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Vikings shut out Ripon

RIPON, Wis. — The Lawrence University volleyball team rolled to a 3-0 Midwest Conference victory over Ripon College on Tuesday night at the Storzer Center.

The Vikings beat Ripon 25-22, 25-13, 25-22.

Terese Swords pounded out 14 kills and Kayla Storm added 11 for Lawrence (7-13, 2-2 MWC), which hit .241 for the match. Setter Diane McLeod posted a match-high 39 assists, and Kathleen Rowland picked up 13 digs for the Vikings.

Allison Barnes paced Ripon (10-12, 2-1)  with 10 kills, which was limited to a .101 hitting percentage by the Lawrence defense.

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Paider earns MWC Player of the Week honors

APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University football standout Andy Paider has been named the Midwest Conference Defensive Player of the Week.

Paider (Denmark, Wis./Denmark) earned the honor after recording a career-high 7.0 tackles for loss and a season-best 14 tackles in Lawrence’s 26-6 loss to Illinois College. This was the first Defensive Player of the Week honor for Paider, a senior linebacker.

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.

Bucs down Lawrence 7-2

APPLETON, Wis. — The Beloit College women’s tennis team won a tight doubles match and two three-set singles matches to post a 7-2 Midwest Conference North Division match over Lawrence University on Sunday.

The Bucs (7-7, 2-2 MWC North) won 9-7 at No. 1 doubles and then won three-set matches at No. 4 and No. 6 singles to earn the victory.

Gayatri Malhotra and Polly Dalton were 8-6 winners for Lawrence (7-8, 1-2) at No. 2 doubles, and Melissa Heeren won 6-4, 6-1 at No. 5 singles.

Beloit College 7, Lawrence University 2

Singles competition
1. Trina Capelli (BC) def. Gayatri Malhotra (LU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Courtney Yates (BC) def. Hannah Geoffrey (LU) 6-3, 6-2
3. Alex Hinck (BC) def. Ali Heiring (LU) 6-4, 6-1
4. Maria Mears (BC) def. Polly Dalton (LU) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6
5. Melissa Heeren (LU) def. Paola Schnabel (BC) 6-4, 6-1
6. Libby Storrick (BC) def. Brenna Decker (LU) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4

Doubles competition
1. Trina Capelli/Courtney Yates (BC) def. Hannah Geoffrey/Ali Heiring (LU) 9-7
2. Gayatri Malhotra/Polly Dalton (LU) def. Maria Mears/Libby Storrick (BC) 8-6
3. Alex Hinck/Samantha Kinard (BC) def. Kathleen Frankel/Allison Juda (LU) 8-5

Match Notes:
Beloit College 7-7, 2-2 MWC North
Lawrence University 7-8, 1-2 MWC North
Order of finish: Doubles 3,1,2; Singles 1,5,3,2,4,6
T-3:00  A-50

Pioneers rally to tip Lawrence

APPLETON, Wis. — The Carroll University men’s soccer team scored three goals in the final 17 minutes to rally for a 3-1 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Sunday at Whiting Field West.

Lawrence (4-5-1, 2-2-0 MWC) had taken a 1-0 lead on a beautiful goal from Max Loebl at 72:20. Loebl scored off assists from Mike Deremo and Erik Soderlund.

Less than a minute later, Carroll (7-3-1, 3-0-0) was awarded a free kick after a foul about 25 yards from the goal. The Pioneers took what amounted to a quick kick while Lawrence was setting up its defensive wall and scored on Mark Gore’s goal at 73:02 to tie the match at 1-1.

Carroll was on the attack again, this time down the left sideline when Lawrence defender Aaron Sutton went down. That opened up a lane of attack for Carroll and Liam Michener got tangled up with a Lawrence defender in the penalty box. A penalty kick was awarded and Michener converted to give Carroll a 2-1 lead at 74:43.

Dan Czernicki added the final goal off a scramble in front of the net in the 86th minute.

Jacob Tichner made two saves for Carroll, and Joe Krivit stopped 10 shots for the Vikings.

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Lawrence shuts out Carroll 3-0

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s soccer team got three second-half goals and a superlative defensive effort to defeat Carroll University 3-0 in a Midwest Conference match on Sunday at Whiting Field West.

Lawrence goalkeeper Dani Glass made 19 saves to earn the shutout for the Vikings (3-5-0, 2-3-0 MWC).

After enduring 20 first-half shots from the Pioneers, Lawrence went on the counterattack in the second half. The Vikings grabbed the lead when Liza Girsova scored off an assist from Casey Merkle at the 51:16 mark.

