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Aurora edges Vikings with late goal

The Aurora University men’s soccer team got a late goal and hung on for a 2-1 nonconference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at Whiting Field West.

Xavier Carrillo scored at the 73:25 mark off a pass from Matt Houghtaylen to give Aurora the 2-1 lead. Carrillo’s shot just got past a Lawrence defender, who was able to deflect it but not keep it out of the net.

Aurora took the early lead when Christian Foote scored at the 17:34 mark of the first half. Lawrence tied it when David Caprile scored his second goal of the season at the 53:27 mark.

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Vikings stay unbeaten with rout of Beloit

The Lawrence University women’s tennis team stayed unbeaten with an 8-1 Midwest Conference victory over Beloit College on Saturday at the Lawrence Courts.

The Vikings improved to 8-0 and are now 1-0 in the North Division with the impressive win over the Bucs, who had been beaten only once in eight matches coming into the event.

Lawrence swept the singles matches, and the most impressive wins came from Beth Larson at No. 1 and Christina Schaupp at No. 4. Both players lost only one game en route to their wins.

Lawrence also picked up wins by Larson and Jenni Roesch at No. 1 doubles and by Schaupp and Hannah Geoffrey at No. 3 doubles.

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Koula’s goal lifts Vikings past MSOE

The Lawrence University women’s soccer team got a goal from star forward Mallory Koula and that was enough to give the Vikings a 1-0 nonconference victory over the Milwaukee School of Engineering on Saturday at Whiting Field West.

Koula took a pass from freshman Keli Muchowski and scored at the 31:45 mark of the first half to give the Vikings a 1-0 lead.

Lawrence made that stand up with seven saves from junior goalkeeper Cassie Burke. It was Burke’s first shutout of the season. Lawrence outshot the Raiders 22-16.

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Vikings go 1-2 at Lawrence Quad

The Lawrence University volleyball team posted a 1-2 record on Saturday at the Lawrence Quadrangular inside Alexander Gymnasium.

The Vikings defeated Alverno College 3-0 (25-20, 25-19, 25-17). Lawrence dropped a 3-1 decision to Edgewood College by the scores of 25-19, 23-25, 28-26, 25-18. Cardinal Stritch University topped the Vikings 3-0 (25-19, 25-19, 27-25).

In the other matches on Saturday, Cardinal Stritch defeated Alverno 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-10), Edgewood defeated Alverno 3-0 (25-11, 25-18, 25-14) and Edgewood defeated Cardinal Stritch 3-1 (25-22, 14-25, 25-22, 25-18).

Freshman Betsy Sorensen paced the Vikings on the day with 31 kills and a .280 hitting percentage. Shannon McLain added 25 kills, and Presley Neuman had 18. Both Sorensen and Neuman had a team-high 10 blocks apiece.

Setter Diane McLeod piled up 110 assists and picked up 29 digs, five kills and four aces on the day. Libero Kathleen Rowland paced Lawrence with 62 digs.

All-Tournament Team

Mallory Palmer, OH, Edgewood

Ashleigh Fisher, OH, Cardinal Stritch

Diane McLeod, S, Lawrence

Lindsay Swansby, S, Edgewood

Sarah Mlachnik, L, Cardinal Stritch

Kathleen Rowland, L, Lawrence

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Scots run past Lawrence

MONMOUTH, Ill. — Alex Tanney and Trey Yocum both had big days offensively to lead the Monmouth College football team to a 56-0 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at Zorn Stadium.

Tanney, Monmouth’s All-America quarterback, completed 25 of 30 passes for 371 yards and three touchdowns. Yocum ran 20 times for 166 yards and three touchdowns. Monmouth (2-1, 2-0 MWC) piled up 682 yards of offense.

Lawrence was limited to only 190 yards of offense and was shut out for the first time since the 2009 season.

Lawrence quarterback Luke Barthelmess was 23 of 41 for 141 yards. Tyler Mazur was the top receiver for the Vikings with seven catches for 39 yards, and Sam Wagner had six catches for 50 yards.

