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Shannon McLain picked up a match-high 13 kills and hit .500 for the night in the Lawrence University’s volleyball team’s 3-1 victory over the Milwaukee School of Engineering on Monday night.
The Vikings beat MSOE 25-18, 23-25, 25-16, 25-21.
Clare Bohrer and Melissa Schnettler added 12 kills apiece for the Vikings (6-7). Diane McLeod picked up 44 assists for Lawrence, and Kathleen Rowland had a match-high 21 digs.
Diane Jorgenson led MSOE with 12 kills, and Hayley McEnerney had 36 assists.
BERLIN, Wis. – Lawrence University freshman John Pechan won the title at the Ripon College Invitational on Sunday at Mascoutin Golf Club.
Pechan, who earned his first career victory, carded scores of 79 on Saturday and 75 on Sunday on the par-72 layout. His score of 154 was three shots better than St. Norbert College’s Jacob Hebbard, who finished second at 157.
Senior Jon Mays finished fifth for Lawrence, which took second in the team standings.
BELOIT, Wis. – The Lawrence University women’s tennis team won five of the six singles matches and rolled to a 6-3 Midwest Conference victory Saturday over Beloit College.
The Vikings got great performances at the top of their lineup. Beth Larson was a 6-0, 6-3 winner at No. 1 singles, and Jennifer Roesch posted a 6-2, 6-0 win at No. 2. Larson and Roesch also teamed for an 8-5 win at No. 1 doubles.
Bennett Pang’s goal in the 27th minute was the only score of the contest and gave the Lawrence University men’s soccer team a 1-0 Midwest Conference victory over visiting Lake Forest College on Saturday.
Goalkeeper Andrew Finley made three saves to pick up the shutout for Lawrence, which has won four straight.
Becky Esrock scored nine minutes into overtime to lift the Lake Forest College women’s soccer team to a 3-2 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday.
The Vikings took leads of 1-0 and 2-1 on goals by Sarah Ehlinger, but Lake Forest’s goal in the 64th minute was the equalizer and forced the overtime. Mallory Koula picked up a pair of assists for the Vikings.
WHITEWATER, Wis. – The Lawrence University men’s and women’s cross country teams both placed fourth at the UW-Whitewater Invitational on Saturday.
Emily Muhs paced all Lawrence runners by taking fourth place. She covered the 6,000-meter course in 24 minutes, 17 seconds. On the men’s side, Curran Carlile raced to fifth place. He finished the 8,000-meter course in 26:54.
The Monmouth College football team pulled ahead with a big third quarter and then hung on for a 30-25 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday in the Banta Bowl.
Monmouth (1-2, 1-1 MWC) scored 24 points in the third quarter but then had to stop Lawrence’s final drive to secure the victory.
Monmouth’s attack was led by running back Nick Law, who carried 24 times for 140 yards and a touchdown. Scots quarterback Brik Wedekind, filling in for injured All-American Alex Tanney, was 11 of 23 for 136 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.
Lawrence quarterback Tyler Mazur was 13 of 25 for 189 yards and two touchdowns, but he threw four interceptions. Mazur also ran seven times for 96 yards and a touchdown. Luke Barthelmess came on in relief of Mazur and was 8 of 14 for 74 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
Lawrence (1-2, 1-1) got on the board first on Mazur’s spectacular 80-yard touchdown run with 8:46 left in the second quarter. Monmouth tied the score at 6-6 on when Wedekind connected with Mike Ridgway on a 3-yard scoring pass with 3:41 left in the first half.
The Vikings then scored twice in the final 2:28 of the first half. Sam Wagner, who caught six passes for 134 yards, grabbed a 50-yard touchdown pass from Mazur to put the Vikings up 13-6 with 2:28 left.
Wedekind was then intercepted by Jeff Nichols, who returned the ball to the Monmouth 48 with 1:50 left in the half. Mazur hit Wagner with a 32-yard pass on the next play, and then connected with Mason Garcia for 11 yards to the Monmouth 5.
Two plays later, Jeremiah Johnson made a nice catch, scooping the ball off the turf, for a 2-yard touchdown grab with eight seconds left to give Lawrence a 19-6 lead at the break.
Monmouth came out strong in the second half and took the kickoff 69 yards in eight plays for a touchdown. Law ran it in from 20 yards out to cut the lead to 19-13.
On the ensuring series, Mazur was intercepted by Adam Hoste, who ran it back 53 yards for a touchdown to give Monmouth a 20-19 lead. Just two plays later, Mazur was intercepted again by Hoste, who returned the ball 29 yards to the Lawrence 15.
The Lawrence defense stiffened, and the Scots had to settle for Matt Batton’s 27-yard field goal for a 23-19 lead. On the next play from scrimmage, Shane Reschke intercepted Mazur at the Monmouth 33-yard line.
The Scots moved 67 yards in eight plays, with Wedekind scoring from 12 yards out, to take a 30-19 lead with 2:48 left in the third quarter.
The Vikings sliced into that lead as Barthelmess led the scoring drive. The Vikings moved 58 yards in six plays for the score. Barthelmess hit Nick Thackston with a 19-yard scoring pass with 4:31 left that trimmed the lead to 30-25.
The Lawrence defense forced a Monmouth punt, but Lawrence was pinned at its own 10-yard line. Nathan VanMetre sacked Barthelmess on fourth down from the Lawrence 16 to stop the final drive. The Scots were then able to run out the clock.
Lawrence returns to action next Saturday when it travels to St. Norbert College.
WHITEWATER, Wis. – The Lawrence University women’s tennis team dropped an 8-1 nonconference decisison to UW-La Crosse on Friday night at UW-Whitewater.
Lawrence’s lone victory was by Beth Larson, who posted a 7-6, 6-1 victory at No. 1 singles.
STEVENS POINT, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point women’s tennis team topped Lawrence University 6-3 in a nonconference match on Wednesday.
DE PERE, Wis. – The Lawrence University women’s soccer team limited St. Norbert College to only one shot on goal, and the Vikings posted a 2-0 Midwest Conference victory Wednesday at Schneider Stadium.
Annie Kaiser got Lawrence on the board with a goal in the 40th minute, and Mallory Koula sealed the victory with a goal in the final minute.
Cassie Burke made one save to pick up the shutout.
