The Highlights

Scores, news and more from Lawrence University Athletics

Baldino picks up MCHA Defensive Player of the Week honor

Michael Baldino

Lawrence University goaltender Michael Baldino has been named the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association Defensive Player of the Week.

Baldino (Woburn, Mass./Milton Academy) won the honor after earning his first collegiate victory in goal this past weekend. The sophomore goalie made 33 saves in Lawrence’s 4-2 victory over the College of St. Scholastica on Nov. 26.

Not only was it Baldino’s first collegiate win, it marked the first time Lawrence had defeated St. Scholastica in seven tries.

With Lawrence holding a one-goal lead late and an extra attacker on the ice for the Saints, Baldino made a pair of saves in the final minutes. Lawrence then sealed the win with an empty-net goal in the final minute.

Baldino, who has played in three games this season, improved his save percentage to .908 and lowered his goals against average to 3.56.

Lawrence, now 6-2-0 on the season, returns to action Friday when it hosts Marian University in a MCHA contest at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

Marian holds off Lawrence

The Marian University women’s basketball team held off a determined Lawrence University squad and posted a 63-55 nonconference victory Monday night at Alexander Gymnasium.

Alexis Becker and Brooke Haen scored 15 points apiece to pace Marian (2-1). Elizabeth Zutz added 12 points and pulled down a team-best eight rebounds for the Sabres.

Nakita Chadwick posted her first career double-double to pace Lawrence (0-2). Chadwick had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Vikings. She hit on 4 of 5 shots from the floor and was 3-for-4 from the foul line. Cory Paquette led the Vikings with 13 points and Kanesha Walker added 10 points for the Vikings.

The Sabres pulled away over the final six minutes of the first half with the help of their long-range shooting. Marian hit 9 of 35 from 3-point range.

The Sabres led 22-17 before Marian hit three 3-pointers as part of a 13-4 run. Haen’s layup with 43 seconds left in the first half gave Marian a 35-21 lead. The Sabres led 35-24 at the break.

The Vikings turned up the heat defensively in the second half, forcing 10 Marian turnovers after the break, to get back into the game.

Lawrence was down by 11 when Paquette hit a 3-pointers and Alex Deshler, who had nine points and nine rebounds, followed with a layup. After a Chadwick free throw, the Vikings cut the lead to 43-38 with 14:09 left.

The Vikings were down 48-40 when Dani Huray hit a 3-pointer for the Sabres and Zutz followed with a layup to push the lead to 53-40. Lawrence never got closer than seven points after that.

The Vikings return to action on Friday when they host Illinois College.

Box score

St. Norbert shuts out Vikings

The St. Norbert College hockey team turned in a superb defensive performance and posted a 5-0 nonconference victory Saturday night over Lawrence University at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

The game was part of the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association/Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Thanksgiving Showdown. In the early game on Saturday, the College of St. Scholastica posted a 6-5 overtime victory over Marian University.

St. Norbert (10-1-0) limited the Vikings (6-2-0) to 31 shots and B.J. O’Brien picked up the shutout for the Green Knights. He made several outstanding saves to preserve the shutout.

Evan Johnson stopped 41 shots for Lawrence and took the loss.

St. Norbert got on the board with Seth Soley’s goal at 6:55 of the the first period. The Green Knights kept that 1-0 lead until midway through the second period when Cody Keefer scored on the power play.

St. Norbert then broke the game open with a pair of goals in the final three minutes of the second period. Kyle Stroh scored at 17:13 and Zach McDonald added a goal at 19:29 to give the Green Knights a 4-0 lead after two periods.

Scott Pulak added the final tally with just 43 seconds left in the game.

Lawrence returns to action on Dec. 3 when it hosts Marian.

Box score

Vikings surge past St. Scholastica in final minutes

The Lawrence University hockey team scored two goals in an eight-second span late in the third period and went on to a 4-2 victory Friday over the College of St. Scholastica in a nonconference game at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

The game was part of the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association/Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Thanksgiving Showdown. In the early game Friday, St. Norbert College topped Marian University 4-1.

Lawrence (6-1-0) led 1-0 thanks to Jameson Raymond’s power-play goal late in the second period, and St. Scholastica (3-5-0) didn’t get the equalizer until Jeremy Dawes scored at the 12:35 mark of the third.

The Saints quickly grabbed a 2-1 lead when Riley Riddell scored just 1:47 later.

Lawrence struck back and tied the game at 2-2 on Josh DeSmit’s goal with just 2:28 remaining. The Vikings then won the ensuing faceoff and Matt Hughes took the pass from Huck Saunders and raced to the net. He beat Saints goaltender Patrick Sullivan just eight seconds later to give Lawrence a 3-2 edge.

The Saints then pulled Sullivan with just over a minute remaining, and Hughes sealed the win with an empty-net goal with just 57 seconds remaining.

Lawrence goaltender Michael Baldino picked up his first collegiate victory. Baldino, a sophomore, stopped 33 shots. Sullivan made 31 saves and took the loss.

Lawrence is back in action on Saturday when it hosts St. Norbert at 7 p.m. St. Scholastica faces Marian at 3:30 p.m.

Box score

Hot-shooting Titans down Lawrence

OSHKOSH, Wis. — A hot-shooting UW-Oshkosh men’s basketball team downed Lawrence University 75-66 in a nonconference game Wednesday at Kolf Sports Center.

