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Lawrence picks up trio of wins at Wisconsin Lutheran Invitational

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Lawrence University track team took home three first-place finishes on Saturday at the Wisconsin Lutheran College Invitational.

Anna Bolgrien won the 400-meter hurdles, Katherine Dannecker won the 5,000 meters and Sam Stevens won the men’s 5,000 meters.

Bolgrien ran to first place in 1:08.53 and freshman teammate Hayley Cardinal wsa fourth in 1:13.44. Dannecker ran to her victory in the 5K in 20:01.60.

Stevens and teammate Jamie Brisbois swept the top two places in the men’s 5K. Stevens was first in 15:14.00, and Brisbois was second in 15:51.49.

Lawrence also posted a trio of second-place finishes. Rose Tepper took second in the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 3 inches. The women’s 800 sprint medley relay team of Sam Luebke, Liza Girsova, Kassidy Rinehart and Katie Barie was second in 2:01.21. The men’s 800 sprint medley team of JP Ranumas, Bjorn Gowdy-Jaehnig, Matt Geleske and Ben Bard grabbed second in 1:41.41.

The Lawrence mwne were fifth in the team standings with 73 points, and the men were sixth with 45 points.

Results

Beloit tosses pair of shutouts at Vikings

BELOIT, Wis. — The Beloit College baseball team tossed a pair of shutouts at Lawrence University on Saturday.

The Bucs won the opener 2-0 and took the nightcap 7-0.

In the opener, Beloit (5-11, 2-0 MWC) got a stellar outing from starter Andrew Edwards, who went seven innings to get the win. He allowed three hits, struck out four and walked two.

The Vikings (6-8, 0-4) wasted a fine effort from starter Drew Doares. He went 7.2 innings, allowed six hits and one earned run, struck out two and walked three.

Beloit got single runs in the sixth and eighth for all the offense it would need. Will Mack went 2-for-4 and Matt Meade was 2-for-3 to pace Beloit.

Aaron Benz collected two of Lawrence’s four hits in four at-bats.

In the nightcap, Beloit got another great performance from its starting pitcher. Ryan Kaveney went seven innings, allowed just one hit, struck out eight and walked five. The only hit he allowed was a second-inning, lead-off single by Davis Ogilvie.

Jerrick Habecker went 3-for-3 and scored three runs to spark the Beloit offense. Edwards also collected three hits, and Grant Henricksen had two hits and drove in three runs.

Atley Gay went six innings, allowed 12 hits and six runs and took the loss.

The teams are scheduled to complete the four-game series Sunday in Beloit.

Lawrence shuts out Grinnell 8-0

EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Shannon Murray and Jessica Demski combined to limit Grinnell College to only four hits as the Lawrence University softball team downed the Pioneers 8-0 on Saturday at the Midwest Conference Classic.

Murray tossed the first three innings, allowing two hits, striking out five and walking none, to get the win. Demski pitched the final three innings, allowed two hits, struck out two and didn’t walk a batter.

Alissa Geipel, Anna Wawiorka, Cory Paquette and Murray all had two hits for the Vikings, who piled up 12 hits against Grinnell starter Summer Wilke.

Lawrence took the lead with three runs in the second on two hits, but the Vikings got help in the form of three Grinnell errors in the frame. Lawrence added a run in the third to push the lead to 4-0 on Wawiorka’s RBI single.

The Vikings pulled away with three more runs in the fourth. Murray drove in a run with a bases-loaded groundout, Lawrence went up 7-0 when two more runs scored after an error on Wawiorka’s ground ball.

Lawrence pushed the margin to the eight-run rule when Wawiorka belted a run-scoring double in the sixth to score Geipel.

Lawrence wraps up play at the MWC Classic on Sunday by facing Monmouth College and Illinois College. Lawrence is now 2-2 for the event.

Homers power Lake Forest past Lawrence

EAST PEORIA, Ill. — The Lake Forest College softball team hit eight home runs and rolled to a 19-3 victory over Lawrence University at the Midwest Conference Classic on Saturday.

Whitney Leiderman hit three homers and drove in seven runs for the Foresters (11-9, 7-0 MWC) on her way to going 4-for-5. Kayla Borgra went 3-for-5 and also homered for Lake Forest.

Alissa Geipel went 3-for-3 and belted a homer for Lawrence (11-8, 1-2). Cathy Kaye went 2-for-4 for the Vikings, who finished with 10 hits.

Jessi Werner went the distance for Lake Forest, allowing 10 hits over six innings while striking out four and walking one. Shannon Murray pitched the first two innings, allowed five hits and five runs, and took the loss.

