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Larson breaks career wins record as Vikings rout Edgewood

Lawrence University women’s tennis star Beth Larson broke the school’s career wins record on Sunday as the Vikings routed Edgewood College 9-0 in a nonconference match.

Larson picked up career win No. 67, which pushed her past Anita Salzberger. Salzberger had piled up 66 wins between 1987-90. Larson, a two-time Midwest Conference No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles champion, broke the record with a 6-0, 6-1 victory over Edgewood’s Shae Beckwith.

Larson also has 21 victories on the 2011-12 season, and that ties the school season record of Linda Tomtshak. Tomtshak picked up 21 wins while playing No. 1 singles in 1985.

The match also marked the debuts of freshmen Allison Juda and Elena Watson. Juda and Watson played No. 3 doubles and posted an 8-3 win over Carolyn Lorenz and Jessi Ditzler.

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Murray fires one-hitter as Vikings blank Thomas

CLERMONT, Fla. — Shannon Murray fired a one-hit shutout as the Lawrence University softball team wrapped up its spring break trip with an 8-0 nonconference victory over Thomas College on Friday.

Murray struck out eight and didn’t walk a batter. The only hit she allowed was a slow roller infield single in the third inning.

Murray also went 3-for-3 with three doubles and two runs batted in to pace the Lawrence offense. Mary Diduch went 2-for-3 and drove in a run, and Alissa Geipel had a double and three RBIs for the Vikings (4-8).

 The Vikings jumped on Thomas in the bottom of first with a pair of runs. Alex Chiodo doubled and Murray drove her in with a double for a 1-0 lead. Kara Vance followed with a run-scoring single to put the Vikings up 2-0.

The Vikings stretched that lead with five runs in the second. Shoddy defense put a pair of Lawrence runners aboard, and Cory Paquette singled to drive in a run. After the second out of the inning, Chiodo was intentionally walked to lead the bases. Geipel then belted a three-run double to put Lawrence up 6-0. Murray followed with a run-scoring double and Lawrence led 7-0.

Lawrence closed the game out in the bottom of the fifth when Murray doubled and later scored on Diduch’s single.

Larson ties career wins record against Whitworth

ORLANDO, Fla. — Lawrence University star women’s tennis player Beth Larson tied the school’s career singles wins record in the Vikings’ 8-1 loss to Whitworth University on Wednesday.

Larson now has 66 career victories and that ties her with Anita Salzberger, who played for the Vikings from 1987-90. Larson could break the record when the Vikings return to action on Sunday against Edgewood College at 3 p.m. on the Lawrence Courts.

Larson got the tying win with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Alli Marshall at No. 1 singles.

Larson also pushed her season win total to 20, which places her one victory shy of tying Linda Tomtshak’s season record of 21 in 1985.

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Vikings cut down Colby

CLERMONT, Fla. — The Lawrence University softball team scored all of its runs in the first three innings and rolled to a 7-1 nonconference victory over Colby College on Tuesday.

Shannon Murray went the distance and scattered six hits for Lawrence (3-5). Murray struck out six and didn’t walk a batter. Lawrence picked up seven hits from seven different hitters.

The Vikings jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first when freshman Kara Vance smacked a two-out, two-run double.

Murray nearly picked up a grand slam in the bottom of the second. With the bases loaded, Murray’s fly ball hit the top of the fence and caromed back into play, but all three runners scored to give Lawrence a 5-0 lead.

Colby trimmed the lead to 5-1 with a run in the top of the third, but the Vikings scored twice in the bottom half of the inning. The Vikings put two runners aboard with a walk and an error, and Cathy Kaye then singled to drive in both runners and put Lawrence up 7-1.

Vikings double up Bethel

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Lawrence University women’s tennis team won five of the singles matches en route to a 6-3 nonconference win over Bethel (Minn.) University on Monday.

The Vikings (11-6) rolled through the singles matches by winning the Nos. 1-4 matches and taking another victory at No. 6. Beth Larson (No. 1), Christina Schaupp (No. 2), Gayatri Malhotra (No. 3), Hannah Geoffrey (No. 4) and Carla Schmidt (No. 6) were all winners for Lawrence.

Larson and Schaupp also picked up a victory at No. 1 doubles.

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Vikings edge North Central 5-4

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Lawrence University men’s tennis team topped North Central (Ill.) College 5-4 in a nonconference match on Monday.

Lawrence (4-6) won only one doubles match, but the Vikings took four of the six singles matches to notch the victory. Lawrence swept the top three singles matches with Jason Dunn (No. 1), Max Zlevor (No. 2) and Caleb Ray (No. 3) all earning wins. Jeremy Andereck picked up Lawrence’s other singles victory at No. 5.

Dunn and Zlevor also won at No. 1 doubles.

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Big eighth inning rallies Vikings past Olivet

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Lawrence University baseball team rallied for five runs in the eighth inning and posted an 11-9 nonconference victory over Olivet College on Monday.

The Vikings pounded out 16 hits and a pair of pitchers picked up collegiate firsts for Lawrence. Freshman Phil Clark got his first win, and senior Eric Bohling notched his first career save.

