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Blueboys battle past Lawrence

APPLETON, Wis. — Cecil Brimmage ran for 273 yards, and the Illinois College football team battled to a 26-6 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at the Banta Bowl.

Brimmage carried 29 times and scored a third-quarter touchdown. Blueboys quarterback Michael Bates completed 14 of 25 passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns.

Lawrence quarterback Luke Barthelmess went 22 of 40 for 230 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Barthelmess also posted his third 100-yard rushing game of the season with 24 carries for 117 yards.

Illinois College (4-0, 3-0 MWC) jumped out to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter with a Bates touchdown pass and a Kurt Frischman interception return for a touchdown. Frischman, a defensive lineman, batted a Barthelmess pass and hauled it in. He rumbled 75 yards for the score.

Lawrence (0-4, 0-4) cut the lead to 13-6 on a long scoring drive early in the second quarter. The Vikings moved 88 yards in 13 plays and took more than seven minutes off the clock. Barthelmess hit Sam Wagner with a nine-yard touchdown pass with 11:54 left in the first half.

The Lawrence defense stopped the Blueboys on their next possession when Bates’ fourth-down pass fell incomplete in the Lawrence end zone. The Vikings stopped the Blueboys again when Brimmage fumbled at the goal line and the ball was recovered by linebacker James Holden in the end zone.

With Brimmage doing nearly all the damage, Illinois College scored early in the second half. Brimmage’s 24-yard touchdown run put the Blueboys up 19-6.

After the Blueboys stopped Lawrence on downs deep in Illinois College territory, they drove back down the field for the final score of the game. Bates hit Kevin Fuller with his second touchdown catch of the game for a 26-6 lead.

Linebacker Andy Paider had a big day for the Lawrence defense with 14 tackles, including 7.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks. Paider also forced a fumble.

Lawrence returns to action next Saturday when it travels to Carroll University.

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Balanced attack leads Vikings over Grinnell

APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University used a balanced attack to beat Grinnell College 3-1 in a Midwest Conference match on Friday night at Alexander Gymnasium.

Lawrence (6-11, 1-1 MWC) defeated the Pioneers (1-20, 1-2) 25-6, 28-30, 25-19, 30-28.

Megan Conley led the Lawrence attack with 14 kills and five blocks. Terese Swords added 11 kills, and Kayla Storm had 10. Setter Diane McLeod had a huge night with 41 assists, seven kills, 11 digs and three blocks. Kathleen Rowland paced the Vikings with 29 digs.

Claire Weidman led Grinnell with 18 kills, and Lindsay Fujimoto had 21 assists.

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Weather forces changes to women’s tennis, men’s and women’s soccer on Saturday

APPLETON, Wis. — Rain in the Fox Cities has forced some changes to Saturday’s Lawrence University’s athletic schedule.

The women’s tennis match vs. Carroll University has been moved to noon at the Fox Cities Racquet Club.

The men’s and women’s soccer matches vs. Carroll have been rescheduled for Sunday at a site to be determined. The women’s match will be at noon, and the men will play at 2 p.m. As soon as a site has been determined, the schedule and this story will be updated.

You may also get updates on our Twitter account, @LUvikings.

Preview: Lawrence vs. Illinois College

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University football team returns after its bye week and will face Illinois College in the Hall of  Fame Game at the Banta Bowl. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m., and Lawrence will honor its five Hall of Fame inductees at the half. Hans Hartwig, class of 1935, John Bill ’79, Dan Dreyfus ’87, Maggie Phillips Reeve ’96 and Mark Smrecek ’00, will be inducted in a ceremony on Friday evening.

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Olsson, Pino lead Vikings at Wisconsin Lutheran Invitational

HARTFORD, Wis. — Anton Olsson and Rudi Pino tied for 16th place to lead the Lawrence University golf team at the Wisconsin Lutheran Invitational, which wrapped up on Monday.

Olsson and Pino both shot 153 in the 36-hole event at the Washington County Golf Course.

Olsson carded rounds of 75 and 78 on the par-72 layout. Pino shot 78 in the first round on Sunday and finished with a 75 on Monday.

Lawrence had a team score of 655 and finished 15th. Edgewood College won the event with a team score of 594.

Results

Grinnell tops Vikings

MADISON, Wis. — The Grinnell College women’s tennis team posted an 8-1 nonconference victory over Lawrence University on Sunday.

Lawrence’s lone victory on the day came at No. 6 singles where Melissa Heeren defeated Briannah Wilson 7-6, 6-1.

Grinnell College 8, Lawrence University 1

 Singles competition
1. Shirlene Luk (GC) def. Gayatri Malhotra (LU) 6-3, 6-3
2. Sadhana Athreya (GC) def. Hannah Geoffrey (LU) 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-8)
3. Virginia Purcell (GC) def. Ali Heiring (LU) 6-2, 6-2
4. Hanna Feldman (GC) def. Kathleen Frankel (LU) 6-3, 6-1
5. Emma Macdonald (GC) def. Polly Dalton (LU) 6-1, 6-0
6. Melissa Heeren (LU) def. Briannah Wilson (GC) 7-6, 6-1

 Doubles competition
1. Shirlene Luk/Sadhana Athreya (GC) def. Hannah Geoffrey/Ali Heiring (LU) 9-7
2. Hanna Feldman/Emma Macdonald (GC) def. Gayatri Malhotra/Polly Dalton (LU) 9-7
3. Virginia Purcell/Julia Rumley (GC) def. Kathleen Frankel/Allison Juda (LU) 8-1

Match Notes:
T-2:30  A-25

Deremo scores twice as Vikings top Monmouth

APPLETON, Wis. — Michael Deremo scored a pair of goals and added an assist to lead the Lawrence University men’s soccer team to a 4-1 Midwest Conference win over Monmouth College on Saturday.