Lake Forest held a 5-3 lead heading to the fourth inning when the Foresters added two runs to pull away. The Foresters then scored 12 times in the sixth to end the contest. Vasi Panos hit a pinch-hit grand slam in the sixth for Lake Forest.

Lawrence falls to Cornell in extra innings

EAST PEORIA, Ill. — The Lawrence University softball team dropped a 6-4 decision to Cornell College on Friday at the Midwest Conference Classic.

Rebekah Ozga hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth to win it for the Rams (9-7, 2-3 MWC).

Lawrence (11-7, 1-1) had grabbed a 4-3 lead in the top of the ninth when the game went to the international tiebreaker rule. Alex Chiodo delivered a two-out double to score Kara Vance and the Vikings had the lead.

Britt Schoon’s run-scoring single in the bottom half of the inning tied it for Cornell, and Ozga hit a two-out, two-run homer to end it.

Lawrence trailed 1-0 heading to the top of the fifth when the Vikings scored three times. Cory Paquette started the rally with a single, and Cathy Kaye then greeted relief pitcher Jackie Sernek with a two-run homer to put the Vikings up 2-1. Tierney Duffy followed with a single, stole second and scored on Shannon Murray’s single for a 3-1 edge.

Lawrence held that lead until Schoon hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh to force the extra frames.

Murray went the distance and took the loss for Lawrence. She also went 3-for-5 and drove in a run for the Vikings. Chiodo, Paquette and Taylor Dodson all collected two hits for Larwence.

Sernek went 4.2 innings and picked up the win in relief.  

Lawrence returns to action at the MWC Classic on Saturday when it faces Grinnell College and Lake Forest College.

Vikings no-hit, blow out Knox at MWC Classic

EAST PEORIA, Ill. — Three Lawrence University pitchers combined to fire a no-hitter as the Vikings opened the Midwest Conference Classic with an 11-0 victory over Knox College on Friday.

Shannon Murray, Kara Vance and Jessica Demski combined for the fourth no-hitter in Lawrence softball history. Murray was the starter and this is the third no-hitter with which she has been involved. She fired a no-hitter against Alverno College in 2010 and no-hit Grinnell College at the MWC Classic in 2012.

Murray pitched the first two innings, Vance completed the next two innings and Demski pitched the final inning as Lawrence closed the game out on the eight-run rule. The only runner for Knox (3-16, 2-5 MWC) was on a walk in the third, but that runner was erased on a double play so the Vikings faced the minimum. Murray struck out two and Vance added a strikeout.

Lawrence (11-6, 1-0) blew the game open in the first inning by scoring 11 times in the bottom half of the frame. The Vikings pounded out 11 hits against Knox starter Amber Eisha in the inning. Murray started the scoring with a run-scoring single, and Taylor Dodson added a two-run double. Alex Chiodo had a run-scoring double, and Alissa Geipel later added a two-run single. Cathy Kaye had a run-scoring single, and Murray then delivered a two-run double before a run-scoring double from Anna Wawiorka.

Murray went 2-for-2 with two runs scored and three runs batted in. Wawiorka and Kaye both went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and a RBI. Savanna Marsicek also had a pair of hits for the Vikings.

Lawrence faces Cornell College later this afternoon in the tournament which pits North Division teams against their South Division rivals. The Vikings play two more games on Saturday and two on Sunday.

Box score

 

Lawrence drops pair to Red Hawks

RIPON, Wis. — The Lawrence University offense managed just seven hits in the Midwest Conference doubleheader on Sunday at Francis Field and was shut out twice by Ripon College.

The Red Hawks (6-8, 2-0 MWC) won the opener 5-0 and took the nightcap 10-0.

In the opener, Ripon starter Patrick Van Daalwyk went the distance to get the win. He allowed only four hits, struck out seven and walked one. Drew Doares also went the distance for Lawrence (6-6, 0-2 MWC), and he gave up 11 hits while striking out three and walking four.

Ripon, which led 3-0 after three innings and added two more runs in the seventh, had three players with two hits apiece.

In the nightcap, Ripon starter Steven Blader went the distance in a game that ended after eight innings. He allowed three hits, struck out seven and walked two. Atley Gay started, went seven innings and allowed nine hits, and took the loss for Lawrence.

Ripon broke open a close game with five runs in the fifth to lead 7-0. The Red Hawks, who had 12 hits, then won it with three runs in the eighth. Four Red Hawks had two hits apiece.

The teams are scheduled to finish the four-game series with a doubleheader at Lawrence’s Whiting Field on Tuesday.

Game one box score

Game two box score

 

 

 

Vikings shut out Concordia 9-0

JACKSON, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s tennis team rolled to a 9-0 nonconference victory over Concordia University of Wisconsin on Sunday at the Pleasant Valley Tennis Center.

