The Lawrence University women’s basketball team returns to action on Thursday when it faces Finlandia University in a nonconference game. Tip-off is set for 5 p.m. at Alexander Gymnasium.
Category: Women’s Basketball
Lawrence falls to Red Devils
EUREKA, Ill. — The Eureka College women’s basketball team pulled away early in the second half and held on for a 61-52 nonconference victory over Lawrence University on Monday at the Reagan Center.
Jaylynn Stewart paced Eureka (5-2) with a double-double of 21 points and 12 rebounds. Kelsey Shoemake also had a double-double for the Red Devils with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Alex Deshler had a double-double for Lawrence (1-9) with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Amber Lisowe had a team-high 20 points for the Vikings.
The Red Devils led by as many as 12 points in the first half, but Lawrence trimmed that margin to 34-28 at the half. Eureka opened the second half on a 7-0 run to build a 41-28 advantage. Kassidy Rinehart hit a pair of free throws at the 16:26 mark to get Lawrence’s first points of the second half and cut the lead to 41-30.
Eureka would push the lead to as many as 15 points, but Lawrence did put together a late rally. Eureka led 55-40 with 8:11 left, but the Red Devils would score only six points the rest of the way.
Lisowe hit a 3-pointer and followed with a layup to trim the margin to 55-45 with 5:41 left. After Deshler scored on a layup to cut the lead to 58-49 with 3:07 left, the Vikings went cold. Lawrence missed its next three shots from the floor and committed a turnover in the next 2:22.
Lawrence also held Eureka scoreless during that stretch and finally sliced into the lead on a pair of Lisowe free throws with 45 seconds left to cut the lead to 58-51. After a missed free throw by Stewart, Deshler convered one of two free throws with 35 seconds left to trim the margin to 58-52.
Shoemake hit a jumper with 27 seconds left to seal the victory for the Red Devils.
St. Norbert stops Lawrence 70-38
The St. Norbert College women’s basketball team pulled away early and went on to a 70-38 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium.
Krista Hawkinson led a balanced St. Norbert attack with 14 points. Amy Weiting and Lana Tomashek added nine points apiece for the Green Knights (7-1, 4-1 MWC).
Patsy Kealey and Kassidy Rinehart led Lawrence (1-8, 0-6) with eight points apiece. Katie Schumacher pulled down a game-high nine rebounds for the Vikings.
St. Norbert put on an early burst with 10 consecutive points to grab a 16-3 lead at the 11:47 mark of the first half. The Green Knights would push that lead to as many as 20 points in the first half and led 34-17 at the half.
Lawrence got layups from Schumacher and Amber Lisowe to open the second half and trim the margin to 34-21 with 18:20 left in the game. St. Norbert responded by going on a 14-2 run to open a 48-23 lead with 11:56 left.
The Green Knights would lead by as many as 36 points in the second half.
Lawrence returns to action on Monday when it travels to Eureka College for a nonconference contest.
Vikings fall short against Finlandia
HANCOCK, Mich. — The Lawrence University women’s basketball team’s late rally fell short, and the Vikings dropped a 69-63 nonconference decision at Finlandia University on Tuesday.
Hailey Gervais scored 17 points and Marissa Burke added 15 to lead four Finlandia players in double figures.
Alex Deshler poured in 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds to pace Lawrence (1-7). Freshman forward Katie Schumacher posted a double-double with 10 points and a game-high 15 rebounds. Amber Lisowe added 16 points for the Vikings.
Finlandia (3-5) led by as many as 15 points in the first half, but the Vikings rallied to trim the margin to 37-27 as Deshler scored on back-to-back layups late in the half.
The Lions maintained a lead between six and 12 points throughout the second half, and Finlandia was up 66-56 when Schumacher scored on a putback with 2:37 left.
Finlandia missed a jumper and committed three turnovers in the next 2:09, but the Vikings couldn’t pull any closer until Lisowe hit a 3-pointer with 29 seconds left to cut the margin to 66-61.
The Vikings then fouled Paige Yoho, who hit one free throw with 21 seconds remaining to push the lead back to 67-61. The Vikings missed a jumper on their next possession, but Schumacher grabbed the rebound and was fouled. She hit both free throws with 13 seconds left to cut the led to 67-63.
The Vikings immediately fouled Yoho again, but she hit both free throws with 12 seconds remaining to seal the victory.
Lawrence returns to action on Saturday when it hosts St. Norbert College.
Lawrence vs. Finlandia/St. Norbert preview
The Lawrence University women’s basketball team has a pair of contests this week. The Vikings travel to Finlandia University for a nonconference game at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday. Lawrence then returns home for a 1 p.m. Midwest Conference game with St. Norbert College on Saturday.
Cornell fights off scrappy Vikings
Taylor Dicus posted a double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Cornell College women’s basketball team to a 68-54 Midwest Conference victory over a scrappy Lawrence University squad on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium.
Rikki Mulloy scored a team-high 19 points for Cornell (7-0, 3-0 MWC), which remains unbeaten this season.
Alex Deshler scored a season-high 21 points to pace the Vikings (1-6, 0-5). Deshler hit 8 of 13 shots from the floor, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range. Amber Lisowe added 18 points, and Kaite Schumacher pulled down a team-best eight rebounds.
