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Carlile picks up MWC weekly cross country award

Curran Carlile

Lawrence University cross country standout Curran Carlile has been named the Midwest Conference Performer of the Week.

Carlile (Portland, Ore./Central Catholic), a freshman, won his second individual title of the season as he raced to victory at Lawrence’s Gene Davis Invitational on Oct. 9.

Carlile covered the 8,000-meter course in 26:22.89 to beat Carthage College’s Jake Mahaffey by almost five seconds. Carlile, who also won the Tom Barry Invitational to start the season, pulled away from a pair of Carthage runners over the final 500 meters to set a course record at Reid Golf Course.

Led by Carlile, the Vikings placed second in the team standings.

Lawrence returns to action on Saturday when it travels to the UW-Oshkosh Brooks Invitational at Lake Breeze Golf Club in Winneconne, Wis.

Carroll hangs on to down Vikings

A key defensive stand at the end of the first half allowed the Carroll University football team to head to the locker room with the lead on Saturday at the Banta Bowl, and the Pioneers made that lead stand up for a 21-14 Midwest Conference win over Lawrence University.

Drew Volkmann paced Carroll with 16 carries for 94 yards, and quarterback Chris Casper completed 18 of 30 passes for 223 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Luke Barthelmess was 19 of 41 passing for 263 yards and two touchdowns.

Lawrence (1-5, 1-4 MWC) had a touchdown taken off the board by an offensive pass interference penalty with 15 seconds left in the first half. Three plays later, on a fourth-and-goal play with seconds left in the first half, it looked as though Tyler Mazur was interfered with in the end zone, but no flag was thrown, and Carroll took over.

Carroll (5-1, 4-1) got deep into Lawrence territory only once in the second half, but the Pioneers missed a 37-yard field goal.

The first half was filled with scoring and Carroll took a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter. The Pioneers moved 73 yards in 10 plays, with Joe Beckstrand scoring on a 3-yard run.

Lawrence tied the game early in the second quarter. Barthelmess hit Jon Bruehl with a 13-yard pass and then connected with Jeremiah Johnson for 39 yards to the Carroll 16-yard line. Barthelmess then found Mazur in the end zone on the next play to tie the game at 7-7. Mazur caught five passes for 78 yards for the Vikings.

Volkmann did nearly all the damage for Carroll on its next possession to set up a touchdown. He ran four times for 29 yards and Casper then hit Beau LeFevre on a 28-yard scoring pass for a 14-7 Carroll lead.

Lawrence countered on its next drive to tie the game again. Bruehl caught a long pass from Barthelmess, dodged a Carroll defender and scored from 47 yards out to tie the game at 14-14. Bruehl finished the game with four catches for 77 yards.

Carroll also scored its next possession to take the lead for good. The Pioneers moved 60 yards in nine plays, with Beckstrand scoring from five yards out with 2:01 left in the first half.

After Carroll missed the field goal late in the fourth quarter, Lawrence couldn’t move the ball and was forced to punt. The Vikings forced a three-and-out, but Barthlemess was sacked on the first play of the final drive and Mike Dziewit recovered to seal the win for Carroll.

The Lawrence defense was paced by Sam Wagner, who recorded a game-high 13 tackles, and Jeff Nichols, who had 10 stops.

Lawrence returns to action next Saturday when it travels to Grinnell College.

Box score

Muhs, Carlile take individual crowns, Lawrence women win team title at Gene Davis Invitational

Lawrence University cross country standouts Emily Muhs and Curran Carlile won the individual titles, and the Lawrence women took the team title at Saturday’s Gene Davis Invitational at Reid Golf Course.

Muhs covered the 6,000-meter course in 19:40.71 to win her first collegiate title by 59 seconds over Emily Barker of Mount Mary. Lawrence’s Annie Sullivan was third and Mary Kate Smith grabbed fourth. The Vikings rounded out their scoring with Alyssa Herman taking seventh and Amanda Dwyer grabbing 12th.

Lawrence won the team title with 26 points and UW-Whitewater was second with 49.

Carlile won his second event of the season and covered the 8,000-meter course in 26:22.89. Sam Stevens ran to a fifth-place finish and David Zane took sixth for the Vikings. Finishing the scoring for Lawrence were Tom Coben in 17th and Sam Estrem in 18th.

The Vikings finished second with 47 points, and Carthage took the team title with 32 points.

The event is named for legendary Lawrence coach Gene Davis, who coached the Vikings from 1956-91.

Men’s results

Women’s results

Lawrence downs St. Norbert; wins MWC North Division title

The Lawrence University women’s tennis team toppled St. Norbert College 6-3 on Friday to win the Midwest Conference North Division title.

