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St. Norbert shuts out Vikings

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The St. Norbert College women’s tennis team shut out Lawrence University 9-0 on Sunday in a Midwest Conference North Division match at Western Racquet Club.

Lawrence finished the regular season with a mark of 7-9 and finished 1-3 in Midwest Conference North Division play.

St. Norbert College 9, Lawrence University 0

 Singles competition
1. Nancy Chybowski (SNC) def. Gayatri Malhotra (LU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)
2. Erika Chitko (SNC) def. Hannah Geoffrey (LU) 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-7)
3. Elizabeth Manlick (SNC) def. Ali Heiring (LU) 6-0, 6-2
4. Katherine Ake (SNC) def. Kathleen Frankel (LU) 6-4, 6-1
5. Ariel Bloniarz (SNC) def. Polly Dalton (LU) 6-0, 6-1
6. Brittany Dudzik (SNC) def. Melissa Heeren (LU) 6-1, 6-2

 Doubles competition
1. Nancy Chybowski/Erika Chitko (SNC) def. Hannah Geoffrey/Ali Heiring (LU) 8-6
2. Ashley Randazzo/Elizabeth Manlick (SNC) def. Gayatri Malhotra/Polly Dalton (LU) 8-6
3. Katherine Ake/Maggie Berens (SNC) def. Kathleen Frankel/Allison Juda (LU) 8-0

Match Notes:
Lawrence University 7-9, 1-3 MWC North
St. Norbert College 14-1, 4-0 MWC North

Penalty kick lifts Eagles over Lawrence 1-0

APPLETON, Wis. — A penalty kick in the second half was the difference as the UW-La Crosse women’s soccer team downed Lawrence University 1-0 in a nonconference match on Sunday at Whiting Field West.

The game was scoreless until Lawrence was whistled for a handball in the penalty box at 76:05. Jamie Ochsenwald converted the penalty kick to give the Eagles (3-8-1) the lead for good.

Ashley Tracy made three saves for La Crosse to earn the shutout. Dani Glass made eight saves for the Vikings (3-7-1).

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Lawrence shuts out Bucs 4-0

BELOIT, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s soccer team scored two goals early in the second half and rolled to a 4-0 Midwest Conference win over Beloit College on Saturday.

Lawrence (5-6-1, 3-2-0 MWC) led 1-0 at the half, and then scored two goals in the first four minutes of the second half to pull away.

The Vikings had the lead at the half thanks to Santiago Alvarez’s goal in the 19th minute. Lawrence made it 2-0 when Charlie Mann scored off a pass from Mike Deremo at 46:08.

Lawrence stretched the lead to 3-0 at 48:43 when Chris Kiehl scored off another pass from Deremo. Stephen Salansky then scored on a penalty kick in the 74th minute to cap the scoring.

Lawrence posted a 21-12 edge in shots over the Bucs (0-10-1, 0-4-0)

Goalkeeper Joe Krivit made seven saves to earn the shutout for the Vikings.

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Vikings forge tie with Beloit

BELOIT, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s soccer team went on the road Saturday and picked up a 2-2 overtime tie with Beloit College in a Midwest Conference match.

The Vikings (3-6-1, 2-3-1 MWC) dominated the play and fired 32 shots at the Bucs (2-9-1, 0-4-1).

Lawrence got on the board first when Keli Muchowski scored on a penalty kick in the 20th minute. The lead didn’t last as Beloit struck back with a little more than five minutes so the teams went to the break tied at 1-1.

Casey Merkle gave Lawrence the lead back just 24 seconds into the second half when she scored off a pass from Liza Girsova. Beloit tied it again on Felicia Carlson’s goal in the 69th minute.

Dani Glass stopped 13 shots for Lawrence, and Alex Spirov had 19 saves for the Bucs.

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Pioneers race away from Lawrence

WAUKESHA, Wis. — The Carroll University football team pulled out to a big early lead and went on to a 48-14 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at Schneider Stadium.

Carroll (3-3, 2-3 MWC) led 13-0 after the first quarter and scored four second-quarter touchdowns to race to a 41-0 lead at the half.

Running back Lamont Williams powered the Carroll offense by running 19 times for 216 yards and four touchdowns. Williams, who had touchdown runs of 10, one, 83 and 12 yards, averaged 11.4 yards per carry.

The Pioneers threw only nine passes in the game as they ran for 314 yards as a team.