Deremo, a freshman forward, scored a pair of goals in the first half to stake the Vikings to a 2-0 edge at the break. Charlie Mann and Stephen Salansky both added goals in the second half to seal the win for Lawrence (4-4-1, 2-1-0 MWC).

Deremo scored off a pass from fellow freshman Jack Blodgett to give the Vikings a 1-0 lead at the 28:06 mark. Deremo got his second goal at 38:32 when he fielded a punt from goalkeeper Joe Krivit, beat several Monmouth defenders and scored.

Mann scored off an assist from Deremo at 56:41 to give Lawrence a 3-0 edge. Isaac Hernandez scored for the Scots (1-8-1, 0-3-0) at 73:26, but Salansky countered that with a goal off a penalty kick at 79:20 to finish the scoring.

Krivit stopped six shots to pick up the win for Lawrence. Matt Schmidt made two saves for the Scots.

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Scots tip Lawrence in overtime

APPLETON, Wis. — Kelsi Smith scored less than four minutes into overtime on Saturday to lift the Monmouth College women’s soccer team to a 2-1 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University.

Smith scored off a cross from Unique Manns at 93:37 to keep the Scots (6-3-0, 3-0-0 MWC) unbeaten in conference play. Lawrence (2-5-0, 1-3-0) had battled back to force the extra period.

Lawrence trailed 1-0 after Andrea Correa’s goal in the 35th minute, but the Vikings tied it just 2:28 into the second half. Anita Babbitt scored off assists from Casey Merkle and Caroline Borst to make the score 1-1.

Samantha Barranco made four saves for the Scots, who had a 25-8 edge in shots. Dani Glass stopped 12 shots for the Vikings.

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Vikings soar past UW-River Falls

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s tennis team rolled to an 8-1 nonconference victory over UW-River Falls on Saturday at the Lawrence Courts.

Lawrence (7-5) swept the doubles matches and then took the top five singles matches.

The Vikings got the day started with three wins in doubles as Hannah Geoffrey and Ali Heiring won at No. 1, Polly Dalton and Gayatri Malhotra won at No. 2 and Katie Frankel and Allison Juda won at No. 3.

Malhotra (No. 1), Geoffrey (No. 2), Heiring (No. 3), Frankel (No. 4) and Dalton (No. 5) all won in singles. Frankel, a freshman playing her first collegiate singles match, picked her first career singles victory.

Lawrence University 8, UW-River Falls 1

 Singles competition
1. Gayatri Malhotra (LU) def. Kelsey Hochberger (UWRF) 6-4, 6-4
2. Hannah Geoffrey (LU) def. Makayla Newberry (UWRF) 6-0, 5-7, 1-0 (10-7)
3. Ali Heiring (LU) def. Hannah Klimek (UWRF) 6-3, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8)
4. Kathleen Frankel (LU) def. Brittany Mohn (UWRF) 6-4, 6-2
5. Polly Dalton (LU) def. Kayla Rosenow (UWRF) 6-0, 6-2
6. Anna Ebensperger (UWRF) def. Melissa Heeren (LU) 0-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-7)

 Doubles competition
1. Hannah Geoffrey/Ali Heiring (LU) def. Kelsey Hochberger/Makayla Newberry (UWRF) 8-5
2. Gayatri Malhotra/Polly Dalton (LU) def. Brittany Mohn/Kayla Rosenow (UWRF) 8-1
3. Kathleen Frankel/Allison Juda (LU) def. Hannah Klimek/Anna Ebensperger (UWRF) 8-3

Match Notes:
UW-River Falls 0-6
Lawrence University 7-5
T-2:30  A-35

Hutchings, Laursen pace Vikings at Griak Invitational

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Freshman Amy Hutchings and sophomore Jonah Laursen were the top finishers on Saturday for the Lawrence University cross country teams at the Roy Griak Invitational at the University of Minnesota.

Hutchings finished 70th to lead the Lawrence women to 14th place in the team standings with 428 points. Laursen was 51st and lead the Lawrence men to a 15th-place finish with 381 points.

Hutchings covered the 6,000-meter course in 24:51.8 to pace the Vikings. Clare Bruning was next for Lawrence as she took 73rd in 24:53.9. Also scoring for Lawrence were Liz Landes (78th, 25:00.2), Katherine Dannecker (99th, 25:27.7) and Kristen Bischel (108th, 25:36.2).

Laursen finished the 8,000-meter course in 27:46.7 as he continues his outstanding season. Kyle Dockery was close behind as he finished 64th in 28:07.0. Rounding out the scoring for Lawrence were Curran Carlile (76th, 28:22.2), Cam Davies (81st, 28:27.2) and Dan Thoresen (109th, 29:22.5).

Wartburg College won the women’s team title with 63 points, and UW-Eau Claire won the men’s title with 69 points.

Men’s results

Women’s results