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Lawrence women second, men third at Gene Davis Invitational

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s cross country team finished second and the men were third at Saturday’s Gene Davis Invitational at Reid Golf Course.

The Lawrence women finished with 48 points and were edged by St. Norbert College, who won the title with 47. St. Norbert’s Lisa Baeten won the individual title by covering the 6,000-meter course in 23:19.45.

Clare Bruning ran to second place for Lawrence with a time of 23:29.95. Cora Williams was next for Lawrence in eighth place in 23:52.25, and she was followed by Erin Schrobilgen in 10th place (24:03.29), Hannah Kinzer in 13th (24:23.86) and Elin Karlsson in 15th (24:37.35).

On the men’s side, UW-Stevens Point won the title with 46 points, and UW-Oshkosh was second with 78. Lawrence was close behind the Titans, finishing third in the team standings with 80 points.

UW-Oshkosh’s Trevor Damkot won the individual title by finishing in 26:36.12 on the 8,000-meter course. Lawrence’s Max Edwards was second in 26:42.36. Kyle Dockery came in next for the Vikings in fifth place with a time of 26:49.17. Cam Davies was 13th (27:09.76), Jonah Laursen was 24th (27:35.97) and Pat Mangan was 36th (28:05.30) to complete the scoring for Lawrence.

Men’s results

Women’s results

Lawrence offense stalls in loss to Grinnell

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University offense had trouble getting going on Saturday against Grinnell College, and the Pioneers went on to a 29-7 nonconference victory at the Banta Bowl.

Grinnell (1-3) limited Lawrence (1-3) to 181 yards of total offense, including 45 in the first half.

Sam Poulos tossed a pair of touchdown passes for the Pioneers, and Jacob Bernholtz ran 22 times for 102 yards and a touchdown. Lawrence quarterback Chance Byrd, who was forced into action after starter Tanner Schuh was hurt on the game’s first drive, was 9-for-27 for 142 yards and a touchdown, but he threw four interceptions.

Grinnell got on the board late in the first quarter when the Pioneers moved 59 yards in 10 plays for the game’s first touchdown. Jacob Meixler caught a 16-yard scoring pass from Poulos for a 7-0 lead. Meixler finished with six catches for 78 yards and two scores.

Linebacker David Ternes made 9-0 Grinnell when he tackled Bryd in the end zone with just 45 seconds left in the first quarter.

Graham Fisher then booted a 36-yard field goal for the Pioneers, and Bernholtz’s one-yard touchdown plunge capped an 87-yard drive late in the first half to put the Pioneers up 19-0. Grinnell added a 27-yard Fisher field goal, and Meixler caught a 20-yard scoring pass in the third quarter for a 29-0 edge.

Lawrence finally got on the board with the help of a turnover. Grinnell’s other quarterback, Harrison Hoegh was intercepted by Brandon Taylor at the Grinnell 31-yard line late in the third quarter. Byrd hit Cole Erickson, who made a beautiful catch on the play, on the next play from scrimmage for the touchdown.

Erickson finished with two catches for 45 yards.

Lawrence returns to action next Saturday when it hosts Beloit College in the Hall of Fame Game in the Banta Bowl.

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Lawrence rolls past Prairie Fire in straight sets

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University volleyball team used a balanced attack to blast past Knox College 3-0 in a Midwest Conference match Friday night at Alexander Gymnasium.

Lawrence defeated the Prairie Fire 25-14, 25-9, 25-19.

Kayla Storm paced Lawrence (6-12, 2-0 MWC) with nine kills. Arianna Cohen added seven kills, and Betsy Sorensen had five kills on only six attempts. Sorensen, Megan Conley and Terese Swords added four blocks apiece for the Vikings.

Setters Sydney Nelson and Lauren Ray split the assists as Nelson had 13 and Ray added 11 for Lawrence. Cyra Bammer paced the Vikings with 19 digs.

Rose Griffin led Knox with seven kills, and Casey Stachelski picked up 16 assists.

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Lawrence vs. Cornell tennis match moved to Green Bay

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University vs. Cornell College women’s tennis match scheduled for Saturday has been moved to an indoor site.

In anticipation of cold temperatures, the match has been moved to the Green Bay Tennis Center, 1516 Fernando Drive in nearby De Pere. The match is now scheduled to begin at10:30 a.m.

Lawrence enters the match with a 5-5 record, including a 3-2 mark in Midwest Conference play. Cornell is 10-2, 4-0 in the conference.

 

 

Lawrence softball squad wins team academic honor

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University softball squad has won an All-Academic Team award from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.

To be eligible for the award, a team needed a grade point average of at least 3.0. Lawrence earned a team grade point average of 3.08 for the 2013-14 academic year. Lawrence also had four individuals named NFCA Scholar Athletes, seniors Alex Chiodo (Chicago, Ill./Resurrection), Alissa Geipel (Hartland, Wis./Pewaukee), Mary Diduch (Park Ridge, Ill./Maine South) and Cory Paquette (Manitowoc, Wis./Roncalli).

