Joseph Vanden Acker

Author: Joseph Vanden Acker

Endsley’s victory lifts Vikings over UW-Stevens Point

STEVENS POINT, Wis. — Lilly Endsley’s win at No. 2 singles was the decisive point as the Lawrence University women’s tennis team topped UW-Stevens Point in a nonconference match on Saturday.

The match was tied 4-4 when Endsley posted a 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 win over Emily Kleist. Endsley won the super-tiebreaker 10-6 to claim the victory.

Lawrence (7-6) grabbed a 2-1 lead after the doubles play as Endsley and Katie Frankel won at No. 1 and Lindsay Holsen and Elana Lambert were winners at No. 2.

El Goblirsch rolled to a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 6 singles to push Lawrence’s lead to 3-1. After a pair of wins by the Pointers (3-4) tied it, Lambert finished off a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 4 to give Lawrence a 4-3 edge. The Pointers then tied it with a win at No. 1 singles before Endsley finished off her victory to claim the match.

Lawrence University 5, UW-Stevens Point 4

Singles competition
1. Katelyn Asfeld (UWSP) def. Katie Frankel (LU) 7-6, 4-6, 1-0 (10-7)
2. Lilly Endsley (LU) def. Emily Kleist (UWSP) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6)
3. Nicole Thorson (UWSP) def. Lindsay Holsen (LU) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-2)
4. Elana Lambert (LU) def. Frances Weiss (UWSP) 6-3, 6-3
5. Jordan Tyeski (UWSP) def. Annie Harincar (LU) 6-2, 6-3
6. El Goblirsch (LU) def. ElizabethWilichowski (UWSP) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Katie Frankel/Lilly Endsley (LU) def. Emily Kleist/Nicole Thorson (UWSP) 8-2
2. Lindsay Holsen/Elana Lambert (LU) def. Jordan Tyeski/Abbey Johnson (UWSP) 9-7
3. Kaylee Roberts/Frances Weiss (UWSP) def. Annie Harincar/Katie Nottberg (LU) 9-7

Royals take down Lawrence

STEVENS POINT, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s tennis team won the top two singles matches, but Bethel University posted a 7-2 nonconference win over the Vikings on Saturday at UW-Stevens Point.

Lawrence’s top singles player, Katie Frankel, was a 6-4, 6-3 winner over Mattie Kidder. Lilly Endsley posted a 6-3, 6-0 victory over Anna Browning for the Vikings (6-6) at No. 2.

Bethel (2-0) took control of the match early by sweeping the three doubles matches.

Bethel University 7, Lawrence University 2

Singles competition
1. Katie Frankel (LU) def. Mattie Kidder (BU) 6-4, 6-3
2. Lilly Endsley (LU) def. Anna Browning (BU) 6-3, 6-0
3. Sami Hindt (BU) def. Lindsay Holsen (LU) 6-1, 7-5
4. Sydney Parkinson (BU) def. Elana Lambert (LU) 6-1, 6-0
5. Jill Weinzettel (BU) def. Annie Harincar (LU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Sarah Wallace (BU) def. El Goblirsch (LU) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles competition
1. Mattie Kidder/Anna Browning (BU) def. Katie Frankel/Lilly Endsley (LU) 8-3
2. Sami Hindt/Sydney Parkinson (BU) def. Lindsay Holsen/Elana Lambert (LU) 8-2
3. Jill Weinzettel/Emily Bauer (BU) def. Annie Harincar/Katie Nottberg (LU) 8-4

Vikings fall to Cornell in three sets

APPLETON, Wis. — The Cornell College volleyball team topped Lawrence University 3-0 in a Midwest Conference match on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium.

The Rams (4-10, 1-1 MWC) won 25-15, 25-15, 25-15.

Libby Schnoor paced Cornell with 10 kills, and Mariah Brandly added nine.

Cyra Bammer had seven kills to lead Lawrence (2-16, 1-2), and Arianna Neumeyer picked up 10 digs.

