Women’s Basketball

The Carroll University women’s basketball team pulled away late in the first half and went on to a 68-48 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium.

Emily DeNoyer led Carroll (11-5, 7-4 MWC) with 18 points off the bench. Marissa Haug and Hilary Arthur added 10 points apiece for the Pioneers.

Nakita Chadwick paced Lawrence (0-17, 0-12) with 13 points and she pulled down a game-high six rebounds. Alex Deshler added 12 points and tied for game-high rebounding honors with six.

Lawrence fell behind early, but battled back to trim Carroll’s lead to 21-18 with 6:49 left in the first half. The Pioneers then went on a 16-2 run over the next three minutes and led 37-20 with 3:20 left. Carroll led 39-22 at the half.

Carroll led 45-27 early in the second half, but Lawrence scored five straight points to trim the margin to 45-32. The Vikings couldn’t get closer than 13 points, and Carroll went on a 10-2 run to take a 59-38 lead and seal the victory.

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

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The St. Norbert College women’s basketball team used a big second half to roll to a 76-41 Midwest Conference win over Lawrence University on Wednesday night at Alexander Gymnasium.

Krista Pelky paced No. 24 St. Norbert (15-2, 11-1 MWC) with 12 points and Erin Baganz added 11.

Nakita Chadwick had a double-double for Lawrence (0-16, 0-11) with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Katie Van Es led the Lawrence attack with 16 points.

St. Norbert had a 28-20 lead at the half, but broke the game open in the first few minutes of the second half.

Lawrence cut the lead to 28-22 on Kanesha Walker’s jumper to start the second half, but the Green Knights then made four consecutive 3-pointers over a stretch of 1:37 to blow out to a 40-25 advantage.

The Green Knights then gradually pulled away and added a late 11-2 run for their biggest lead of the game, 75-37, with 2:19 left.

Lawrence returns to action on Saturday when it hosts Carroll University.

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The Grinnell College women’s basketball team pulled away in the final five minutes and posted a 51-46 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium.

Karen Gogins came off the bench to lead Grinnell (6-7, 5-5 MWC) with 12 points. Alex Deshler paced Lawrence (0-15, 0-10) with 12 points off the bench. Nakita Chadwick added 11 points and a game-high seven rebounds for the Vikings. Cory Paquette chipped in with 10 points, three assists, two blocks and a steal.

The game was tied at 34-34 on Chadwick’s layup with 5:16 left in the game. Grinnell then scored the next nine points, including four by Jessica Vaverka, to grab a 43-34 lead with 3:21 left. Lawrence had three turnovers and a missed shot during that stretch.

Chadwick’s free throw with 2:55 left broke the scoring drought, and Deshler followed with two more three throws to trim the lead to 43-37 with 2:27 left. After a Grinnell free throw, Paquette countered with a jumper to cut the lead to 44-39 with 1:25 remaining.

Grinnell then sealed the victory by hitting 7 of 8 free throws in the final 1:01.

Grinnell led by as many as five points late in the first half, but Deshler hit a 3-pointer and Paquette added a jumper to tie the game at 23-23 at the half. Lawrence would lead by as many four points midway through the second half, but Grinnell came back to tie the game before decisive stretch in the final minutes.

Lawrence returns to action on Wednesday when it hosts St. Norbert College.

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Jenny Haskell and Kelly Ricketts scored 20 points apiece to lead the Knox College women’s basketball team to a 66-54 Midwest Conference win over Lawrence University on Friday night at Alexander Gymnasium.

Cory Paquette scored a career-high 21 points to pace Lawrence (0-14, 0-9 MWC). Nakita Chadwick added 11 points and pulled down seven rebounds.

Lawrence led by as many as six points early, going up 14-8 on Chadwick’s jumper with 13:29 left in the opening half. Knox rallied to take the lead, but Lawrence was only down 29-27 after Alex Deshler hit a 3-pointer with 2:20 left in the first half.

Knox (5-10, 4-6) then scored the final nine points of the first half to take a 38-27 lead at the half.

