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Emery earns MCHA weekly award

Lawrence University goaltender Peter Emery was named the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association Freshman of the Week.

Emery (Goleta, Calif.) picked up the honor after picking up a pair of ties in a MCHA series with Marian University. Emery, who remains unbeaten on the season at 3-0-2, posted a 1.85 goals against average and .947 save percentage in the two games against the Sabres.

In the series opener on Nov. 17, Emery stopped 32 shots in Lawrence’s 2-2 overtime tie with the Sabres at the Appleton Family Ice Center. Emery followed that by making 40 saves in another 2-2 overtime tie with the Sabres at the Blue Line Ice Center.

On the season, the rookie goalie has a 2.13 goals against average and a .933 save percentage.

Lawrence returns to action on Friday and Saturday when it faces St. Norbert College and the College of St. Scholastica in the MCHA/NCHA Thanksgiving Showdown. The tournament is being hosted by Marian at the Blue Line Ice Center.

Vikings dominate Lawrence Triangular

The Lawrence University swim teams dominated the Lawrence Triangular on Saturday by winning 13 of the 21 events at Boldt Natatorium.

Lawrence defeated Ripon College 107-66 and downed Marquette University 139-48 on the men’s side. The Lawrence women defeated Ripon 135-40 and beat Maruqette 118-72.

Peter Brengel won a pair of events to pace the Lawrence men, and Taylor Winter also won two events to lead the Lawrence women.

Brengel won the 200-yard freestyle in 1:56.76 and he took first in the 100 backstroke in 57.64 seconds.

Also winning for the Lawrence men were Charlie Mann (50 freestyle), David Dulak (200 IM), Cameron Gmehlin (500 freestyle) and the 400 freestyle relay team.

Winter grabbed first in the 200 freestyle in 2:02.62 and was tops in the 500 freestyle in 5:21.47.

Hannah Gabriel (mixed 1,000 freestyle), Julia Heller (50 freestyle), Katie Obermiller (100 breaststroke), Chelsea Hameister (100 freestyle) and the 400 freestyle relay team all won events for the Lawrence women.

Results

Vikings, Marian skate to another overtime tie

FOND DU LAC, Wis. — The Lawrence University hockey team skated to a 2-2 overtime tie with Marian University for a second consecutive night in a Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association matchup at the Blue Line Ice Center.

Lawrence (3-0-3, 3-0-3 MCHA) led twice, but the Sabres (5-1-2, 4-0-2) answered on both occasions.

Derek Brickan got the scoring started for Lawrence when he lit the lamp off passes from Nate Scurfield and Gustav Lindgren just 2:10 into the contest. Marian answered with a goal at the 14:18 mark to tie it at 1-1.

Lawrence took the lead at the 8:39 mark when Matt Hughes scored off passes from Brad Scurfield and Phil Bushbacher. Marian then scored on the power play at the 8:11 mark of the third period to tie the game at 2-2.

Peter Emery had another solid game in net for the Vikings as he stopped 40 shots to remain unbeaten on the season. Marian had a 42-31 edge in shots.

Lawrence returns to action on Nov. 25-26 when it plays in MCHA/NCHA Thanksgiving Showdown at Marian.

 

Siebert pours in 26 points as Vikings top Wisconsin Lutheran

Chris Siebert poured in 26 points to lead the Lawrence University men’s basketball team to a 72-64 nonconference victory over Wisconsin Lutheran College on Friday at Alexander Gymnasium.

Siebert was 10-for-16 from the floor, including 4-for-7 from 3-point range on his way to his career high in points. Siebert also grabbed six rebounds, had four assists, two blocks and two steals.

Davis DeWolfe added 13 points and Conor Klusendorf and Ryan DePouw added 12 points apiece for Lawrence (1-1). Klusendorf also had a team-high nine rebounds.

Alex Merbach had a double-double for Wisconsin Lutheran (1-1) with 28 points and 11 rebounds. Nate Bauer added 14 points for the Warriors.

Lawrence built a 13-point lead in the first half, but Wisconsin Lutheran scored 13 consecutive points to tie the game at 29-29 with 2:42 left in the opening half. Lawrence then scored the half’s final nine points, including a three-point play from Andrew Kline in the closing seconds, to lead 38-29 at the break.

Lawrence led by as many as 13 points in the second half on two occasions, but Wisconsin Lutheran would not let the Vikings pull away. The Warriors cut the lead to six points at 63-57 with 3:39 left.

DePouw answered with a 3-pointer to push the lead back to 66-57, and after a pair of missed 3-pointers, the Warriors fouled DePouw. He hit a pair of free throws with 58 seconds left to give the Vikings a 68-58 lead.

After a free throw by the Warriors, DeWolfe got a fastbreak layup with 35 seconds left to give Lawrence a 70-59 lead and seal the victory.

Lawrence returns to action on Nov. 23 when it travels to Marian University.

Box score

Koula named Offensive Player of the Year; Onan gets second-team honors

Lawrence University women’s soccer star Mallory Koula was named the Midwest Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Year.

Koula (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly), a senior forward, was joined on the all-conference team by senior defender Alyssa Onan (Grafton, Wis./Cedarburg), who was a second-team selection.

Koula’s choice as the league’s top offensive player caps a prolific career and was her third consecutive first-team all-conference selection. Koula finished the conference season with 16 goals and two assists for 34 points in nine games.

Koula finished first in the conference with 16 goals and 1.78 goals per game. She also was first in the league with four game-winning goals. Koula also led the league with 34 points and 3.78 points per game.

Koula broke the NCAA record for the fastest three consecutive goals by a player and a team. She scored three times in a span of only 42 seconds in Lawrence’s 6-1 victory over Beloit College. The individual record was 1:07 and the team mark was 52 seconds.