Lawrence was the only school from the Midwest Conference to earn the NFCA honor. The four Lawrence seniors that were honored by the NFCA, Chiodo, Geipel, Diduch and Paquette, also earned Academic All-Midwest Conference status.

The Vikings finished with an 18-13 record in 2014 and advanced to the Midwest Conference Tournament for the second consecutive season.

Olsson ties for 16th at Midwest Region Classic

WISCONSIN DELLS, Wis. — Anton Olsson tied for 16th place to lead the Lawrence University golf team at the Midwest Region Classic on Monday and Tuesday.

Playing in cold and rainy conditions at Trappers Turn Golf Club, Olsson carded scores of 78 and 75 for a 36-hole total of 153 on the par-72 layout.

After a rough opening round score of 370, the Vikings turned it around and shot 324 in the second round. The biggest turnaround came from Nigel Schuster, who shaved 27 shots off his first-round score to shoot 79 in the second round.

Lawrence finished in 25th place with a score of 694.

The Vikings also played without standout player Rudi Pino, who was at home in Washington with his wife for the birth of their child.

Results

Vikings roll to win at Ripon

RIPON, Wis. — Cameron Pieper scored twice to lead the Lawrence University men’s soccer team to a 4-1 Midwest Conference victory at Ripon College on Tuesday.

Erik Soderlund picked up a goal and an assist for Lawrence (1-6-2, 1-1-1 MWC).

Soderlund got the scoring started for the Vikings when he took a pass from Chris Kiehl and beat Ripon goalkeeper Cody Messerschmidt at the 6:16 mark. Pieper made it 2-0 when he scored off a pass from Soderlund at 25:45.

The score stayed that way until the 74th minute when Pieper scored again to give Lawrence a 3-0 edge. Santiago Alvarez capped the scoring for the Vikings when he scored just 43 seconds later for a 4-0 advantage.

Joe Krivit made three saves to pick up the win for Lawrence, which had a 23-5 edge in shots over the Red Hawks (2-8-1, 0-4-0).

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Bammer picks up Defensive Player of the Week award

Cyra Bammer
Cyra Bammer

APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University volleyball standout Cyra Bammer has been named the Midwest Conference Defensive Player of the Week.

Bammer (Zionsville, Ind./Zionsville) won the award in the wake of Lawrence’s 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Carroll University in the conference opener on Sept. 24.

Bammer, a freshman libero, finished with a team-high 23 digs and picked up a big service ace in Lawrence’s third-set rally.

After dropping the first two sets 25-8 and 25-21, the Vikings were down 24-21 in the third set when Bammer stepped up to serve. She picked up an ace on the next point and then served the next two Lawrence points that tied the set at 24-24. Lawrence killed off five match points in the third set and went on to win 29-27. Lawrence then won the fourth set 25-23 and took the fifth set 15-7.

Bammer, who was named to the all-tournament team at the UW-Oshkosh Pizza Hut Classic earlier this season, leads the team with 290 digs, an average of 4.39 per set. Bammer, the only first-year player among the league leaders in digs, also has picked up 33 assists, five kills and four aces.

Lawrence returns to action this weekend when it hosts Knox College on Friday and Monmouth College on Saturday.

Football preview: Lawrence vs. Grinnell

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University football game takes on Grinnell College in their final nonconference game of the season on Saturday. Kickoff is set for noon in the Banta Bowl. The Vikings are 1-2 and coming off a 45-14 loss at Knox College last Saturday. Grinnell is 0-3 and dropped a tight 21-16 decision to Macalester College.

Preview

Vikings fall to UW-Oshkosh

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The UW-Oshkosh women’s tennis team defeated Lawrence University 8-1 in a nonconference match on Saturday at Western Racquet Club.

Lawrence’s lone win on the afternoon came at No. 3 doubles, where Melissa Heeren and Tess Vogel posted an 8-6 victory.

UW-Oshkosh 8, Lawrence University 1

Singles competition
1. Erica VanRiper (UWO) def. Hannah Geoffrey (LU) 6-0, 6-2
2. Bailey Sagen (UWO) def. Katie Frankel (LU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Brianna Theobald (UWO) def. Lindsay Holsen (LU) 6-3, 6-0
4. Llora Waldman (UWO) def. Allison Juda (LU) 6-2, 6-0
5. Paige Ganser (UWO) def. Tess Vogel (LU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Hannah Bostwick (UWO) def. Melissa Heeren (LU) 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-6)

Doubles competition
1. Erica VanRiper/Bailey Sagen (UWO) def. Hannah Geoffrey/Katie Frankel (LU) 8-5
2. Brianna Theobald/Kimberlyn Fernez (UWO) def. Ali Heiring/Lindsay Holsen (LU) 8-3
3. Melissa Heeren/Tess Vogel (LU) def. Hannah Bostwick/Maggie Bolton (UWO) 8-6

Match Notes:
Lawrence University 5-5
UW-Oshkosh 3-5