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Vikings edge UW-Stevens Point 5-4

The Lawrence University women’s tennis team rallied for a 5-4 nonconference victory over UW-Stevens Point on Wednesday at the Lawrence Courts.

After winning only one of the doubles matches, the Vikings (5-2) won the Nos. 3-6 singles matches to down the Pointers (1-4).

Gayatri Malhotra and Polly Dalton were 8-5 winners at No. 3 doubles, and both players also won in singles. Malhotra beat Katelyn Presti 6-2, 6-2 at No. 3, and Dalton topped Ali Bichler 6-1, 6-1 at No. 6. Lawrence’s Hannah Geoffrey beat Monica Preisig 6-2, 6-1 at No. 4 singles, and Ali Heiring was a 6-0, 6-3 winner for the Vikings over Allison Fortier at No. 5.

Lawrence, which has won four straight, opens Midwest Conference North Division play on Saturday when it travels to Beloit College.

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Vikings drop pair of matches at Lawrence Quad

The Lawrence University volleyball team dropped a pair of matches on Tuesday as the Vikings hosted the Lawrence Quadrangular at Alexander Gymnasium.

UW-Stevens Point stopped the Vikings 25-23, 25-15, 25-11 in the opening match. UW-Oshkosh then defeated Lawrence (4-3) 25-23, 25-15, 25-17 in the second match.

Against the Pointers, Shannon McLain had a team-high seven kills for the Vikings, and Terese Swords added five. Diane McLeod picked up 22 assists, and Kathleen Rowland picked up 20 digs.

In the match against UW-Oshkosh, McLain and Swords had eight kills apiece to pace the Vikings. McLeod handed out 18 assists, and Kate Rosenbalm and Rowland had 12 digs apiece.

In the other matches Tuesday night, St. Norbert College defeated UW-Oshkosh 25-21, 22-25, 25-23, 25-22, and UW-Stevens Point downed St. Norbert 25-16, 21-25, 25-20, 26-24.

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Pino leads Vikings to third place at Marian

FOND DU LAC, Wis. — Rudi Pino finished tied for second to lead the Lawrence University golf team to a third-place finish at the Marian Invitational on Monday.

Pino carded rounds of 74 and 80 on the par-72 layout at Whispering Springs Golf Club to finish four shots behind Marian’s Kyle Bruce, who won the title with a 36-hole total of 150.

Marian also took the team title with a score of 609. Lawrence carded team scores of 324 and 329 to finish third at 653.

Anton Olsson finished tied for seventh for the Vikings with a score of 159 after shooting rounds of 79 and 80. Michael Vaubel was tied for 11th at 160 after rounds of 81 and 79.

Rounding out the scoring for the Vikings were Tyler Clark (T48, 180) and William Thoren (55th, 191).

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Pieper’s goal lifts Lawrence past St. Mary’s

WINONA, Minn. — Cameron Pieper scored in the first half on Sunday, and that was enough to lift the Lawrence University men’s soccer team to a 1-0 nonconference victory over St. Mary’s (Minn.) University at the Cardinal Classic.

It also was the first shutout for first-year goalkeeper Kevin Aslett, who stopped three shots for the Vikings (2-3-0).

Pieper took a pass from Joe Cullen and beat St. Mary’s goalkeeper Christian Van Dam at the 29:12 mark. It was the first goal of the season for Pieper.

St. Mary’s had a 17-11 edge in shots, but Lawrence held a 4-3 advantage in shots on goal.

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Lawrence earns victory at St. Mary’s

WINONA, Minn. — Freshman Kirsten Edwards got her first career goal, and it proved to be the game-winner in a 2-1 nonconference victory at St. Mary’s (Minn.) University on Sunday.

Edwards scored off a pass from Sarah Tiano and beat goalkeeper Miranda Halling at 65:17 to give Lawrence a 2-1 lead. Lawrence (1-4-0) made that lead stand up behind four saves from goalkeeper Cassie Burke.

Lawrence grabbed a 1-0 lead at 12:25 when Keli Muchowski scored unassisted. St. Mary’s (0-4-0) tied the game at 1-1 with a goal at 62:39.

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Vikings shut out Marian

FOND DU LAC, Wis. — The Lawrence University women’s tennis team rolled to a 9-0 nonconference victory over Marian University on Sunday.