Lawrence (0-5, 0-5) was limited to only 235 yards against a stout Carroll defense. Quarterback Luke Barthelmess was 8 of 16 passing for 81 yards and a touchdown. Halfback Dalton Sendelbach ran 24 times for 94 yards to lead Lawrence’s ground game.

After Williams put the Pioneers up 27-0 with his 83-yard touchdown run in the late in the second quarter, Ty Zimmerman blocked a punt and returned it 20 yards for a touchdown. Williams then added another touchdown run to put the Pioneers in command at the break.

Lawrence got on the board with cornerback Zach Eichhorst’s first career touchdown. The sophomore picked off Tyler Schovanec’s pass and returned it 41 yards for a touchdown to cut the lead to 48-7.

Lawrence added its final touchdown midway through the fourth quarter when Barthelmess capped a 14-play, 68-yard drive with a 13-yard scoring pass to Dan Dubnicka. Dubnicka finished with three catches for 35 yards.

Lawrence returns to action next Saturday when it hosts St. Norbert College.

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Vikings romp past Illinois College

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University volleyball team rolled to a 3-0 Midwest Conference win over Illinois College on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium.

The Vikings (7-13, 3-2 MWC) romped past the Lady Blues (3-15, 0-5) 25-16, 25-14, 25-17.

Terese Swords paced the Lawrence attack with 16 kills and the Vikings hit .324 as a team. Betsy Sorensen and Kayla Storm added eight kills apiece with Megan Conley and Andrea Wilkinson chipping in six and five kills, respectively.

Diane McLeod piled up 36 assists for the Vikings, and Kathleen Rowland had a match-high 16 digs.

Alese Speckhart led Illinois College with seven kills.

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Edgewood nips Vikings 2-1

MADISON, Wis. — A penalty kick in the 58th minute proved to be the difference as the Edgewood College women’s soccer team downed Lawrence University 2-1 in a nonconference match on Wednesday at Breese Stevens Field.

Jenna Mineau broke a 1-1 tie when she coverted a penalty kick for the Eagles (9-2-1) at 57:58.

Edgewood had grabbed a 1-0 lead just 2:45 into the match when Jennifer Dailey scored. That lead didn’t last long as Casey Merkle scored off a cross from Anita Babbitt at the 4:05 mark.

Tori Fortney made two saves to pick up the win for Edgewood, which had a 12-4 advantage in shots. Dani Glass stopped five shots for the Vikings.

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Inside LU Athletics: Barthelmess, Vikings running down football opponents

Lawrence University quarterback Luke Barthelmess is a pure passer. Right? Of course he is because the guy holds virtually every Lawrence passing record. Right?

While Barthelmess has put up prolific passing numbers in his first three seasons, he has shown during this campaign that passing isn’t his only talent. The senior signal-caller is one of the top runners in the Midwest Conference as well as being one of its best passers.

“Luke is an athlete who can throw,” said Lawrence coach Mike Barthelmess, who is Luke’s father. “Being a passer is not his greatest talent. He’s going to move the football, but I think he’s more comfortable moving the football with his legs.”

Coach Barthelmess knew entering this season that his team would have to run the football more effectively. Coach Barthelmess had lost record-setting receiver Tyler Mazur to graduation, and the Vikings have struggled defensively for the past few seasons.

“We knew we were going to have to run the football, No. 1 to keep the defense off the field and No. 2 because we don’t have a lot of speed at the receiver position,” coach Barthlemess said. “We’ve tailored our game plan, our play-calling to that.”

Using a variety of plays that call for Luke to read the defense, Lawrence ranks seventh in the conference at 166.0 rushing yards per game. With its top two running backs gone from last season, the Vikings are averaging 17.2 more rushing yards this year.

“Honestly, I think with my mentality as a football player, I’m probably more suited to play running back,” Luke said. “If I had a different body shape, I’d probably be playing running back. If I ran for a good amount of yards in the past it’s because I was scrambling off the pass.”

Luke is the top rushing quarterback in the league and ranks sixth in the conference at 108.5 yards per game. Luke has more rushing yards through four weeks of this season (434) than he had all of last season (423). He also is averaging a hefty 4.8 yards per carry.

Barthelmess also has completed 97 of 147 passes for 822 yards and ranks third in the league at 205.5 passing yards per game.

The offensive line of tackles Spencer Swick and Luke Zablocki, center Nic Bouressa and guards Nick Schubert and Patrick Pierson deserve a lot of the credit, Luke said.