Monmouth scored on its first two possessions, with Yocum scoring from two yards out to make it 7-0 and Stefan Flynn grabbing a three-yard scoring pass for a 14-0 lead.

The Scots also scored on its first four possessions of the second quarter, including a 73-yard touchdown pass to Mike Blodgett, to lead 42-0 at the half.

Monmouth added a touchdown midway through the third quarter and added another score early in the fourth quarter to wrap up the scoring.

Lawrence drove into Monmouth territory eight times but couldn’t come away with any points. Lawrence’s deepest penetration on the afternoon was the Monmouth 16 early in the second quarter, but the Scots got a sack on fourth down to stop that drive.

Darvis PridGeon had nine tackles to pace the Lawrence defense, and Preston Lumzy recorded nine stops, including 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks, to pace Monmouth.

Lawrence returns to action next Saturday when it hosts St. Norbert College in the Banta Bowl.

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Stevens, Muhs pace Vikings at UW-Whitewater Invitational

WHITEWATER, Wis. — Sam Stevens ran to a third-place finish and Emily Muhs grabbed fifth place to lead the Lawrence University cross country teams on Saturday at the UW-Whitewater Warhawk Invitational.

Stevens led the Lawrence men to third place in the team standings with 78 points. UW-Platteville won the title with 28. Muhs’ effort helped Lawrence place fifth with 114 points. UW-Platteville took the title with 31 points.

Stevens covered the 8,000-meter course in 26:53, and Whitewater’s Mathias Werve grabbed first in 26:37. Kyle Dockery (15th), Curran Carlile (17th), Sam Estrem (21st) and Jamie Brisbois (22nd) rounded out the scoring for Lawrence.

Muhs finished the 6,000-meter course in 24:39 for the Vikings, and Ann Tank of Platteville was the winner in 23:57. Maggie Mahaffa (21st), Anna Ratliff (23rd), Cathy Kaye (32nd) and Amanda Dwyer (33rd) completed the scoring for Lawrence.

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Wisconsin Lutheran downs Vikings

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Wisconsin Lutheran College men’s soccer team scored three times in the first half to take control and went on to a 4-1 nonconference victory over Lawrence University on Wednesday.

Lawrence opened the scoring when David Caprile connected on a penalty kick just 4:01 into the match. Wisconsin Lutheran tied the match at the 6:21 mark and then scored in the 22nd and 24th minutes to take control.

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Vikings roll past Mount Mary

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Lawrence University volleyball team downed Mount Mary College 3-0 in a nonconference match on Wednesday.

Lawrence won by the scores of 26-24, 25-23, 25-17.

Clare Bohrer paced the Vikings with 12 kills and five blocks, and Emma Kane added 10 kills and 13 digs.

Diane McLeod picked up 34 assists and added three aces and 14 digs. Kathleen Rowland paced the Vikings with 23 digs.

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Lawrence takes downs Titans

The Lawrence University women’s tennis team stayed unbeaten by posting a 6-3 nonconference victory over UW-Oshkosh on Wednesday at the Lawrence Courts.

Lawrence opened by winning two of the three doubles matches, with Beth Larson and Jenni Roesch winning at No. 1 and Christina Schaupp and Hannah Geoffrey winning at No. 3.

Lawrence then won at Nos. 1 through 4 singles to wrap up the match. Larson won at No. 1, Roesch took the victory at No. 2, Gayatri Malhotra won at No. 3 and Schaupp was victorious at No. 4. 

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Inside LU Athletics: Mazur, Barthelmess forming prolific partnership

What started as a competition has turned into a partnership that is poised to produce prolific results.

Luke Barthelmess and Tyler Mazur came to Lawrence University fall football practice set to battle for the starting quarterback job with the Vikings. After several weeks of practice, Barthelmess got the nod at quarterback, and Mazur moved to a starting spot at wide receiver.