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Big play, long drive propel Knox past Vikings

APPLETON, Wis. — A big play jump-started the Knox College offense and a long scoring drive sealed the Prairie Fire’s 20-6 non-conference win over Lawrence University on Saturday at Ron Roberts Field at the Banta Bowl.

Knox (2-1) got a 79-yard run on the second play of third quarter to set up its first touchdown, and the Prairie Fire went on a drive that ate up 7:10 of the fourth quarter to grab a two-touchdown lead.

Nick Edlund ran 20 times for 156 yards, and Jared Zanger scored all three touchdowns for Knox.

Lawrence quarterback Ryan Butterfield was 7-for-14 for 80 yards and ran seven times for 35 yards. Quarterback Kemani Pittman, who splits time with Butterfield, was 7-of-12 passing for 55 yards.

The game was scoreless at the half after Knox dodged a bullet early in the game. Lawrence (1-3) took the opening kickoff and drove right down the field. Butterfield had nine-yard touchdown run called back on a penalty, and Lawrence later faced fourth-and-2 at the Knox three-yard line. Butterfield’s pass just missed Trevor Spina at the goal line and Knox took over on downs.

Knox took the opening kickoff of the second half, and Edlund broke free for a 79-yard run on the second play. He was pushed out of bounds at the Lawrence one-yard line, and Zanger scored on the next play for a 7-0 lead.

The Prairie Fire took over after a punt later in the third quarter at the Lawrence 42. Aided by a personal foul penalty, Knox moved to the Lawrence 12, and Zanger ran it in from there for a 13-0 edge.

Lawrence got on the board with a nice scoring drive early in the fourth quarter. Lawrence looked like it had been stopped when it faced fourth-and-6 at the Knox 34, but Butterfield faked a punt and raced 22 yards to the Knox 12. The Vikings then benefited from a pass interference penalty to get a first down at the two-yard line. Dalton Sendelbach barreled into the end zone on the next play to cut the lead to 13-6.

Knox took the next possession and moved 79 yards in 12 plays, eating up more than seven minutes in the process, to grab a 20-6 lead. Zander scored a two-yard run with 3:27 left to seal the victory.

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Lawrence men lead all MWC teams at Brissman-Lundeen Invitational

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — The Lawrence University men’s cross country team led the contingent of Midwest Conference teams by finishing 19th on Friday at the Brissman-Lundeen Invitational.

Freshman Josh Janusiak led the Vikings by taking 70th as he covered the 8,000 meters at Saukie Golf Course in 26:14.4. Also scoring for the Vikings were Max Edwards (113th), Ben Schaefer (121st), Jordan Atkins (128th) and Mayan Essak (159th). Lawrence had a team score of 591.

The University of Illinois won the men’s title with 65.

On the women’s side, the Vikings were part of a strong contingent of MWC teams and took 15th with 410 points. Ferris State University took the title with 125.

Lawrence bunched its top three runners together at the end of the 6,000-meter course as Clare Bruning took 69th in 24:05.1, Liz Landes was 72nd in 24:09.5 and Erin Schrobilgen was 76th in 24:11.5. Rounding out the scoring were Sierra Polzin (93rd) and Hannah Kinzer (100th).

Men’s Results

Women’s Results

Balanced attack leads Vikings past Grinnell

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University volleyball team got a balanced attack and rolled to a 3-1 Midwest Conference victory over Grinnell College on Friday night at Alexander Gymnasium.

Lawrence defeated the Pioneers 25-15, 25-21, 20-25, 25-18.

Arianna Neumeyer paced the Vikings (2-15, 1-1 MWC) with 15 kills, and she had 15 digs and a match-high five aces.

Elizabeth Arco was unstoppable for Lawrence as she piled up 13 kills on just 16 attacks for a cool .812 hitting percentage. The .812 hitting percentage ranks second in school history, behind only Lis Pollock’s .871 against Edgewood College in 2002.

