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Lawrence shuts out Lady Blues

The Lawrence University women’s soccer team scored a pair of early goals and went on to a 3-0 Midwest Conference victory over Illinois College on Saturday at Whiting Field West.

Lawrence goalkeeper Cassie Burke made 10 saves to earn the shutout, and Keli Muchowski scored twice for the Vikings.

The Vikings (2-4-0, 1-0-0 MWC) jumped to a 1-0 lead when Kirsten Edwards scored at the 7:17 mark off assists from Anne Leung and Caroline Borst.

Muchowski made it 2-0 when she scored at the 14:30 mark. Muchowski punched in a shot after Liza Girsova’s ball hit the post. Burke, Lawrence’s goalkeeper, also picked up an assist on the play.

Muchowski then sealed the victory with a goal at 74:23, with Girsova and Anita Babbitt recording assists.

Lawrence outshot the Lady Blues (3-4-0, 0-1-0) 23-14.

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Vikings split on opening day of UW-Oshkosh Classic

OSHKOSH, Wis. — The Lawrence University volleyball team split a pair of matches on Friday at the UW-Oshkosh Pizza Hut Classic.

In the first match of the day, Wisconsin Lutheran College defeated the Vikings 25-22, 26-24, 21-25, 27-25. Lawrence evened its record for the day with a 25-23, 21-25, 25-19, 28-26 victory over Carroll University.

Against Wisconsin Lutheran, Shannon McLain and Kayla Storm paced the Vikings (5-4) with 14 kills apiece. Megan Conley and Betsy Sorensen added six kills apiece.

Diane McLeod led Lawrence with 36 assists and added 12 digs. Kathleen Rowland had a team-high 17 digs, and Storm added 14 and Anna Wawiorka had 12. 

Storm led Lawrence with 13 kills and McLain added 12 against Carroll. McLeod paced the Vikings with 31 assists and she picked up 17 digs. Rowland had a team-high 25 digs, and Storm added 14.

Lawrence wraps up the tournament on Saturday with matches against UW-La Crosse and Martin Luther College.

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Vikings edge UW-Stevens Point 5-4

The Lawrence University women’s tennis team rallied for a 5-4 nonconference victory over UW-Stevens Point on Wednesday at the Lawrence Courts.

After winning only one of the doubles matches, the Vikings (5-2) won the Nos. 3-6 singles matches to down the Pointers (1-4).

Gayatri Malhotra and Polly Dalton were 8-5 winners at No. 3 doubles, and both players also won in singles. Malhotra beat Katelyn Presti 6-2, 6-2 at No. 3, and Dalton topped Ali Bichler 6-1, 6-1 at No. 6. Lawrence’s Hannah Geoffrey beat Monica Preisig 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4 singles, and Ali Heiring was a 6-0, 6-3 winner for the Vikings over Allison Fortier at No. 5.

Lawrence, which has won four straight, opens Midwest Conference North Division play on Saturday when it travels to Beloit College.

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Malhotra stays perfect and earns MWC Player of the Week honors

Lawrence University women’s tennis standout Gayatri Malhotra kept her perfect singles record intact this season and was named the Midwest Conference Player of the Week.

Malhotra (Litchfield Park, Ariz./Verrado) posted a 3-0 record at No. 3 doubles and went 2-0 at No. 3 singles during the past week.

In a 5-4 victory over Carthage College, Malhotra beat Erin Hendrickson 6-4, 6-2. She also teamed with Polly Dalton for an 8-6 victory in doubles. Malhotra defeated Aimee Neilan 6-3, 6-2, in an 8-1 victory over Knox Colleg and teamed with Dalton for an 8-3 doubles victory over the Prairie Fire. Malhotra finished her week with an 8-2 doubles victory over Marian University, and that was part of Lawrence’s 9-0 victory over the Sabres.

Malhotra, who also was honored as the MWC Player of the Week on Oct. 5, 2010, is now 5-0 in singles and improved to 3-1 in doubles with Dalton.