“It is a show of their internal character that they went from competitive to cooperative,” Lawrence head coach Chris Howard said. “In the best interests of the team, we made the decision on the position, and we asked each one to support the other one.”

In the first two weeks of their quarterback/wide receiver partnership, all they are doing is leading the nation in various statistical categories. In the wake of Lawrence’s 62-42 victory at Knox last week, Mazur broke or tied three school records, and Barthelmess broke two school records and a Midwest Conference mark.

“What I think is really cool between Tyler and myself is that ever since last year when this started, we’ve had a professional approach to it and off the field we’re great friends,” said Barthelmess, who was 28 of 39 for a record 549 yards and a record six touchdowns against Knox. “It doesn’t make sense that we’re as close as we are.”

That symbiotic relationship that can build between quarterback and receiver is in effect between these two stellar athletes. Mazur, a triple threat catching, running or throwing the ball, caught eight passes for 220 yards and four touchdowns, which tied a school record. He also ran for another score to set records of five TDs and 30 points in a game.

“At the beginning of camp, I had the attitude I wanted to win the quarterback spot but overall I’m having fun playing football. I’ve embraced that idea. Luke and I have gotten to working really well together,” Mazur said.

“It’s a huge team effort. If they need me to try and catch the ball, that’s what I’m going to do. If they need me to come in for that wildcat package, I’ll do my best to score that way. I have fun doing it.”

With a receiving corps that also features Kaukauna’s Jon Bruehl, Green Bay’s Taylor Mandich, Sam Wagner and newcomer Dominque Dirden, the Vikings were looking to amass a potent offense. Throwing Mazur, with his versatility and stunning athletic ability, into the mix only sweetens the pot.

“We only have so many quality athletes and we can’t have quality athletes sitting on the bench,” Howard said in reference to Mazur. “In the past we’ve had talented individuals. In the past we had a guy or two guys, but we now have five or six bonafide playmakers. The issue is to spread the ball along and make them happy.”

Lawrence had nine different players catch a pass against Knox last Saturday in one of the most prolific offensive explosions in school history with 656 total yards.

“The whole object of the offense is to stress defenses in ways that we can rather than line up and pound people in ways that we can’t,” Howard said. “From a coaching world, we have a lot to work on but the path is developing. We have a certain vision of what we want our offense to be and we have a certain vision of what we want our defense to be. Our offense is closer to that vision right now.”

Barthelmess likes the progress the team has made in the opening two weeks, but he’s looking for more.

“I’m looking forward to it when things really start to sync up,” Barthelmess said. “Whenever this thing starts to really click, we might do some special things.”

Honors pour in

In the wake of the Vikings’ victory at Knox, Barthelmess, Mazur and kicker Cody Robel, an Appleton native, all picked up awards.

Mazur was named to both the D3football.com and Beyond Sports Network national teams of the week. Barthelmess also was chosen for the BSN team and was chosen as the MWC Offensive Player of the Week. Robel, who tied the school record by going 8-for-8 on PATs, was named the MWC Special Teams Player of the Week.

Lawrence also leads the nation in passing offense (454 yards per game). Barthelmess leads the nation in passing yards per game (442) and total offense per game (495). Mazur is tops in the nation in scoring per game (21).

Bohrer chosen

Lawrence volleyball standout Clare Bohrer was named the MWC Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Vikings to a 3-2 mark on the week. Bohrer piled up 52 kills on the week and had a .159 hitting percentage. She also picked up 24 blocks, eight aces and 18 digs. She led the Vikings to a fifth-place finish at the UW-Oshkosh Classic and was named to the all-tournament team.

Larson nets award

Lawrence women’s tennis star Beth Larson was named the MWC Player of the Week after posting a perfect record at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles. The senior from Maplewood, Minn., lost only five games total in singles as Lawrence defeated Dominican (Ill.), Edgewood and Lake Forest. She also teamed with Jenni Roesch for a 3-0 mark in doubles.

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.