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ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Emily Muhs and Sam Stevens were the top runners for the Vikings on Saturday at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regional at Augustana College.
Muhs covered the 6,000-meter course in 23:24 to finish 46th. She led the Lawrence women to a 27th-place finish.
Stevens posted a time of 26:20 and finished 62nd in the 8,000-meter event. The Lawrence men finished in 18th place.
WHITEWATER, Wis. — The UW-Whitewater swim teams topped Lawrence University in dual meet on Saturday. The Warhawks won the women’s meet 136-78, and the Whitewater men won 135-49.
Taylor Winter picked up a pair of victories for the Vikings. She won the 1,650-yard freestyle in 18:38.31 and took first in the 500 freestyle in 5:24.87.
Hannah Gabriel was the other winner for Lawrence as she swam to first in the 200 freestyle in 2:02.43.
The Lawrence University hockey team scored four times in the first period and rolled to a 6-2 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Northland College on Saturday at the Appleton Family Ice Center.
Six different players scored for Lawrence (3-0-1, 3-0-1 MCHA), who beat the Lumberjacks 5-3 on Friday night. The Vikings held Northland (0-4-0, 0-4-0) to just 22 shots, and Lawrence piled up 43 shots of its own.
Northland got on the board first when Garrett Nystedt scored 4:00 into the game. Lawrence answered just 28 seconds later on Derek Brickan’s first goal of the season.
The Vikings took the lead for good t the 9:22 mark when Sam Johnson fired one past Northland goaltender Kyle Finch. The Vikings quickly made it 4-1 on a pair of goals just 49 seconds apart. Patrick Coyne scored at the 15:35 mark, and Matt Hughes added a goal at 16:24.
Phil Buschbacher’s power-play goal early in the second period gave the Vikings a 5-1 lead, but Northland got a short-hander, its second in two games, to cut the lead back to 5-2.
Brad Scurfield closed out the scoring with a goal midway through the third period to put the Vikings up 6-2.
Peter Emery remains unbeaten early in his college career. Lawrence’s freshman goaltender stopped 20 shots to improve to 3-0 on the season. Finch made 37 saves and took the loss.
The Lawrence University hockey team held off a determined effort from Northland College on Friday night and posted a 5-3 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association victory at the Appleton Family Ice Center.
The Vikings (2-0-1, 2-0-1 MCHA) got goals from five different players, and freshman goaltender Peter Emery picked up his second win of the season. Emery made 28 saves to improve to 2-0-0 on the season.
Lawrence jumped out to a 1-0 lead just 2:10 into the game on Huck Saunders’ first goal, a power-play tally, of the season. The Lumberacks scored on the power play just 33 seconds into the second period to tie it.
Lawrence freshman Patrick Coyne got his first collegiate goal when he scored exactly one minute later to give the Vikings a 2-1 edge.
Colin McIntosh countered for the Lumberjacks (0-3-0, 0-3-0) at the 4:23 mark to tie the score at 2-2. Lawrence scored just 40 seconds later on Ben Friedman’s first goal of the season to grab a 3-2 lead. Phil Bushbacher scored his first goal in a Lawrence uniform when he got a power-play goal at 11:28 of the second to give the Vikings a 4-2 edge.
Lawrence went 2-for-4 on the power play.
The Lumberjacks cut the margin to 4-3 on Kraig Wright’s short-handed goal 4:48 into the third period. The score stayed that way until Gustav Lindgren sealed the win for the Vikings with a goal with just 2:12 remaining.
Ian Perrier made 40 saves and took the loss for Northland.
The teams wrap up the series on Saturday afternoon.
The Lawrence University men’s basketball team is a bit of a paradox.
“We’re young but experienced, which is kind of a contradiction,” Lawrence coach Joel DePagter said.
The Vikings have only two seniors, including standout and All-Midwest Conference guard Tyler Crisman, on the roster when they open the season Tuesday at No. 24 UW-Stevens Point. The team is dominated by a group of eight sophomores, and many of them will play key roles in the 2011-12 season.
