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Vikings double up Bethel

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Lawrence University women’s tennis team won five of the singles matches en route to a 6-3 nonconference win over Bethel (Minn.) University on Monday.

The Vikings (11-6) rolled through the singles matches by winning the Nos. 1-4 matches and taking another victory at No. 6. Beth Larson (No. 1), Christina Schaupp (No. 2), Gayatri Malhotra (No. 3), Hannah Geoffrey (No. 4) and Carla Schmidt (No. 6) were all winners for Lawrence.

Larson and Schaupp also picked up a victory at No. 1 doubles.

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Hollins downs Lawrence

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Hollins College women’s tennis team topped Lawrence University 7-2 in a nonconference match on Monday.

Both of Lawrence’s wins came during the doubles matches. The No. 1 team of Beth Larson and Christina Schaupp posted an 8-6 victory, and the No. 3 team of Hannah Geoffrey and Tess Vogel posted an 8-3 win.

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Bethel tips Lawrence 5-4

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Bethel University men’s tennis team won a pair of super tiebreakers, and that proved to be the difference in a 5-4 nonconference victory over Lawrence University on Monday.

Lawrence won two of the three doubles matches, but Bethel rallied to win four of the six singles matches to take the victory. Caleb Ray won for Lawrence at No. 3 singles, and Shota Nakada took his first career singles win at No. 6 with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Nicholaus Sundholm.

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Pointers pull away late to top Vikings

CLERMONT, Fla. — The UW-Stevens Point softball team scored four times in the seventh inning and posted a 6-0 nonconference win over Lawrence University on Tuesday.

Michelle Jones went the distance for Stevens Point. She allowed five hits, struck out five and walked one en route to the win. Kara Vance also pitched all seven innings for Lawrence (2-5). She gave up nine hits, struck out three and didn’t walk a batter. Vance also led the Lawrence offense by going 2-for-3.

Sam Raddant had two hits to pace Stevens Point, and Jordan Schreiner drove in a pair of runs.

Stevens Point was nursing a 2-0 lead in the sixth, but Jones worked out of a jam to preserve the shutout. The Pointers then collected four runs on four hits in the top of the seventh to pull away.

Vikings edge North Central 5-4

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Lawrence University men’s tennis team topped North Central (Ill.) College 5-4 in a nonconference match on Monday.

Lawrence (4-6) won only one doubles match, but the Vikings took four of the six singles matches to notch the victory. Lawrence swept the top three singles matches with Jason Dunn (No. 1), Max Zlevor (No. 2) and Caleb Ray (No. 3) all earning wins. Jeremy Andereck picked up Lawrence’s other singles victory at No. 5.

Dunn and Zlevor also won at No. 1 doubles.

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Vikings can’t hold back Red Dragons

CLERMONT, Fla. — The Lawrence University softball team couldn’t contain the SUNY-Oneonta offense on Monday, and the Red Dragons posted a 4-1 nonconference victory. 

 Oneonta piled up 14 hits en route to the victory.

The Red Dragons took a 1-0 lead in the second, but Lawrence countered with a run in the bottom of the third when Cathy Kaye singled and later scored on Alissa Geipel’s single.

Oneonta grabbed the lead back with a run in the fourth and added two more in the fifth to take control. That was enough for Oneonta starter Kerry Leggett, who went the distance. She allowed five hits, struck out nine and walked one.

Shannon Murray picked up two of Lawrence’s five hits. Freshman Kara Vance went five innings and took the loss for Lawrence.

 

Williams powers past Lawrence

CLERMONT, Fla. — The Williams College softball team jumped out to a big early lead and went on to an 11-3 nonconference victory over Lawrence University on Monday.

The Ephs pounded out 13 hits and broke a 1-1 tie with seven runs in the second inning. Williams added another run in the third and two more in the fifth.

Lawrence (2-3) scored single runs in the first, third and fifth but was limited to only four hits. Alissa Geipel led the Vikings by going 2-for-3 with two runs batted in. Cory Paquette had a double for Lawrence, and Cathy Kaye picked up the other hit.

Ally Ensor went the distance to get the win, and she struck out four and walked two. Shannon Murray went two innings and took the loss.

Big eighth inning rallies Vikings past Olivet

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Lawrence University baseball team rallied for five runs in the eighth inning and posted an 11-9 nonconference victory over Olivet College on Monday.

The Vikings pounded out 16 hits and a pair of pitchers picked up collegiate firsts for Lawrence. Freshman Phil Clark got his first win, and senior Eric Bohling notched his first career save.

Freshman Joel Birch went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two runs batted in to pace the Lawrence attack. Sam Kossow went 3-for-4 and drove in two runs for Lawrence. Gabe Henriques went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs, and Darvis PridGeon also went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Jake Gordon also picked up a pair of hits for the Vikings.

After Olivet scored a run in the top of the eighth, Lawrence (2-4) trailed 9-6 heading to the bottom half of the inning. PridGeon led off the inning with a single and stole second. After a fielder’s choice left everyone safe, Henriques walked to load the bases. Bohling was then hit by a pitch to drive in PridGeon and cut the lead to 9-7.

A Kossow sacrifice fly then scored Davide Harris to trim the lead to 9-8. After Phil Wisniewski walked to load the bases, a misplayed ground ball scored Henriques to tie the game at 9-9. Birch then smacked a ground-rule double to score two more runs and give Lawrence an 11-9 lead.

Bohling came in to pitch the ninth and worked around a single to record the save. Clark pitched 1.2 innings of relief, allowing one hit and one run, to earn the win.

Lawrence built an early 4-0 lead thanks to a three-run second inning. The Vikings started the inning with three singles in a row, the last one by PridGeon to drive in a run and give Lawrence a 2-0 lead. Henriques singled two hitters later to drive in two more and put the Vikings up 4-0.

Olivet exploded for six runs in the fourth and added single runs in the fifth and sixth to take an 8-4 lead. Lawrence cut that margin in half with two runs in the bottom of the sixth. Birch led off with a double, and Gordon followed with a bunt single. A squeeze bunt by PridGeon scored Birch, and Harris followed with a single to score Gordon and cut the lead to 8-6.

New Paltz tops Lawrence 6-3

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Lawrence University women’s tennis team dropped a 6-3 nonconference decision to SUNY-New Paltz on Sunday.

Beth Larson and Hannah Geoffrey both picked up singles wins for the Vikings. Larson posted a 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 win over Montana Wilson at No. 1 singles, and Geoffrey beat Alli Esposito 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 (10-7) at No. 4.

Larson also teamed with Christina Schaupp to win 8-1 over Wilson and Paige Munroe at No. 1 doubles.

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