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Vikings shut out St. Lawrence 2-0

CLERMONT, Fla. — Kara Vance and Shannon Murray teamed up to lead the Lawrence University softball team to a 2-0 shutout of St. Lawrence University in a nonconference game on Friday.

Vance went six-plus innings and allowed seven hits while striking out four and walking one. Murray came on in the seventh and retired the next three hitters in order to pick up the save.

Lawrence (1-1) picked up single runs in the third and fifth and that was enough for Vance and Murray.

Cathy Kaye, who went 2-3 with a double, started the rally in the third with a one-out single. Kaye then stole second and scored on Alex Chiodo’s single to put the Vikings up 1-0.

Lawrence made it 2-0 in the fifth when Kaye led off with a double, moved to third on a sacrifice bunt and then scored on Murray’s groundout.

Vance worked out of two bases-loaded jams to preserve the shutout. St. Lawrence (6-6) had four consecutive hits in the second inning but failed to score. Center fielder Tierney Duffy threw a runner out at the plate for the first out of that inning, and Vance struck out the next two hitters to retire the side.

Vikings edged by St. Scholastica in opener

CLERMONT, Fla. — The College of St. Scholastica held on for a 6-5 nonconference victory over the Lawrence University softball team on Friday in the season opener for the Vikings.

The Saints (5-4) pulled out to a 6-0 lead before the Vikings (0-1) rallied. Lawrence scored four times in the top of the sixth with the help of three St. Scholastica errors.

The Vikings loaded the bases on singles from Shannon Murray and Taylor Dodson, and Anna Wawiorka then reached on an error. Katie Schumacher singled to drive in a run and Alissa Geipel followed with a run-scoring groundout to cut the lead to 6-2. Back-to-back errors then scored Wawiorka and Schumacher to cut the lead to 6-4.

The Vikings then loaded the bases again in the seventh. Wawiorka hit into a fielder’s choice to score Alex Chiodo to cut the lead to 6-5, but the Saints got a pair of fly ball outs to end the game.

Murray went 3-for-4 to pace the Lawrence offense, and Cathy Kaye went 2-for-3 with a double.

Murray took the loss, allowing seven hits while striking out six and walking two. Darcy Roach got the win, allowing nine hits, striking out six and walking four.

Vikings open season with doubleheader split against Lakeland

FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Lawrence University baseball team opened its season on Friday with a nonconference doubleheader split with Lakeland College at the Gene Cusic Classic.

Lakeland (4-4) won the opener 17-6, but the Vikings (1-1) took the nightcap 15-11.

In the nightcap, Lawrence rallied from a pair of deficits to take control. The Vikings trailed 2-1 after the second but scored four times in the top of third.

The Muskies grabbed the lead back with five runs in the bottom of the third to go up 7-5. Lawrence came right back to score six times in the fourth, and the Vikings added three more runs in the sixth to seal the victory.

Lawrence had three players with three hits apiece to pace a 17-hit attack. Jake Gordon went 3-for-4 and finished a homer short of the cycle. Gabe Henriques and Aaron Benz both went 3-for-4 as well.

Davide Harris, Sam Kossow, Phil Wisniewski and Richie Foreman all had two hits for the Vikings.

Senior Alex Brewer pitched three-plus innings to get the win in relief. Dan Taylor pitched the final 1.2 innings to close out the victory. Andy Chitwood made the start and took the loss for Lakeland.

Lakeland got off to a fast start and took advantage of walks to win the opener. The Muskies led 4-0 after the top of the first, and Lawrence pitchers walked 12 in the opener.

John Doran made the start for the Vikings and took the loss. Derek Loomans picked up the win for Lakeland.

Henriques went 3-for-4 with a double to pace the Lawrence offense, and Davis Ogilvie went 2-for-4 for the Vikings.

Lawrence returns to action on Saturday with a doubleheader against Gettysburg College.

Vikings roll past MSOE 8-1

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s tennis team rolled to an 8-1 nonconference win over the Milwaukee School of Engineering on Friday night at Fox Cities Racquet Club.

The Vikings began the match by sweeping the three doubles matches, and Lawrence then took the Nos. 2 through 6 singles matches. Both Max Zlevor at No. 3 singles and Jeremy Andereck at No. 6 didn’t drop a game en route to victories. Brian DeCorte lost only one game at No. 5 singles and Craig Sherwood dropped only two game in his victory at No. 4.

Jason Dunn also won in straight set at No. 2 singles.

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Pair of school records fall at UWSP Last Chance Meet

STEVENS POINT, Wis. — Lawrence University broke two men’s indoor track and field records at Saturday’s UW-Stevens Point Last Chance Meet.

The distance medley relay team of Dan Thoresen, Tyler Herman, Mike Mangian and Sam Stevens posted a Lawrence record time of 10:25.97. That broke the record of 10:33.27 that Thoresen, Mangian, Stevens and Cam Blegen set back in 2011.

Freshman JP Ranumas broke his own record in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.67 seconds. Ranumas set the record of 8.76 seconds just a few weeks ago.

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Lawrence season ends with mini-game loss to Northland

APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University saw its season end with a pair of losses on Saturday.

The Vikings lost Saturday’s Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association quarterfinal playoff series game 5-2 to Northland College. That loss tied the series at 1-1 and forced a mini-game.