“We’d be foolish to think we’re not going to miss Jon Mays and Erik Borresen, who were all-conference guys we lost to graduation,” DePagter said. “At the same time, we had such a big freshmen class last year. Those guys, as sophomores, usually take a big step and we expect them to take that step.”
The Vikings will start three sophomores, guards Chris Siebert and Brian Gryszkiewicz and forward David DeWolfe. Siebert started every game last season and averaged 10.9 points, a team-high 4.4 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game. He is clearly poised to be among the league’s elite players.
“I’d be hard-pressed to name another freshman in our conference that was better than Chris Siebert,” DePagter said.
The steady Gryszkiewicz played in every game last season and averaged a modest 1.8 points and 1.8 points and 1.4 assists per game. Gryszkiewicz will be a great counterpoint to Crisman, who averaged 15.4 points per game last season and is one of the top 3-point shooters in the conference
“They are all a little different, which adds a little to everyone,” DePagter said. “Brian is just so tough. Crisman is easily one of the best shooters in the conference, and he’s so gritty. Plus, he just doesn’t think he’s going to miss. Siebert has Player of the Year type ability.”
The Vikings also return valuable backcourt backups in sophomores Tom Antosz and Max Burgess, who proved to be an effective 3-point shooter last season.
DeWolfe, who transferred from St. Norbert, brings needed size to the frontcourt. The 6-foot-7 DeWolfe joins returning starter and junior forward Conor Klusendorf, who averaged 7.7 points and 4.8 rebounds last season. Klusendorf also finished second in the league with 37 blocks.
Also in the mix in the frontcourt is another sophomore, Andrew Kline, who played in all but one game as a freshman. The Vikings also have senior Chris Sims, junior Scott Beauchamp and sophomores Chase Nelson and Adam Breseman.
“Andrew Kline has come back a different person physically. Way bigger, way stronger,” DePagter said. “He has taken a big step and he knew he had to.”
Lawrence also has an intriguing group of newcomers, several of whom could see action this season. Leading the group of guard Ryan DePouw, who led all prep scorers in Wisconsin last season. The Vikings also add more athleticism in junior Tyler Mazur, a football star for the Vikings playing his first year of basketball. Lawrence also gets more size in 6-5 freshman Shane Cullian and another Borresen, Andrew, the younger brother of Erik.
Lawrence was picked to finish eighth in the league in the preseason poll of MWC coaches. DePagter believes the Vikings will be one of a number of teams battling for a spot in the MWC Tournament.
“I have high expectations because we’re Lawrence and that’s what our expectations are,” DePagter said.
“It’s going to a close league from top to bottom. Teams are going to be beating each other all over the place. It’s going to come down to see who can stay healthy.”
Koula earns academic honor
Lawrence University women’s soccer standout Mallory Koula has been chosen for the Capital One Academic All-District 6 Team.
Koula, a senior forward, was a first-team selection.
Koula recently completed a stellar playing career with the Vikings. In three seasons at Lawrence, Koula scored a school-record 63 goals. She also broke the school’s career points record with 142. Koula also ranks sixth with 16 assists. Koula led the Vikings to the 2010 Midwest Conference Tournament title and a berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament. Koula and the Vikings also qualified for the 2011 MWC Tournament.
Koula also is an All-MWC and Academic All-MWC selection. A biochemistry major, Koula has a 3.85 grade point average.
Editor’s Note: Inside LU Athletics is a weekly notes package written by Lawrence University Sports Information Director Joe Vanden Acker. It will feature teams and individual players, recap weekly awards or highlights and take a look at what’s ahead for the Vikings.
The Lawrence University men’s basketball team tips off its regular season when it plays at No. 24 UW-Stevens Point on Tuesday. The game is set for 7 p.m. at Quandt Field House.
The Lawrence University hockey team takes on Northland College in a Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association series this weekend. Friday’s game begins at 7 p.m., and Saturday’s game is set for 4 p.m. at the Appleton Family Ice Center.
Lawrence University women’s soccer standout Mallory Koula has been chosen for the Capital One Academic All-District 6 Team.
