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Carroll tops Vikings

WAUKESHA, Wis. — The Carroll University women’s basketball team jumped out to an 18-1 lead and rolled to a 91-38 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Tuesday at Van Male Field House.

Emily DeNoyer scored 19 points to lead four Carroll players in double figures. Kelly Menden added 14 points and was perfect on the night. She went 5-for-5 from the floor and 2-for-2 from the foul line.

Julia Piech and Kayla Smithback added 10 points apiece for the Pioneers (3-2, 2-0 MWC).

Freshman Patsy Kealey led Lawrence (0-5, 0-4) with 11 points and five rebounds.

It was DeNoyer’s layup with 14:11 left in the first half that gave Carroll an 18-1 lead. The Vikings got their first field goal of the game on Andrea Wilkinson’s layup with 13:36 left in the first half. Kealey followed with a 3-pointer to trim the lead to 21-6.

Lawrence didn’t hit double figures until the 3:46 mark of the first half, and Carroll would lead by as many as 38 points in the first half.

The Pioneers, who lead 50-12 at the break, would lead by as many as 57 points in the second half.

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Big third period pushes Vikings past Finlandia

The Lawrence University hockey team scored three times in the first 9:39 of the third period and went on to a 5-2 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Finlandia University on Saturday at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

Five different players scored for Lawrence (4-6-0, 4-4-0 MCHA), and Erik Soderlund and Paul Zuke had two assists apiece for the Vikings. Lawrence also scored two short-handed goals, and the Vikings now have five short-handers on the season.

Lawrence led 2-1 entering the third period, and the Vikings quickly pulled away. Phil Bushbacher scored off passes from Logan Lemirande and Zuke just 2:22 into the period for a 3-1 lead. Rudi Pino then scored at the 5:54 mark off passes from Brandon Boelter and Soderlund for a 4-1 edge.

After Soderlund got whistled for roughing at 8:12, the Lions (3-6-0, 3-5-0) went on the power play but it was Lawrence that cashed in. Brad Scurfield scored an unassisted short-handed goal at 9:39 for a 5-1 Lawrence lead.

Mike Montrose scored on the power play for Finlandia at the 14:20 mark to cut the lead to 5-2, but that’s as close as the Lions would get.

Lawrence jumped on Finlandia early with Huck Saunders scoring for the Vikings just 6:31 into the first period. Lemirande got the first short-handed goal of his career when scored at the 8:07 mark of the first to put the Vikings up 2-0. Justin Scott scored for Finlandia with just 1:32 left in the second period to trim the margin to 2-1.

Peter Emery made 28 saves to pick up the victory for Lawrence. Troy Chandler stopped 36 shots and took the loss.

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Lawrence rolls past Prairie Fire

The Lawrence University men’s basketball team pulled away early in the second half and rolled to an 81-66 Midwest Conference victory over the Prairie Fire on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium.

Davis DeWolfe led Lawrence (3-2, 2-1 MWC) with 19 points, and Conor Klusendorf posted a double-double with 14 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Chris Siebert added 12 points and a team-high five assists for the Vikings.

Mitch Murphy paced Knox (0-4, 0-3) with 18 points with 17 of those coming in the first half.

Knox was hot from long range early and the Prairie Fire led by as many as seven points in the first half. Lawrence quickly rallied and led by as many as 10 points in the first half.

The Vikings were up 42-36 at the break and opened the second half with a 14-2 run. DeWolfe scored seven points in that run, including a three-point play to cap the outburst with 14:11 remaining.

Knox trimmed the lead back to 13 at 58-45 on David Jones’ three-point play, but Lawrence stretched the lead after that. The Vikings went on a 13-2 run to lead 71-47 with 7:42 left. Max Burgess started the run with a 3-pointer, Klusendorf added four points and DeWolfe capped the run with a layup to give Lawrence a 24-point edge.

Knox never got closer than 19 points until the final 33 seconds of the game.

Klusendorf, Lawrence’s career blocks leader and the MWC’s blocks leader, also picked up three blocks in the game and DeWolfe added a pair of rejections.

The Vikings were solid at the foul line, hitting on 20 of 24 attempts. Knox, which didn’t shoot a free throw in the first half, finished 7 of 15 from the line.

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Knox holds off Vikings

The Knox College women’s basketball team withstood a pair of second-half runs by Lawrence University to post a 90-79 Midwest Conference victory over the Vikings on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium.

Jodi Marver paced Knox (1-3, 1-2 MWC) with 21 points. Becky Duffy added 19 points for the Prairie Fire and hit 15 of 18 shots from the foul line.