The Titans (1-1) did most of their damage from long range, shooting 60.9 percent from 3-point range by connecting on 14 of 23 shots from beyond the arc. Oshkosh shot 48.3 percent (28 of 58) from the floor for the game.

Greg Schrimpf led Oshkosh with 21 points, and Paul Wojahn came off the bench to score 19 points.

Tyler Crisman led Lawrence (0-2) with 23 points, and Chris Siebert added 18. Erik Borresen had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

The game was tight early, and Lawrence led 15-14 on a Crisman free throw with 11:40 left in the first half. The Titans were up 23-20 when they scored seven consecutive points to grab a 30-20 lead with 6:44 left in the first half.

After a Siebert layup cut the lead to 30-22, the Titans made their next six shots from the floor and took a 47-31 lead into the locker room.

Oshkosh opened the second half by hitting four of its first six shots from the floor, all 3-pointers, to grab a 59-36 lead with 14:09 left.

Lawrence wasn’t able to make much of a dent in Oshkosh’s lead until late. The Vikings trimmed the margin from 69-48 to the final deficit of just nine points in the final 3:52.

Lawrence enjoyed a big advantage at the foul line, but the Vikings hurt themselves by only converting 17 of 28 (60.7 percent) from the charity stripe. Oshkosh only attempted eight free throws on the night.

Lawrence returns to action on Dec. 3-4 when it hosts Illinois College and Lake Forest College to open Midwest Conference play.

Box score

Vikings host Thanksgiving Showdown this weekend

The Lawrence University hockey team hosts the Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association/Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Thanksgiving Showdown this weekend at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

Lawrence and Marian University represent the MCHA, and the College of St. Scholastica and St. Norbert College are from the NCHA. Lawrence faces St. Scholastica on Friday night and the Vikings take on St. Norbert on Saturday night.

Preview

Vikings face road test at Oshkosh on Wednesday

The Lawrence University men’s basketball team travels to UW-Oshkosh on Wednesday for a nonconference game with the Titans. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at Kolf Sports Center.

The Titans are 0-1 after losing their season opener to St. Norbert College. The Vikings are also looking for their first win after dropping their season opener to top-ranked UW-Stevens Point.

Preview

Three players, Sammons honored on All-MWC women’s soccer team

Three Lawrence University players and head coach Lisa Sammons have been honored on the All-Midwest Conference women’s soccer team.

Sammons was named MWC Coach of the Year, and Mallory Koula (Appleton, Wis./Kimberly), Sarah Ehlinger (Wauwatosa, Wis./Divine Savior Holy Angels) and Annie Kaiser (Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI) were all named to the all-conference team. Koula and Ehlinger were first-team selections, and Kaiser was a second-team pick.

Sammons, in her third season as the Vikings’ head coach, earned the coaching award after leading the Vikings to the Midwest Conference Tournament championship. Lawrence won the conference tournament for the first time since 2001 and played in the NCAA Division III Tournament.

The Vikings, who compiled a 9-9-1 overall record and a 7-2-1 mark in Midwest Conference play, defeated Lake Forest College 4-3 in the tournament semifinals and then beat top seed Carroll University 2-1 for the tournament title on the Pioneers’ home field.

Koula, a junior forward, piled up 19 goals and four assists for 42 points and was chosen for the first team for the second consecutive season. Koula led the league in points, points per game (2.21), goals and goals per game (1.00). She also finished second in the league with six game-winning goals.

Koula finished the season strong by scoring 11 goals in her final six games. She picked up hat tricks against Beloit College, Ripon College and Lake Forest.

Ehlinger, who was a second-team all-conference pick in 2007, 2008 and 2009, was chosen for the team all four years of her career. Ehlinger scored 10 goals and had a league-best 10 assists for 30 points this season. The senior forward had a league-high 0.53 assists per game.

Kaiser, a senior midfielder, was chosen for the all-conference team for the first time. Kaiser scored two goals and had two assists for six points.

Trio of Vikings named to all-conference men’s soccer team

Three Lawrence University men’s soccer players have been chosen for the All-Midwest Conference team in a vote by league coaches.

Senior forward Jared Padway (Fox Point, Wis./Nicolet) was a first-team selection, and senior forward Bennett Pang (Honolulu, Hawaii/Punahou) and senior defender Colin Vize (Pleasant Prairie, Wis./Hyde School) were both chosen for the second team.

Padway, named to the all-conference team for the first time, tied for the team lead with 15 points. Padway was second on the team with five goals and tied for the team lead with five assists.

Padway scored against Edgewood College, Knox College, Monmouth College, St. Norbert College and Ripon College. Padway had a career-high two assists against both Edgewood and Knox and posted a career-high four points in both matches.

Pang also was chosen for the all-conference team for the first time. Pang led the team with six goals and tied for the team lead with 15 points. He also picked up a trio of assists. Pang scored single goals in six different games and had a three-game stretch against Edgewood, Lake Forest College and North Central College where he picked up one goal in each match.

Vize was chosen for the all-conference team for the second consecutive season. Vize spearheaded a defense that allowed only 1.4 goals per game and posted four shutouts.

Lawrence compiled a 9-7-2 record on the season and finished 6-3-0 in Midwest Conference play. The Vikings earned a berth in the four-team Midwest Conference Tournament and played conference champion Ripon to a 1-1 tie before losing on penalty kicks in the conference tournament semifinals.