Women’s Basketball

MONMOUTH, Ill. — The Monmouth College women’s basketball team scored the game’s first 12 points and never looked back en route to an 85-37 Midwest Conference win over Lawrence University on Saturday at Glennie Gymnasium.

The Scots (15-3, 10-3 MWC) jumped out to a 32-2 lead as Lawrence (1-16, 0-12) went 9:05 in the first half without a point. The Scots led 50-16 at the half.

Marla Willard paced Monmouth with 16 points. Colleen Forrest added 12 points and Paige Nord had 11 for the Scots.

Alex Deshler was the lone player in double figures for the Vikings with 10 points. Amber Lisowe added seven points, six rebounds and three blocks for the Vikings. 

The Scots would go on to lead by as many as 50 points in the second half. 

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APPLETON, Wis. — The Carroll University women’s basketball team held the Lawrence University scoreless in overtime to post a 60-52 Midwest Conference victory over the Vikings on Wednesday at Alexander Gymnasium

Hilary Arthur paced Carroll (8-6, 7-4 MWC) with a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds. Kelly Menden led Carroll in scoring with 12 points.

Alex Deshler paced the Vikings (1-15, 0-11) with 15 points, and Amber Lisowe added 13 points. Patsy Kealey tied for game-high honors with 10 rebounds for the Vikings and posted four blocks.

Lawrence opened the second half with a 12-3 run to grab a 26-22 lead with 14:57 left, and the Vikings pressed that lead to as many eight points. The Vikings were up 48-40 after Kealey’s jumper with 3:40 left, but Carroll rallied in the final three minutes.

The Pioneers scored seven consecutive points, capped by Menden’s 3-pointer with 56 seconds left, to tie the game at 50-50. After the Vikings missed a pair of layups, Menden grabbed the rebound and was fouled with 16 seconds remaining.

Menden made both free throws, but Deshler converted a tough layup with six seconds left to tie it at 52-52. Corrine Engles missed a jumper at the buzzer and the game went to overtime.

The Vikings went cold in the extra period and missed all six of their shots from the floor. Carroll also went 0-for-6 from the floor, but the Pioneers went 8-for-8 from the foul line to pull out the victory.

Lawrence returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Monmouth College for a Midwest Conference game.

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GALESBURG, Ill. — Knox College’s Jodi Marver scored 24 points, and the Prairie Fire feasted on turnovers Saturday en route to a 90-54 Midwest Conference win over the Lawrence University women’s basketball team at Memorial Gymnasium.

Lawrence (1-14, 0-10 MWC) committed 38 turnovers, and Knox (6-9, 4-6) converted 40 points off the Lawrence miscues.

Amber Lisowe paced Lawrence with a double-double of 19 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.

Lawrence stayed with Knox throughout the first half, and trailed by only eight after Cathy Kaye’s jumper cut Knox’s lead to 35-27 with 1:07 left. Knox then scored the final six points of the first half to pull out to a 41-27 lead at the break.

The Prairie Fire opened the second half with another burst to pull away. Knox outscored the Vikings 13-5, capped by Chantal Heckman’s 3-pointer, to lead 54-32 with 16:38 remaining.

The Vikings pulled back to within 18 at 56-38 on Jeannine Schulz’s jumper with 14:01 left, but Knox steadily pulled away from that point. The Prairie Fire would lead lead by as many as 40 points in the second half.

Lawrence returns home to face Carroll University on Wednesday in a Midwest Conference game.

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APPLETON, Wis. — A slow start and too many turnovers combined to help the Ripon College women’s basketball team to a 56-38 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Tuesday at Alexander Gymnasium.

Erin Lind paced Ripon (6-9, 5-5 MWC) with 13 points and six steals, and Jill Van Eperen added 11 points and five steals for the Red Hawks.

Alex Deshler led Lawrence (1-13, 0-9) with 12 points and she added eight rebounds and four steals.

Lawrence shot only 21.1 percent (4-19) from the floor in the first half, and the Vikings committed 17 turnovers in the opening 20 minutes. Lawrence finished with 30 turnovers and shot only 27.9 percent (12-43) for the game.

Ripon led 14-8 with eight minutes left in the first half and then quickly pulled away for the reminder of the half. The Red Hawks went on a 14-4 run to finish the half and led 30-12 at the break.

The Red Hawks led by as many as 28 points in the second half, and Lawrence never got closer than the final margin of 18 points.

