APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s basketball team takes to the road this week for a pair of Midwest Conference games. The Vikings travel to Lake Forest College for a 7 p.m. game on Tuesday. Lawrence then heads south to Galesburg, Ill., to face Knox College in a 3 p.m. game on Saturday.
Category: Women’s Basketball
Vikings edged by Knox
APPLETON, Wis. — The Knox College women’s basketball team blew out to a big early lead Saturday but had to hang on for a 73-66 Midwest Conference win over Lawrence University at Alexander Gymnasium.
Patsy Kealey led Lawrence with a double-double of 21 points and 12 rebounds as four Vikings scored in double figures. Andrea Wilkinson also had a double-double for the Vikings with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
Liz Arco and Lauren Deveikis added 11 points apiece for Lawrence, and Arco picked up four blocks.
Jamie Blue also had a double-double for Knox (9-6, 4-6 MWC) with 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Naja Woods added 17 points.
Knox scored the first 16 points of the game and led 24-10 after the first quarter. The Vikings were still down by 15 when they stormed back in the final eight minutes of the second quarter.
Lawrence (0-16, 0-11) went on a 16-4 run to trim the margin to 35-32 with 1:32 left before the half. Arco scored the first six points of the run, and Kealey scored six points during that stretch. Knox would lead 39-34 at the half.
The Vikings trimmed the lead 41-40 on Deveikis’ jumper early in the third quarter, but Knox scored the game’s next nine points to stretch the lead back to 50-40. Lawrence finished the third quarter on a 12-5 run, capped by Leah Reeves’ layup, to cut the margin to 55-52 after three.
Knox pushed the lead back to eight at 64-56, but the Vikings scored the next eight points, capped by Deveikis’ 3-pointer, to tie the game at 64-64 with 2:59 left. Knox then scored the next six points to stretch the lead to 70-64, and the Vikings got no closer than four points after that.
Ripon pulls away from Vikings in second half
APPLETON, Wis. — The Ripon College women’s basketball team pulled away in the second half Wednesday and posted a 54-39 Midwest Conference win over Lawrence University at Alexander Gymnasium.
Jonalee Elliott scored 10 points, and Maggie Oimoen added nine to pace the Red Hawks (10-6, 6-5 MWC).
Aubrey Scott scored 13 points, grabbed four rebounds, picked up three assists and added three steals to lead Lawrence (0-15, 0-10). Andrea Wilkinson added 11 points, and Liz Arco came off the bench and chipped in with eight points.
Lawrence trailed by as many as 11 points in the second quarter but went on a 9-2 run over the final 3:00 of the first half to trim the margin to 22-18 at the break. Arco scored six points in that stretch and Scott added a three-point play.
Ripon opened the second half by outscoring Lawrence 11-5 over the first 7:29 of the third quarter to stretch the lead to 33-23. The Vikings trailed by nine after three periods and couldn’t get any closer in the fourth quarter.
Women’s basketball preview: Lawrence vs. Ripon, vs. Knox
APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s basketball team returns to Alexander Gymnasium for a pair of Midwest Conference games this week. The Vikings host rival Ripon College on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., and Knox College comes to Appleton for a 4 p.m. game on Saturday.
Lawrence also hosts its Alumnae Game Saturday at 9 a.m. at Alexander Gym. Please come out and support our alumnae!
Rams pull away early to defeat Lawrence
MOUNT VERNON, Iowa — The Cornell College women’s basketball team grabbed a big early lead Saturday and went on to a 68-54 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University at the Multi-Sport Center.
Diamond Boyd posted a double-double with 20 points and 13 rebounds to pace Cornell (10-4, 7-2 MWC).
Lauren Deveikis came off the bench to lead Lawrence (0-14, 0-9) with 14 points in just 17 minutes of action. Aubrey Scott added 10 points and Leah Reeves grabbed eight rebounds for the Vikings.
Cornell went on a 21-2 run over the final 7:16 of the first quarter and bolted to a 28-7 lead after the first quarter.
The Vikings fought back in the second period with some help from Deveikis. Lawrence trailed 38-17 but went on a 10-1 run, with Deveikis scoring five in that stretch, to cut the margin to 39-27 with 1:48 left in the quarter.
Lawrence got to 41-30 after a Deveikis 3-pointer, but Cornell then made four consecutive free throws to lead 45-30 at the half. The Rams were 17-for-19 from the foul line in the first half and went 22-for-25 for the game.
