The Lawrence University women’s basketball team takes to the road on Tuesday for a Midwest Conference game at Carroll University.
Both teams look to rebound from a loss this past Saturday. The Vikings dropped a 58-50 decision to Beloit, and Carroll was beaten by league-leading St. Norbert College
The Lawrence University women’s basketball team made a late run on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium, but Beloit College hung on for a 58-50 Midwest Conference victory.
Lauren McNanna came off the bench to lead Beloit (3-7, 1-4 MWC) with 13 points. Amanda Moore added 12 points for the Bucs.
Nakita Chadwick, Kathy Caye and Alex Deshler scored 11 points apiece to pace Lawrence (0-10, 0-5). Deshler also had a game-high eight rebounds.
Beloit went on a 14-4 run midway through the second half to build a 51-34 lead with 8:03 remaining. Lawrence was down 54-40 after McNanna hit a 3-pointer with 4:34 left, but the Vikings battled back.
Kaye scored three consecutive points on free throws, but McNanna answered with a jumper for Beloit. Kaye hit two more free throws with 1:10 left to trim the lead to 56-45.
After a missed free throw by Beloit, Chadwick scored on a layup to cut the lead to 56-47. The Bucs then missed a pair of free throws, and Deshler buried a 3-pointer with 30 seconds left to cut the margin to 56-50.
Jenny Peterson converted a free throw for Beloit with 27 seconds left, and Lawrence turned the ball over to snuff out any further chance of a comeback.
The Vikings scored the first five points of the game, but Beloit came back and scored 10 consecutive points. Beloit built a 14-10 lead midway through the first half, but Lawrence went on a 10-2 run, capped by Katie Van Es’ jumper, to take a 20-16 lead with 5:07 left in the opening half.
Beloit outscored the Vikings 13-3 over the final 4:49 of the first half to take a 29-23 lead at the break.
Lawrence returns to action on Tuesday when it travels to Carroll University.
The Monmouth College used a trapping defense to spark an 81-49 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Wednesday at Alexander Gymnasium.
Colleen Forrest paced the Scots (6-3, 4-1 MWC) with 15 points, all of them coming on 3-pointers. Justine Boone added 14 points, six assists and five of Monmouth’s 19 steals. The Scots forced 28 Lawrence turnovers.
Nakita Chadwick and Cathy Kaye had 10 points apiece to pace Lawrence (0-9, 0-4). Chadwick also had a game-high eight rebounds.
Monmouth jumped on Lawrence early and never let up. The Scots went on a 10-0 run early in the game to build a 14-4 lead and put together a 9-2 run later in the first half to build a 32-14 edge with 5:11 left in the opening half. Monmouth’s biggest lead of the first half was its 44-20 advantage at the break.
The Scots then scored the first nine points of the second half to grab a 53-20 lead and would lead by as many as 37 points in the second half.
Lawrence returns to action on Saturday when it hosts Beloit College.
The Lawrence University women’s basketball team returns to Midwest Conference play when it hosts Monmouth College and Beloit College this week.
Monmouth comes to Alexander Gymnasium on Wednesday, and the Bucs travel to Appleton on Saturday.
Lawrence looks to bounce back from a tough 54-52 nonconference loss to Alverno College on Monday.
The Lawrence University women’s basketball team rallied from a 19-point second-half deficit but fell just short in a 54-52 nonconference loss to Alverno College Monday night at Alexander Gymnasium.
Nakita Chadwick poured in a career-high 18 points for Lawrence (0-8), and Alex Deshler pulled down a team-high 10 rebounds for the Vikings.
Alyssa Jensen posted a double-double with 15 points and a game-high 11 rebounds for Alverno (5-6). Hannah Galstad paced the Inferno with 16 points.
Alverno broke the game open midway through the first half. The Inferno went on a 15-0 run to build a 28-10 lead and held Lawrence without a point for 6:09.
Alverno led by as many as 19 points in the first half and were up 35-19 at the break. Jensen hit a 3-pointer to open the second half and build the lead back to 19 points, but Lawrence began chipping away at the advantage midway through the second half.
After Alicia Kontowski made a free throw to give Alverno a 48-34 lead with 11:14 remaining, Lawrence scored the game’s next eight points to trim the margin to 48-42 with 6:47 left.
A pair of free throws from Jensen finally broke a 7:14 scoreless streak for the Inverno and gave Alverno a 50-42 lead.
The Vikings continued to slice into the margin with Deshler hitting a pair of free throws, Chadwick dropping in a layup and Kanesha Walker converting two free throws to cut the lead to 52-48 with 2:39 left.
The teams then traded missed shots before Kayla Kennedy made a free throw for Alverno with 1:01 left, but Walker countered with a layup for the Vikings with 48 seconds left to cut the margin to 53-50.
After an Alverno miss, Walker was fouled and hit two free throws with 27 seconds left to trim the margin to 53-52. The Vikings fouled Kontowski with 17.1 seconds left and she made one free throw.
The Vikings got the ball to Chadwick on the baseline but her layup slipped off the rim and Alverno secured the rebound as time expired to seal the win.
Lawrence returns to Midwest Conference action on Wednesday when it hosts Monmouth College.
GALESBURG, Ill. — The Knox College women’s basketball team used a huge advantage at the foul line to help carve out a 74-50 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Wednesday.
