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DePouw, Nikitas shoot Vikings past Monmouth

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s basketball team pulled away early in the second half and cruised to a 67-53 Midwest Conference victory over Monmouth College on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium.

Junior forward Ryan DePouw paced Lawrence (8-9, 6-6 MWC) with 20 points and connected on 4-of-5 shots from 3-point range. Jamie Nikitas had a double-double with 18 points and a game-high 10 rebounds to go along with a game-high six steals for the Vikings. Brian Gryszkiewicz chipped in with 10 points, six rebounds, three assists and four steals for Lawrence.

Cole Jackson led Monmouth (5-13, 4-9) with 12 points.

Lawrence, which has beaten Monmouth 12 consecutive times, led only 29-26 late in the first half when Nikitas buried a 3-pointer. Gryszkiewicz followed with a layup off a pass from Nikitas. After a Ben Friday layup for Monmouth, DePouw nailed a 3-pointer at the first half buzzer to put Lawrence up 37-28 at the break.

Lawrence still held that nine-point edge four-plus minutes into the second half when the Vikings pulled away for good. Chris Siebert started a 9-0 run by hitting a 3-pointer, and Nikitas followed with a three-point play for a 48-33 lead. Nikitas then hit a 3-pointer with 13:03 left for a 51-33 edge.

The Scots trimmed the lead to 51-37, but a three-point play from Trace Sonnleitner and a Tyler Mazur layup quickly pushed Lawrence’s lead back to 56-37. Monmouth got no closer than the final margin of 14 points the rest of the way.

Lawrence returns to action on Wednesday when it hosts No. 8 St. Norbert College on Wednesday.

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Foresters use big second period to roll past Lawrence

APPLETON, Wis. — Lake Forest College scored six times in the second period and went on to a 7-0 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Lawrence University Friday at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

Luke Swardenski scored a pair of goals, and Mike Violette had a goal and three assists to pace the Foresters (11-8-1, 8-5-0 NCHA).

Leo Podolsky stopped 31 shots to pick up the shutout for Lake Forest. Mattias Soderqvist played the first 30 minutes and took the loss for Lawrence (5-14-1, 4-9-0).

After a scoreless first period, the Foresters took advantage of some power-play chances and raced away to a big lead. Jack Lewis and Swardenski both scored on the power play in the first 4:38 of the second period to put the Foresters up 2-0.

Violette scored at the 6:07 mark, and Andrew Stein added a power-play goal at 9:16 to make it 4-0. Lake Forest added two more goals in the next 4:35 to build a 6-0 edge.

The Foresters fired 23 shots on net in the second period and had a 51-31 edge in shots for the game.

The teams finish the weekend series Saturday night at Lake Forest.

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Pioneers run away from Vikings early

WAUKESHA, Wis. — The Carroll University women’s basketball team scored the game’s first 16 points and rolled to a 67-32 Midwest Conference win over Lawrence University on Tuesday at Van Male Fieldhouse.

Ashley Janczewski paced Carroll (11-6, 8-4 MWC) with 13 points, and Breann Maryanski added 12.

Kassidy Rinehart led Lawrence (3-13, 1-10) with 10 points, and Alex Deshler added eight points and tied for game-high honors with six rebounds.

Lawrence didn’t score until Rinehart’s layup with 14:45 left in the first half. The Pioneers started the game with a 33-6 edge and went on to lead 44-15 at the half.

Carroll would lead by as many as 39 points in the second half.

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Lawrence rally falls short at Carroll

WAUKESHA, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s basketball team rallied from a double-digit deficit in the second half, but Carroll University hung on for an 84-78 Midwest Conference victory on Tuesday at Van Male Fieldhouse.

The Vikings trailed by 15 points early in the second half, but Lawrence trimmed the margin to one before Carroll recovered. The Pioneers built the lead back to double digits and then had to hold on in the final minutes.

Trace Sonnleitner paced Lawrence (7-9, 5-6 MWC) and all scorers with a career-high 21 points. The sophomore forward went 7-for-9 from the floor, including 5-for-5 from 3-point range.

Chris Siebert added 19 points for the Vikings, and Ryan DePouw had 16 points and a team-high six rebounds.