Megan Conley returned to the Lawrence lineup and picked up 10 kills.

Lauren Ray piled up 27 assists, and Sydney Nelson had 20 for the Vikings. Katie Kumbalek led the Vikings with 24 digs.

Olivia Fromm led Grinnell (0-10, 0-10) with sevn kills, and Margaret Giles handed out 24 assists.

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Lawrence to take part in Coach To Cure MD on Saturday

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University football program will participate in Coach To Cure MD, the national game day charity project of the American Football Coaches Association, during Saturday’s game on Ron Roberts Field at the Banta Bowl.

The Vikings face Knox College in a nonconference game, and kickoff is set for 1 p.m.

Now celebrating its eighth year, Coach To Cure MD seeks to raise awareness and money to fund research for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the most prolific lethal genetic disorder of childhood.

During Saturday’s games around the nation, the Lawrence coaching staff will join thousands of AFCA members wearing Coach To Cure MD shoulder patches on the sidelines to raise awareness of the program. Since its inception, Coach To Cure MD has raise more than $1 million.

Fans will be asked to donate to Coach To Cure MD at the game on Saturday. To donate $5, text the word “Cure” to 90999 or you can visit coachtocuremd.org to make a donation.

Both Lawrence soccer teams honored for academic achievement

APPLETON, Wis. — Both Lawrence University soccer teams have again been honored for academic excellence by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Both squads won the Team Academic Award for having a cumulative grade point average higher than 3.0 during the 2014-15 academic year.

This marks the 11th consecutive year that both Lawrence teams have earned the award. This is the 14th time since 2000 that the Lawrence women have captured the award, and it is the 13th time for the Lawrence men during the same period. Lawrence was one of just two Midwest Conference schools to have both of its teams make the cut.

The Lawrence women, coached by Lisa Sammons, posted a 3.5 grade point average last year. The Lawrence men, led by long-time coach Blake Johnson, had a 3.2 GPA. The Lawrence women had 13 players selected for the Academic All-Midwest Conference team in 2014-15, and the men had 11 players chosen.

Both Lawrence teams return to action this weekend. The Lawrence women head to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to face Finlandia University on Saturday, the the men travel to UW-Superior on Sunday.

Vikings double up Marian

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s tennis team swept the doubles matches Wednesday and went on to a 6-3 nonconference win over Marian University at the Lawrence Courts.

The Vikings (6-5) rolled through the first two doubles matches as Katie Frankel and Lilly Endsley won 8-1 at No. 1 and Elana Lambert and Lindsay Holsen were 8-3 winners at No. 3. Annie Harincar and Katie Nottberg posted an 8-6 win for the Vikings at No. 3.

Lawrence also picked up three singles victories, led by Endsley, who posted a 6-1, 6-1 win over Alissa Heid at No. 2. Holsen won 7-5, 6-0 at No. 3 and Lambert was a 6-2, 6-4 winner at No. 3.

Lawrence University 6, Marian (Wis.) 3

Singles competition
1. Hartzell,Meg (MU) def. Katie Frankel (LU) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-5)
2. Lilly Endsley (LU) def. Heid,Alissa (MU) 6-1, 6-1
3. Lindsay Holsen (LU) def. Krahenbuhl,Andrea (MU) 7-5, 6-0
4. Elana Lambert (LU) def. Spannbauer,Melissa (MU) 6-2, 6-4
5. Degeneffe,Celeste (MU) def. Annie Harincar (LU) 6-3, 7-5
6. Smits,Samantha (MU) def. El Goblirsch (LU) 1-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-3)

Doubles competition
1. Katie Frankel/Lilly Endsley (LU) def. Hartzell,Meg/Degeneffe,Celeste (MU) 8-1
2. Elana Lambert/Lindsay Holsen (LU) def. Heid,Alissa/Elrick,Elizabeth (MU) 8-3
3. Annie Harincar/Katie Nottberg (LU) def. Ostrowski,Alyssa/Houle,Kristin (MU) 8-6