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Vikings roll past Wisconsin Lutheran

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s basketball team broke open a close game early in the second half and cruised to a 73-62 nonconference win at Wisconsin Lutheran College on Monday night.

Jon Mays scored 19 points to pace Lawrence (3-2) and was one of four Vikings in double figures. Conor Klusendorf added 15 points and Chris Siebert had 13. Center Erik Borresen picked up a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

D.J. Cupertino scored a game-high 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Wisconsin Lutheran (0-6).

The Vikings led by as many as nine points in the first half and held a 34-27 lead at the break.

Wisconsin Lutheran quickly cut into that lead in the second half and trimmed the margin to 34-33 on Russell Strutz’s layup with 18:11 left in the game.

The Vikings then went on a 10-0 run to seize control of the game. Borresen had a conventional three-point play in that run, and Mays capped it with a 3-pointer to give Lawrence a 44-33 lead with 15:29 left.

After Cupertino answered with a 3-pointer for the Warriors, Lawrence outscored Wisconsin Lutheran 20-9 over the next 6:55.  Freshman guard Brian Gryszkiewicz capped that run with a 3-pointer to give Lawrence its biggest lead of the game, 19 points, at 64-45 with 8:17 remaining.

The Warriors never got closer than the final margin of 11 points the rest of the way.

Lawrence, which has now won three straight, returns to action on Dec. 15 when it travels to Knox College for a Midwest Conference game.

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Marian rallies to top Vikings

FOND DU LAC, Wis. – The Marian University hockey team rallied from a two-goal deficit and posted a 5-2 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at the Blue Line Ice Center.

Lawrence (6-4-0, 4-2-0 MCHA) jumped out to a 2-0 lead just 7:44 into the game.

Freshman Derek Brickan scored his first career goal at the 5:58 mark to give the Vikings a 1-0 edge. Lawrence made it 2-0 just 1:46 later when Brad Scurfield took a pass from Sam Johnson and scored his sixth goal of the season.

The Sabres (7-5-0, 5-3-0) cut the lead in half when Matt Williams, who had a hat trick, scored at the 9:58 mark. Matt Berger then scored on a penalty shot at the 18:36 mark to tie the game at 2-2.

It was the first time since Nov. 12, 2004, that a Lawrence opponent had taken a penalty shot.

Williams gave Marian the lead for good with a goal at the 3:46 mark of the second period. Dakota Dubetz then scored 59 seconds later give the Sabres a 4-2 edge. Williams completed the hat trick when he scored at the 6:59 mark of the third period.

Josh Baker stopped 28 shots for the Sabres to pick up the win. Evan Johnson made 49 saves for the Vikings.

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Siebert’s 3-pointer pushes Vikings past Lake Forest

Chris Siebert drained a 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds left to lift the Lawrence University men’s basketball team to a 62-60 Midwest Conference victory over Lake Forest College on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium.

Jon Mays paced Lawrence (2-2, 2-0 MWC) with 22 points, and Erik Borresen had a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Travis Clark led Lake Forest (3-2, 2-1) with 21 points, and Jeff Beck added 12 points and a team-high nine rebounds.

Lawrence led by as many as eight points early in the second half, but the Vikings’ lead hovered between two and five points for much of the second half.

The Vikings led 57-52 on Borresen’s layup with 3:05 left, but Chris Roets answered with a 3-pointer for the Foresters. Tyler Crisman countered with a layup with 2:29 left to push Lawrence’s lead back to 59-55, but David Pilalis hit a pair of free throws with 2:00 left to cut the lead back to 59-57.

The teams traded missed shots, and Lake Forest had the ball inside the final minute with a chance to tie or take the lead. Brian Gryszkiewicz then blocked Roets’ 3-pointer, and the Lawrence freshman guard came out of a scramble with the ball with 48 seconds left.

Lawrence looked to possibly seal the win with a basket, but Siebert got trapped by a pair of Foresters. Clark stole the ball with 22 seconds left to give Lake Forest new life.

Following a Foresters timeout, Beck drove to the basket, scored and was fouled. He converted the free throw with 13 seconds left to give Lake Forest a 60-59 lead.

Lawrence took its final timeout and Siebert got the ball just to the left of the top of the key and buried what proved to be the game-winning 3-pointer with a defender in his face. Beck missed a desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer for the Foresters.

The Vikings are off to a 2-0 start in league play for the fifth time in the last six seasons.

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Lake Forest women topple Lawrence

The Lake Forest College women’s basketball team jumped out to a huge early lead and went on to a 76-36 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium.

Emily Weber and Alex Messacar scored 10 points apiece to pace Lake Forest (3-2, 1-1 MWC), which had 14 different players score. Freshman Alex Deshler continued her strong play for Lawrence (0-4, 0-2) and finished with a  game-high 15 points. Kanesha Walker pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds for the Vikings.