Kyle Keranen led Carroll (10-7, 7-5) with 18 points.

Carroll, which led by 10 at the half, pushed the lead to 49-34 with 15:54 remaining. Lawrence then scored the game’s next 13 points, including the final seven from Siebert, to trim the lead to 49-47 with 11:03 remaining.

After an Alec Molter layup stopped the run for Carroll, Sonnleitner hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 51-50. Carroll led 54-52 when the Pioneers scored nine consecutive points to push the lead to 63-52.

Lawrence again battled back and cut the lead to 80-76 on a Jamie Nikitas layup with 1:17 left. Nikitas then stole the ball on the ensuing possession but his layup was blocked at the other end.

Keranen then hit four consecutive free throws in the final 29 seconds to seal the victory.

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Saunders scores twice as Lawrence tops No. 15 St. Scholastica

APPLETON, Wis. — Huck Saunders scored a pair of goals, and Lawrence University knocked off the 15th-ranked College of St. Scholastica 3-2 in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association game on Saturday at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

Saunders scored midway through the second period to give the Vikings a two-goal lead, and Lawrence (5-13-1, 4-8-0 NCHA) went on to defeat its second ranked opponent of the season.

Freshman goaltender Mattias Soderqvist, who joined the team at midseason, made 30 saves to pick up his first collegiate victory. Tyler Bruggeman stopped 30 shots for the Saints (10-5-4, 7-2-3) and took the loss.

St. Scholastica got on the board at the 12:34 mark of the first period on Derek Hills’ power-play goal. Saunders tied the game at 1-1 with just 2:12 left in the opening period when he scored off assists from Steve Hughes and Blake Roubos.

Sean Reynolds put the Vikings up 2-1 when he scored his first collegiate goal off assists from Renato Engler and Paul Zuke at the 7:22 mark of the second. Saunders gave Lawrence a 3-1 lead with a goal at the 12:06 mark of the second with Kevin Killian and Ryan Robertson earning assists.

After Lawrence’s Erik Soderlund got sent off for unsportsmanlike conduct, Brandon Nowakowski scored on the ensuing power play at the 13:09 mark of the second to trim the lead to 3-2.

That was it for the scoring, and the Saints were forced to kill off four penalties over the final 25:28 of the game. St. Scholastica pulled Bruggeman for the final minute of the game but didn’t get any serious scoring chances with the extra attacker.

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Cardinal takes pair of titles at Private College Championships

KENOSHA, Wis. — Hayley Cardinal won a pair of titles Saturday to lead the Lawrence University women’s swim team to a second-place finish at the Wisconsin Private College Championships at Carthage College.

Cardinal won the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:09.75 and raced to the title in the 200 breaststroke in 2:32.85. Paced by Cardinal, Lawrence was second in the team standings with 156 points. Carthage won the title with 246.

Paige Witter and Taylor Winter also took home titles for the Lawrence women. Witter won the 200 butterfly in 2:20.68, and Winter was dominant in winning the 1,650 freestyle in 18:17.16.

On the men’s side, senior Charlie Mann picked up a title for the Vikings. Mann raced to victory in the 100 freestyle in 49.47 seconds, edging Carthage’s Erik Pinter by .06 seconds.

The Lawrence men finished fifth in the standings with 54 points. Carthage won the title with 257.

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Lawrence falls short against Knox

APPLETON, Wis. — The Knox College women’s basketball team rallied midway through the second half and went on to an 86-75 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium.

Jodi Marver led Knox (4-11, 2-8 MWC) with 19 points, and Jamie Blue came off the bench to score 13 points.

Katie Schumacher led Lawrence (3-12, 1-9) with a double-double as she posted game highs of 20 points and 13 rebounds. Patsy Kealey added 14 points and nine rebounds for the Vikings, and Alex Deshler had 13 points and tied for game-high honors with five assists.

The game was tied 34-34 at the half, but Lawrence was able to pull out to a seven-point lead. The Vikings were up 44-42 before an 8-3 run, capped by a pair of Bethany Hoster free throws, gave Lawrence a 52-45 lead with 15:14 left.