The Vikings started the day with a sweep of the doubles matches, including an impressive 8-0 win by Tess Vogel and Elena Watson at No. 3.

The Vikings didn’t drop a set en route to winning all six singles matches. The most impressive showing was turned in by Brenna Decker, a 6-0, 6-1 winner at No. 6.

Lawrence (4-2) has now won three consecutive matches.

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Lawrence rally comes up short at Lake Forest

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — A late rally came up short on Saturday for the Lawrence University football team, and Lake Forest College hung on for a 20-16 Midwest Conference win at Farwell Field.

Lawrence (0-2, 0-2 MWC) got a touchdown from quarterback Luke Barthelmess with 15 seconds left, but the onsides kick attempt failed and secured the win for Lake Forest (1-1, 1-0 MWC).

Barthelmess was 24 of 43 passing for 362 yards and a touchdown, but he was sacked eight times by the Lake Forest defense. Dan Dubnicka had the biggest game of his Lawrence career with five catches for 136 yards.

Running back Al Mitchell did nearly all the damage for Lake Forest by running 23 times for 202 yards and a touchdown.

Mitchell gave Lake Forest a 6-0 lead when he ran 68 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter. Lawrence cut the lead in half when it drove the ball to the Lake Forest 12 before the drive stalled. Cody Robel booted a 28-yard field goal with 8:54 left in the first half to trim the lead to 6-3.

The Foresters then sacked Barthelmess in the end zone for a safety and an 8-3 lead with 5:20 left in the half. Lake Forest took the ensuing free kick and scored. Joey Valdivia ran 18 yards for the score and a 14-3 lead.

The teams then exchanged fumbles, and Lawrence moved the ball to the Lake Forest 10 in the final seconds of the first half. Lake Forest got another sack to end the half.

Lawrence trimmed the margin to 14-10 early in the fourth quarter. The Vikings got the ball after Jon Hope intercepted Pete Scaffidi at the Lake Forest 27-yard line. Barthelmess hit Jermaine Taylor for 20 yards, and Ben Hartman then grabbed an eight-yard touchdown pass with 14:17 left in the contest.

Lake Forest countered by driving 69 yards in 12 plays for a touchdown. Alec Howe finished the drive with a two-yard touchdown run, and Lake Forest led 20-14.

Lawrence then drove to the Lake Forest 26, but turned the ball over on downs. The Vikings got the ball back with 1:42 left and moved 98 yards in 10 plays for a touchdown. Barthelmess ran it in from seven yards out to trim the margin to 20-16.

The Vikings touched the ensuing onsides kick before it went 10 yards and Lake Forest took a knee to end the game. 

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Augustana rallies past Lawrence

WINONA, Minn. — The Augustana (Ill.) College men’s soccer team rallied for a 2-1 nonconference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at the St. Mary’s (Minn.) University Classic.

Lawrence (1-3) grabbed a 1-0 lead just before the half when David Caprile scored on a penalty kick at 43:05.

That lead held up until Augustana (1-2) got a goal from Josh Bennett at 76:59 to tie the match at 1-1. Augustana took the lead for good with just over three minutes remaining when Patrick Nelson scored.

Tyler Cowherd was forced to make just one save to pick up the win. Kevin Aslett stopped three shots for Lawrence, which was out-shot 26-5.

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Late goal lifts UW-La Crosse over Lawrence

LA CROSSE, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse women’s soccer team scored with three minutes remaining Saturday to pull out a 1-0 nonconference win over Lawrence University.

Kara Bednarek scored at the 87-minute mark to break the scoreless tie for the Eagles (2-2). La Crosse enjoyed a 27-4 edge in shots, but Lawrence goalkeeper Cassie Burke made nine saves to keep the Vikings (0-4) in the contest.

Sagan Pizzingrilli made one save to pick up the shutout for La Crosse.

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Lawrence routs Prairie Fire

The Lawrence University women’s tennis team rolled to an 8-1 nonconference victory over Knox College on Saturday at the Lawrence Courts.

Lawrence swept the doubles matches with Jenni Roesch and Christina Schaupp winning at No. 1, Hannah Geoffrey and Ali Heiring winning at No. 2 and Gayatri Malhotra and Polly Dalton winning at No. 3.

The Vikings also won at Nos. 2-6 singles with Schaupp, Malhotra, Geoffrey, Heiring and Dalton all victorious.

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