Women’s Basketball

RIPON, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s basketball team endured ice-cold shooting in the first half and dropped a 59-32 Midwest Conference game to Ripon College on Wednesday night at the Storzer Center.

Lawrence (1-21, 1-16 MWC) hit only 3 of 20 shots from the floor in the first half as Ripon (11-11, 10-7) built a 25-9 lead at the break.

Erin Lind paced the Red Hawks with 19 points. Amber Lisowe led Lawrence with 12 points, and Alex Deshler grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds to go with eight points.

Cathy Kaye hit a 3-pointer for the Vikings early in the second half that trimmed the lead to 15 points, but Ripon gradually pulled away after that. The Red Hawks led by as many as 29 points in the second half.

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The Beloit College women’s basketball team went on a 9-0 run midway through the second half to pull away and posted a 73-59 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium.

Kandace Fox paced Beloit (5-16, 2-14 MWC) with 17 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Faith Jones added 16 points and Lauren McNanna had 13.

Alex Deshler led the Vikings (1-20, 1-15) with 19 points. Amber Lisowe had a double-double for Lawrence with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Chioma Ejimkonye chipped in with 12 points and five assists and Cathy Kaye had 11 points for the Vikings.

Beloit led 34-28 at the half and went up by nine in the first two minutes of the second half. Kaye hit back-to-back 3-pointers to trim the lead to 38-35 with 17:10 remaining.

The Bucs pushed the lead back to double digits and were up 53-38 before a jumper by Lisowe and a Deshler layup cut the margin to 53-42 with 10:26 left.

Beloit then scored the game’s next nine points, including four by Jones, to take a 62-42 lead with 6:34 remaining. Beloit led by as many as 21 points after that, and Lawrence didn’t closer than the final margin of 14 points.

Lawrence returns to action on Wednesday when it travels to Ripon College.

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The Illinois College women’s basketball team turned back a Lawrence University rally on Saturday and posted a 65-54 Midwest Conference victory on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium.

Hannah McGinnis had a double-double with 22 points and 14 rebounds to lead Illinois College (7-12, 7-7 MWC). Holly Wohltman added 11 points for the Lady Blues.

Alex Deshler paced Lawrence (1-19, 1-14) with 17 points, and Chioma Ejimkonye added 11 points.

Illinois College led by as many as seven points in the first half, but the Vikings trimmed that margin to 30-28 at the break. Lawrence opened the second half with back-to-back 3-pointers from Deshler and Amber Lisowe, and Deshler then hit another jumper to take a 36-32 lead with 17:58 left.

Lawrence still led 43-42 before Brittany Williams’ layup with 10:19 left started an Illinois College rally. The Lady Blues scored the game’s 11 points, capped by Paige Cullison’s 3-pointer, to take a 53-43 lead with 7:22 left.

Lawrence answered with back-to-back baskets from Aubrey Lawlor and Jessica Robbins to trim the margin to 53-47. The Lady Blues then countered by scoring the next six points, and Lawrence got no closer than seven points the rest of the way.

Lawrence returns to action on Feb. 11 when the Vikings host Beloit College.

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The Lake Forest College women’s basketball team got off to a fast start Friday and posted a 79-37 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University at Alexander Gymnasium.

Lake Forest (9-9, 8-6 MWC) scored the game’s first 15 points and raced out to a 31-point halftime lead at 48-17. The Foresters would go on to lead by as many as 45 points in the second half.

Danielle Canulli came off the bench to lead Lake Forest with 15 points. Sam Schuring added 14 points for the Foresters, and Gina Ambrose pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds.

Alex Deshler paced Lawrence (1-18, 1-13) with 13 points and six rebounds. Amber Lisowe added 11 points for the Vikings.

Lawrence returns to action on Saturday when it hosts Illinois College at Alexander Gymnasium.

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The Ripon College women’s basketball team held off a spirited second-half comeback by Lawrence University and posted a 57-42 Midwest Conference victory on Tuesday at Alexander Gymnasium.

Katie Raymond scored 20 points and Jill Van Eperen added 14 to pace Ripon (8-10, 7-6 MWC).

Amber Lisowe led the Vikings with 17 points. Alex Deshler added 10 points and seven rebounds for Lawrence (1-17, 1-12).

Ripon led by as many as 17 points in the first half, but the Vikings were able to trim that to 30-18 at the half. The Red Hawks pushed the lead back to 15 at 37-22 before Lawrence started chipping away.

Lawrence went on a 13-4 run, capped by Lisowe’s 3-pointer, to close to within 41-35 with 9:37 remaining. Ripon moved the lead back to 10 points, but Lisowe hit another 3-pointer and Deshler followed with a jumper to cut the margin to 45-40 with 5:04 remaining.

Ripon then scored the game’s next six points to take a 51-40 lead with 2:53 left. The Vikings answered with a jumper from Cathy Kaye but could get no closer.

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WAUKESHA, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s basketball team had a rough afternoon shooting the basketball and dropped a 64-33 Midwest Conference game at Carroll University on Saturday.

Lawrence (1-16, 1-11 MWC) hit on only 22.5 percent (9-40) of its shots from the floor. The Vikings were also hit hard by 42 turnovers.

Amber Lisowe was the only Lawrence player to score in double figures with 10 points. Presley Neuman pulled down a game-high eight rebounds for Lawrence.

Janelle Groer scored 23 points to pace Carroll (7-9, 6-5).

The Pioneers went on a 10-1 run midway through the first half to stretch their lead to 23-10. Carroll led 31-17 at the half. Carroll scored the first seven points of the second half, and Lawrence never threatened after that.

Lawrence returns home to face Ripon College on Tuesday at Alexander Gymnasium.

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