Over the next five minutes, Knox hit five 3-pointers as part of a 19-2 run. Five different players hit a 3-pointer in that stretch for Knox, and it was Aly Eastman’s trey that capped the run and gave the Prairie Fire a 65-54 lead with 9:59 left.

Andrea Wilkinson’s layup trimmed the lead to nine at 65-56, but that’s as close as the Vikings would get. Knox built the lead back to 15 points, and Lawrence  cut the margin to 83-73 but got no closer.

Lawrence returns to action on Tuesday when it travels to Carroll University.

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Vikings hit from long range to bury Knox

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s basketball team hit 15 3-pointers on Saturday on its way to an 88-73 Midwest Conference victory over Knox College at Alexander Gymnasium.

Lawrence (7-8, 5-5 MWC) went 15-for-30 from beyond the arc and shot 53.7 percent from the field for the game.

Chris Siebert scored a team-high 22 points for the Vikings and was 6-for-11 from 3-point range. Ryan DePouw added 21 points, hit a pair of 3-pointers, and collected a team-best five rebounds. Jamie Nikitas added 16 points and hit 4-of-8 shots from beyond the arc. He also had five assists and four rebounds.

David Jones hit 11-of-13 shots from the floor on his way to a game-high 28 points for Knox (1-14, 0-10). He also pulled down a game-high nine rebounds.

Lawrence built a 23-13 lead in the first 10 minutes of the game, and the Vikings hit six 3-pointers in their first eight baskets. DePouw also had a conventional three-point play in that stretch. Tom Antosz capped the opening stretch with a layup to give the Vikings the 10-point edge with 10:30 left in the opening half.

Knox battled back and trimmed the lead to 38-37 on Eric Miller’s 3-pointer with 46 seconds left in the half. Troy Miller then buried a 3-pointer for Lawrence to give the Vikings a 41-37 lead at the break.

The Vikings then opened the second half with a 20-6 scoring run to take command of the game. DePouw and Nikitas both had five points in that stretch, and Siebert capped the outburst with, what else, a 3-pointer to give Lawrence a 61-43 lead with 13:29 remaining.

Knox trimmed the lead to 11 points on a pair of occasions but got no closer. Lawrence stretched the lead to as many as 19 points as the Vikings beat Knox for the fifth consecutive time and 21st time in the last 24 games.

Lawrence returns to action on Tuesday when it travels to Carroll University.

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Saints pull away late to down Lawrence

APPLETON, Wis. — The 15th-ranked College of St. Scholastica scored three third-period goals to post a 4-1 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Lawrence University on Friday night at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

Derek Hills scored a pair of goals for the Saints (10-4-4, 7-1-3 NCHA), including the game-winner.

Tyler Bruggeman stopped 20 shots to pick up the win for St. Scholastica. Mattias Soderqvist made 29 saves and took the loss for Lawrence (4-13-1, 3-8-0).

The game was tied 1-1 heading to the third period when Hills scored at the 8:59 mark. Lawrence kept pushing for the tying goal, but a turnover near center ice was converted into a quick goal by Dylan Nowakowski to give the Saints a 3-1 lead with 2:08 left.

Bobby Lipsett added an empty-net goal with 1:13 left to finish the scoring.

Hills started the scoring for St. Scholastica when he picked up a power-play goal at the 3:54 mark of the first. Lawrence tied it on Huck Saunders’ power-play goal at the 15:20 mark of the second.

The teams wrap up the series Saturday afternoon.

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Vikings fall to Ripon

RIPON, Wis. — Kacie Cullen scored 14 points to lead the Ripon College women’s basketball team to a 60-36 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Wednesday night at the Storzer Center.

Sia Gonyo added 13 for Ripon (6-9, 6-4 MWC). Andrea Wilkinson paced Lawrence (3-11, 1-8) with 11 points, and Patsy Kealey added nine points for the Vikings.

Ripon pulled away early and led by 10 points a little more than seven minutes into the game. The Red Hawks led by as many as 19 points in the first half, but the Vikings got jumpers from Katie Schumacher, Kealey and Wilkinson to trim the margin to 33-20 at the half.

Ripon then scored the first 10 points of the second half to build the margin to 43-20 and seal the victory. The Red Hawks would lead by as many as 32 points.

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