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Lohrmann scores twice as Vikings top Marian

FOND DU LAC, Wis. — Erich Lohrmann scored both goals for the Lawrence University men’s soccer team on Sunday, and the Vikings beat Marian University 2-1 in a nonconference match.

Kevin Aslett made four saves in goal for the Vikings (1-1-0) to earn his first collegiate victory.

Lohrmann got the scoring started just over eight minutes into the match when he stuffed in a rebound to put the Vikings up 1-0.

Marian (0-2-0) tied it with just under 21 minutes remaining in the match, but the Vikings answered back five minutes later. Lohrmann took a pass from Darry Isreal and scored with 15:47 left to give Lawrence the win.

The Vikings out-shot the Sabres 19-12.

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Vikings sweep pair of matches at Virginia Wesleyan Invitational

NORFOLK, Va. — The Lawrence University volleyball team swept a pair of matches on Saturday at the Virginia Wesleyan College Invitational.

The Vikings beat Marymount University (1-2) 25-17, 25-21, 26-28, 25-23 in the opening match of the day. Betsy Sorensen led a balanced attack with seven kills, and Shannon McLain added six. Diane McLeod piled up 28 assists, and Kathleen Rowland added 31 digs. Emma Kane chipped in with 16 digs, and Kate Rosenbalm had a pair of aces.

Lawrence (3-1) then topped Mount Aloysius College 25-21, 25-9, 25-9 to wrap up the tournament. McLeod picked up 19 assists and added five kills, 12 digs and three aces. Andrea Wilkinson had a team-high six kills for the Vikings. Rowland led the Vikings with 19 digs and Kane added seven. Rosenbalm picked up a team-high four aces and Sorensen added three.

The Vikings return to action on Thursday when they host MSOE in the home opener.

 

 

Stevens leads Vikings to second-place finish at Tom Barry Invitational

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Sam Stevens ran to a second-place finish to lead the Lawrence University men’s cross country team to second place at the Tom Barry Invitational on Saturday at Colburn Park.

Stevens covered the four-mile course in 21:12.5, just six seconds behind the winner, Logan Jadin of St. Norbert College. St. Norbert won the team title with 33 points, and Lawrence was second with 64.

Curran Carlile raced to seventh place in 21:31.3, and Jonah Laursen (11th), Kyle Dockery (15th) and Dan Thoresen (29th) rounded out the scoring for Lawrence.

On the women’s side, the Vikings finished seventh with 191 points. St. Norbert took the team title with 58 points.

The top finisher for the Vikings was freshman Clare Bruning, who finished the 5,000-meter course in 20:45.3. Also scoring for Lawrence were Anna Ratliff (35th), Liz Landes (41st), Katherine Dannecker (48th) and Alyssa Herman (49th).

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Vikings lose heartbreaker to Cornell

The Lawrence University football team missed a 27-yard field goal as time expired, and Cornell College hung on for a 41-39 Midwest Conference victory over the Vikings on Saturday in the Banta Bowl.

Cornell, in its return to the Midwest Conference after 15 years playing in the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, grabbed the lead with a 56-yard touchdown pass from Juan Flores to Brennan Stine with 1:47 remaining. The Rams (1-0, 1-0 MWC) mishandled the snap on the extra point and led by two.

Lawrence (0-1, 0-1) drove right back down the field as clock ticked toward the final seconds. Quarterback Luke Barthelmess ran for 15 yards and then for another nine before hitting Tyler Mazur for 12 yards to the Cornell 41-yard line.

After Taylor Mandich grabbed a nine-yard completion, Barthelmess scrambled for 22 yards to the Cornell 10 with just 12 seconds left. Barthelmess then missed an open Mazur in the corner of the end zone with six seconds remaining. Kicker Cody Robel, who has hit from as far as 40 yards in his career, hooked the field goal attempt wide left on the final play.

The loss overshadowed a fine effort from the Lawrence offense, which piled up 539 yards on 96 plays. Barthelmess was 26 of 43 passing for 267 yards and three touchdowns. Barthelmess also ran 16 times for 132 yards and a score. He is the first Viking to run for more than 100 yards since Craig Ebert did it against Minnesota-Morris on Nov. 15, 2008.