With its superior size, Cornell flexed its muscle down low with 30 points in the paint and a 47-31 rebounding advantage.
Lawrence hung with the powerful Rams deep into the first half. The Vikings led 8-7 early, and Cornell was unable to pull away. After Patsy Kealey’s jumper cut Cornell’s lead to 20-17 with 5:31 left in the first half, Cornell went on a 10-2 to finish the half. The Rams led 30-19 at the break.
Early in the second half, Cornell went on a 17-2 run, capped by Dicus’ short jumper, to pull out to a 49-26 lead with 11:50 remaining. The Vikings battled back with an 8-0 run as Lisowe hit back-to-back 3-pointers and Aubrey Lawlor made a pair of free throws to trim Cornell’s lead to 52-38 with 7:45 left.
Cornell got a three-point play from Dicus to stop the momentum, and Lawrence didn’t get closer than 14 points the rest of the way.
Lawrence returns to action on Tuesday when it travels to Finlandia University for a nonconference game.
Second-half surge leads Vikings to blowout of NIU
The Lawrence University women’s basketball team scored 26 consecutive points in the second half and rolled to a 75-57 nonconference victory over Northland International University on Thursday night at Alexander Gymnasium.
Lawrence (1-5) had two players with a double-double and Amber Lisowe tied her career high with 25 points to pace the Vikings. Katie Schumacher scored 13 points and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds for the Vikings, and Alex Deshler had her fourth double-double in six games this season with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Deshler also had a career-high seven steals to go along with five assists.
Lisowe shot 10-for-17 from the floor and added six rebounds, four assists, three steals and a block. She matched her career high of 25 points, which she set at Illinois College back on Nov. 25.
Allie Riegel led Northland International (4-4) with 15 points, and Elizabeth Humburg added 14 points before fouling out.
The Vikings led 37-32 at the half, but the Pioneers battled back to take a 50-48 lead on a pair of Miranda Smith free throws with 10:29 remaining in the game.
Deshler responded by draining a 3-pointer from the left wing to give Lawrence a 51-50 lead. That basket started a 26-0 run by the Vikings over the next 8:04. Lawrence went from down two points to leading by 24 at 74-50 once the dust had settled.
Kassidy Rinehart scored seven of her nine points during that stretch, and Lisowe added six points during the run. Northland International went 0-for-12 from the floor and committed four of its 18 turnovers during the decisive run.
Lawrence returns to action on Saturday when it hosts Cornell College in a Midwest Conference game.
Carroll tops Vikings
WAUKESHA, Wis. — The Carroll University women’s basketball team jumped out to an 18-1 lead and rolled to a 91-38 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Tuesday at Van Male Field House.
Emily DeNoyer scored 19 points to lead four Carroll players in double figures. Kelly Menden added 14 points and was perfect on the night. She went 5-for-5 from the floor and 2-for-2 from the foul line.
Julia Piech and Kayla Smithback added 10 points apiece for the Pioneers (3-2, 2-0 MWC).
Freshman Patsy Kealey led Lawrence (0-5, 0-4) with 11 points and five rebounds.
It was DeNoyer’s layup with 14:11 left in the first half that gave Carroll an 18-1 lead. The Vikings got their first field goal of the game on Andrea Wilkinson’s layup with 13:36 left in the first half. Kealey followed with a 3-pointer to trim the lead to 21-6.
Lawrence didn’t hit double figures until the 3:46 mark of the first half, and Carroll would lead by as many as 38 points in the first half.
The Pioneers, who lead 50-12 at the break, would lead by as many as 57 points in the second half.
Lawrence vs. Carroll/Northland International/Cornell preview
The Lawrence University women’s basketball team has a busy week as the Vikings play three games in a stretch of five days. Lawrence travels to Carroll University for a Midwest Conference game on Tuesday and then returns home to face Northland International University in a nonconference contest on Thursday. Lawrence wraps up its week with a conference game against Cornell College on Saturday.
Knox holds off Vikings
The Knox College women’s basketball team withstood a pair of second-half runs by Lawrence University to post a 90-79 Midwest Conference victory over the Vikings on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium.
Jodi Marver paced Knox (1-3, 1-2 MWC) with 21 points. Becky Duffy added 19 points for the Prairie Fire and hit 15 of 18 shots from the foul line.
Lawrence (0-4, 0-3) had four players score in double figures, led by Amber Lisowe with 18. Kassidy Rinehart added 15 points, and Alex Deshler had another double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Freshman Jeannine Schulz also scored 12 points for the Vikings.
Knox jumped out to a huge lead early in the game and the Prairie Fire was up 28-9 with 11:23 left in the opening half. Knox would lead by as many as 23 points in the first half before the Vikings trimmed the lead to 47-31 at the break.
Lawrence opened the second half on a 10-2 run, with Katie Schumacher and Schulz scoring four points apiece, to cut the lead to 49-41 with 14:14 left.
Knox then slowly started to pull away again, and the Prairie Fire built the lead back to as many as 20 points, the last time with 4:50 remaining.
Lawrence mounted another charge, going on a 16-3 run to cut the lead to 80-73 with 2:18 remaining. Lisowe and Reinhart scored six points apiece during the run, which was capped by Deshler’s layup.
Knox won the game from the foul line from this point as Duffy went 10-for-10 from the charity stripe in the final 1:44 to seal the victory.