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Vikings rocket past Dominican

MADISON, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s tennis team kept its perfect record unblemished on Monday with a 9-0 nonconference win over Dominican (Ill.) University.

The Vikings dropped only one set during the nine matches, and two Lawrence singles players, Christina Schaupp and Hannah Geoffrey, did not lose a game.

Lawrence University 9, Dominican University 0
09/05/11 at Fitchburg, Wis. (McKee Farms Park)

Singles competition
1. Elizabeth Larson (LU) def. Nelson, Elizabeth (DU) 6-0, 6-1
2. Jennifer Roesch (LU) def. Nowaczyk, Kornelia (DU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Gayatri Malhotra (LU) def. Taddy, Rachel (DU) 6-3, 5-7, 10-8
4. Christina Schaupp (LU) def. Hereford, Emily (DU) 6-0, 6-0
5. Hannah Geoffrey (LU) def. Orchanian, Rosemary (DU) 6-0, 6-0
6. Polly Dalton (LU) def. Berner, Marbeya (DU) 6-3, 6-4
Doubles competition
1. Jennifer Roesch/Elizabeth Larson (LU) def. Nelson, Elizabeth/Nowaczyk, Kornelia (DU) 8-0
2. Polly Dalton/Carla Schmidt (LU) def. Orchanian, Rosemary/LoRusso, Jennifer (DU) 8-2
3. Christina Schaupp/Hannah Geoffrey (LU) def. Berner, Marbeya/Budzak, Monica (DU) 8-1

Stevens wins title at St. Norbert Invitational

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Lawrence University junior Sam Stevens raced to the individual title at the St. Norbert College Tom Barry Invitational on Saturday.

Led by Stevens, Lawrence finished third in the team standings. Stevens won the event in 21:02.7, and Lawrence’s Curran Carlile also posted a top-10 finish by placing eighth in 21:49.8.

On the women’s side, Lawrence finished fourth in the team standings. Emily Muhs, back after studying abroad for much of the 2010-11 academic year, finished fifth in 20:13.6 to pace the Vikings.

Men’s results

Women’s results

Saints pull away late to top Lawrence

The College of St. Scholastica scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter and benefitted from a pair of key plays to post a 34-21 nonconference victory over Lawrence University in the season opener for both teams.

St. Scholastica broke a 21-21 tie on Jake Jensen’s 4-yard touchdown run with 12:34 left in the game. Jensen then added a 1-yard scoring run with 4:50 left in the game to seal the victory.

Jensen ran 30 times for 128 yards to pace the Saints. Quarterback Alex Thiry was 18 of 23 for 211 yards and three touchdowns.

Lawrence took a 6-0 lead when Luke Barthelmess hit Jon Bruehl down the left sideline, and Bruehl went 94 yards for the touchdown. That is the third-longest touchdown pass in Lawrence history. Bruehl finished with five catches for 188 yards.

The Saints took a 7-6 lead with 5:42 left in the half, but Lawrence drove right back down the field. Barthelmess hit Tyler Mazur with a 26-yard scoring pass to give Lawrence a 13-7 lead with 4:09 left.

St. Scholastica then got a huge play in the final seconds of the first half. Jonny Bennett caught a pass from Thiry on the final play of the half, slipped a Lawrence tackler and dived just across the goal line for a touchdown to give the Saints a 14-13 lead.

Lawrence later tied the game at 21-21 on Mazur’s 1-yard run, and the Vikings were driving for the go-ahead score when a mixup in the backfield caused a fumble. The Saints recovered at their own 18-yard line, and then drove 82 yards for the go-ahead score.

Box score

Vikings open season with 5-4 win over Carthage

KENOSHA, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s tennis team opened its season with a 5-4 nonconference victory at Carthage College on Thursday.

The Vikings rallied for the victory by winning four of the six singles matches. Carthage took two of the three doubles matches, Lawrence’s Beth Larson won at No. 1 singles, Gayatri Malhotra won at No. 3, Christina Schaupp won at No. 4 and Hannah Geoffrey won at No. 5.

Box score

Garrett inks deal to play hockey in Finland

Former Lawrence University defenseman Corey Garrett has signed to play professional hockey in Finland, Hockey Coach and Director of Athletics Mike Szkodzinski announced today.

Garrett (Wausau, Wis./West) will play for Lämärit in the Finnish third division. Garrett was a four-year standout for the Vikings and served as the assistant captain for the 2010-11 season.