Koula is the first Lawrence player to win the Offensive Player of the Year award since its inception in 2004. Forward Megan Tiemann was the MWC Player of the Year in 1998, and goalkeeper Katie Wilkin won Player of the Year honors in 2002.

Koula finished the season with 20 goals and five assists for 45 points. She set Lawrence career records with 63 goals and 142 points despite playing only three seasons with the Vikings.

Onan was chosen for the all-conference team for the first time after directing the Lawrence defense. The Vikings allowed only 1.9 goals per game in conference play and posted shutouts against Lake Forest College and Carroll University.

Lawrence finished in fourth place in the Midwest Conference with a 5-3-1 mark and qualified for the Midwest Conference Tournament for the third consecutive season.

Barthelmess promoted to head football coach at Lawrence

Mike Barthelmess

A change has been made at the top of the football program at Lawrence University.

Associate head coach Mike Barthelmess has been promoted to head coach, and Chris Howard will no longer serve as the head football coach, Director of Athletics Mike Szkodzinski announced Thursday.

“It is with great enthusiasm that we promote Mike Barthelmess from associate head coach to head football coach. Mike’s track record prior to joining us and his ability to resurrect our offense over the past two seasons gives us reason to believe that he will do a great job as we move our program forward,” Szkodzinski said.

“We believe this change will re-energize our program. Mike’s professionalism and work ethic are two reasons to believe that he is the right choice for this football program.”

A native of Weston, Conn., Barthelmess joined the Lawrence staff in 2010 as the offensive coordinator and associate head coach.

“With great humility and high expectations, I’ve accepted the position of head football coach,” Barthlemess said. “I look forward to my continued work with our young men and our coaching staff as we strive to return Lawrence football to the top of the Midwest Conference.”

Upon Barthelmess’ arrival, the Vikings immediately saw an uptick in their offensive production. In Barthelmess’ first season with the Vikings in 2010, Lawrence nearly doubled its points output. Lawrence went from scoring 11.1 points per game in 2009 to 21.0 in 2010.

Employing a version of the spread offense, Lawrence broke or tied nearly a dozen individual and team records in 2011. With a host of talented players having impact seasons, the Vikings posted the most offensive yards by a Lawrence team since 1997.

This is the second time Barthelmess has directed a college football program. A 1983 graduate of Principia College, Barthelmess coached his alma mater for nine seasons in three stints. He was the Principia head coach from 1990-95, again from 2003-04 and he coached the 2006 season. Principia set several NCAA offensive records and led the nation in total offense during Barthelmess’ tenure.

Barthelmess, who has degrees in English and business from Principia, was a football and baseball star in college. He joined the staff at Principia as an assistant in 1985 and later was a graduate assistant at the University of Houston in 1989 and 1990. Barthelmess returned to Principia in 1990 to serve as the head football coach, and he also coached the Panthers’ baseball team for four seasons.

Barthelmess first came to Lawrence in 2008 and spent one season as the interim head baseball coach before returning to work in the private sector.

Howard took over the Lawrence football program in December 2004 and coached the Vikings for seven seasons. Howard compiled a record of 19-50, but he enjoyed his greatest success early in his tenure as head coach. The Vikings won four games in 2005, went 5-5 in 2006 and won four games again in 2007. Lawrence won no more than two games in each of the last four seasons, including a 1-9 mark in 2011.

“Although we are thankful for Coach Howard’s contributions to the program and the university, we have come to the conclusion that a change in leadership is in the best interest of the program,” Szkodzinski said.

Lawrence opens its 2012 season when it takes on Cornell College in the Rams’ return to the Midwest Conference.

Winter swims to MWC weekly award

Lawrence University freshman Taylor Winter has been named the Midwest Conference Swimmer of the Week.

Winter (Bayside, Wis./Nicolet) picked up the honor after winning multiple events in Lawrence’s first three dual meets of the season.

In her collegiate debut against Beloit on Oct. 29, Winter won the 500-yard freestyle in 5:30.17, won the mixed 1,000 freestyle in 11:12.96 and swam on the winning 200 freestyle relay team. The Vikings won the meet 114-71.

In a dual meet with UW-River Falls on Nov. 4 that ended in a tie, Winter won the 100 butterfly in 1:05.47, took first in the 500 freestyle in 5:24.98, won the 1,000 freestyle in 11:03.19 and was part of the winning 200 freestyle relay team.

In a loss at UW-Whitewater on Nov. 12, Winter won the 500 freestyle in 5:24.87 and took first in the 1,650 freestyle in 18:38.31.

Winter holds the top time in the Midwest Conference in the 1,650 freestyle and is second in both the 1,000 freestyle and the 500 freestyle.

Lawrence returns to action on Saturday when it hosts Ripon and Marquette in a triangular at Boldt Natatorium.

Lindgren nabs MCHA weekly honor

Lawrence University hockey player Gustav Lindgren has been named the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association Freshman of the Week.

Lindgren (Stockholm, Sweden), a rookie forward, picked up a goal and five assists in Lawrence’s weekend sweep of Northland College.

Lindgren picked up his first career goal and assisted on the game-winning goal in Lawrence’s 5-3 victory over the Lumberjacks on Friday. He then assisted on four of Lawrence’s six goals in the Vikings’ 6-2 victory over Northland on Saturday.

Lindgren now leads the team with six assists and seven points through four games this season. He has helped the Vikings to a 3-0-1 record.

Lawrence returns to action on Thursday and Friday when it faces Marian University in a home-and-home series. Thursday’s game is set for 7 p.m. at the Appleton Family Ice Center.