The Vikings started the day by winning all three doubles matches without dropping more than three games in any of the matches.

Christina Schaupp (No. 1), Jenni Roesch (No. 2), Gayatri Malhotra (No. 3), Hannah Geoffrey (No. 4), Ali Heiring (No. 5) and Melissa Heeren (No. 6) all won in singles for the Vikings. Geoffrey had the most dominating win of the day as she posted a 6-1, 6-0 victory over Ashley Knoll at No. 4.

Lawrence University 9, Concordia Wisconsin 0

Singles competition
1. Christina Schaupp (LU) def. Spransy, Julie (CUW) 7-5, 6-2
2. Jennifer Roesch (LU) def. Ward, Jaclyn (CUW) 6-3, 6-3
3. Gayatri Malhotra (LU) def. Reinke, Callie (CUW) 6-7 (0-7), 6-1, 1-0 (10-6)
4. Hannah Geoffrey (LU) def. Knoll, Ashley (CUW) 6-1, 6-0
5. Ali Heiring (LU) def. McCormick, Emily (CUW) 6-4, 7-5
6. Melissa Heeren (LU) def. Schotte, Catherine (CUW) 6-1, 6-2

Doubles competition
1. Christina Schaupp/Jennifer Roesch (LU) def. Spransy, Julie/Ward, Jaclyn (CUW) 8-3
2. Hannah Geoffrey/Ali Heiring (LU) def. Reinke, Callie/Knoll, Ashley (CUW) 8-2
3. Gayatri Malhotra/Tess Vogel (LU) def. McCormick, Emily/Schotte, Catherine (CUW) 8-3

Match Notes:
Lawrence University 10-10
Concordia Wisconsin 9-9
T-3:00  A-25

Lawrence fires pair of shutouts at Regents

ROCKFORD, Ill. — The Lawrence University softball team fired a pair of shutouts at Rockford College on Sunday, defeating the Regents 5-0 in the opener and 3-0 in the nightcap.

Shannon Murray and Liz Barthels limited the Regents to just five hits in the opener, and Kara Vance and Murray held Rockford to six hits in the nightcap.

In the first game, Lawrence (10-6) pounded out 14 hits against Rockford starter Brittany Bura. Anna Wawiorka went 3-for-4 to pace Lawrence’s attack, and Murray, Taylor Dodson and Savanna Marsicek all had two hits.

Lawrence scored twice in the top of the first with Dodson delivering a run-scoring single and Marsicek added a run-scoring double. The Vikings made it 3-0 in the fourth when Katie Schumacher belted a run-scoring double.

Dodson added a RBI double in the fifth to put Lawrence up 4-0, and Tierney Duffy drove in a run with a single in the sixth to finish the scoring.

Murray pitched six innings, allowing four hits while striking out four and walking one. Liz Barthels pitched a scoreless seventh for the Vikings.

The Vikings scored late to win a tight contest in the second game.

Lawrence broke a scoreless tie with a run in the fifth. After Alissa Geipel’s infield single and a walk put two runners aboard, Cathy Kaye singled to score Geipel for a 1-0 lead. Kaye went 3-for-3 to pace the Lawrence offense.

Rockford (3-15) threatened to tie it in the bottom half of the inning after getting runners to second and third with one out. Lawrence starter Kara Vance was relieved by Murray, who got a pair of comebackers to get out of the jam.

Lawrence added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh. Katie Schumacher drew a one-out walk and Kaye followed with a single. After a strikeout, Wawiorka belted a two-run double to give the Vikings a 3-0 edge.

Murray then worked around a one-out double in the bottom of the seventh to complete the shutout.

Vance allowed four hits in 4.1 innings to get the win. Murray worked the final 2.2 innings to pick up her fourth save of the season.

Game one box score

Game two box score

Stevens, Tepper pace Vikings at UW-Oshkosh Open

OSHKOSH, Wis. — Sam Stevens and Rose Tepper paced the Lawrence University track teams on Saturday at the UW-Oshkosh Open at Titan Stadium.

Stevens took third place in the 1,500 meters in 4:05.94 and placed seventh in the 800 in 2:06.00. Tyler Herman grabbed third in the 400 in 52.47 seconds and ran with Ben Bard, Mike Mangian and Matt Geleske on the 1,600 relay team, which placed third in 3:38.20.

The Lawrence men were fourth in the team standings with 25 points.

On the women’s side, Tepper placed second in the high jump at 5 feet, 1 inch. Tepper also ran with Liza Girsova, Anna Bolgrien and Hayley Cardinal on the 1,600 relay team, which placed second in 4:23.53.

Bolgrien also placed third in the 400 hurdles in 1:07.22, and Girsova was seventh in the 200 in 27.82 seconds.

Results