The Prairie Fire (3-5, 2-3 MWC) shot 43 free throws, and Lawrence (0-7, 0-3) was whistled for 28 fouls and had three players foul out.
Knox made only 27 free throws in its 43 attempts, but the Prairie Fire still managed to make more fouls shots than the Vikings attempted. Lawrence was 14 of 24 from the line.
Jenny Haskell paced Knox with 16 points. Krystyna Williams added 15 points and Abby Owens had 14 off the bench.
Nakita Chadwick had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds for Lawrence before fouling out. Kanesha Walker added 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds before she fouled out.
Lawrence also was hurt by 29 turnovers.
The Vikings fell behind early and trailed by double digits at 16-6 just 6:43 into the contest. Lawrence cut that margin back to six points in the first half but trailed 37-25 at the break.
Knox came out in the second half and scored the first five points to snuff out any hopes of a Lawrence comeback. The Praire Fire would lead by as many as 28 points.
CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Lawrence University women’s basketball team dropped a 60-53 nonconference decision at Clearwater Christian College on Friday night.
Katie Mullens scored 22 points to pace Clearwater Christian (1-6), a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association. Kelly Fitchner added 14 points and Krystina Pipersberg added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Cougars.
Alex Deshler paced Lawrence (0-6) with 12 points, and she grabbed nine rebounds. Kanesha Walker added 10 points, and Nakita Chadwick had eight points and a game-high 12 rebounds.
Lawrence jumped out to an 11-0 lead against Clearwater’s man-to-man defense, but the Vikings had trouble once the Cougars went to the zone.
Lawrence hit only 19 of 69 (27.5 percent) shots from the floor and connected on only 3 of 15 (20 percent) shots from 3-point range.
The Cougars rallied in the first half and led 30-25 at the half. Lawrence kept it tight throughout the second half but overcome the Cougars.
Lawrence forced 27 Clearwater Christian turnovers, and Deshler picked up a game-high five steals. The Cougars did shoot a more respectable 40.8 percent (20-49) from the floor and hit on 35 percent (7-20) of its 3-point shots.
Lawrence returns to action next Wednesday when it resumes Midwest Conference play with a game at Knox College.
LAKELAND, Fla. — The Lawrence University women’s basketball team dropped a 59-57 nonconference game at Southeastern University on Wednesday night.
Freshman Alex Deshler scored 14 points to pace Lawrence (0-5). Senior forward Katie Van Es added 12 points and senior forward Kanesha Walker added 10.
The Vikings trailed 35-24 at the break but mounted a comeback in the second half. Lawrence rallied and led by as many as four points in the final minutes.
The Vikings led 57-54 before Southeastern’s Liz Capps was fouled and made both free throws to cut the lead to one with 1:26 left.
The Vikings turned the ball over the next possession with a shot clock violation and the Fire got the ball back with 55 seconds left. The Vikings fouled Ashley Wilson, who made one free throw to tie the score at 57-57.
After a Lawrence miss, Southeastern (2-3) got the rebound and Wilson was fouled again. She made both free throws to give Southeastern a 59-57 lead with 25 seconds left.
Deshler drove to the basket on the ensuing Lawrence possession, but Karleigh Smoak stole the ball for the Fire. She was fouled but missed the front of the bonus and Lawrence grabbed the rebound with 9.5 seconds remaining.
Deshler drove the length of the floor but lost control of the ball out of bounds as time expired.
Tori Robison led the Fire with 17 points and eight rebounds. Capps added 16 points and Wilson finished with 12.
The Lake Forest College women’s basketball team jumped out to a huge early lead and went on to a 76-36 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium.
Emily Weber and Alex Messacar scored 10 points apiece to pace Lake Forest (3-2, 1-1 MWC), which had 14 different players score. Freshman Alex Deshler continued her strong play for Lawrence (0-4, 0-2) and finished with a game-high 15 points. Kanesha Walker pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds for the Vikings.
Down to only seven healthy players due to injuries, Lawrence had a tough time keeping up with the Foresters. Deshler hit a 3-pointer early to give Lawrence its only lead of the game at 3-2, and Lake Forest then rattled off the next 20 points.
A pair of free throws from Katie Van Es with 6:31 left in the first half finally broke the scoreless streak for Lawrence. Lawrence was held to 10 first-half points and Lake Forest led 43-10 at the break.
Lake Forest would go on to lead by as many as 45 points in the second half.
The Illinois College women’s basketball team jumped out to a 16-point lead less than six minutes into the game and went on to a 60-37 Midwest Conference victory Friday night over Lawrence University at Alexander Gymnasium.
Rachel Macon scored 15 points to pace Illinois College (2-2, 1-0 MWC) and Sarah Puckett and Alex Gabriel added 10 points apiece. Carrie Walberg pulled down a game-high 19 rebounds for the Lady Blues.
Alex Deshler paced Lawrence (0-3, 0-1) with nine points and a team-best 12 rebounds. Katie Van Es added eight points for the Vikings.
Illinois College hit eight of its first 10 shots from the floor to jump out to a 19-3 lead with 14:21 left in the opening half. Puckett hit a pair of 3-pointers in that stretch and Gabriel added five points during the run.
Lawrence trailed by 19 points and 35-16 at the half.
Illinois College built the lead to 20 points midway through the second half and the final margin of 23 points matched the Lady Blues’ biggest lead of the contest.
