recap

Tag: recap

Concordia pulls away with big third period

APPLETON, Wis. — The Concordia (Wis.) University hockey team scored three third-period goals to pull away for a 6-2 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association win over Lawrence University in the season opener Friday at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

Lawrence (0-1-0, 0-1-0 NCHA) trailed just 3-2 heading into the third, but the Falcons (1-0-0, 1-0-0) got a power-play goal midway through the period and then added two more in the final five minutes to seal the victory.

Eli Riddle, Devin Stuermer and Buster Hebda all had a goal and an assist for the Falcons. Jake Hebda made 26 saves to pick up the win in net.

Concordia led 2-0 after the first and pushed that lead to 3-0 with a power-play goal at the 9:19 mark of the second. Lawrence fought back with a pair of goals from Huck Saunders.

Saunders scored on a two-man advantage at the 15:16 mark off an assist from Blake Roubos to cut the lead to 3-1. Saunders then scored again just before the horn sounded at the end of the second period to trim the margin to 3-2.

The lone penalty of the third period resulted in Concordia’s second power-play goal of the night when Riddle scored at 11:13. The Falcons then got goals at 15:51 and 16:25 to complete the scoring.

Peter Emery stopped 25 shots and took the loss for Lawrence.

Box score

Seniors lead Vikings past Cornell

APPLETON, Wis. — It was Senior Day at Lawrence University on Sunday as the Vikings said farewell to seven men’s soccer players. The seniors made the most of the their final home game by scoring all three goals in a 3-0 Midwest Conference victory over Cornell College.

Erich Lohrmann scored twice and Cooper Sinai-Yunker got the other goal for the Vikings (7-9-1, 5-4-0 MWC).

Freshman goalkeeper Joe Krivit made one save to earn his fifth shutout of the season. Connor Hagen stopped 13 shots for Cornell, which had just one shot on goal.

Lohrmann got the scoring started at the 4:34 mark when he took a throw-in from Stephen Salansky and fired a shot past Hagen.

Lawrence made it 2-0 at the 10:21 mark as Lohrmann scored again. Michael Deremo took the ball into the box and his shot was deflected by Hagen. Lohrmann pounced on the rebound and stuffed it into the back of the net.

Sinai-Yunker scored his first career goal off a pass from Lohrmann at the 56:17 mark to complete the scoring.

Box score

Vikings fall behind early, lose to Cornell

APPLETON, Wis. — The Cornell College women’s soccer team scored in the first minute and went on to a 3-0 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Sunday at Whiting Field West.

Kendra Wisely scored just 58 seconds into the match to give the Rams (8-8-1, 3-5-1 MWC) the lead for good. Cornell added a goal from Bethany Stivers in the 27th minute, and Wisely scored again in the 73rd minute to complete the scoring.

Zauditu Kaza-Amlak assisted on all three goals.

Dani Glass made 11 saves and took the loss for Lawrence (5-9-1, 3-5-1). Chelsea Harris stopped six shots to pick up the shutout.

Box score

Yocum leads Monmouth past Vikings

MONMOUTH, Ill. — Trey Yocum ran for 277 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead the Monmouth College football team to a 31-7 Midwest Conference win over Lawrence University on Saturday at Zorn Stadium.

Yocum carried the ball 31 times for the Scots (3-4, 3-3 MWC) and averaged 8.9 yards per carry.

Monmouth built a 21-0 lead at the half, and held Lawrence (0-7, 0-7) to a season-low 227 offensive yards.

Lawrence quarterback Luke Barthelmess completed 14 of 23 passes for 106 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Barthelmess also ran 15 times for 92 yards.

Safety Sam Wagner had another big day for the Lawrence defense. He matched his career high with 14 tackles, including 10 solo, and grabbed his first interception of the season. Linebacker Andy Paider also had an interception for the Vikings.

Monmouth took the opening kickoff and drove 62 yards in four plays for a touchdown. Yocum ran it in from 23 yards out for a 7-0 lead. The Scots then put together a pair of scoring drives in the second quarter with Yocum scoring from two and five yards to build a 21-0 lead at the half.

The Scots got another Yocum touchdown, this one on a 20-yard run, to lead 31-0 after three quarters.

Lawrence got its lone touchdown of the day, and it was set up by Wagner’s interception, which he returned 20 yards to the Monmouth 43-yard line. Barthelmess connected with Dan Dubnicka on a 23-yard touchdown pass four plays later to cut the lead to 31-7. Dubnicka finished with seven catches for 58 yards.

Lawrence returns home next Saturday to face Grinnell College.

Box score

Vikings sweep past Knox

GALESBURG, Ill. — Kayla Storm had a big day for the Lawrence University volleyball team as the Vikings swept Knox College 3-0 in a Midwest Conference match on Saturday at Memorial Gymnasium.

Lawrence (10-16, 5-5 MWC) defeated the Prairie Fire (3-21, 1-8) 25-23, 25-11, 25-16.

