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RIPON, Wis. — The Ripon College football team piled up more than 500 yards on the ground Saturday en route to a 47-7 Midwest Conference North Division win over Lawrence University at Ingalls Field.

Ripon (3-6, 2-3 MWC North) ran the ball 62 times for 528 yards on the afternoon.

Connor Greenwald led the ground assault by running 13 times for 196 yards and two touchdowns for the Red Hawks. Ripon quarterback Stephen Covalt completed only 2-of-6 passes but one went 81 yards for a touchdown. He also threw a pair of interceptions.

Quarterback Chance Byrd completed 23-of-44 passes for 279 yards and three interceptions for Lawrence (2-7, 1-4). Byrd also scored Lawrence’s lone touchdown on a five-yard run.

Ripon broke the game open with three second-quarter touchdowns. The Red Hawks led 7-0 after the first quarter but got a 99-yard scoring drive to make it 14-0 and then hit on a pair of big plays. Greenwald had a 65-yard scoring run, and Covalt connected with Tom Sawyer on the 81-yard touchdown pass to give Ripon a 27-0 lead at the half.

Ripon added three more second-half touchdowns before Lawrence got on the board. The Vikings moved 73 yards in seven plays for a score late in the game. After connecting with Zack Schubert on a 27-yard pass to the Ripon five-yard line, Byrd ran it on the next play for the touchdown.

Trevor Spina caught seven passes for 72 yards for the Vikings, and Taylor Mandich grabbed six passes for 69 yards.

Safety Dan Taylor made 13 tackles, including 3.5 tackles for loss, to pace the Lawrence defense.

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APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University football standout Taylor Mandich has been chosen to play in the Bowl of the Stars in Mexico next month.

Mandich (Green Bay, Wis./Southwest), a senior wide receiver, is among a select group of 13 standouts to be chosen to play in the game that pits NCAA Division III players against the CONADEIP All-Stars in Monterrey, Mexico.

“I wanted to play in the game because it is a great opportunity to represent Lawrence University and our football program,” Mandich said. “Without the help of my teammates and coaches, none of this would be possible so I want to represent them well and make them proud. Also, Sam Wagner and Luke Barthelmess had told me about how great of an experience it was for them and how they really enjoyed it.”

Barthelmess and Wagner played in the 2013 Bowl of the Stars and led Team Stars and Stripes to a 29-7 victory. Barthelmess, Lawrence’s record-setting quarterback, was named the game’s Most Valuable Player.

Mandich is having a stellar season for the Vikings after returning from a season-ending injury in 2013. Mandich leads the team in all receiving categories with 33 catches for 583 yards and five touchdowns with two games left to play.

Mandich leads the league at 17.7 yards per catch and ranks sixth in the league at 72.9 receiving yards per game. He also is 10th at 4.1 catches per game.

Lawrence returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Ripon College for the 114th renewal of the state’s oldest college football rivalry.

APPLETON, Wis. — The state’s oldest college football rivalry sees its 114th game on Saturday when Lawrence University travels to Ingalls Field to face Ripon College. The teams have been playing since 1893, and the Doehling-Heselton Trophy is at stake on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.

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APPLETON, Wis. — A 24-point second quarter propelled St. Norbert College to a 42-0 Midwest Conference North Division victory over Lawrence University on Saturday night in the Banta Bowl.

St. Norbert (5-3, 3-1 MWC) scored three touchdowns in a span of 3:31 to take command in the second quarter.

St. Norbert quarterback James Tringali completed 12-of-29 passes for 212 yards and two touchdowns. Brett Olson did a lot of damage with five catches for 101 yards and a pair of scores for the Green Knights.

Lawrence quarterback Chance Byrd 20 carries for 55 yards and completed 10-of-27 passes for 80 yards.

After a scoreless first quarter, St. Norbert moved 76 yards in six plays for the game’s first touchdown. Zach Broberg’s six-yard run gave the Green Knights a 7-0 lead. Lawrence then fumbled the ensuing kickoff return, and Ryan Grandlic scooped up the fumble at the Lawrence 10-yard line and scored for a 14-0 lead.

After a three-and-out, the Green Knights got the ball back at Lawrence 34-yard line following Brandon Carter’s 14-yard punt return. Tringali then hit Olson with a 30-yard scoring pass four plays later for a 21-0 lead. The Green Knights added a Randy Hill 30-yard field goal with 17 seconds left in the first half and led 24-0 at the break.

St. Norbert got another Tringali-to-Olson touchdown pass in the third quarter, and backup quarterback Cole Patterson tossed an 11-yard scoring pass late in the fourth quarter.

Senior linebacker Brandon Taylor paced the Lawrence defense with 10 tackles, including 1.5 tackles for loss. Taylor also played in the offensive backfield and posted six carries for 36 yards.

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APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University football team returns  to the Banta Bowl for its final home game of the season when the Vikings face St. Norbert College. The game kicks off at 7 p.m.

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Macalester College football team scored 26 points in the first quarter and went on to a 33-0 Midwest Conference North Division win over Lawrence University on Saturday.