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GRINNELL, Iowa — The Grinnell College women’s basketball team rode a stifling defensive effort in the first half and went on to a 60-38 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at Darby Gymnasium.

Grinnell (6-7, 5-4 MWC) limited Lawrence (1-12, 0-8) to 8 percent shooting (2-25) in the first half as the Pioneers rolled out to a 30-7 lead at the half.

Lawrence was much better in the second half by shooting 10-for-34 (29.4 percent), but still well below its season average of 34.5 percent.

The Pioneers would lead by as many as 26 points early in the second half, and Lawrence never got closer than 18 points after that.

Toluwaloju Alabi led Grinnell with a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds. Alissa Hirsh added 11 points for the Pioneers, and Michelle Briggs had a game-high 13 rebounds.

Alex Deshler and Amber Lisowe paced Lawrence with nine points apiece. Deshler pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds for the Vikings.

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APPLETON, Wis. — The Lake Forest College women’s basketball team used a late run to carve out a 60-46 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Wednesday at Alexander Gymnasium.

Liz Radtke paced Lake Forest (6-7, 4-4 MWC) with 14 points and tied for game-high honors with eight rebounds. Michelle Ricolcol and Gina Ambrose added 11 points apiece.

Patsy Kealey came off the bench and scored a team-best 12 points for Lawrence (1-11, 0-7). Alex Deshler added 10 points and eight rebounds for the Vikings.

The Foresters were clinging to a one-point lead but went on a 12-0 run to seize command late in the contest.

Lawrence trailed by as many as eight points in the first half, but late layups, including one by Kealey at the buzzer, cut the lead to 29-26 at the half.

The Foresters pushed the lead back to as many as nine points early in the second half, but Lawrence chipped away at the advantage. Lawrence trailed 40-33 when Kealey hit back-to-back baskets to cut the margin to 40-37.

After a Katie Schumacher jumper, Ambrose countered with a pair of free throws for the Foresters. Cathy Kaye then buried a 3-pointer to cut Lake Forest’s lead to 43-42 with 9:23 left in the game.

Lake Forest then scored the game’s next 12 points, including a bank-in 3-pointer from Ricolcol, and held the Vikings scoreless for nearly eight minutes. Kealey finally stopped the run with a pair of free throws with 1:43 left, but Lake Forest had a 55-44 lead and had sealed the win at that point.

Lake Forest enjoyed a huge advantage at the foul line. The Foresters were whistled for only seven fouls and went 19-for-25 from the free-throw line. Lawrence was called for 19 fouls and made the only two free throws it attempted.

The Vikings return to action on Saturday when they travel to Grinnell College.

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APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s basketball team endured a night of ice-cold shooting and dropped a 58-52 nonconference decision to Finlandia University on Thursday at Alexander Gymnasium.

The Vikings shot only 32.4 percent (22-68) from the floor, including 26.3 percent (5-19) from 3-point range. Lawrence (1-10) also hit only 3 of 10 shots from the foul line.

Marissa Burke led Finlandia (4-12) with a double-double of 16 points and 12 rebounds. Burke was only 5-for-14 from the floor, but she went 4-for-7 from 3-point range. Hailey Gervais added 15 points, and Emma Cole picked up 10 rebounds for the Lions.

Amber Lisowe paced Lawrence with 17 points, and freshman forward Katie Schumacher added 12 points and a team-high eight rebounds to go along with three steals and a block.

Finlandia took control of the game midway through the first half when the Lions went on a 14-2 run to grab a 24-13 lead with 6:47 left before the break.

The Lions led 32-21 at the half and built that lead to as many as 19 points before the Vikings rallied late. Finlandia got its final field goal of the game on Gervais’ layup with 6:25 remaining and led 53-34.

Lawrence scored the next eight points as Alex Deshler, Kassidy Rinehart and Patsy Kealey all hit jumpers and Katie Schumacher added a layup to cut the lead to 53-42 with 3:47 left.

After a pair of Brierra Ruska free throws for the Lions, Lisowe hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 55-45 with 2:04 remaining. Finlandia turned it over on its next three possessions, but Lawrence couldn’t take advantage by missing a pair of 3-pointers.

After Paige Yoho hit two more free throws to push the lead to 57-45 with 1:03 left, Cathy Kaye hit a jumper for the Vikings and Lisowe followed with a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 57-50 with 41 seconds left. After a Yoho free throw, Rinehart scored on a layup for the final margin.

Lawrence returns to action next Wednesday when it hosts Lake Forest College in a Midwest Conference game. 

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