Cornell jumped on the Vikings in the third quarter and limited Lawrence to just four points in the period. Cornell led 61-34 entering the fourth quarter, but Lawrence chipped away at the lead in the final period to close to within 14.
Steady Pioneers pull away from Lawrence
WAUKESHA, Wis. — The Carroll University women’s basketball team steadily pulled away Tuesday night and posted a 56-33 Midwest Conference win over Lawrence University at Van Male Field House.
Brittany Groer paced Carroll with a double-double of 24 points and 12 rebounds. Malory Christenson added 14 points for the Pioneers (5-8, 4-4 MWC).
Patsy Kealey paced Lawrence (0-13, 0-8) with eight points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Freshman Leah Reeves added seven points, and Andrea Wilkinson had a team-best five assists for the Vikings.
Carroll scored eight of the final nine points in the first quarter and led 15-6 after the opening period. Lawrence closed to within eight points on Nicole Cummins’ layup with 6:52 left in the second quarter, but the Pioneers finished the half on a 12-2 run and led 32-14 at the break.
The Pioneers inched out to a 43-22 lead after three quarters and would lead by as many as 28 points in the fourth.
Women’s basketball preview: Lawrence at Carroll, at Cornell
APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s basketball team takes to the road for two Midwest Conference games this week. Lawrence heads to Carroll University on Tuesday for a 7 p.m. game. The Vikings then travel to Cornell College for a 3 p.m. game on Saturday in Mount Vernon, Iowa.
Big fourth quarter pushes Scots past Lawrence
APPLETON, Wis. — The Monmouth College women’s basketball team used a huge fourth quarter Saturday to pull away and post a 68-49 Midwest Conference win over Lawrence University at Alexander Gymnasium.
Monmouth led by seven points entering the fourth quarter when the Scots exploded for 23 points and rolled to the 19-point win.
Tia Robertson came off the bench for Monmouth (2-11, 1-7 MWC) to record a double-double with 26 points and 10 rebounds. Robertson went 10-for-13 from the floor and was 6-for-6 from the foul line. Katie Houston also had a double-double for the Scots with 14 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, and Keri Dodson finished with 12 points.
Patsy Kealey came off the bench to lead the Vikings (0-12, 0-7) with 15 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Liz Arco added 12 points for Lawrence.
The big trio of Dodson, Robertson and Houston did most of the damage for the Scots in the second half. Dodson scored 10 of her 12 points after the break, Robertson picked up nine points and Houston had seven.
Monmouth really beat the Vikings up at the foul line, especially in the second half. The Scots hit 15-of-18 free throws in the second half and finished 21-of-28 from the line for the game. Lawrence attempted half as many free throws and went 10-for-14 for the game.
After enjoying a solid first half shooting the ball, Lawrence went cold in the second half. The Vikings went 8-for-28 (28.6 percent) from the floor in the second half and that included 0-for-6 from 3-point range.
Lawrence came out strong and built a 10-2 lead after Andrea Wilkinson’s jumper with 5:45 left in the first quarter. The Scots finished the first quarter on a 12-2 run and led 14-12 after one period. Monmouth would lead by as many as eight points in the second quarter, but Lawrence managed to trim the margin to 32-26 at the half.
Green Knights top Lawrence
DE PERE, Wis. — Five St. Norbert College women’s basketball players scored in double figures Wednesday as the Green Knights topped Lawrence 85-29 in a Midwest Conference game at Schuldes Sports Center.
Jill Kleiman finished with 13 points to lead the Green Knights (8-4, 7-0 MWC) and all scorers. Brianna Byrne added 12 points and Regan Carmichael and Stephanie Wiegman had 11 points apiece.
Natalie Kramer led Lawrence (0-11, 0-7) with seven points, and Liz Arco and Patsy Kealey had six points apiece. Kealey also pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds.
After St. Norbert scored the game’s first eight points, the Vikings bounced right back. Lawrence went on a 9-2 run, capped by Kramer’s 3-pointer, to cut the lead to 10-9 with 2:28 left in the opening period. St. Norbert would go on to lead 15-11 after one quarter.
The Green Knights then blew the game open in the second quarter by outscoring the Vikings 27-6 and pushed the lead to 42-17 at the half.
St. Norbert continued to pull away and would lead by as many as 58 points.
Women’s basketball preview: Lawrence at St. Norbert, vs. Monmouth
APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s basketball team takes on a pair of Midwest Conference teams with a road game and a home contest. Lawrence travels to St. Norbert College for a 7:30 p.m. game on Wednesday and returns to Alexander Gymnasium for a 3 p.m. game against Monmouth College on Saturday.