Storm pounded out 14 kills and had only one attack error in 26 attempts for a .500 hitting percentage on the afternoon. Terese Swords added seven kills and Megan Conley added six for the Vikings, who hit .254 as a team.

Diane McLeod had 24 assists and four aces for the Vikings, and Kathleen Rowland picked up 17 digs.

Kaylie Price led Knox with nine kills, and Madison Pierro had a match-high 18 digs.

Box score

Lawrence swimmers split with Beloit

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University swim teams opened their season on Saturday by splitting a dual meet with Midwest Conference foe Beloit College.

The Lawrence women routed the Bucs 143-54, and the Beloit men edged the Vikings 87-77.

Taylor Winter, Hayley Cardinal and Paige Witter all won two individual events for the Lawrence women. Winter took the mixed 1,000-yard freestyle in 11:21.67 and the 500 freestyle in 5:32.44. Witter won the 200 freestyle in 2:05.00 and the 100 butterfly in 1:03.56. Cardinal won the 200 individual medley in 2:24.94 and took the 100 breaststroke in 1:10.78.

On the men’s side, Evan Flack won both the 200 freestyle (1:56.04) and the 100 freestyle (51.32).

Results

Grinnell holds off Vikings

APPLETON, Wis. — Joseph Brown scored a pair of first-half goals and the Grinnell College men’s soccer team held on for a 2-1 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at Whiting Field West.

Brown scored off a pass from Victor Ghazal at the 21:13 mark to give the Pioneers (7-9-0, 5-3-0 MWC) a 1-0 lead. Brown made it 2-0 when he beat Lawrence goalkeeper Joe Krivit to a pass from Michael Hurley and scored at 29:26.

Erich Lohrmann cut the lead to 2-1 when he scored for Lawrence (6-9-1, 4-4-0) at 41:12. Michael Deremo fed Cooper Sinai-Yunker, who moved the ball to Lohrmann. He beat Grinnell goalkeeper Major May for his first goal of the season.

May made three saves to pick up the win, and Krivit stopped two shots for the Vikings. Lawrence had a 14-10 edge in shots.

Box score

Grinnell edges Lawrence 1-0

APPLETON, Wis. — The Grinnell College women’s soccer team scored in the 14th minute and held on for a 1-0 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at Whiting Field West.

Maddie Gray took a pass from Eva Smith at the 13:47 mark, and her shot slipped in just inside the post for the game’s only goal.

Jordan Young played the first half in net for the Pioneers (11-5-1, 6-2-1 MWC) and picked up two saves and the win. Katy Oldach made a pair of saves in the second half. Dani Glass stopped eight shots for the Vikings (5-8-1, 3-4-1).

Grinnell had a 17-7 edge in shots.

Box score

Scots topple Lawrence

MONMOUTH, Ill. — The Monmouth College volleyball team carved out a 3-1 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Friday night at Glennie Gymnasium.

The Scots defeated Lawrence 25-17, 25-16, 24-26, 25-14.

Lorin Pedersoli led Monmouth (9-13, 4-4 MWC) with 12 kills, and Mackenzie Gillund added 12. Mollie Murdock picked up a match-high 41 assists, and Abby Butitta piled up 19 digs.

Terese Swords paced Lawrence (9-16, 4-5) with 14 kills, and Diane McLeod had 28 assists. Kathleen Rowland had a match-high 21 digs for the Vikings.

Box score

Great defensive effort leads Vikings past Ripon

soc_celebrate1_13
Lawrence University forward Keli Muchowski gets a hug from teammate Anita Babbitt and a pat on the back from Casey Merkle (10) after scoring the only goal in the Vikings’ 1-0 win over Ripon College on Wednesday. (Paul Wilke photo)

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s soccer team rode a great defensive effort to a 1-0 Midwest Conference victory over rival Ripon College on Wednesday at Whiting Field West.

Keli Muchowski scored the game’s lone goal in the 70th minute to provide the winning margin for Lawrence (5-7-1, 3-3-1 MWC).

Lawrence goalkeeper Dani Glass made 10 saves, including a spectacular save off a shot at point-blank range. Defender Amanda Ollerer headed another ball away that was headed for the back of the net.

Lawrence defender Genna Matt did a superlative job on Ripon star forward Brandi Peltier. Marking Peltier one-on-one, Matt held Peltier to two shots on goal, and one of those shots came off a free kick.

Lawrence got the lone goal when freshman Casey Merkle took a ball from the right sideline and dribbled toward the penalty box. She found an open Muchowski, who rifled the ball past Ripon goalkeeper Sidney Blodgett at the 69:36 mark.

Blodgett made seven saves for Ripon (8-6-1, 4-3-1), which saw its hopes of a Midwest Conference Tournament berth dealt a serious blow by the loss.

Lawrence returns to action on Saturday when it hosts Grinnell College.

Box score