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Lawrence shuts out Wisconsin Lutheran; Francour picks up first win

WAUWATOSA, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s tennis team shut out Wisconsin Lutheran College 9-0 in a nonconference match on Monday at Hart Park.

It also marked the first win for new Lawrence head coach Steve Francour.

Lawrence (1-1) rolled through the doubles competition, dropping only six games total in the three matches. Hannah Geoffrey and Ali Heiring won at No. 1, with Gayatri Malhotra and Polly Dalton winning at No. 2 and Cathryn Wood and Elana Lambert winning at No. 3. It was the first collegiate wins for Wood and Lambert, both first-year players.

In the singles play, all six Lawrence players won in straight sets, and two of them didn’t drop a game. Elena Watson at No. 3 and Brenna Decker at No. 6 both posted 6-0, 6-0 victories.

Lawrence University 9, Wisconsin Lutheran College 0

 Singles competition
1. Gayatri Malhotra (LU) def. Bonnin, Kendall (WLC) 6-4, 6-1
2. Polly Dalton (LU) def. Krause, Petra (WLC) 6-3, 6-1
3. Melissa Heeren (LU) def. Geddes, Kalyn (WLC) 6-2, 6-3
4. Elena Watson (LU) def. Harbach, Susanna (WLC) 6-0, 6-0
5. Allison Juda (LU) def. Soderlund, Bethany (WLC) 6-1, 6-2
6. Brenna Decker (LU) def. Leistekow, Emily (WLC) 6-0, 6-0

 Doubles competition
1. Hannah Geoffrey/Ali Heiring (LU) def. Bonnin, Kendall/Geddes, Kalyn (WLC) 8-2
2. Gayatri Malhotra/Polly Dalton (LU) def. Krause, Petra/Harbach, Susanna (WLC) 8-3
3. Cathryn Wood/Elana Lambert (LU) def. Soderlund, Bethany/Leistekow, Emily (WLC) 8-1

Match Notes:
Lawrence University 1-1
Wisconsin Lutheran College 0-2
T-3:00  A-25

Willamette shuts out Lawrence

SALEM, Ore. — The Willamette University men’s soccer team scored three goals in the first 25 minutes and rolled to a 7-0 nonconference win over Lawrence University on Sunday.

The Bearcats (2-0) then added three goals in the final 16:17 of the first half to grab a 6-0 lead at the break. Willamette then scored just 14 seconds into the second half to complete the scoring.

Trevor Jensen and Kevin Martin scored two goals apiece for the Bearcats, who had 18 shots for the match. Lawrence (1-1) managed just five shots.

UWSP tops Vikings 8-1

STEVENS POINT, Wis. — The UW-Stevens Point women’s tennis team downed Lawrence University 8-1 in the season opener on Sunday.

Lawrence’s lone victory came at No. 2 doubles, where Gayatri Malhotra and Polly Dalton posted an 8-2 win.

The match marked the debut of new Lawrence head coach Steve Francour.

UW-Stevens Point 8, Lawrence University 1

 Singles competition
1. Rachel Brown (UWSP) def. Gayatri Malhotra (LU) 6-3, 6-2
2. Katelyn Asfeld (UWSP) def. Hannah Geoffrey (LU) 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-7)
3. Taylor Weuve (UWSP) def. Polly Dalton (LU) 6-3, 6-1
4. Hayley Schlueter (UWSP) def. Melissa Heeren (LU) 6-3, 6-2
5. Ali Bichler (UWSP) def. Elena Watson (LU) 6-1, 6-1
6. Kayla Fuller (UWSP) def. Allison Juda (LU) 6-3, 6-2

 Doubles competition
1. Rachel Brown/Taylor Weuve (UWSP) def. Hannah Geoffrey/Ali Heiring (LU) 8-3
2. Gayatri Malhotra/Polly Dalton (LU) def. Katelyn Asfeld/Hayley Schlueter (UWSP) 8-2
3. Ali Bichler/Kayla Fuller (UWSP) def. Elena Watson/Allison Juda (LU) 8-2

Match Notes:
Lawrence University 0-1
UW-Stevens Point 1-0
T-3:00  A-40

Carthage tops Lawrence in straight sets

WHITEWATER, Wis. — The Carthage College volleyball team topped Lawrence University 3-0 on Saturday at the UW-Whitewater Invitational.

Carthage defeated the Vikings (1-3) 25-20, 25-15, 25-13.