Lawrence went 4-0 in North Division play and will be the top seed from the North in the Midwest Conference Tournament later this month. This marks the second time in three seasons that Lawrence has won the North Division. The Vikings also took the title in 2008.

The Vikings won two of the three doubles matches against the Green Knights on Friday and won the top four singles matches.

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Vikings double up Ripon; clinch berth in MWC Tournament

The Lawrence University women’s tennis team topped Ripon College 6-3 on Wednesday in a Midwest Conference North Division match at the Lawrence Courts.

With the victory, Lawrence’s seventh consecutive win over the Red Hawks, the Vikings clinched a berth in the four-team Midwest Conference Tournament later this month in Madison, Wis.

Lawrence takes on St. Norbert College on Friday to determine the MWC North Division champion.

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Malhotra nets MWC Player of the Week award

Lawrence University women’s tennis standout Gayatri Malhotra has been named the Midwest

Gayatri Malhotra

Conference Player of the Week.

Malhotra (Litchfield Park, Ariz./Verrado), a freshman, picked up the award after losing a total of just five games in a pair of singles matches against Midwest Conference South Division rivals.

Malhotra opened with a 6-1, 6-2 win at No. 3 singles over Monmouth College’s Joi Henry. She teamed with Kat Valde for an 8-0 victory over Ashley Lawrence at Laura Harrison at No. 3 doubles as part of the Vikings’ 8-1 victory over the Scots.

In an 8-1 victory over Knox College, Malhotra downed Molly Stein 6-0, 6-2 at No. 3 singles. She teamed with Valde for an 8-2 victory over Emily Tyl and Aimee Neilan at No. 3 doubles.

On the season, Malhotra improved to 7-5 in singles and 6-5 in doubles.

Lawrence, which leads the North Division with a 2-0 record, faces off against rival Ripon College on Wednesday at the Lawrence Courts. The match begins at 3 p.m.

Vikings take on Carroll in Fall Festival game

The Lawrence University football team returns to the Banta Bowl on Saturday to take on Carroll University in the Fall Festival game. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m.

The newest members of the Lawrence Intercollegiate Athletic Hall of Fame also will be introduced at the football game. Damian LaCroix ’91, Matt Miota ’91, Brian Murphy ’99, Sara Schye Sechen ’00 and Alyssa Bonine Summers ’00 will be introduced at the half.

Game preview

Burke named MWC Defensive Player of the Week

Cassie Burke

Lawrence University women’s soccer standout Cassie Burke has been named the Midwest Conference Defensive Player of the Week.

Burke (Golden Valley, Minn./Hopkins), a sophomore goalkeeper, earned the award after allowing only one goal in a pair of Midwest Conference road victories this past weekend.

Burke, who was chosen as a conference player of the week for the first time in her career, made three saves in Lawrence’s 3-0 victory at Knox College last Saturday. It was Burke’s third shutout of the season. Burke then made four saves in a 3-1 victory at Grinnell College on Sunday.

Burke posted an .875 save percentage and 0.50 goals against average for the two contests. She improved to 5-3-0 on the season and improved her save percentage to .762 and her goals against average to 1.25.

Lawrence, tied for first place in the MWC with 12 points, returns to action on Sunday when it travels to Carroll University.

Lawrence soccer teams sweep Knox

GALESBURG, Ill. — The Lawrence University soccer teams swept a Midwest Conference doubleheader Saturday at Knox College.

The Lawrence women downed the Prairie Fire 3-0 and the Viking men posted a 4-1 victory over Knox.

Lawrence’s women improved to 3-1 in the Midwest Conference and 4-6 overall. Mallory Koula scored twice for the Vikings, and Cassie Burke made three saves to record the shutout.

The Lawrence men remain unbeaten in the league at 3-0 and are 6-3-1 overall. The Vikings got the game-winning goal and two assists from Jared Padway, and Steven Solomon recorded three saves to pick up the win.

Women’s box score

Men’s box score

Vikings roll past Monmouth, Knox

The Lawrence University women’s tennis team rolled to 8-1 victories over Midwest Conference rivals Monmouth College and Knox College on Saturday at the Lawrence Courts.

The Vikings dropped only two games total in the three doubles matches against Monmouth and won five of the six singles matches. Lawrence freshman Martha McDonnell picked up her first collegiate victory with a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 6 singles.

The Vikings (7-4) also swept the doubles matches and won the Nos. 1-5 singles matches against the Prairie Fire.

Monmouth box score

Knox box score