“When we run the ball in games, we do a lot of read stuff so it requires our guys to be smart,” Luke said. “In general, there’s just more space to run. I don’t know how to explain it, but the offensive line is either thinking as one or selling out for each other. I don’t know, there’s something there.”

Luke also notes that he has become more comfortable over the years running the ball. He recalled a game back in high school where he took what the defense gave him and that was large chunks of yardage with him running the ball. From that point, Luke has just taken the ball and run with it, so to speak.

“From there it’s been a slow progression of running and getting better at it,” Luke said. “I’m just more comfortable having the ball in my hands and running. This summer, I did put in some work knowing I was going to have to run the ball. … I’m channeling my inner Eddie Lacy.”

While the Vikings have moved the ball effectively all season, they have had trouble finishing drives. Lawrence ranks second in the nation in time of possession at 38:22, but the Vikings are averaging only 13.5 points.

Coach Barthelmess said he needs to continue to take advantage of running the ball in the red zone to cash in on some more scoring chances. He admits he lapses into a pass-first mentality at times.

“Our strength right now is running the ball,” he said. “It’s been very much of a growing experience for me to realize as a good play caller you have be willing to take what the defense gives you and what your people are capable of.”

Paider honored

Lawrence football standout Andy Paider picked up a pair of honors this week in the wake of his performance last Saturday against Illinois College.

A senior linebacker from Denmark, Wis., Paider was named the Midwest Conference Defensive Player of the Week and was given honorable mention on the NCAA Division III team of the week selected by USA College Football.

Paider had a career-high 7.0 tackles for loss and had a season-best 14 tackles, including 10 solo stops. The 7.0 TFLs, which included 2.0 sacks, was a season high in the conference this season.

Paider now has 12.0 TFLs on the season and 30.0 for his career, and that ranks fifth on Lawrence’s career list.

More hardware

The Lawrence cross country teams picked up the huge traveling trophy for the combined team title at the Wisconsin Lutheran Invitational this past Saturday.

Both teams finished second and Lawrence posted a combined score of 185. NAIA school Trinity Christian from the Chicago suburbs was second at 207.

Lawrence is putting together a good season with three top-four finishes for both the men and women in four meets this season. The Vikings also won the team titles at the Concordia (Wis.) Invitational earlier this season.

Soccer MASH unit

Injuries continue to pile up for the men’s soccer team as the Vikings are now without three senior starters.

Defenders Dan O’Mahoney and Kelson Warner join forward Cam Pieper and midfielder Joe Cullen on the injury report. While Warner, Pieper and Cullen are out for the season, O’Mahoney may return late in the campaign.

The Vikings have been playing as many as nine first-year players at one time this season. The good news is Lawrence is holding its own with a 4-6-1 overall mark against a quality schedule of opponents. The Vikings are 2-2-0 and in the thick of the race for a berth in the four-team Midwest Conference Tournament.

Editor’s Note: Inside LU Athletics is a notes package written by Lawrence University Director of Athletic Media Relations Joe Vanden Acker. It will feature teams and individual players, recap weekly awards or highlights and take a look at what’s ahead for the Vikings.

Paider picks up national football honor

APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University football standout Andy Paider has been named to the defensive team of the week by USA College Football.

Paider (Denmark, Wis./Denmark), a senior linebacker, was given honorable mention on the NCAA Division III national team for the week of Oct. 5. Paider, who also was named the Midwest Conference Defensive Player of the Week, picked up a career-high 7.0 tackles for loss and a season-best 14 tackles in Lawrence’s 26-6 loss to Illinois College.

Paider, who recorded 10 solo tackles, picked up 2.0 sacks as part of his 7.0 TFLs. The 7.0 TFLs is the highest mark by a player in the Midwest Conference this season. Paider now has 12.0 TFLs this season and 30.0 for his career, and that ranks fifth on Lawrence’s career list.

Paider was part of the Lawrence defense that allowed just 20 offensive points to the Blueboys, who were averaging a league-best 45.0 points per game entering the contest.

Lawrence returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Carroll University for a 3 p.m. game.

Edgewood downs Vikings

MADISON, Wis. — The Edgewood College men’s soccer team scored three first-half goals and went on to a 4-0 nonconference victory Lawrence University on Tuesday night at Breese Stevens Field.

Edgewood (7-4-1) got goals in the ninth, 34th and 44th minutes to take control.

The Eagles had a 10-9 edge in shots over the Vikings (4-6-1).

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