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Olsson collects Freshman of the Week honors

Lawrence University’s Anton Olsson has been named the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association Freshman of the Week.

Olsson (Stromstad, Sweden), a rookie goaltender, won the award after picking up his first collegiate win in net this past weekend. Olsson stopped 38 shots in Lawrence’s 4-2 victory over Finlandia University this past Saturday.

Olsson recorded a .950 save percentage on the evening and upped his save percentage on the season to .897. Olsson now has a 3.82 goals against average for the season.

This is the first time this season Olsson has been honored by the MCHA, and it marks the sixth time this season a Lawrence player has won one of the league’s weekly awards.

Lawrence returns to action this weekend as it wraps up the regular season with a home-and-home series with Lake Forest College.

Fencers pick up wins against Big Ten opponents at Northwestern Duals

EVANSTON, Ill. — The Lawrence University fencing teams picked up five victories at the Northwestern Duals this past weekend at Patten Gymnasium.

The Lawrence women posted a 3-5 record with the Vikings earning victories against Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Lawrence beat Illinois 19-4, defeated Wisconsin 17-4 and stopped Minnesota 17-9.

The Lawrence men went 2-7 in their matches. The Vikings posted an 18-8 win over Iowa and beat Minnesota 15-11.

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Women’s results

Lawrence holds off Lions to complete weekend sweep

Lawrence University held off a Finlandia University rally and posted a 4-2 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association victory on Saturday at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

Brad Scurfield had a goal and two assists to pace Lawrence (11-9-3, 10-5-3 MCHA). Freshman goaltender Anton Olsson stopped 38 shots to earn his first collegiate victory for the Vikings.

Finlandia (7-15-0, 7-11-0) got on the board first just 1:16 into the game on Cole Workman’s goal. Lawrence tied it with just one second left in the first period when Jameson Raymond scored on the power play.

The Vikings grabbed a 2-1 edge with 3:09 left in the second period when Phil Bushbacher scored off assists from Kevin Killian and Matt Hughes.

Scurfield scored just 43 seconds into the third period with assists from Raymond and William Thoren to grab a 3-1 advantage.

The Lions pulled goaltender Mike Wuthrich in favor of an extra attacker, and Ryan Bradley scored for Finlandia with 1:11 left to trim Lawrence’s lead to 3-2. The Lions put Wuthrich back on the ice but pulled him again 26 seconds later, and Lawrence made them pay.

Thoren sealed the victory for the Vikings with an empty-net goal with 15 seconds left.

Lawrence swept the weekend series, which included a 5-2 victory on Friday night, and remains tied for first place in the MCHA’s Northern Division.

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Lawrence rally falls short against Bucs

The Lawrence University men’s basketball team rallied from a 16-point deficit in the second half, but Beloit College hung on for a 76-72 Midwest Conference victory on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium.

James Lazarcik had a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds to pace Beloit (9-12, 8-8 MWC). Michael Horton also had a double-double for the Bucs with 14 points and 11 assists.

Tyler Crisman poured in 29 points to lead Lawrence (8-12, 7-9). Tyler Mazur came off the bench to add 11 points for the Vikings, and Chris Siebert had 10.

Beloit led 34-29 at the half, but the Bucs came out and pushed that lead to 47-35 with 16:35 remaining. Lawrence trimmed the lead back to eight points, but the Bucs went on a 10-2 run to take a 61-45 advantage with 9:50 remaining.

Lawrence got back into the game by going on a 13-3 run of its own. Ryan DePouw, Max Burgess and Mazur all hit 3-pointers in that run, and Mazur and Conor Klusendorf both had dunks during the outburst that cut the lead to 64-58.

Tyler Butke stopped the run with a jumper for Beloit, but Lawrence got two more 3-pointers from Mazur, including one that cut Beloit’s lead to 70-68 with 3:03 left.

Beloit got a layup from Lazarcik to push the lead back to 72-68, and Crisman was then fouled with 2:20 left. He hit one free throw, but Ahmad Shamsid-Deen then scored for 74-69 Beloit lead.

Crisman then converted a three-point play to cut the lead back to 74-72 with 1:03 remaining. Brian Gryszkiewicz then forced a Beloit turnover, and Crisman was fouled with 31 seconds left. He missed the front end of the bonus, and Butke grabbed the rebound.

The Vikings were forced to foul Horton, who converted a pair of free throws with 23 seconds left to give Beloit a 76-72 lead. After a missed 3-pointer by the Vikings, Beloit grabbed the rebound to seal the win.

Lawrence returns to action on Wednesday when it travels to Ripon College.

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Beloit pulls away in second half to down Vikings

The Beloit College women’s basketball team went on a 9-0 run midway through the second half to pull away and posted a 73-59 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium.

Kandace Fox paced Beloit (5-16, 2-14 MWC) with 17 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. Faith Jones added 16 points and Lauren McNanna had 13.

Alex Deshler led the Vikings (1-20, 1-15) with 19 points. Amber Lisowe had a double-double for Lawrence with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Chioma Ejimkonye chipped in with 12 points and five assists and Cathy Kaye had 11 points for the Vikings.

Beloit led 34-28 at the half and went up by nine in the first two minutes of the second half. Kaye hit back-to-back 3-pointers to trim the lead to 38-35 with 17:10 remaining.

The Bucs pushed the lead back to double digits and were up 53-38 before a jumper by Lisowe and a Deshler layup cut the margin to 53-42 with 10:26 left.

Beloit then scored the game’s next nine points, including four by Jones, to take a 62-42 lead with 6:34 remaining. Beloit led by as many as 21 points after that, and Lawrence didn’t closer than the final margin of 14 points.

Lawrence returns to action on Wednesday when it travels to Ripon College.

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Vikings rally in final period to top Finlandia

Lawrence University scored four times in the final 13 minutes on Friday to rally for a 5-2 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Finlandia University at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

Lawrence (10-9-3, 9-5-3 MCHA) trailed 2-1 after Finlandia (7-14-0, 7-10-0) scored early in the third, but the Vikings exploded to score the game’s final four goals.

Lawrence enjoyed a 58-25 edge in shots, but the Vikings managed only one goal through the first two periods. Phil Bushbacher’s goal at 1:51 of the second gave the Vikings a 1-0 lead, but Finlandia scored late in the second period to tie it and 2:16 into the third to take the lead.

William Thoren’s power-play goal for the Vikings at the 8:39 mark of the third tied the score at 2-2. Lawrence finished 1-for-7 on the power play. Finlandia was 0-for-4.

The Vikings then grabbed the lead on Paul Zuke’s goal at the 13:13 mark. Lawrence quickly poured it on when Sam Johnson scored just over a minute later at 14:19 to grab a 4-2 advantage.

The Lions then pulled goaltender Mike Wuthrich, and Lawrence’s Matt Hughes scored an empty-net goal just eight seconds later to give Lawrence a 5-2 lead with just 1:25 left.

Peter Emery made 23 saves and picked up his 10th win of the season for the Vikings. Wuthrich made 53 saves and took the loss.

The two teams wrap up the series on Saturday afternoon.

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