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Gabriel swims to Midwest Conference honor

Lawrence University swimming standout Hannah Gabriel has been named the Midwest Conference Performer of the Week.

Gabriel (Elmhurst, Ill./York) won the honor after winning three events at the Lawrence Triangular this past Saturday.

Gabriel won the 100-yard freestyle in 57.66 seconds, grabbed first in the 200 freestyle in 2:20.28 and was first in the 500 freestyle in 5:23.90. She also swam on the winning 400 freestyle relay team that won in 3:56.84.

Lawrence won all 13 of the women’s events contested at the meet.

This is the second time Gabriel has won the conference’s weekly award during her career. She also took the honor back on Nov. 10, 2010.

Lawrence doesn’t return to action until Dec. 7 when it travels to UW-Oshkosh.

Lawrence at NCHA/MCHA Thanksgiving Classic preview

The Lawrence University hockey team takes on a pair of Northern Collegiate Hockey Association teams at the NCHA/MCHA Thanksgiving Classic at the Cornerstone Community Center in De Pere, Wis. The Vikings face St. Scholastica on Friday and then take on No. 6 St. Norbert College on Saturday night. Saturday’s game vs. St. Norbert will be available via webcast and televised locally on WACY-TV 32.

Preview

Vikings dominate in Lawrence Triangular

The Lawrence University swim teams won 23 of 27 events on Saturday at the Lawrence Triangular at Boldt Natatorium.

Swimming against Ripon College and the Marquette University Swim Club, Lawrence had three swimmers win three individual events apiece.

On the women’s side, Hannah Gabriel won the 100-yard freestyle, 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle. Leading the men was Evan Flack, who was first in the 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle, and Cameron Gmehlin, who swam to victory in the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke and 200 individual medley.

Winning two events apiece for the Vikings were Taylor Winter, Emily Flack and Hayley Cardinal.

Results

Berger’s overtime goal caps Marian rally past Lawrence

Brian Berger scored 1:19 into overtime to lift the Marian University hockey team to a 4-3 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Lawrence University on Friday night at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

Berger’s goal capped a rally by Marian (4-3-1, 4-2-0 MCHA), which trailed 2-0 entering the final period. This marks the third time in four losses this season by Lawrence (2-4-0, 2-4-0) in which the Vikings led entering the third period.

Brandon Boelter gave Lawrence a 1-0 lead at the 7:27 mark of the first period, and the Vikings increased that lead to 2-0 when Paul Zuke scored just 12 seconds into the second period.

Lawrence held that advantage until the Sabres got a 5-on-3 power play early in the third period. Brendan Roberts scored on the two-man advantage to trim the lead to 2-1 at the 5:19 mark.

The Sabres then tied it on Tyler Klein’s goal at the 13:12 mark, and Roberts scored his second goal of the game just 3:23 later to put the Sabres up 3-2.

Lawrence pulled goaltender Peter Emery late, and the Vikings got the equalizer with the extra attacker. Phil Bushbacher scored for Lawrence with just 24 seconds remaining to tie it at 3-3 and force the overtime.

Emery made 22 saves and took the loss, and Josh Baker made 22 saves for Marian to pick up the win.

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Muchowski grabs all-conference honor

Lawrence University forward Keli Muchowski has been named to the All-Midwest Conference women’s soccer team.

Muchowski (Neenah, Wis./Neenah), a sophomore forward, was a second-team selection. Muchowski tied for the team lead with four goals and picked up a pair of assists for 10 points on the season.

The Vikings won every game in which Muchowski scored. She scored a pair of goals in Lawrence’s 3-0 victory over Illinois College, picked up a goal in a 2-1 victory over St. Mary’s (Minn.) University and scored a goal in Lawrence’s 4-1 win over Knox College.

The Vikings finished with a 4-13-0 overall record and were 3-7-0 in Midwest Conference play.

Salansky earns first-team all-conference honors

Lawrence University defender Stephen Salansky earned first-team honors on the All-Midwest Conference men’s soccer team.

Salansky (Parker, Colo./Legend), a sophomore, was Lawrence’s lone selection to the all-conference team.

Salansky picked up a pair of assists and was part of a defensive corps that allowed only 1.18 goals per game. Lawrence allowed an average of only 6.6 shots on goal this past season.

