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Lawrence tops Lake Forest 4-1

The Lawrence University hockey team scored twice early in the third period to pull away and post a 4-1 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Lake Forest College Friday night at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

The Vikings (4-1-0, 3-0-0 MCHA) led 2-1 entering the third period but scored twice in the first 6:24 of the period to pull away.

Lawrence goaltender Evan Johnson stopped 23 shots to pick up the win.

Lake Forest led 1-0 in the first period before Brad Scurfield scored at 14:20 to tie the game. Lawrence took the lead for good just 1:36 later when Matt Hughes scored off a pass from Scurfield.

The score remained 2-1 until early in the third period. Lawrence’s John Orrico got sent off for interference, but the Vikings picked up a short-handed goal at 3:05 to take a 3-1 lead.

Lawrence made it 4-1 when Jacob Esch scored off a pass from Jesse Byam-Katzman at the 6:24 mark.

Lawrence outshot the Foresters 40-24.

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Vikings open basketball season with defending national champs

The Lawrence University men’s basketball team opens its season on Tuesday by taking on the defending NCAA Division III champions, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at Alexander Gymnasium.

The Vikings finished the 2009-10 season with an 11-12 record and lost leading scorer John Dekker to graduation. The Pointers won 29 games a season ago and defeated Williams College in the NCAA title game.

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Vikings take on Lake Forest in home-and-home series

The Lawrence University hockey team takes on Lake Forest College in a home-and-home series this weekend. Lawrence faces Lake Forest at the Appleton Family Ice Center on Friday night and then travels to Lake Forest on Saturday night to wrap up the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association series.

Lawrence is coming off a sweep of Concordia (Wis.) University, and Lake Forest opened its season last weekend by taking a pair of games from Finlandia University.

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Vikings headed to Wheaton for NCAA Tournament

The Lawrence University women’s soccer team opens NCAA Division III Tournament play at Wheaton (Ill.) College on Friday.

Lawrence (9-8-1) is part of a four-team regional also involving Augustana (Ill.) College and Carleton College. Lawrence faces Wheaton at 5 p.m. on Friday at Joe Bean Stadium, and Augustana takes on Carleton at 7 p.m. The winners meet at 6 p.m. on Saturday.

Lawrence, playing in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2001, earned its berth in with a 2-1 victory at Carroll University in the Midwest Conference Tournament Championship Game this past Saturday.

Wheaton (18-2-1) earned an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament after falling to Illinois Wesleyan University in the title game of the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Tournament. Wheaton and Illinois Wesleyan played to a 0-0 overtime tie, but the Titans advanced after winning 3-1 on penalty kicks.

Vikings top Concordia to complete series sweep

MEQUON, Wis. — The Lawrence University hockey team rallied for a 5-4 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Concordia (Wis.) University Saturday night at the Ozaukee Ice Center.

The win completes a weekend series sweep for the Vikings (3-1-0, 2-0-0 MCHA), who beat the Falcons 5-1 at home on Friday night.

Lawrence goaltender Evan Johnson picked up career win No. 31 to break the school’s wins record. Andrew Isaac, who finished his career in 2007, had set the mark at 30.

The Vikings trailed 4-3 entering the third period but scored twice early in the third and then killed off multiple penalties in the closing minutes to secure the win.

With Lawrence trailing 4-1, Matt Hughes scored two goals in a 23-second span to get Lawrence back in the game. Hughes scored at 17:59 and again at 18:23 to trim the margin to 4-3.

Lawrence didn’t wait long into the third period to take the lead for good.

Jon Sheridan scored juat 1:02 into the third period to tie the game at 4-4, and freshman John Orrico followed with a goal at the 2:54 mark to give Lawrence a 5-4 edge.

Lawrence then killed off four power plays in the third period, including three in the final 6:22, to seal the win.

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Lawrence headed to NCAA Tournament after capturing MWC Tournament title

WAUKESHA, Wis. – Mallory Koula scored both goals for Lawrence University as the Vikings defeated Carroll University 2-1 in the Midwest Conference Tournament championship game Saturday at Schneider Stadium.

The tournament championship gives Lawrence an automatic berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament. This is Lawrence’s third trip to the NCAA Tournament and the first since the Vikings played in back-to-back NCAA Tournaments in 2000 and 2001.

“It’s what we set as a goal when we started preseason,” Lawrence coach Lisa Sammons said of playing in the NCAA Tournament. “We had the desire and the belief that we could get there.”

Lawrence (9-8-1) learns its opponent when the pairings are announced on Monday.

Third-seeded Lawrence gave up an early goal, but that was all the Vikings would allow. Sarah Tennett scored for top-seed Carroll (14-6-0) just 51 seconds into the match.

It didn’t take long for the Vikings to strike back. Koula, a junior forward from Kimberly, Wis., scored off a pass from Sarah Ehlinger at the 5:35 mark to tie the match at 1-1.