Lawrence is 4-2 on the season and returns to action on Wednesday when it hosts UW-Stevens Point.

Vikings drop pair of matches at Lawrence Quad

The Lawrence University volleyball team dropped a pair of matches on Tuesday as the Vikings hosted the Lawrence Quadrangular at Alexander Gymnasium.

UW-Stevens Point stopped the Vikings 25-23, 25-15, 25-11 in the opening match. UW-Oshkosh then defeated Lawrence (4-3) 25-23, 25-15, 25-17 in the second match.

Against the Pointers, Shannon McLain had a team-high seven kills for the Vikings, and Terese Swords added five. Diane McLeod picked up 22 assists, and Kathleen Rowland picked up 20 digs.

In the match against UW-Oshkosh, McLain and Swords had eight kills apiece to pace the Vikings. McLeod handed out 18 assists, and Kate Rosenbalm and Rowland had 12 digs apiece.

In the other matches Tuesday night, St. Norbert College defeated UW-Oshkosh 25-21, 22-25, 25-23, 25-22, and UW-Stevens Point downed St. Norbert 25-16, 21-25, 25-20, 26-24.

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UW-Oshkosh box score

Pino leads Vikings to third place at Marian

FOND DU LAC, Wis. — Rudi Pino finished tied for second to lead the Lawrence University golf team to a third-place finish at the Marian Invitational on Monday.

Pino carded rounds of 74 and 80 on the par-72 layout at Whispering Springs Golf Club to finish four shots behind Marian’s Kyle Bruce, who won the title with a 36-hole total of 150.

Marian also took the team title with a score of 609. Lawrence carded team scores of 324 and 329 to finish third at 653.

Anton Olsson finished tied for seventh for the Vikings with a score of 159 after shooting rounds of 79 and 80. Michael Vaubel was tied for 11th at 160 after rounds of 81 and 79.

Rounding out the scoring for the Vikings were Tyler Clark (T48, 180) and William Thoren (55th, 191).

Results

Pieper’s goal lifts Lawrence past St. Mary’s

WINONA, Minn. — Cameron Pieper scored in the first half on Sunday, and that was enough to lift the Lawrence University men’s soccer team to a 1-0 nonconference victory over St. Mary’s (Minn.) University at the Cardinal Classic.

It also was the first shutout for first-year goalkeeper Kevin Aslett, who stopped three shots for the Vikings (2-3-0).

Pieper took a pass from Joe Cullen and beat St. Mary’s goalkeeper Christian Van Dam at the 29:12 mark. It was the first goal of the season for Pieper.

St. Mary’s had a 17-11 edge in shots, but Lawrence held a 4-3 advantage in shots on goal.

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Lawrence earns victory at St. Mary’s

WINONA, Minn. — Freshman Kirsten Edwards got her first career goal, and it proved to be the game-winner in a 2-1 nonconference victory at St. Mary’s (Minn.) University on Sunday.

Edwards scored off a pass from Sarah Tiano and beat goalkeeper Miranda Halling at 65:17 to give Lawrence a 2-1 lead. Lawrence (1-4-0) made that lead stand up behind four saves from goalkeeper Cassie Burke.

Lawrence grabbed a 1-0 lead at 12:25 when Keli Muchowski scored unassisted. St. Mary’s (0-4-0) tied the game at 1-1 with a goal at 62:39.

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Vikings shut out Marian

FOND DU LAC, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s tennis team rolled to a 9-0 nonconference victory over Marian University on Sunday.

The Vikings started the day with a sweep of the doubles matches, including an impressive 8-0 win by Tess Vogel and Elena Watson at No. 3.

The Vikings didn’t drop a set en route to winning all six singles matches. The most impressive showing was turned in by Brenna Decker, a 6-0, 6-1 winner at No. 6.

Lawrence (4-2) has now won three consecutive matches.

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