Down to only seven healthy players due to injuries, Lawrence had a tough time keeping up with the Foresters. Deshler hit a 3-pointer early to give Lawrence its only lead of the game at 3-2, and Lake Forest then rattled off the next 20 points.

A pair of free throws from Katie Van Es with 6:31 left in the first half finally broke the scoreless streak for Lawrence. Lawrence was held to 10 first-half points and Lake Forest led 43-10 at the break.

Lake Forest would go on to lead by as many as 45 points in the second half.

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Vikings drop penalty-filled game to Marian

The Marian University hockey team broke the game open late in the first period and went on a 10-2 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Lawrence University Friday night at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

The Sabres (6-5-0, 4-3-0 MCHA) scored three times in a span of 3:28 in the first period to break a 1-1 tie. The Sabres strung together eight unanswered goals before the Vikigns scored midway through the third period.

Brendan Hull and Justin Cormier scored two goals apiece for the Sabres, who  were 3-for-6 on the power play.

Jameson Raymond and William Thoren both scored for the Vikings (6-3-0, 4-1-0), who lost for the first time in league play. Both of Lawrence’s goals came on the power play, and the Vikings finished 2-for-7 on the man-advantage.

The game was marred by 33 penalties and two game disqualifications.

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Red-hot starting five leads Vikings past Illinois College

The starting five on the Lawrence University men’s basketball team was on fire Friday night.

The Vikings’ starters shot 63.2 percent (36-57) from the floor as Lawrence posted a 100-79 Midwest Conference victory over Illinois College at Alexander Gymnasium.

Jon Mays led the assault for Lawrence (1-2, 1-0 MWC) with a career-high 26 points. Mays was 11 of 18 from the floor. Tyler Crisman added 22 points on 7 of 14 shooting from the field, and Chris Siebert added 21 points and was 8 of 11 from the floor.

Conor Klusendorf was 6 of 7 from the floor on his way to 12 points, and Erik Borresen was 4 of 7 from the field and finished with 10 points. Klusendorf also picked up a career-high five blocked shots.

Nathan Kohler led Illinois College (2-1, 0-1) with 15 points.

Lawrence, which shot 59.7 percent from the floor for the game, broke the game open midway through the first half. The Vikings led 15-9 and then went on a 23-5 run to grab a 38-14 advantage with 8:41 left in the opening half.

Illinois College battled back and trimmed the margin to 42-32 with 3:45 left before the break. The Vikings then finished the half on a 10-5 run, punctuated by Andrew Kline’s jumper with 47 seconds left, to take a 52-37 lead at the half.

Lawrence’s lead was as little as 10 points at 65-55 with 12:04 remaining, but the Vikings never let the lead shrink to single figures. Lawrence built the advantage back to 16 points with 5:56 left and never led by less than 13 points the rest of the way.

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Lady Blues’ hot start leads to win over Lawrence

The Illinois College women’s basketball team jumped out to a 16-point lead less than six minutes into the game and went on to a 60-37 Midwest Conference victory Friday night over Lawrence University at Alexander Gymnasium.

Rachel Macon scored 15 points to pace Illinois College (2-2, 1-0 MWC) and Sarah Puckett and Alex Gabriel added 10 points apiece. Carrie Walberg pulled down a game-high 19 rebounds for the Lady Blues.

Alex Deshler paced Lawrence (0-3, 0-1) with nine points and a team-best 12 rebounds. Katie Van Es added eight points for the Vikings.

Illinois College hit eight of its first 10 shots from the floor to jump out to a 19-3 lead with 14:21 left in the opening half. Puckett hit a pair of 3-pointers in that stretch and Gabriel added five points during the run.

Lawrence trailed by 19 points and 35-16 at the half.

Illinois College built the lead to 20 points midway through the second half and the final margin of 23 points matched the Lady Blues’ biggest lead of the contest.

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Vikings set for three games in four days

The Lawrence University men’s basketball team enters a stretch of three games in four days.

The Vikings start Midwest Conference play Friday when they host Illinois College. Lawrence then faces Lake Forest College on Saturday afternoon in another Midwest Conference contest.

Lawrence goes back to nonconference play on Monday when it travels to Wisconsin Lutheran College.

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Vikings set for series with Marian, trip to Superior

The Lawrence University hockey team return to Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association play this weekend when it takes on Marian University in a home-and-home series this weekend.

The Vikings host Marian on Friday and then travel to Fond du Lac, Wis., on Saturday.

Lawrence then wraps up its play before Christmas with a trip to UW-Superior on Tuesday for a nonconference game with the Yellowjackets.

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