. Alvaro Blanco (DBQ) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. David Jumes/Brian DeCorte (LU) def. Justin Castro/Ranfer Hernandez (DBQ) 8-2
2. Bill Schuman-Kline/David Brooker (LU) def. Matthew Sablay/Jordan Hamling (DBQ) 8-5
3. Adam Busch/Ethan Perushek (LU) def. Zebulon Hill/Alvaro Blanco (DBQ) 8-1
Vikings roll to shutout win over Ripon
DUBUQUE, Iowa — The Lawrence University men’s tennis team continued its dominance over Ripon College with a 9-0 Midwest Conference victory on Saturday.
Lawrence has now won nine straight over Ripon on a streak that dates back to the 2008 season.
The Vikings (2-0, 1-0 MWC) made quick work of the Red Hawks (0-4, 0-1) in the doubles competition. Bill Schuman-Kline and David Brooker won for the Vikings at No. 1 doubles, and Ben Tomhave and Kieran Laursen were winners at No. 2. Lawrence won No. 3 doubles by default.
The win was the first collegiate victory for Laursen, a freshman from Traverse City, Mich.
Lawrence rolled through the doubles matches, dropping a total of just five games in the five matches that were played. The Vikings won by default at No. 6.
David Jumes at No. 1, Brian DeCorte at No. 2, Adam Busch at No. 3, Izaya Turenne at No. 4 and Ethan Perushek at No. 5 all lost just one game apiece.
Lawrence University 9, Ripon College 0
Singles competition
1. David Jumes (LU) def. Lincoln Wurtz (RC) 6-1, 6-0
2. Brian DeCorte (LU) def. J.J. Grinde (RC) 6-0, 6-1
3. Adam Busch (LU) def. Zach Muench (RC) 6-0, 6-1
4. Izaya Turenne (LU) def. Jacob Kramer (RC) 6-1, 6-0
5. Ethan Perushek (LU) def. Ben Ermatinger (RC) 6-0, 6-1
6. Ben Tomhave (LU) def. No player (RC), by default
Doubles competition
1. Bill Schuman-Kline/David Brooker (LU) def. Lincoln Wurtz/J.J. Grinde (RC) 8-2
2. Ben Tomhave/Kieran Laursen (LU) def. Zach Muench/Jacob Kramer (RC) 8-3
3. Izaya Turenne/Ethan Perushek (LU) def. Ben Ermatinger/No player (RC), by default
Vikings double up Northland
ASHLAND, Wis. — Lawrence University scored the game’s final two goals Friday and posted a 4-2 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Northland College at the Bay Area Civic Center.
Four different players scored for Lawrence, and goaltender Mattias Soderqvist made 41 saves to get the win for the Vikings (8-12-2, 7-8-2 NCHA).
The game was tied 2-2 when Ryan Eardley gave the Vikings the lead for good with just 1:06 left in the second period. He scored off assists from Brandon Boelter and Felix Henriksson to put the Vikings up 3-2.
Lawrence expanded that lead to 4-2 just 5:14 into the third period when senior forward Renato Engler scored off assists from linemates Nick Felan and Lane King.
The Vikings then withstood nearly two minutes at the end of the game with an extra attacker on the ice for the Lumberjacks (7-14-1, 6-11-0).
Northland jumped out to a 1-0 lead just 1:32 into the game when Anthony Stempin scored. The Vikings tied it at 1-1 at the 8:05 mark on Matt Moore’s goal off a pass from Ryan Rumble.
Rumble gave the Vikings a 2-1 advantage when he scored on the power play with Boelter and Steve Hughes picking up assists at the 12:57 mark of the first. The Vikings went 1-for-2 on the power play, and Northland was 0-for-4.
The score stayed that way until Northland’s Oscar Larsson scored with 4:45 left in the second to tie it at 2-2.
AJ Smith made 27 saves and took the loss for Northland.
The teams wrap up the series on Saturday afternoon.
Hockey series preview: Lawrence at Northland
APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University travels to Northland College for a big Northern Collegiate Hockey Association series this weekend. The Vikings and Lumberjacks are battling for a playoff berth from the NCHA’s North Division. With just four games left in the regular season, Lawrence is just one point out of the playoffs, and Northland is just three back. Friday’s game at the Bay Area Civic Center is at 7 p.m. and Saturday’s contest begins at 2 p.m.