The Prairie Fire then scored the first six points of the second half to go up 44-27. Katie Van Es finally broke the scoring drought for the Vikings with a jumper at the 16:17 mark.

Lawrence was able to chip away at the lead but never got closer than nine points at 57-48 with 2:36 left.

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

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MONMOUTH, Ill. — Colleen Forrest scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Monmouth College women’s basketball team to a 75-39 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at Glennie Gymnasium.

Forrest hit a school-record eight 3-pointers for the Scots (8-4, 6-2 MWC).

Nakita Chadwick scored 11 points, grabbed five rebounds, had three blocks and a pair of steals to pace Lawrence (0-13, 0-8). Katie Van Es added eight points and a game-high nine rebounds.

Monmouth took control of the game early by scoring the contest’s first 12 points. Cathy Kaye finally broke the drought for Lawrence with a layup at the 15:23 mark of the first half.

Monmouth kept the pressure up and by more than 20 points with 8:16 left in the first half. Lawrence didn’t reach double figures until Cory Paquette’s jumper made the score 32-11 with 4:50 left in the opening half.

Monmouth led by as many as 31 points in the first half, and the Scots would lead by as many as 43 points in the second half.

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GRINNELL, Iowa — The Lawrence University women’s basketball team saw its rally come up short Friday night as Grinnell College hung on for a 53-46 Midwest Conference victory at Darby Gymnasium.

Jessica Vaverka paced Grinnell (3-7, 2-5 MWC) with 13 points, and Brianna Gallo added 10 points and five steals.

Alex Deshler scored 13 points to lead Lawrence (0-12, 0-7). Katie Condon added 12 points and Kanesha Walker had 10. Nakita Chadwick pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds for the Vikings.

After a tight first half, Grinnell began to pull away early in the second half and built its lead to as many as nine points midway through the second half.

Deshler scored eight points in an 11-2 Lawrence run that trimmed Grinnell’s lead to 40-38 with 7:03 left in the game.

The Pioneers built the lead back to nine at 47-38 with 4:36 left, but Condon answered with back-to-back 3-pointers for the Vikings to cut the margin to 47-44 with 2:12 remaining. Condon hit 4 of 7 shots from beyond the 3-point line.

Gallo hit a pair of free throws for Grinnell, but Deshler answered with a jumper to cut the lead to 49-46 with 1:47 left.

The teams traded missed shots before Toluwaloju Alabi’s layup put Grinnell up 51-46 with 32 seconds left. The Vikings then turned the ball over, and Grinnell hit two free throws in the final 13 seconds to seal the victory.

Lawrence returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Monmouth College.

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The Lawrence University women’s basketball team travels to Grinnell College and Monmouth College for games this weekend.

The Vikings play at Grinnell on Friday and then travel to Monmouth for a contest Saturday afternoon.

Lawrence is looking to bounce back from a loss at Carroll University on Tuesday night.

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WAUKESHA, Wis. — The Carroll University women’s basketball team pulled away late and went on to a 75-53 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Tuesday at Van Male Field House.

Janelle Groer and Lyndsey Seewald scored 16 points apiece to pace Carroll (8-3, 4-2 MWC). Groer also pulled down a game-high seven rebounds.

Alex Deshler came off the bench to lead Lawrence (0-11, 0-6) with 14 points and five rebounds. Cathy Kaye added 13 points for the Vikings and Kanesha Walker had 12.

Carroll jumped out to an 8-0 lead, but the Vikings went on an 11-3 run to tie the game at 11-11 on Walker’s jumper with 13:55 left in the opening half. Walker scored six of Lawrence’s 11 points in that stretch.

The Vikings fell behind by as many as eight points later in the first half and trailed 35-29 at the half.

Carroll built the lead to as many as 11 points early in the second half, but the Vikings closed to 49-42 on a pair of Kaye free throws with 12:15 remaining.

The Pioneers slowly built the lead back to 12 at 61-49, but Carroll then scored 12 consecutive points, capped by a pair of Katelynn Schneider free throws with 4:09 left, to seal the victory.

Lawrence returns to action on Friday when it travels to Grinnell College.

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