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Hot-shooting Ripon rallies past Lawrence

RIPON, Wis. — The Ripon College men’s basketball team missed just seven shots from the floor in the second half and rallied for a 95-81 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Wednesday at the Storzer Center.

Ripon (10-5, 7-3 MWC) went 22-for-29 (75.9 percent) from the floor in the second half to rally from a 45-33 halftime deficit. Kyle Loughrin hit 13-of-18 shots from the floor on his way to a game-high 31 points for the Red Hawks.

Sophomore forward Trace Sonnleitner came off the bench to score a career-high 19 points for Lawrence (6-8, 4-5), which shot 56.1 percent from the floor for the game. Chris Siebert added 18 points for the Vikings, Jamie Nikitas had 15 points and Ryan DePouw picked up 14.

Lawrence jumped out to an early 10-points lead and led by as many as 15 points in the first half. Ripon cut the margin to six points late in the first half, but the Vikings got 3-pointers from Siebert and Tyler Mazur to push the lead back to 12 at the half.

Ripon’s hot shooting in the second half allowed it to erase Lawrence’s lead in less than eight minutes. Ripon tied the game at 57-57 at the 12:46 mark, and the Red Hawks slowly built a lead to as many as seven points over the next five minutes.

Lawrence trimmed the margin to four points with just under five minutes left, but Ripon then put the game away at the foul line. Ripon went 8-for-8 from the line in the final 2:23 to seal the win.

Ripon had an enormous advantage at the line, going 19-for-23. Lawrence shot only five free throws during the game.

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Bartes breaks school record in weight throw

OSHKOSH, Wis. — The Lawrence University track teams kicked off their indoor season on Saturday with a dual meet at UW-Oshkosh, and Brielle Bartes broke the school record in the weight throw.

Bartes set the record of 38 feet, 10.5 inches, just a short time after Genna Matt had established a new school record of 38-4.

The top finisher on the day for the Vikings was JP Ranumas, who won the 60-meter hurdles in 8.85 seconds. Other top finishers for the Vikings were Elin Karlsson, who took second in the 3,000 meters in 11:20.32, and Cam Davies, who was second in the men’s 3,000 in 9:18.97.

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Vikings fall to MSOE

APPLETON, Wis. — The Milwaukee School of Engineering shut down the Lawrence University attack again on Saturday night and posted a 4-1 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association victory at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

MSOE (4-12-1, 3-8-0 NCHA) jumped out to a 2-0 lead, and Lawrence (4-12-1, 3-7-0) never got its offense going. The Vikings were limited to a short-handed goal.

Nick Kohn made 27 saves to pick up the win for the Raiders, who had a 1-0 win over Lawrence on Friday night in Milwaukee. Mattias Soderqvist stopped 23 shots for the Vikings.

MSOE got on the board just 3:44 into the game when Michael Thompson scored off a pass from West Bauman. Laurie Genei then scored his first goal of the night, a power-play tally, at the 8:21 mark to give the Raiders a 2-0 edge.

Lawrence cut the lead in half when William Thoren scored a short-hander off a pass from Matt Moore at the 14:20 mark.

That was it for the Lawrence offense as MSOE added a second period goal from Genei, and a third-period score from Bauman to finish the scoring.

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Grinnell turns back late run by Lawrence

APPLETON, Wis. — The Grinnell College women’s basketball team held off a late run by Lawrence University and posted a 62-48 Midwest Conference victory on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium.

Alissa Hirsh led Grinnell (2-12, 1-8 MWC) and all scorers with 20 points. Abby Jaeger added 15 points for the Pioneers and Anne Boldt had 11. Both Jaeger and Boldt had a team-high nine rebounds.

Alex Deshler posted a double-double for Lawrence (3-10, 1-7) with 14 points and a game-high 14 rebounds.

Lawrence trailed 31-42 with 8:40 remaining, but the Vikings edged closer over the next few minutes. Andrea Wilkinson had a putback layup, and Courtney Schmidt followed with a pair of free throws to trim Grinnell’s lead to 42-35.

After a Grinnell turnover, Katie Schumacher’s layup off a pass from Patsy Kealey cut the margin to 42-37 with 5:43 left. That’s as close as the Vikings would get as Hirsh took the game over the next minute.

Hirsh hit a jumper and then got a three-point play after a Lawrence turnover to push the lead back to 47-37 with 4:45 left. The Vikings got as close as eight points twice, the last time on Deshler’s reverse layup with 1:25 left, but could get no closer.

Lawrence lost despite a dominating performance on the boards with a 54-39 edge and taking 10 more shots from the floor. The Vikings shot just 23.9 percent from the floor and hit on only 1-of-14 shots from beyond the arc.

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Vikings pick up four individual titles at LU Triangular

APPLETON, Wis. — Four Lawrence University swimmers were winners on Saturday as the Vikings took on Lake Forest College and Carroll University in a triangular at Boldt Natatorium.

Lake Forest was perfect on the day as the Foresters defeated Carroll and Lawrence in both the men’s and women’s meet. On the women’s side, Lake Forest topped Lawrence 124-99, and Carroll defeated Lawrence 118-97. In the men’s competition, Lake Forest downed Lawrence 150-46 and Carroll topped Lawrence 129-78.

Hannah Gabriel, Paige Witter, Taylor Winter and Hayley Cardinal were all winners for Lawrence.