Soderqvist picks up national honor from D3hockey.com
APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University’s Mattias Soderqvist has been named to the D3hockey.com Team of the Week in the wake of a great performance.
Soderqvist (Stockholm, Sweden) was named to the national team of the week after earning a win and a tie in a critical Northern Collegiate Hockey Association series with MSOE. Soderqvist posted a .968 save percentage and 1.44 goals against average for the two games.
In last Friday’s 2-2 overtime tie at MSOE, Soderqvist stopped a season-high 44 shots. He followed that with another season high, this time making 46 saves, in a 2-1 victory over the Raiders at the Appleton Family Ice Center on Saturday.
The Vikings picked up three points and closed to within one point of MSOE for the third and final playoff spot from the NCHA North Division with four games left in the regular season.
Soderqvist, who was named the NCHA Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season, improved to 7-9-2 on the season with an .894 save percentage and 3.79 goals against average. This marks the first time a Lawrence player has been chosen for the D3hockey.com Team of the Week.
The Vikings head to Northland College this weekend for a pair of league games before finishing up the regular season with a home-and-home series with Lake Forest College on Feb. 19-20.
Beloit runs past Vikings with big second quarter
APPLETON, Wis. — A big second quarter lead the Beloit College women’s basketball team to a 68-49 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Tuesday at Alexander Gymnasium.
The Bucs (8-13, 6-10 MWC) outscored Lawrence (0-21, 0-16) 23-10 in the second quarter to build a 36-21 lead at the break. The Vikings closed to within 12 points early in the fourth quarter before the Bucs pulled away.
Lana Wieseman led Beloit with 17 points and nine rebounds. Nora Polaski added 11 points and Laura Panicali had 10 for the Bucs.
Patsy Kealey paced Lawrence with 13 points, nine rebounds and three assists. Aubrey Scott chipped in with nine points and four rebounds for the Vikings.
Lawrence closed the first quarter with a 3-pointer from Olivia Hoesley and a jumper from Lauren Deveikis to cut the lead to 13-11 after one period.
Beloit went on a 13-3 run over the first four minutes of the second quarter to push the lead to 28-14. The Bucs went up by 17 at 36-19 before settling for a 15-point lead at the half.
Lawrence was down 43-24 in the third quarter before going on a 7-0 run, capped by Kealey’s layup, to cut the margin to 43-30. Beloit built the lead back to 51-34 before Lawrence got a three-point play from Kealey to end the third quarter and a jumper from Deveikis to start the fourth.
Deveikis’ jumper trimmed the margin to 51-39, but Beloit responded with an 11-2 run over the next four minutes to seal the victory.
Ice-cold Vikings fall to Beloit
APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s basketball team endured a frigid shooting night and dropped a 79-58 Midwest Conference game to Beloit College on Tuesday at Alexander Gymnasium.
Lawrence (9-12, 6-10 MWC) shot just 34.5 percent for the game, including 20.7 percent in the first half. The Vikings went 4-for-23 (17.4 percent) from beyond the arc, including 1-for-14 in the first half.
Jamie Nikitas led Lawrence with 18 points and picked up five assists, three steals and a pair of rebounds. Mitch Willer added 11 points and a team-best nine rebounds for the Vikings.
Rudy Bentley led Beloit (9-12, 7-9) with 28 points as he hit 8-of-13 shots from the floor, including 5-of-7 from 3-point range. Steve McAfee picked up a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds.
The Bucs jumped on Lawrence early and built a 19-7 lead less than eight minutes into the game. Beloit went on to lead 39-18 at the half as the Bucs shot 51.7 percent from the floor in the opening 20 minutes.
Lawrence shot the ball much better in the second half, but the Bucs kept Lawrence at arm’s length. The Vikings cut the lead to 45-28 after a Jeremy Stephani 3-pointer, but Beloit countered with back-to-back triples to push the lead to 51-28.
Lawrence closed to 60-44 after Stephani’s layup with 8:36 left, but Beloit responded with seven consecutive points for a 67-44 edge. Lawrence didn’t get closer than 21 points the rest of the way.