Freshman Joel Birch went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two runs batted in to pace the Lawrence attack. Sam Kossow went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs for Lawrence. Gabe Henriques went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs, and Darvis PridGeon also went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Jake Gordon also picked up a pair of hits for the Vikings.

After Olivet scored a run in the top of the eighth, Lawrence (2-4) trailed 9-6 heading to the bottom half of the inning. PridGeon led off the inning with a single and stole second. After a fielder’s choice left everyone safe, Henriques walked to load the bases. Bohling was then hit by a pitch to drive in PridGeon and cut the lead to 9-7.

A Kossow sacrifice fly then scored Davide Harris to trim the lead to 9-8. After Phil Wisniewski walked to load the bases, a misplayed ground ball scored Henriques to tie the game at 9-9. Birch then smacked a ground-rule double to score two more runs and give Lawrence an 11-9 lead.

Bohling came in to pitch the ninth and worked around a single to record the save. Clark pitched 1.2 innings of relief, allowing one hit and one run, to earn the win.

Lawrence built an early 4-0 lead thanks to a three-run second inning. The Vikings started the inning with three singles in a row, the last one by PridGeon to drive in a run and give Lawrence a 2-0 lead. Henriques singled two hitters later to drive in two more and put the Vikings up 4-0.

Olivet exploded for six runs in the fourth and added single runs in the fifth and sixth to take an 8-4 lead. Lawrence cut that margin in half with two runs in the bottom of the sixth. Birch led off with a double, and Gordon followed with a bunt single. A squeeze bunt by PridGeon scored Birch, and Harris followed with a single to score Gordon and cut the lead to 8-6.

Ninth-inning rally lifts Lawrence past Colby

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Lawrence University baseball team scored a run in the bottom of the ninth to edge Colby College 8-7 in a nonconference game Sunday.

The Mules had tied it with a run in the top of the ninth, but Sam Kossow led off the bottom of the ninth with a single for Lawrence (1-4). The Vikings attempted to bunt Kossow over to second, but the Mules were able to get the lead runner out on the play.

Pinch-runner Richie Foreman was at first and a balk moved him to second. Foreman stole third on the next pitch, and Colby intentionally walked Josh Graber and Joel Birch to load the bases. Alex Brewer then hit a grounder to shortstop, and the Mules forced out Birch at second but Brewer was safe at first. Foreman scored on the play to give Lawrence the victory.

Kossow led Lawrence’s 11-hit attack by going 3-for-5 with three runs scored. Birch went 2-for-4 and drove in two runs, and Davide Harris was 2-for-5 with two runs batted in.

Colby built a 6-2 lead through five innings, but Lawrence grabbed the lead with five runs in the bottom of the sixth. Kossow started the rally with a single, and a Marc Linger walk and Graber single loaded the bases. Birch then smacked a two-run double to cut the lead to 6-4. Darvis PridGeon then grounded out to drive in another run, and Harris followed with a two-run single to give Lawrence a 7-6 lead. 

Brewer pitched the final 1.2 innings to pick up his first collegiate victory for the Vikings. Freshman Davis Ogilvie made the start and went six innings. He allowed eight hits and only two earned runs while striking out five and walking three.

Lawrence rolls past Western New England

CLERMONT, Fla. — The Lawrence University softball team parlayed two big innings into a 9-1 nonconference win over Western New England University on Saturday.

Lawrence (2-1) scored four times in the third inning and five times in the fourth to pull away from Western New England.

Shannon Murray went the distance for Lawrence. She allowed seven hits, struck out three and didn’t walk a batter. Murray also drove in a pair of runs with a bases-loaded walk and a sacrifice fly.

The Golden Bears scored once in the third, but the Vikings rallied for four runs in the bottom half of the inning.

Cory Paquette singled, Alissa Geipel walked and Alex Chiodo singled to load the bases for the Vikings. After a strikeout, Murray walked for drive in a run. Kara Vance followed with a sacrifice fly to score Geipel and give Lawrence a 2-1 lead. Western New England then misplayed a fly ball to allow two more runs to score and give Lawrence a 4-1 lead.

Emily Perish started Lawrence’s five-run rally in the fourth with a walk. After a popup, Alissa Geipel doubled and Alex Chiodo walked to load the bases. Cathy Kaye then blasted a bases-clearing triple to give Lawrence a 7-1 lead. Kaye finished 2-for-4 with three runs batted in.

After Murray’s sacrifice fly scored Kaye, a Vance single and an error put two runners aboard. Mary Diduch followed with a two-run double to give Lawrence a 9-1 edge.

 

Vikings pummel Staten Island in spring break opener

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Lawrence University men’s tennis team pummeled CUNY-Staten Island 8-1 in a nonconference match Saturday.

In the opening match of their spring break trip, the Vikings’ only loss came on an injury default.

Lawrence won all three doubles matches and all but one of the Vikings’ singles victories came in straight sets. Both Craig Sherwood at No. 5 singles and Jeremy Andereck at No. 6 won 6-0, 6-0.

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