Megan Conley led Lawrence with six kills, and Terese Swords added four. Setter Diane McLeod picked up 13 assists and added 10 digs. Kathleen Rowland paced the Vikings with 11 digs, and Kayla Storm added 10.

Vikings fall to UW-Oshkosh in straight sets

WHITEWATER, Wis. — The Lawrence University volleyball team dropped a 3-0 decision to UW-Oshkosh on Saturday at the UW-Whitewater Invitational.

Oshkosh defeated the Vikings (1-2) 25-10, 25-14, 25-21.

The Vikings a rough match by piling up 22 attack errors. Megan Conley paced Lawrence (1-2) with six kills, and Betsy Sorensen, Terese Swords and Kayla Storm had three kills apiece.

Diane McLeod picked up 14 assists, and Kathleen Rowland had 12 digs.

Laursen grabs second place to pace Vikings at Tom Barry Invitational

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Sophomore Jonah Laursen raced to a second-place finish on Saturday at the St. Norbert College Tom Barry Invitational to pace the Lawrence University cross country teams.

Laursen covered the four-mile course at Colburn Park in 20:52.6, exactly six seconds behind Carroll University’s Dakota Pruitt.

Kyle Dockery grabbed 12th for the Vikings in 21:42.4, and Jamie Brisbois wsa close behind in 15th place in 21:46.1. Dan Thoresen took 30rh in 22:29.6, and Tyler Herman rounded out the scoring by taking 52nd in 23:41.0.

Lawrence finished fourth in the team standings with 111 points, and the College of St. Scholastica took the title with 48.

On the women’s side, St. Scholastica won the title with 19 points, and Lawrence was fourth with 96.

The Vikings ran as a pack with all five scorers separated by just seven places. Anna Ratliff led the way by taking 16th in 20:20.7, and Liz Landes was 17th in 20:21.1. Clare Bruning grabbed 19th in 20:25.8, followed by Amy Hutchings in 21st in 20:33.7 and Kristen Bischel in 23rd in 20:36.7.

Results

Lawrence shuts out George Fox in season opener

NEWBERG, Ore. — The Lawrence University men’s soccer team scored early and late to post a 2-0 nonconference win over George Fox University Friday night.

Lawrence got on the board in the third minute when senior forward Cameron Pieper scored just 2:09 into the match. The Vikings held onto that slim advantage until the 84th minute when Erik Soderlund scored off a pass from Dan O’Mahoney to give Lawrence a 2-0 lead.

It was the first career goal for Soderlund, a junior playing his first season of soccer for the Vikings. Soderlund also is a hockey standout for Lawrence.

Freshman goalkeeper Joe Krivit picked up a shutout in this first collegiate match for Lawrence. Krivit made nine saves for the Vikings. Ricardo Sotelo made the start, played the first half, and took the loss for the Bruins.

Vikings take down Wheaton

WHITEWATER, Wis. — The Lawrence University volleyball team won the final three sets Friday night to defeat Wheaton College 3-1 at the UW-Whitewater Invitational.

Lawrence defeated the Thunder 19-25, 25-16, 25-15, 25-17.

Megan Conley pounded out 14 kills and Terese Swords and Betsy Sorensen added eight kills apiece for the Vikings, who hit .264 as a team. Diane McLeod piled up 32 assists and Kathleen Rowland had a team-high 11 digs for Lawrence.

Vikings fall to UW-Whitewater in season opener

WHITEWATER, Wis. — The UW-Whitewater volleyball team topped Lawrence University 3-0 in the season opener for both teams at the Whitewater Invitational on Friday.

Whitewater defeated the Vikings 25-13, 25-15, 25-13.

Staci Hasler paced the Warhawks, who hit .304 as a team, with nine kills. Megan Conley, Terese Swords and Kayla Storm had three kills apiece for the Vikings.

Vikings hang in there against Costa Rica U20 national team

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — The Lawrence University women’s soccer team battled hard but fell 4-0 on Thursday to the Costa Rica U20 national team.

The Vikings are in Costa Rica to play a pair of exhibition games before returning to the United States for the start of the regular season.

The game looked like it would go to the half as a scoreless tie, but the Costa Ricans scored on a set piece with less than 30 seconds to play in the opening half. The Costa Ricans added three more goals in the second half to pull away.

“We looked good and then they just wore us down,” Lawrence coach Lisa Sammons said.

Lawrence freshman midfielder Casey Merkle was given game Most Valuable Player honors by the Costa Rican national team coach.

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