The Vikings made it 2-0 on Rachel Hjortness’ first career goal at 71:44. Sarah Zaccarine picked up the assist for Lawrence. The Vikings sealed the victory when Keli Muchowski scored off an assist from Jenny Angeli at 82:42.

Erica Patterson made two saves for Carroll (5-6-0, 2-2-0), which fired 33 shots. Lawrence scored three goals on only nine shots, including five shots on goal.

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Vikings win team title at Wisconsin Lutheran Invitational

WEST ALLIS, Wis. — The Lawrence University cross country team captured the combined team title at the Wisconsin Lutheran College Invitational on Saturday.

Both the Lawrence men’s and women’s teams finished second and posted a combined team score of 185. Trinity Christian College finished second with a score of 207.

On the women’s side, Lawrence finished with 78 points, just two points behind Augustana (Ill.) College, in the 29-team field. Liz Landes led a tightly bunched pack of Lawrence runners. Landes finished 11th and covered the 6,000-meter course in 24:30.2.

Clare Bruning was next for the Vikings, placing 15th in 24:49.2. Following closely behind Bruning were Kristin Bischel (16th, 24:49.5), Amy Hutchings (17th, 24:54.4) and Katherine Dannecker (19th, 24:58.7).

On the men’s side, Lawrence finished with 107 points, and Trinity Christian was first with 60 in a 25-team field. Jamie Brisbois led Lawrence with an impressive fifth-place finish. Brisbois covered the 8,000-meter course in 27:28.7.

Jonah Laursen was next for Lawrence as he finished 19th in 28:13.9. Kyle Dockery was next in 21st in 28:21.5. Rounding out the scoring for the Vikings were Curran Carlile (29th, 28:45.0) and Dan Thoresen (33rd, 28:50.8.

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Women’s results

Carroll tops Vikings 6-3

APPLETON, Wis. — The Carroll University women’s tennis team swept the doubles matches Saturday and went on to a 6-3 Midwest Conference North Division victory over Lawrence University at Fox Cities Racquet Club.

The Vikings (7-7, 1-1 MWC) split the six singles matches. Hannah Geoffrey (No. 2), Katie Frankel (No. 4) and Polly Dalton (No. 5) all won for Lawrence.

Carroll University 6, Lawrence University 3

 Singles competition
1. Pellett, Abigail (CU) def. Gayatri Malhotra (LU) 6-0, 6-1
2. Hannah Geoffrey (LU) def. Rosenburg, Megan (CU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Patzin, Julia (CU) def. Ali Heiring (LU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Kathleen Frankel (LU) def. Lambrecht, Alison (CU) 6-3, 6-4
5. Polly Dalton (LU) def. Hoyord, Samantha (CU) 7-5, 6-2
6. Schweiss, Julie (CU) def. Melissa Heeren (LU) 6-4, 6-3

 Doubles competition
1. Pellett, Abigail/Rosenburg, Megan (CU) def. Hannah Geoffrey/Ali Heiring (LU) 8-3
2. Patzin, Julia/Lambrecht, Alison (CU) def. Gayatri Malhotra/Polly Dalton (LU) 9-7
3. Hoyord, Samantha/McCarthy, Katherine (CU) def. Kathleen Frankel/Allison Juda (LU) 8-3

Match Notes:
Carroll University 9-4, 3-0 MWC
Lawrence University 7-7, 1-1 MWC
Order of finish: Doubles, 1,3,2; Singles, 1,6,2,3,5,4
T-3:00  A-45

Lakeland rallies past Lawrence after dropping first set

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lakeland College volleyball team dropped the first set, but the Muskies came back to defeat Lawrence University 3-0 in a nonconference match on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium.

Lakeland (14-10) defeated the Vikings (6-13) 19-25, 25-15, 25-21, 26-24.

Kathy Flanagan led a balanced Lakeland attack with 14 kills. Caleigh Galvan led six Lakeland players in double figures with 17 digs.

Terese Swords picked up 11 kills, Megan Conley had 10 and Kayla Storm added nine for the Vikings. Diane McLeod posted 37 assists and had 10 digs. Kathleen Rowland paced the Vikings with 32 digs.

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Rams down Lawrence 3-0

APPLETON, Wis. — The Cornell College volleyball team hit .327 for the match and defeated Lawrence University 3-0 in a Midwest Conference matchup on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium.

The Rams (15-3, 2-0 MWC) defeated the Vikings (6-12, 1-2) 25-17, 25-15, 25-17.

Kathleen O’Connor had 15 kills to pace Cornell, and Katherine Devlin picked up 22 assists.

Megan Conley paced Lawrence with seven kills, and Terese Swords added six. Diane McLeod picked up 20 assists and had nine digs. Kathleen Rowland led Lawrence with 13 digs.

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