Men’s Soccer

Category: Men’s Soccer

Cornell takes advantage to edge Vikings

APPLETON, Wis. — The Cornell College men’s soccer team took advantage of a momentary lapse and used that to carve out a 1-0 Midwest Conference win over Lawrence University on Sunday at Ron Roberts Field at the Banta Bowl.

Lawrence (2-12-1, 1-6-0 MWC) put together a 15-8 advantage in shots and dominated long stretches of play against the Rams (3-12-0, 1-7-0). However, the Vikings gave Cornell an opening, and Carlos Tellez scored off a pass from Mason Wicker at 74:41 for the game’s lone goal.

Jerome Richards made several key saves and finished with six saves to pick up the shutout for Cornell. Joe Krivit made three saves for the Vikings.

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Pioneers nip Lawrence with goal in final two minutes

APPLETON, Wis. — The Grinnell College men’s soccer team scored with two minutes left to pull out a 1-0 Midwest Conference win over Lawrence University on Saturday at Ron Roberts Field at the Banta Bowl.

The teams battled to a scoreless draw until Pearse Narum scored with 2:00 left in the second half. The Pioneers (7-6-0, 5-2-0 MWC) took a corner kick, and the ball was headed out of the penalty box by a Lawrence defender. Narum recovered the ball and his shot got past Lawrence goalkeeper Joe Krivit for the only goal of the contest.

Krivit made eight saves for the Vikings (2-11-1, 1-5-0), and Major May earned the shutout with six saves for Grinnell.

Grinnell had a 16-11 edge in shots for the match.

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Banta Bowl rededication caps busy weekend at Lawrence

bowl_coverAPPLETON, Wis. — The rededication of the Banta Bowl caps an epic weekend as Lawrence University also celebrates Fall Festival and hosts the Intercollegiate Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony.

School officials, led by President Mark Burstein, will conduct the rededication ceremony at 4:40 p.m. on Ron Roberts Field at the Banta Bowl. Burstein will be joined by Director of Athletics Mike Szkodzinski, All-America quarterback Chuck McKee ’68, lead donors Tom Rogers ’65, and Steve ’62 and Joan Gilboy and members of the family of legendary coach Ron Roberts.

Rogers, Steve Gilboy and Ron Roberts Jr., ’84, will serve as honorary captains as the Lawrence football team takes on Carroll University at 5 p.m.

Saturday’s events on Roberts Field begin at 11 a.m. when the Lawrence women’s soccer team faces Grinnell College. The men’s match vs. Grinnell follows at 1:30 p.m. In addition to the action on Roberts Field, the Lawrence volleyball team faces Northland College at 6 p.m. inside Alexander Gymnasium.

The rededication ceremony caps a hectic six-month renovation of the iconic stadium, which opened for play in 1965. The $4.5 million project has given the Banta Bowl a new life as it now serves as the home for men’s and women’s soccer in addition to football.

The stadium floor was raised four feet and expanded to accommodate both football and soccer. The natural grass surface was replaced with FieldTurf, an artificial surface that allows for more and varied use of the facility. The transformation of the field was made possible by Rogers’ gift, and he renamed it Roberts Field to honor Lawrence’s renowned coach.

The Gilboy Athletic Center, the new building constructed beyond the north end zone, was made possible by a gift from Steve and Joan Gilboy. The building houses the Lawrence locker room, a visiting team room, the training room, concessions, bathrooms and ticketing.

The facility also features new aluminum bleachers, an LED scoreboard adorned with “Roberts Field” and improved sound system.

A memorial to Bernie Heselton, long-time coach and director of athletics, is under the Lawrence flag. Heselton served as Lawrence football coach from 1938-64, won six Midwest Conference championships and served as director of athletics and head golf coach.

A memorial for Carl Berghult ’64, a friend and fraternity brother of Rogers, rests under the American flag. Berghult, a native of Chicago, Ill., was a running back for the Vikings and played in the final years of Heselton’s tenure. After graduating from Lawrence, Berghult was a lieutenant (j.g.) in the United States Naval Reserve, and he was killed in the flight deck fire aboard the USS Enterprise on Jan. 14, 1969.

The weekend’s festivities kick off with the induction ceremony for the Lawrence Hall of Fame on Friday evening at the Warch Campus Center. Five former student-athletes and one former coach are being inducted.

Long-time swimming and diving coach Kurt Kirner joins eight of his former swimmers in the Hall of Fame. Kirner coached from 1991-2007, won a pair of league titles and was honored as Midwest Conference Coach of the Year three times. Former softball and volleyball star Shannon Arendt, who earned all-conference honors four times, is joined by four-time all-conference basketball selection Felice Porrata. Two great runners, Courtney Miller and Shelley Ebert, combined to win 13 conference track titles and led the cross country team to a pair of league championships. The other inductee is former baseball and football star Steve Blomberg, who played five seasons in the minor leagues after leaving Lawrence.