Gabriel won the 200-yard freestyle in 2:01.18, and Witter was second in 2:01.44. Witter grabbed first in the 100 butterfly in 1:01.68. Winter took the top spot in the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:23.91. Cardinal cruised to a win in the 100 breaststroke in 1:10.17.

Lawrence’s top finishers on the men’s side were Grant Wilkie, who was second in the 200 freestyle in 1:57.76, Charlie Mann, who was second in the 50 freestyle in 22.79, and Stephen Salansky, who was second in the 200 individual medley in 2:16.37.

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Balance keys Vikings as they roll past Grinnell

APPLETON, Wis. — Six players scored in double figures as the Lawrence University men’s basketball team rolled to a 111-94 Midwest Conference victory over Grinnell College on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium.

Chris Siebert posted a double-double with 23 points and 11 rebounds to lead Lawrence (6-7, 4-4 MWC). Ryan DePouw also had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds, and he added four assists.

Jamie Nikitas picked up 22 points for the Vikings, and Tyler Mazur had 18. Chase Nelson chipped in with 14 points, and Brian Gryszkiewicz had 12 points and five assists.

The nation’s scoring leader, Grinnell’s Jack Taylor, led the Pioneers (11-3, 6-3) with 31 points. Aaron Levin added 17 points, and Luke Yaeger had 16 for Grinnell.

Lawrence jumped to an early lead, using an 11-4 run to build a 20-10 advantage with 13:39 left. Grinnell trimmed the lead back to three at 33-30, but the Vikings then took control.

Lawrence outscored the Pioneers 26-13 over the final 4:45 of the first half to grab a 67-48 lead at the break. Mazur scored 10 points during that stretch and Nikitas had five for the Vikings.

The Vikings then stretched that lead over the first seven minutes of the second half. After Yeager made a 3-pointer to start the half for Grinnell, Lawrence went on a 22-6 run and led 89-57 with 12:35 remaining. Nelson scored eight points during that run, including a dunk, and Siebert scored six during that stretch.

Grinnell, which stopped its signature pressing defense in the final seven minutes, never got closer than the final margin of 17 points.

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MSOE edges Lawrence 1-0

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Steven Shaffroth’s second-period goal was the lone tally as the Milwaukee School of Engineering downed Lawrence University 1-0 Friday night in a Northern Collegiate Hockey Association game at the Kern Center.

Shaffroth scored his second goal of the season at the 15:03 mark of the second off assists from West Bauman and Michael Thompson.

Austin Campbell stopped 22 shots to pick up the shutout for MSOE (3-12-1, 2-7-0 NCHA). Mattias Soderqvist made 50 saves but took the loss for Lawrence (4-11-1, 3-6-0).

Both teams went 0-for-3 on the power play.

The teams wrap up the series Saturday night at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

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Foresters down Lawrence

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Lake Forest College women’s basketball team pulled away early and rolled to an 80-44 Midwest Conference win over Lawrence University on Tuesday.

Sam Cady and K.C. Stralka scored 19 points apiece to lead the Foresters (2-11, 2-6 MWC). Sam Schuring added 10 points, six assists and five steals for the Foresters.

Alex Deshler paced Lawrence (3-9, 1-6) with 12 points and seven rebounds.

The Foresters went on an early 11-0 run, and Lake Forest led by double digits less than nine minutes into the game. The Foresters built a 44-18 lead at the half.

Lake Forest would lead by as many as 41 points in the second half.

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Foresters pull away late, hang on to down Lawrence

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Lake Forest College men’s basketball team pulled away late and hung on to defeat Lawrence University 83-76 in a Midwest Conference game on Tuesday.

Jim Schick led Lake Forest (4-9, 3-5 MWC) with 19 points, and James Stack had 18 points.

Ryan DePouw led three Lawrence players in double figures with 18 points. Jamie Nikitas added 17 points and a game-high nine rebounds for the Vikings (5-7, 3-4), and Brian Gryszkiewicz had 16 points and a game-high six assists.

The Foresters led 36-32 at the half and put on a quick scoring surge to take command early in the second half. A 7-0 burst gave Lake Forest a 50-39 lead with 16:08 remaining.

The Vikings still trailed by double digits when they went on a 16-6 run, capped by Nikitas’ 3-pointer with 6:05 left, to cut the lead to 62-61.

The Foresters answered with a 3-pointer from Stack and a layup from Brian Madson to push the lead back to 67-61. Lawrence never got closer than four points after that as Lake Forest went 12-for-12 from the foul line in the final 1:28 to seal the victory.

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Lawrence women grab fourth at University of Chicago Invitational

CHICAGO, Ill. — Taylor Winter and Paige Witter both swam to second-place finishes to pace the Lawrence University women’s swim team at the University of Chicago Invitational this weekend.

The Lawrence women finished fourth in the team standings with 380 points. The University of Chicago won the title with 947 points. On the men’s side, Lawrence finished seventh with 147 points, and Chicago was first with 981.

Winter took second in the 1,650-yard freestyle in 18:19.00 and also took third in the 500 freestyle in 5:20.90. Witter grabbed second in the 100 butterfly in 1:02.71, and she took fifth in the 200 butterfly in 2:20.70.

Other top finishers for the Vikings included Hayley Cardinal (fourth, 100 breaststroke, 1:10.10), Hannah Gabriel (fifth, 200 freestyle, 2:02.89) and Emily Flack (fifth, 100 backstroke, 1:02.89).

Charlie Mann had the top finish on the men’s side as he took eighth in the 200 backstroke in 2:10.50, and the 200 freestyle relay team was seventh in 1:31.59.

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