The Vikings finished with an 8-8-1 overall record and a 5-4-1 mark in Midwest Conference play.

Marian rallies in third period to down Vikings

FOND DU LAC,  Wis. — The Marian University hockey team rallied for a pair of third-period goals to pull out a 3-2 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Lawrence University on Thursday at the Blue Line Ice Center.

Lawrence (2-3-0, 2-3-0 MCHA) led 2-1 heading to the third period, but the Sabres (3-3-1, 3-2-0) scored twice in the first seven minutes of the final period.

Lucas Mertz scored his first goal of the season just 4:13 into third period to tie the game at 2-2. Ashton Reinboldt then gave the Sabres the lead for good with his goal at the 6:53 mark.

Lawrence pulled goaltender Peter Emery for the final 1:14 but couldn’t get the equalizer. Emery made 35 saves and took the loss.

Marian pulled ahead 1-0 on Aaron Leonard’s goal with 2:21 remaining in the first period. That lead didn’t last as Phil Bushbacher scored his third goal of the season, a power-play tally, off a pass from Brandon Boelter with just 23 seconds left in the first.

Lawrence grabbed a 2-1 lead at 5:54 of the second when Brad Scurfield scored off passes from Bushbacher and Rudi Pino.

Marian goaltender Josh Baker didn’t allow anything the rest of the way and finished with 33 saves.

The teams wrap up the series on Friday night at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

Box score

Pointers edge Lawrence 72-64

The No. 15 UW-Stevens Point men’s basketball team pulled away early in the second half and then shut down a late Lawrence University rally for a 72-64 nonconference victory on Thursday at Alexander Gymnasium.

All-American Tyler Tillema, Trevor Hass and Clayton Heuer scored 14 points apiece to lead the Pointers (1-0).

Davis DeWolfe scored 23 points and hit 8 of 10 shots from the floor to pace Lawrence (0-1). Freshman Jamie Nikitas came off the bench and added 11 points and Chris Siebert had 10.

Lawrence pulled out to a 10-point lead at 21-11 with 10:04 left in the first half, but the Pointers dominated the rest of the first half. Stevens Point went on an 18-2 run to finish the half and led 29-23 at the break.

The Pointers then scored the first five points of the second half to pull ahead 36-23 with 18:11 remaining. Lawrence finally got its offense back in gear, but the Pointers would steadily build their lead to as many as 18 points midway through the second half.

Sparked by Nikitas, Lawrence went on a 7-0 run to trim the lead to 53-42 on a pair of Siebert free throws with 8:13 left. Lawrence kept chipping away and cut the lead to 58-51 when Nikitas hit a 3-pointer with 2:54 remaining.

DeWolfe then scored the next six points for the Vikings to cut the margin to 62-57 with 1:25 left. The Vikings had a chance to cut further into the margin, but Nikitas missed a pair of free throws with 48 seconds left.

Stevens Point then hit 10 consecutive free throws in the final 46 seconds to seal the victory.

Lawrence returns to action next Wednesday when it hosts Marian University.

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Marian holds off Vikings

The Marian University women’s basketball team rallied early in the second half and then held off Lawrence University for a 64-60 nonconference win on Thursday at Alexander Gymnasium.

Dani Huray led the Sabres (1-0) with a game-high 18 points and 12 rebounds. Alex Deshler also had a double-double for Lawrence (0-1) with 14 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Freshman Katie Schumacher led the Vikings with 17 points and added seven rebounds..

The Sabres trailed by three at the half but went on a 20-4 run to open the second half. Marian hit five 3-pointers in that stretch and led 43-30 with 13:31 remaining.

Marian maintained a double-digit lead until the Vikings rallied late. Lawrence went on a 7-1 run, capped by Deshler’s jumper, to trim Marian’s lead to 58-55 with 2:34 left.

Marian got a layup from Huray, but Schumacher countered with a pair of free throws for the Vikings to cut it to 60-57 with 1:31 remaining. After a pair of Huray free throws, Deshler buried a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 62-60 with 25 seconds left.

Huray made one free throw with 18 seconds remaining, but the Vikings missed a layup on the other end and were forced to foul. Brianna Tietz hit a free throw with seven seconds left to seal the win.

Freshman Patsy Kealey was solid in her Lawrence debut with 11 points, and Amber Lisowe added 10 points for the Vikings.

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