Lawrence (0-4, 0-3) had four players score in double figures, led by Amber Lisowe with 18. Kassidy Rinehart added 15 points, and Alex Deshler had another double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Freshman Jeannine Schulz also scored 12 points for the Vikings.

Knox jumped out to a huge lead early in the game and the Prairie Fire was up 28-9 with 11:23 left in the opening half. Knox would lead by as many as 23 points in the first half before the Vikings trimmed the lead to 47-31 at the break.

Lawrence opened the second half on a 10-2 run, with Katie Schumacher and Schulz scoring four points apiece, to cut the lead to 49-41 with 14:14 left.

Knox then slowly started to pull away again, and the Prairie Fire built the lead back to as many as 20 points, the last time with 4:50 remaining.

Lawrence mounted another charge, going on a 16-3 run to cut the lead to 80-73 with 2:18 remaining. Lisowe and Reinhart scored six points apiece during the run, which was capped by Deshler’s layup.

Knox won the game from the foul line from this point as Duffy went 10-for-10 from the charity stripe in the final 1:44 to seal the victory.

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Second-period turnaround leads Vikings past Finlandia

The Lawrence University hockey team turned the tables on Finlandia University late in the second period and went on to a 6-3 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association victory over the Lions on Friday night at the Appleton Family Ice Center.

Lawrence (3-6-0, 3-4-0 MCHA) trailed 3-2 and was skating two men down due to penalties, but the Vikings killed off the two-man advantage and then scored a pair of goals just moments later to seize the momentum. Lawrence then scored twice in the third period to seal the victory.

The Vikings led 2-1 early in the second period thanks to goals from Brad Scurfield and Phil Bushbacher, but Finlandia (3-5-0, 3-4-0) scored two goals in a 56-second span midway through the period to grab a 3-2 edge.

Lawrence then took a pair of penalties that left the Lions with a two-man advantage for 1:39. The Vikings killed off the two-man advantage and were still down a skater when Finlandia’s Kevin Smith was whistled for a five-minute major and a game misconduct.

With the teams now both skating a man down, Scurfield scored off a face-off at the 13:15 mark to tie the game at 3-3. Just 24 seconds later with Lawrence on the power play, Brandon Boelter’s slapshot found the back of the net and the Vikings led 4-3.

Buschbacher then scored 4:08 into the third to put Lawrence up 5-3, and Logan Lemirande added a goal with just 1:41 left to seal the win.

Bushbacher and Scurfield both had a pair of goals, and Lemirande had four assists to go with his goal.

Michael Baldino made 19 saves to pick up the win. Troy Chandler stopped 42 shots for Finlandia and took the loss.

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Ripon rallies to top Vikings

RIPON, Wis. — The Ripon College men’s basketball team outscored Lawrence University 16-6 down the stretch to rally for a 68-65 Midwest Conference victory over the Vikings on Wednesday at the Storzer Center.

Taylor Koth scored 27 points to pace Ripon (2-2, 1-0 MWC).

Davis DeWolfe and Tyler Mazur added 12 points apiece to lead the Vikings (2-2, 1-1 MWC). DeWolfe also added a game-high nine rebounds.

Lawrence trailed by three midway through the second half when the Vikings went on a 10-0 run. Mazur started the outburst with a 3-pointer, and Jamie Nikitas scored the next five points with a layup and a 3-pointer. DeWolfe finished the run with a jumper to put the Vikings up 59-52 with 6:47 left.

Ripon countered by scoring the game’s next six points and the teams traded the lead after that.

Ripon led 62-61 when DeWolfe connected on a jumper and Chris Siebert followed with a pair of free throws to put Lawrence up 65-62 with 1:52 left.

Andy Popp hit a 3-pointer for Ripon to tie the game, and the Vikings turned the ball over with 45 seconds left. Koth went to the basket and was fouled with 19 seconds left. He hit one free throw to give Ripon a 66-65 lead.

Siebert got off a shot in the final seconds for Lawrence, but his contested jumper was off the mark. Koth grabbed the rebound and converted two free throws in the final seconds to seal the win.

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Red Hawks hang on to down Lawrence

RIPON, Wis. — The Ripon College women’s basketball team held off a late rally by Lawrence University on Wednesday to post a 43-37 Midwest Conference victory over the Vikings at the Storzer Center.

Amber Lisowe paced Lawrence (0-3, 0-2 MWC) and all scorers with 12 points. Alex Deshler posted a double-double for the Vikings with 11 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.