Northland (10-16-1) won the mini-game 1-0 on a late goal, and the Lumberjacks won a quarterfinal series for the first time in their history.

Lawrence (8-16-3) dominated all but the first few minutes of the mini-game. The Vikings outshot the Lumberjacks 16-8 and survived an early penalty that put Northland on the power play.

The winning goal came with just 2:02 left in the 20-minute mini-game. Matt Lennon got the rebound off his own shot and put it past Lawrence goaltender Fabian Sivnert.

Lawrence had one last opportunity when the Lumberjacks were whistled for hooking just 17 seconds later. The Vikings put serious pressure on Northland goaltender Mason Riley, who made two saves during the power play, including one at point-blank range on Phil Bushbacher’s shot.

Northland finally cleared the puck from its zone with about 15 seconds left, and that sealed the win.

The Lumberjacks overcame a 2-0 deficit to win game two of the series. Lawrence got a goal from Rudi Pino just 6:16 into the first period for a 1-0 edge. The Vikings made it 2-0 when Paul Zuke scored off an assist from Pino just 1:01 into the second period.

Northland then took advantage of a pair of power plays and got goals from Kraig Wright and Matt Lennon to tie the game at 2-2 heading to the third period.

Northland, which went 3-for-5 on the power play, got a power-play goal from Mike Lennon 6:24 into the third to take a 3-2 lead. Wright scored again at 11:24 to push the lead to 4-32, and the Lumberjacks added an empty-net goal in the final minute.

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Smith’s win at No. 1 pushes Lawrence past Blugolds

APPLETON, Wis. — Cooper Smith’s three-set victory at No. 1 singles propelled the Lawrence University men’s tennis team to a 5-4 nonconference victory over UW-Eau Claire on Saturday at Fox Cities Racquet Club.

With the team score tied 4-4, Smith defeated Ryan Vande Linde 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 to give Lawrence the victory. Smith also teamed with Max Zlevor for a thrilling 9-8 (7-4 in the tiebreaker) at No. 1 doubles over Vande Linde and Joe Meier.

Lawrence (3-2) also picked up an 8-5 win at No. 3 doubles by Craig Sherwood and Brian DeCorte.

Lawrence’s Jason Dunn continued his impressive play at No. 2 singles with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Florent Marco. Sherwood topped Michael Roden 6-4, 6-1 at No. 4 singles for the Vikings’ other win on the day.

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Lawrence falls to UW-La Crosse 7-2

APPLETON, Wis. — The Lawrence University men’s tennis team dropped a 7-2 nonconference decision to UW-La Crosse on Friday night at Fox Cities Racquet Club.

Lawrence (2-2) picked up one victory in both singles and doubles. Jason Dunn posted a 6-4, 6-2 win over Vic Mirasola at No. 2 singles. Cooper Smith and Jeremy Andereck teamed up for an 8-5 victory over Anthony Mirasola and Dante Pitera at No. 2 doubles.

The Vikings are back in action on Saturday morning when they host UW-Eau Claire.

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Vikings shut out Northland in MCHA playoff opener

APPLETON, Wis. — Lawrence University pulled away in the third period and got some superb defensive work to post a 3-0 win over Northland College in the opener of a Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association quarterfinal playoff series on Friday at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

Lawrence (8-15-3) needs a win or a tie to clinch the series on Saturday afternoon and advance to the Harris Cup semifinals next weekend.

Freshman goaltender Fabian Sivnert picked up his first career shutout for the Vikings. Sivnert stopped 25 shots and made several spectacular saves to push his unbeaten streak to three games.

Lawrence got on the board midway through the first period when Renato Engler scored on a breakaway for a 1-0 lead at the 9:06 mark.

The score stayed that way until the third period, but the Vikings had to do some serious work on the penalty kill in the final period. Northland (9-16-1) was on the power play after Engler received a five-minute facemasking penalty, but Lawrence’s Erik Soderlund was later whistled for holding during that power play.

Northland had a two-man advantage for a full two minutes, but Lawrence killed off the Soderlund penalty. While Engler was still in the box, Rudi Pino got a breakaway for Lawrence and beat Northland goaltender Mason Riley for a short-handed goal at the 6:45 mark.

It was Pino’s second short-hander of the season and gave the Vikings a 2-0 edge. The Vikings then sealed the victory with Patrick Coyne’s goal at the 15:46 mark.

Riley stopped 45 shots for Northland.

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Lawrence women take fourth, men fifth at MWC Championships

GRINNELL, Iowa — The Lawrence University women’s swim team placed fourth and the men were fifth as the Midwest Conference Championships wrapped up Sunday at Grinnell College.

The Lawrence women finished with 408 points, and Grinnell won the title with 892. The Lawrence men had 291 points, and Grinnell was first with 923.

The Lawrence women claimed a pair of second-place finishes on Sunday. Taylor Winter grabbed the runner-up spot in the 1,650-yard freestyle in 17:48.69, and Emily Flack was second in the 200 backstroke in 2:10.12.

Hayley Cardinal took home a third-place finish in the 200 breaststroke in 2:30.03, and the 400 freestyle relay team of Winter, Flack, Hannah Gabriel and Chelsea Hameister wsa third in 3:42.66.

The top finisher on the men’s side was the 400 freestyle relay team of Charlie Mann, Nick Craker, Evan Flack and Grant Wilkie. They finished fourth in 3:16.07.

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