St. Norbert shuts out Vikings

DE PERE, Wis. — The St. Norbert College men’s soccer team broke open a close game with four second-half goals and went on to a 5-0 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Wednesday at Schneider Stadium.

The Green Knights led 1-0 at the half after Sean Sladky’s goal with less than four minutes left in the opening period.

A penalty kick early in the second half gave the Green Knights a 2-0 edge, and St. Norbert put the game away with goals in the 66th, 73rd and 89th minute.

The Green Knights had a 17-2 edge in shots.

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Loebl’s goal gives Vikings victory over Beloit

BELOIT, Wis. — Max Loebl’s goal in the 25th minute was the only score and lifted the Lawrence University men’s soccer team to a 1-0 Midwest Conference victory over Beloit College on Saturday at Strong Stadium.

Loebl scored his second goal of the season at the 24:56 mark to put the Vikings (2-9-1, 1-3-0 MWC) on top.

That lead stood up as Lawrence goalkeeper Joe Krivit made seven saves to notch his third shutout of the season. Jere Bauer stopped eight shots for the Bucs (3-7-1, 2-3-0).

Lawrence posted a 13-12 edge in shots for the match.

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Big second half leads Knox past Lawrence

GALESBURG, Ill. — The Knox College men’s soccer team scored four times in the second half to down Lawrence University 4-1 in a Midwest Conference match on Sunday.

After a scoreless first half, Knox’s Jake Ly scored less than five minutes into the second half to give the Prairie Fire a 1-0 edge. Joe Dyer then scored twice in a six-minute span to help seal the victory for Knox.

Taylor Reifert scored in the 81st minute for Lawrence’s lone tally.

Justin Dunn made one save to get the win for Knox, which had a 16-3 edge in shots.

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Illinois College nips Vikings

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Joe Tooley’s goal in the 63rd minute was the lone score as the Illinois College men’s soccer team defeated Lawrence University 1-0 in a Midwest Conference match on Saturday at England Field.

Tooley scored off a cross from Austin Cearlock at the 62:48 mark to give Illinois College the lead for good.

Ty Clearwater had to make just one save to pick up the shutout for the Blueboys (9-2-0, 3-0-0 MWC). Joe Krivit stopped four shots for the Vikings (1-8-1, 0-2-0).

Lawrence was limited to just four shots for the match, and Illinois College had 10.

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Concordia edges Vikings in OT

APPLETON, Wis. — Dagoberto Diaz scored 1:52 into overtime to lift the Concordia (Wis.) University men’s soccer team to a 2-1 nonconference victory over Lawrence University on Tuesday night at Ron Roberts Field at the Banta Bowl.

The Falcons (7-2-1) got a great shot less than a minute into the overtime, but Lawrence goalkeeper Joe Krivit made the save on Keegan VanDusseldorp’s attempt.

Diaz got free about a minute later and fired it past Krivit to pull out the win.

Concordia took a 1-0 lead with just 35 seconds left in the first half on Jeremy Jenich’s unassisted goal.

Lawrence (1-7-1) tied it at the 57:29 mark when Robert Desotelle’s shot trickled past Concordia goalkeeper Killian Mielotz. Max Loebl and Keanan Wilson picked up assists for the Vikings.

Krivit made eight saves for the Vikings, and Mielotz had one save for Concordia.

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Yellowjackets nip Lawrence

SUPERIOR, Wis. — A goal in the 66th minute was the only scoring as the UW-Superior men’s soccer team downed Lawrence University 1-0 in a nonconference game on Sunday.

John Bucklew chipped a ball over the head of Lawrence goalkeeper Joe Krivit at the 65:21 mark for the game-winning goal.

Superior (8-2-0) had a 23-18 edge in shots over the Vikings (1-6-1). Krivit made seven saves for Lawrence, and Ben Wilhelm stopped four shots for the Yellowjackets.

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Both Lawrence soccer teams honored for academic achievement

APPLETON, Wis. — Both Lawrence University soccer teams have again been honored for academic excellence by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Both squads won the Team Academic Award for having a cumulative grade point average higher than 3.0 during the 2014-15 academic year.

This marks the 11th consecutive year that both Lawrence teams have earned the award. This is the 14th time since 2000 that the Lawrence women have captured the award, and it is the 13th time for the Lawrence men during the same period. Lawrence was one of just two Midwest Conference schools to have both of its teams make the cut.

The Lawrence women, coached by Lisa Sammons, posted a 3.5 grade point average last year. The Lawrence men, led by long-time coach Blake Johnson, had a 3.2 GPA. The Lawrence women had 13 players selected for the Academic All-Midwest Conference team in 2014-15, and the men had 11 players chosen.

Both Lawrence teams return to action this weekend. The Lawrence women head to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to face Finlandia University on Saturday, the the men travel to UW-Superior on Sunday.