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Lawrence soccer teams sweep Knox

GALESBURG, Ill. — The Lawrence University soccer teams swept a Midwest Conference doubleheader Saturday at Knox College.

The Lawrence women downed the Prairie Fire 3-0 and the Viking men posted a 4-1 victory over Knox.

Lawrence’s women improved to 3-1 in the Midwest Conference and 4-6 overall. Mallory Koula scored twice for the Vikings, and Cassie Burke made three saves to record the shutout.

The Lawrence men remain unbeaten in the league at 3-0 and are 6-3-1 overall. The Vikings got the game-winning goal and two assists from Jared Padway, and Steven Solomon recorded three saves to pick up the win.

Women’s box score

Men’s box score

Third-quarter burst pushes Illinois College past Lawrence

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — The Illinois College football team scored three touchdowns in a span of 3:38 in the third quarter to break open a close game and roll to a 45-21 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University Saturday at England Field.

The Blueboys (2-3, 2-2 MWC) got a huge game from Cecil Brimmage, who ran 34 times for 248 yards and three touchdowns.

Quarterback Tyler Mazur paced the Vikings (1-4, 1-3) by completing 2 2of 50 passes for 291 yards and three touchdowns. Mazur also threw five interceptions.

Lawrence got on the board first after Sam Wagner, who played both ways for the Vikings, intercepted a Mitch Niekamp pass at the Illinois College 17-yard line. Mazur hit Luke Barthelmess with an 18-yard scoring pass three plays later and the Vikings led 7-0 with 8:39 left in the first half.

Illinois College tied the game on the ensuing possession by moving 55 yards in seven plays for the touchdown. Brimmage ran it in from two yards out.

The Blueboys got a 37-yard Travis Downey field goal on the first possession of the third quarter to grab a 10-7 lead, and Brimmage did all the damage for IC on its next drive. He ran 34 yards on the first play and 20 yards for a score on the next to put the Blueboys up 17-7.

IC then sealed the game with three quick scores late in the third quarter. Niekamp hit Brock Thompson with a 40-yard scoring pass with 3:55 left in the third for a 24-7 lead.

After Mazur was intercepted on the ensuing possession to give IC a first down at its own 39, Brimmage ripped off a 60-yard run. Niekamp found Thompson for an eight-yard scoring pass two plays later.

After a Mazur interception on the next possession, IC took over at the Lawrence 42. Niekamp connected with Kevin Wallace two plays later ona  19-yard touchdown pass to put IC up 38-7.

Lawrence added touchdowns in the fourth quarter when Mazur hit Wagner with a 22-yard scoring pass and Jeremiah Johnson with a 15-yard touchdown strike.

Lawrence returns to action next Saturday when it hosts Carroll University in the Hall of Fame Game at the Banta Bowl.

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Vikings roll past Monmouth, Knox

The Lawrence University women’s tennis team rolled to 8-1 victories over Midwest Conference rivals Monmouth College and Knox College on Saturday at the Lawrence Courts.

The Vikings dropped only two games total in the three doubles matches against Monmouth and won five of the six singles matches. Lawrence freshman Martha McDonnell picked up her first collegiate victory with a 6-0, 6-1 win at No. 6 singles.

The Vikings (7-4) also swept the doubles matches and won the Nos. 1-5 singles matches against the Prairie Fire.

Monmouth box score

Knox box score

Titans shut out Lawrence

The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh men’s soccer team posted a 2-0 nonconference victory over Lawrence University on Tuesday.

Ryan Hanna got the Titans on the board in the 36th minute. Hanna collected a ball that skipped past a Lawrence defender and scored. Oshkosh made it 2-0 less than four minutes into the second half when Nick Laubenstein headed the ball in off a pass from Jesse Klein.

James Pike played 58 minutes and made two saves to pick up the win.

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Pechan fires course, school record to win Wisconsin Lutheran Invitational

HARTFORD, Wis. – It was a tale of two nines for Lawrence University golfer John Pechan on Monday, and he finished with a storybook ending.

Pechan (Bothell, Wash./Bothell) fired a 64 to tie the course record and set the school record on the par-72 layout at Washington County Golf Course. Pechan played the back nine first and made the turn in even-par 36 but then carded an 8-under 28 on the front nine.

Pechan, who shot 77 on Sunday, won the tournament by six shots with a 36-hole score of 141.

“I wasn’t putting well on the back nine,” said Pechan, a freshman who won the Ripon Invitational in last start. “Once I got to the front nine I missed a five-foot putt for birdie on the first hole and then I didn’t make any mistakes.”

After a birdie at No. 2, Pechan hit a 4-iron to eight feet at the 535-yard par-5 third hole. He drained that putt for an eagle and then made a 30-footer for birdie on the fourth hole. Pechan then birdied the par-4 fifth hole before making a par at No. 6.

Pechan chipped in for birdie on the par-5 seventh hole. He then hit a wedge to less than a foot for a tap-in birdie on the par-4 eighth. Pechan finished his final nine with a chip-in birdie at the 450-yard par-4 ninth.

Pechan said breaking 30 for nine holes was definitely on his mind as the round progressed.

“When I was five under through five holes I started thinking about it,” Pechan said. “I’ve always wanted to get a 29 and that was definitely in the back of my mind.”

Pechan’s 64 ties the course record of former UW-Parkside standout Andy Hanson, who shot his score at a qualifier for the 2009 United States Amateur Public Links Championship. Officials at Washington County said Pechan’s 28 set a record for a nine-hole score at the course.

Pechan broke the Lawrence record of 67, which was set by All-American and Appleton native Joe Loehnis at the Wartburg College Invitational on April 8, 2006. Pechan’s previous low was 66, which he shot at his home course, Harbour Pointe Golf Club in Mukilteo, Wash.

Lawrence carded team scores of 336 and 316 to finish in 12th place with a score of 652. Aurora University won the team title.

Howard to appear on ‘Clubhouse Live’

Lawrence University head football coach Chris Howard is scheduled to appear on Clubhouse Live on Tuesday.

The program, which is hosted by Appleton Post-Crescent sportswriters Brett Christopherson and Cory Jennerjohn, begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Clubhouse Sports Pub and Grill inside the Radisson Paper Valley Hotel in downtown Appleton. The program will be webcast at www.postcrescent.com/sports.

If you attend, you can register to win tickets to the Nov. 11 Packers-Cowboys game at Lambeau Field and a 50-inch flatscreen television.