The Scots (6-1, 3-0 MWC North)  posted two touchdowns in their first four plays from scrimmage to take control.

Quarterback Samson Bialostok had two runs for 58 yards and a touchdown, and he completed 4-of-6 passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns.

Lawrence quarterback Tanner Schuh was 9-for-17 for 154 yards, and Chance Byrd was 8-for-16 for 58 yards. Cole Erickson grabbed six passes for 111 yards for the Vikings (2-5, 1-2).

On the second play from scrimmage, Bialostok ran 57 yards for a touchdown to give the Scots a 7-0 lead. After three plays and a punt, Macalester took over at its own 31-yard line. Two plays later, Bialostok hit Garrett Eichhorn with a 64-yard scoring pass for a 14-0 lead.

The Scots got a 31-yard field goal from Michael Abramson and a safety to go up 19-0. After the free kick, Bialostok completed a 25-yard touchdown pass to Ben Hillman three plays later to put the Scots up 26-0.

Macalester made it 33-0 on Ethan Carpenter’s three-yard touchdown run late in the second quarter.

Lawrence had several good scoring chances but couldn’t punch it in. The Vikings were stopped on downs at the Macalester 21 in the second quarter, and the Scots stopped Lawrence four times from their one-yard line in the third quarter.

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WAUKESHA, Wis. — The Carroll University football team pounded out 436 rushing yards en route to a 76-7 Midwest Conference North Division victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at Schneider Stadium.

Lamont Williams ran eight times for 192 yards and three touchdowns to pace Carroll (6-0, 2-0 MWC). Williams scored on runs of 50, 55 and 70 yards. Bennett Kothe added 102 yards on 11 carries for the Pioneers.

Carroll also picked up a special teams touchdown when Nick Curtis blocked a punt and Dan Verhagen returned it 32 yards for a score. The Pioneers also got a defensive touchdown on Ryan Klapper’s 42-yard interception return.

Carroll quarterback Kyle Burlingame threw only nine passes, completing seven for 88 yards and a touchdown.

Lawrence’s lone score came early in the fourth quarter when Taylor Mandich grabbed a 24-yard touchdown pass from Tanner Schuh.

Schuh completed 12-of-30 passes for 114 yards and one interception for the Vikings (2-4, 1-1). Mandich caught five passes for 77 yards.

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APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University football team hits the road on Saturday to take on unbeaten Carroll University in a Midwest Conference North Division contest at Schneider Stadium. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. Lawrence is coming off a 21-13 win over Beloit College, and Carroll topped St. Norbert College 30-6.

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APPLETON, Wis. — Chance Byrd tossed three touchdown passes and Taylor Mandich had a career day as the Lawrence University football team topped Beloit College 21-13 on Saturday in a Midwest Conference North Division game at the Banta Bowl.

Byrd, a freshman quarterback making his first start, was 23-for-36 for 274 yards and three touchdowns. Mandich, a senior receiver from Green Bay, had a career-high eight catches for 130 yards and a touchdown for the Vikings (2-3, 1-0 MWC North).

The Lawrence defense limited Beloit (2-3, 0-1) to 266 yards and made a key stop late in the game to preserve the victory. Linebacker Brandon Taylor paced the Lawrence defense with 14 tackles and two pass breakups.

Beloit was down by eight but got an interception on a tipped ball and took over at the Beloit 35-yard line with 5:30 left. After three consecutive runs by Mason Dixon, who had 31 carries for 132 yards, the Bucs were facing fourth-and-four. Evan Phillips’ fourth-down pass was deflected away from receiver Michael Nolden by Taylor to give the ball back to Lawrence.

The Vikings then picked up a pair of first downs to run out the clock.

Beloit led 3-0 in the opening quarter, but Lawrence took the ensuing possession and moved 75 yards in 12 plays for the game’s first touchdown. Byrd hit freshman receiver and Appleton native Cole Erickson with an eight-yard touchdown pass to complete the drive and give Lawrence a 7-3 lead.

The Vikings then put together another long scoring drive early in the second quarter. Lawrence went 80 yards in eight plays and Byrd found Trevor Spina with a 24-yard touchdown pass for a 14-3 Lawrence lead with 11:53 left in the first half.

Beloit kicker Kam Sallee connected on a 36-yard field goal midway through the third quarter to cut the lead 14-6.

Sallee then missed a 27-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter, and Lawrence hit on a big play on the next drive. Mandich caught a 55-yard touchdown pass from Byrd, and Lawrence led 21-6 with 8:43 left in the game.

The Bucs marched right back down the field and Phillips found Sallee on a 12-yard scoring pass on fourth down to cut the margin to 21-13 with 6:45 remaining.

This was Lawrence’s homecoming game, and marked the Vikings first victory at homecoming since a 17-13 win over Knox College in 2009.

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APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University football team returns to the Banta Bowl on Saturday to face Beloit College in a Midwest Conference North Division game. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. The Hall of Fame game doubles as the homecoming game for the Vikings. The 2014 Hall of Fame class will be introduced at halftime.

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