“We are proud of Corey, and the opportunity he has earned,” Szkodzinski said. “We wish him well and hope that we can continue to move our young men on to the professional ranks after they graduate from Lawrence.”

Garrett, who earned a degree in biology at Lawrence, scored six goals and had 35 assists for 41 points during his career with the Vikings. He played in 108 games for the Vikings, and helped Lawrence compile 50 wins over the past four seasons.

Garrett helped the Vikings to the 2009 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association Northern Division championship, and the Vikings again reached the semifinals of the MCHA Harris Cup in the 2010-11 season.

Garrett joins Jon Sheridan (Knoxville Ice Bears), Josh Peterson (Flint Generals), Nick Jennette (Huntsville Havoc) and Billy Siers (Elmira Jackals) as Lawrence players to have played professionally in recent seasons.

Lawrence women’s soccer tabbed for fourth place in conference

The Lawrence University women’s soccer team has been picked to finish fourth in the Midwest Conference in a vote of league coaches.

Lawrence, the defending MWC Tournament champions, was one of four teams to receive a first-place vote in the poll. Carroll was picked to finish first, followed by Lake Forest and St. Norbert. Lawrence received 55 points, one point behind third-place St. Norbert.

The Vikings finished 6-2-1 and took third place in the conference last season. Lawrence then defeated Lake Forest 4-3 in the MWC Tournament semifinals before beating Carroll 2-1 in the championship game. Lawrence finished 9-9-1 overall a season ago.

Midwest Conference preseason poll

Men’s soccer picked for fifth in MWC

The Lawrence University men’s soccer team has been picked to finish fifth in the Midwest Conference in a vote of league coaches.

The Vikings finished fourth a season ago with a 6-3-0 record and finished 9-7-2 overall. Lawrence qualified for the MWC Tournament and took eventual champion Ripon College to a shootout before falling to the Red Hawks in the tournament semifinals.

Midwest Conference Preseason Poll

Volleyball team picked for fifth in MWC

The Lawrence University volleyball team was picked to finish fifth in the Midwest Conference in a preseason poll of league coaches.

Lawrence, which tied for sixth in the MWC a season ago, returns garnered a total of 44 points in the poll. Monmouth College was picked to win the league and had 73 points. The Scots were followed by St. Norbert College (70), Lake Forest College (65) and Beloit College (61).

Lawrence returns a talented group of players, led by all-conference hitter Clare Bohrer. The Vikings finished 13-16 a season ago, and that included a 4-5 record in conference play. One of the highlights of the 2010 conference season for the Vikings was a win over Monmouth, which had been unbeaten in league play.

Lawrence opens play on Sept. 2 at the UW-Eau Claire Invitational.

Track squads earn All-Academic Team awards

The Lawrence University track and field teams were both named All-Academic Teams by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

This marks the second consecutive year that both Lawrence teams received this award. To be eligible for the award, a team must have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.10.

The Lawrence women had a team GPA of 3.42 and were among 111 teams from across the country that were honored. The Lawrence men had a 3.40 GPA and were among 64 teams from around the country that received the award.

In addition to the team awards, sophomore Rose Tepper (Mount Vernon, Iowa/Mount Vernon) was chosen for the All-Academic Team. Lawrence also had 13 individuals (seven men, six women) who were chosen for the Academic All-Midwest Conference team after the spring season.

women 3.42

Coach Girard teams up to win Michigan-Wisconsin Open doubles title

Lawrence University tennis coach Kevin Girard teamed with his brother to win the Class A doubles championship at the 64th Annual Michigan-Wisconsin Open this past weekend.

Girard and his brother, Brett, beat Rick Halverson and Anders Sandholm 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, to win the championship in Escanaba, Mich.

The Girard brothers, both former standout players at Michigan Tech, beat a team made up of the Michigan Tech assistant coach and one of the Huskies’ current players. The team of Halverson and Sandholm took the opening game of the third set, but the Girards picked up a service break to go up 2-1 and went on to take the decisive final set.

It was the second title of the weekend for Brett Girard, who beat Mark Stinski of Oshkosh, Wis., 7-6, 6-2, in the Class A singles final.

Coach Girard is set to begin his fifth year as Lawrence men’s and women’s coach. Girard’s Vikings have won a combined three Midwest Conference North Division championships. Girard also has coached players to both the men’s and women’s No. 1 singles titles in the conference.