Koula (Kimberly, Wis./Kimberly), a senior forward, was a first-team selection.
Koula recently completed a stellar playing career with the Vikings. In three seasons at Lawrence, Koula scored a school-record 63 goals. She also broke the school’s career points record with 142. Koula also ranks sixth with 16 assists. Koula led the Vikings to the 2010 Midwest Conference Tournament title and a berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament. Koula and the Vikings also qualified for the 2011 MWC Tournament.
Koula also is an All-MWC and Academic All-MWC selection. A biochemistry major, Koula has a 3.85 grade point average.
Koula is a member of the Dean’s List at Lawrence and did research in the summer of 2011 at the Mayo Clinic as part of Lawrence’s LU-R1 program. Koula also has been involved in the Friends of Jaclyn program, which pair seriously ill children with college sports teams. The Lawrence women’s soccer team adopted Hannah Sherwood, a third-grade student from Neenah, Wis. Koula also helps coach junior varsity soccer at Kimberly High School.
This marks the third consecutive year a Lawrence women’s soccer player has been chosen for the Academic All-District 6 Team. Sarah Ehlinger was selected in 2009 and 2010.
MEQUON, Wis. — The Lawrence University hockey team dominated the play on Saturday night, but the Vikings had to settle for a 2-2 overtime tie with Concordia (Wis.) University in a Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association game.
Lawrence (1-0-1, 1-0-1 MCHA) built a 2-0 lead, but Concordia (0-5-1, 0-3-1) scored twice in the final period to force the overtime. The Vikings outshot Concordia 59-33.
Sam Johnson got Lawrence on the board when he scored on the power play at the 14:54 mark of the second period. The Vikings made it 2-0 when Brad Scurfield took a pass from Phil Bushbacher and scored 1:59 into the third.
Concordia evened the score on goals from Russell Johnson at 3:33 and Brandon Bayer at 11:19.
Freshman goaltender Anton Olsson made his Lawrence debut and stopped 31 shots. Josh Lehr made 57 saves for Concordia.
RIPON, Wis. — The Ripon College football team pulled away over the final 20 minutes and posted a 50-20 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at Ingalls Field.
Ripon retained possession of the Doehling-Heselton Trophy in the 111th meeting between the teams. Lawrence vs. Ripon is the oldest college football rivalry in Wisconsin.
Lawrence (1-9, 1-8 MWC) had closed to 33-20 midway through the third quarter, but Ripon (6-4, 5-4) scored the game’s final 17 points.
Michael Crusan paced Ripon’s rushing attack with six carries for 112 yards. T.J. Pierce had 15 carries for 103 yards, and quarterback Matt Miller had 14 carries for 101 yards.
Lawrence quarterback Luke Barthelmess was 19 of 38 passing for 292 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions. Barthelmess finished the season with 22 touchdown passes, breaking the Lawrence record of 20 set by All-American Jim Petran in 1977.
Junior wide receiver Tyler Mazur caught seven passes for 89 yards and a touchdown. Mazur finished with 16 touchdowns (11 receiving, five rushing) to tie the Lawrence season record held by All-America running backs Brad Olson and Scott Reppert.
The Ripon defense, which allowed 430 yards to the Vikings, made some key stands or the outcome could have been different. Ripon stopped the Vikings on downs at its own 32-yard line, its own 26, its own 16 and its own nine-yard line.
Ripon got on the board with an early touchdown, but Lawrence quickly countered when Barthelmess hit Mazur with a short pass that he turned into a 36-yard touchdown with some nifty running along the sideline.
The Red Hawks built the lead to 21-6, but Shawn Martin capped an 11-play, 60-yard drive with a five-yard touchdown run to trim the margin to 21-13 midway through the second quarter.
Ripon got two field goals, including a school-record 54-yarder, from Jacob Gahart to take a 26-13 lead at the half.
Ripon led 33-13 when Jon Bruehl hauled in a 60-yard touchdown pass from Barthelmess midway through the third quarter to cut the lead to 33-20. Bruehl finished with six catches for 141 yards.
Ripon then scored on three of its next four possessions to seal the victory.