Koula then blasted a shot past Carroll goalkeeper Taylor Mclean that hit the underside of the crossbar and went in to give Lawrence a 2-1 lead at 18:03. Koula has now scored eight goals in her last three matches.

“Mallory has really picked up her momentum,” said Sammons, adding that during the season teams had worked hard to neutralize Lawrence’s prolific scorer. “Going into this postseason she worked on different ways to be creative that teams didn’t know how to defend, and she has been finding the back of the net.”

Lawrence goalkeeper Cassie Burke and the defense made that lead stand up. Burke made 11 saves, including nine in the second half, to preserve the win.

“Our defense was amazing,” Sammons said. “With 15 minutes left, (Carroll) threw another forward up there. We countered, stuck with them and got them frustrated. It helped take them out of their game.”

Lawrence entered the MWC Tournament as the third seed and topped second seed Lake Forest College 4-3 in the semifinals on Friday.

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Ripon tops Vikings in penalty kicks in MWC semifinals

RIPON, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s soccer team battled to a 1-1 double-overtime tie with Ripon College on Friday in the semifinals of the Midwest Conference Tournament, but the Red Hawks advanced after winning 4-3 on penalty kicks.

Ripon faces Carroll University in Saturday’s championship game.

Lawrence (9-7-2) got on the board right before the end of the first half when Jared Padway scored at the 43:27 mark to stake the Vikings to a 1-0 lead.

Ripon struck back early in the second half when Zach Hershoff scored to make it 1-1.

The score stayed that way through the final 32 minutes of regulation and 20 minutes of two overtime periods.

The match went to penalty kicks and both teams converted their first three, with Karl Mayer, Stephen Exarhos and David Caprile all connecting for Lawrence. The Vikings missed the next two attempts, including one off the crossbar, and Matthew Lange converted for Ripon to give the Red Hawks the 4-3 edge.

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Vikings edge Lake Forest, advance to MWC Championship Game

WAUKESHA, Wis. – Mallory Koula scored with less than six minutes left to lift the Lawrence University women’s soccer team to a 4-3 victory over Lake Forest College in a Midwest Conference Tournament semifinal Friday at Schneider Stadium.

Lawrence (8-8-1) advances to play either Carroll University or Monmouth College at 5 p.m. Saturday in the championship game. The winner receives an automatic berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament.

Koula, who picked up a hat trick in her second consecutive game, got the scoring started in what proved to be a see-saw match. Koula’s corner kick was deflected into the net to put the Vikings up 1-0 just 1:43 into the match.

Emily Weber tied it for Lake Forest (11-8-0) at 21:26, but Koula broke the tie early in the second half. She scored unassisted at 48:55 to give Lawrence a 2-1 edge. Natalie Jin then scored for the Vikings at 65:49 for a 3-1 lead.

Lake Forest battled back with goals by Erica May at 66:49 and Courtenay Raymond at 81:24 to tie it at 3-3.

Koula, working off passes from Sarah Ehlinger and CJ Kirk, scored at 84:10 to give Lawrence the lead for good.

Cassie Burke made five saves to pick up the win for the Vikings. Bri Schleibinger made two saves and took the loss for Lake Forest.

This is  Lawrence’s first appearance in the MWC Tournament championship game since the Vikings beat St. Norbert College 1-0 to win the title in 2001.

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Nichols chosen for Academic All-District football team

Jeff Nichols

Lawrence University football standout Jeff Nichols has been chosen for the ESPN Academic All-District 5 Team.

Nichols (Janesville, Wis./Craig), a senior safety, was a first-team selection.

Nichols, who will earn the maximum of three Academic All-Midwest Conference selections, also was chosen for the all-conference football team in 2009. Nichols is a biology major and has a 3.78 grade point average.

A member of the Dean’s List at Lawrence, Nichols was elected to Mortar Board, which is the school’s senior honor society.

Nichols has been busy studying off-campus the last two summers. In summer 2010, Nichols did a LU-R1 Summer Intership, which allowed him to do research at a R1 institution. In the summer of 2009, Nichols did a Kasel Trust Fund Internship to explore local health problems in the Appleton, Wis., area.

Nichols also serves as a Friends of Jaclyn mentor to Luke Peters, a local boy with brain cancer that has been adopted by the football team.

Nichols is second on the team this season with 62 tackles and has a team-high 8.0 tackles for loss. Nichols, who has 1.0 sacks, is tied for the team lead with four interceptions.

Vikings, Ripon square off Saturday in state’s oldest rivalry

The Lawrence University football team wraps up its season on Saturday when it hosts its oldest rival, Ripon College, at 1 p.m. in the Banta Bowl.

Lawrence vs. Ripon is the oldest college football rivalry in the state with the teams’ first meeting dating back to 1893. Lawrence is coming off a 29-23 victory over Beloit College, and Ripon lost 37-13 to St. Norbert College last Saturday.

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