Lawrence piled up 272 yards on the ground, with Ben Hartman picking up 86 yards on 21 carries and Scott Vandeloo added 43 yards on 11 attempts.

Wide receiver Dominique Dirden caught a career-high eight passes for a career-best 88 yards. Mazur finished with five catches for 70 yards and a touchdown.

Lawrence jumped on the Rams early by going 53 yards in nine plays on the opening drive of the game. Hartman’s one-yard touchdown run finished the drive. Lawrence went for two but Mazur came up inches short on the running attempt.

The Vikings went up 12-0 after going 72 yards in 13 plays for a touchdown. Barthelmess ran it in from six yards out, but the Vikings missed the extra point.

The teams then traded touchdowns throughout the second quarter, and Lawrence led 25-14 when it took over with 3:42 left in the first half. The Vikings drove to the Cornell 2-yard line but couldn’t punch it in. Barthelmess’ fourth-down pass to Dirden was incomplete, and the Vikings settled for a 25-14 lead at the half.

Cornell got the only score of the third quarter and then took a 28-25 lead on Flores’ 11-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. Lawrence came right back and scored on its next drive. The Vikings went 75 yards in 11 plays, with Vandeloo scoring his first collegiate touchdown on a five-yard pass from Barthlemess, to lead 32-28.

The Rams scored just four plays later, but Lawrence took advantage of a big kick return from Hartman to set up its next touchdown. Hartman returned the kickoff 39 yards and a personal foul penalty was tacked on to give Lawrence the ball at the Cornell 35. The Vikings scored eight plays later on Hartman’s three-yard run to go up 39-35.

Flores paced Cornell by completing 17 of 25 passes for 300 yards and three touchdowns. Geoffrey Miller led the Rams defense by recording 22 tackles.

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Vikings edged by Lake Forest

The Lake Forest College women’s tennis team rallied during singles play to post a 5-4 nonconference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday morning at the Lawrence Courts.

Lawrence won two of the three doubles matches to start the day, but Lake Forest singles victories at Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5 to pull out the win.

Jenni Roesch and Christina Schaupp won at No. 1 doubles, and Hannah Geoffrey and Ali Heiring won at No. 2 for Lawrence (1-2). Gayatri Malhotra (No. 3) and Polly Dalton (No. 6) were singles winners for the Vikings.

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Vikings split pair of matches at Virginia Wesleyan Invitational

NORFOLK, Va. — The Lawrence University volleyball team split a pair of matches on Friday at the Virginia Wesleyan Invitational.

The Vikings (1-1) downed Neumann 25-16, 23-25, 25-20, 25-13 in their opening match of the day. Betsy Sorensen led the Vikings with 14 kills, Shannon McLain added 11 and Jenna Picha had eight.

Diane McLeod paced the attack with 32 assists and she added two aces. Kathleen Rowland picked up 18 digs, and Kate Rosenbalm added 11 digs and two aces.

Virginia Wesleyan then topped Lawrence 25-14, 27-25, 25-21 in the nightcap.

Sorensen and McLain had six kills apiece for the Vikings, and Kayla Storm and Beth Larsen both added five kills. McLeod had a team-high 20 assists and a pair of aces. Rowland paced the team with 11 digs, and Emma Kane added seven.

The Vikings return to action on Saturday with two more matches.

Lawrence rolls past Edgewood

MADISON, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s tennis team got its season off to a great start with a 7-2 nonconference victory at Edgewood College on Friday.

The Vikings took wins at Nos. 1 and 2 doubles and then won five of the six singles matches.

Christina Schaupp (No. 2), Gayatri Malhotra (No. 3), Hannah Geoffrey (No. 4), Ali Heiring (No. 5), and Polly Dalton (No. 6) all won in singles. Schaupp and Jenny Roesch won at No. 1 doubles, and Geoffrey and Heiring won at No. 2.

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Dominican shuts out Lawrence

RIVER FOREST, Ill. — The Dominican University women’s soccer team posted a 2-0 nonconference shutout against Lawrence University on Friday.

The Stars (1-0-0) scored late in the first half and added another goal late in the game to pick up the victory.

Autumn Koomler scored at the 40:17 mark, and Kelly Petty added a second goal at the 84:07 mark.

Dominican held a 19-10 advantage in shots over the Vikings (0-1-0).

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