Kacie Cullen led Ripon (2-2, 1-0) with 11 points.

Ripon led 21-11 at the half but couldn’t expand its lead beyond 14 points after the break.

The Red Hawks led 42-31 on Jill Van Eperen’s jumper with 3:05 left when the Vikings rallied.

Jessica Robbins hit a jumper and Deshler followed with consecutive jumpers to trim the lead to 42-37 with 1:19 left. Ripon committed four turnovers in the same stretch.

The Vikings then missed back-to-back jumpers to allow Ripon to hang on for the win.

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DePouw pours in 25 as Vikings edge Illinois College

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Ryan DePouw poured in a career-high 25 points to lead the Lawrence University men’s basketball team to a 78-76 Midwest Conference victory over Illinois College on Sunday at the Bruner Center.

DePouw hit on 9 of 13 shots from the floor, including 5 of 8 from 3-point range. He added a game-high seven rebounds and picked up five assists, two blocks and a steal.

Chris Siebert added 16 points and Davis DeWolfe had 14 points for Lawrence (2-1, 1-0 MWC). Tyler Mazur, seeing his first significant action since football season ended, came off the bench to chip in with 12 points.

Nathan Kohler led Illinois College (1-3, 0-1) with 19 points, and Isaac Grapperhaus and Brandon Barry added 16 points apiece.

Illinois College led by as many as nine points in the first half, but Lawrence finished the first half on a 14-5 run to tie the score at 35-35 at the break. Mazur hit a pair of 3-pointers in that stretch, and DePouw and Siebert also had one apiece.

Lawrence came out strong to start the second half and led by as many as seven points before Illinois College battled back and took a one-point lead midway through the half.

The Vikings got the lead back on the next possession when Siebert drained a 3-pointer, and Illinois College would never lead again.

Lawrence led by as many as six points after that, but the Blueboys trimmed the margin to 74-72 with 1:18 remaining on Barry’s layup. Mazur got a three-point play for Lawrence to push the lead back to 77-72 with 47 seconds left.

The Vikings would miss the front end of the bonus on its next two possessions, and Kohler then hit a pair of free throws to cut the margin to 77-76 with four seconds left. The Blueboys fouled Siebert with three seconds left, and he made the first free throw to finish the scoring.

Lawrence returns to action on Wednesday when it travels to Ripon College.

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Lady Blues take down Lawrence

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — The Illinois College women’s basketball team jumped out to a 12-point lead in the first five minutes and went on to a 78-62 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Sunday at the Bruner Center.

Hannah McGinnis scored 18 points and pulled down six rebounds to pace five Illinois College players in double figures.

Amber Lisowe paced Lawrence (0-2, 0-1 MWC) with 25 points and six rebounds, and Alex Deshler added 16 points for the Vikings.

Illinois College (2-2, 1-0) pulled out to a 16-4 lead on Tiffany King’s jumper with 15:10 left in the first half. The Lady Blues went on to lead by as many as 20 points in the first half, but the Vikings then went on a 12-4 run. Deshler’s 3-pointer capped the outburst and trimmed the lead to 41-29.

Illinois College would lead by 12 at the half, and the Lady Blues built the lead to as many as 28 points midway through the second half. Lawrence would score the game’s final 10 points to cut the margin back to 16 points.

The Vikings return to action on Wednesday when they travel to Ripon College.

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Early deficit too much to overcome against St. Norbert

DE PERE, Wis. — For the second night in a row, the Lawrence University hockey team fell behind early and lost at the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association/Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association Thanksgiving Classic at the Cornerstone Community Center.

Sixth-ranked St. Norbert College jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period and went on a 6-3 nonconference win over the Vikings (2-6-0) on Saturday.

The Green Knights (8-2-1) scored three times in the first 9:52 before freshman defenseman Steve Hughes got his first career goal for the Vikings at the 11:10 mark to trim the lead to 3-1.

Carl Eckstrom then scored on the power play for St. Norbert, and the Green Knights led 4-1 after the opening period. St. Norbert converted 3 of 6 chances on the power play while Lawrence was 0-for-3.

Kyle Stroh pushed the St. Norbert lead to 5-1 with a goal in the second, but Lawrence battled back late in the third. Renato Engler and Derek Brickan scored just 46 seconds apart to cut the lead to 5-3 with 4:10 left.

Stroh then sealed the win and completed a hat trick with a power-play goal for St. Norbert with 3:27 left.

Travis Bosch made 24 saves to pick up the win, and Anton Olsson stopped 31 shots and took the loss.

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