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Big second half leads Southeastern past Lawrence

LAKELAND, Fla. — The Southeastern University women’s basketball team enjoyed a hot second half shooting the ball and went on to a 73-57 nonconference victory over Lawrence University on Wednesday night.

Southeastern (2-6) went 21-for-33 from the floor (63.6 percent) in the second half to pull away from Lawrence (0-6).

Ciara Carter scored 14 points to lead four Southeastern players in double figures.

Amber Lisowe scored 20 points to pace the Vikings, and Cathy Kaye added 14 points. Chioma Ejimkonye chipped in with nine points for the Vikings, and Presley Neuman grabbed a game-high six rebounds.

Lawrence played a tight first half with the Fire, and Southeastern led only 26-25 at the break. Southeastern’s hot shooting allowed it to build a 51-37 lead, but Lawrence went on a 7-2 run to trim the advantage to 53-44 with 7:10 left.

The Fire then went on a 14-4 run to extend its lead to 19 points at 67-48 and seal the victory.

Lawrence returns to action at home on Dec. 13 when it hosts Knox College in a Midwest Conference game.

Vikings fall to Clearwater Christian in overtime

CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Lawrence University women’s basketball team dropped a 66-64 overtime decision to Clearwater Christian College in a nonconference game on Tuesday.

Sophomore guard Alex Deshler scored 25 points to pace the Vikings (0-5). Cathy Kaye added 11 points, and Amber Lisowe had nine. Deshler and Presley Neuman led the Vikings with nine rebounds apiece.

Lawrence led 27-22 at the break, and the Vikings were able to build the lead to double digits before Clearwater Christian (1-3), a member of the National Christian College Athletic Association, rallied. Lawrence freshman guard Chioma Ejimkonye had to hit a pair of free throws in the final seconds of regulation to force overtime.

Clearwater Christian led by four late in the overtime when Deshler drained a 3-pointer for the Vikings to trim the lead to one, but that’s as close as the Vikings would get. The Cougars followed with a pair of free throws in the final seconds to seal the victory.

Lawrence returns to action on Wednesday when it plays at Southeastern University.

Vikings power past Finlandia

HANCOCK, Mich. — Matt Hughes and Sam Johnson each scored a pair of goals, and the Lawrence University hockey team powered to a 5-1 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Finlandia University on Saturday.

The victory allowed Lawrence (4-3-3, 4-1-3 MCHA) to split the weekend series with the Lions (1-9-0, 1-7-0).

Finlandia struck first with a goal just 3:52 into the game, but that’s all the Lions would get against goaltender Peter Emery. He finished with 24 saves to pick up the win.

Defenseman Jameson Raymond tied the game just 2:04 later off assists from Hughes and Brad Scurfield. Hughes then scored on the power play at the 14:25 mark of the first to give Lawrence a 2-1 edge.

Johnson made it 3-1 when he scored only 23 seconds into the second period. Johnson got the next goal as well, on the power play at the 5:10 of the third period, to put the Vikings up 4-1.

Lawrence went 2-for-5 on the power play, and Finlandia was 0-for-8 against the Vikings’ penalty killers.

Hughes finished the scoring with his second goal of the night just 57 seconds later.

Lawrence peppered two Finlandia goalies with 35 shots. Dainis Vasiljevs started the game and took the loss for the Lions.

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Lake Forest hangs on to edge Vikings

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Lawrence University men’s basketball team missed a potential game-winning jumper in the final seconds, and Lake Forest College hung on for a 66-65 victory on Saturday.

Lawrence (2-3, 1-1 MWC) was led by sophomore guard Chris Siebert, who scored 18 points and grabbed a team-high six rebounds. Tyler Crisman added 14 points for the Vikings, and Conor Klusendorf had 12 points and five boards.

Travis Clark paced Lake Forest (5-1, 3-0) with 18 points and 17 rebounds. Drew Grennell also had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Foresters.

In a game that featured 13 lead changes and five ties, Lawrence trailed 61-55 when the Vikings scored seven consecutive points. Klusendorf hit a pair of free throws, Crisman followed with a layup and Siebert then drilled a 3-pointer to give Lawrence a 62-61 lead with 2:27 left.

James Stack countered with a 3-pointer for the Foresters, and Lake Forest led 64-62. Crisman made one free throw with 54 seconds left but missed the second to allow Lake Forest to lead 64-63.

Clark then put back his own miss to give the Foresters a 66-63 edge. Crisman countered with a layup with 18 seconds left to trim the lead to 66-65.

The Vikings fouled Clark with 15 seconds left and he missed the front end of the bonus. Lawrence rebounded, but Crisman’s jumper with five seconds left was off the mark. Lake Forest grabbed the rebound to seal the win.

The game also marked the most significant action of the season for newcomer Tyler Mazur. The Lawrence football star joined the team after his fall season ended but had played sparingly to this point. Mazur scored nine points, all on 3-pointers, in 11 minutes of action.

Lawrence returns to action on Dec. 13 when it hosts Knox College.

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Foresters topple Lawrence

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Lake Forest College women’s basketball team got off to an early lead and pulled away in a 73-48 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday.

Sam Schuring paced Lake Forest (4-2, 3-0 MWC) with 15 points, and Rose Coll came off the bench to add 12 points.

Chioma Ejimkonye led Lawrence (0-4, 0-2) with 15 points, and Amber Lisowe added 14. Freshman Presley Neuman pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds for the Vikings to go along with nine points.

Lake Forest scored the game’s first six points and had bolted out to a double-digit lead by the 14:30 mark. Lawrence battled back to trim the margin to eight points late in the first half, and Lake Forest forged a 39-26 lead at the break.

Lake Forest went on a 7-0 run midway through the second half to grab a 53-30 lead, and the Vikings couldn’t recover. The Foresters would go on to lead by as many as 27 points, courtesy of a pair of 3-pointers in the final minute.

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Finlandia downs Lawrence in penalty-filled game

HANCOCK, Mich. — The Finlandia University hockey team scored four times in the final period on Friday and went on to post a 6-2 Midwest Collegiate Hockey Association victory over Lawrence University.

Finlandia (1-8-0, 1-6-0 MCHA) led 2-1 entering the final period but scored three times in the first six minutes of the third to seal the victory.

Finlandia grabbed a 2-0 lead in the second period, but Brad Scurfield cut the lead in half when he scored with 1:20 left in the second period for Lawrence (3-3-3, 3-1-3).

Just seven second later, the game was halted by an altercation that resulted in 25 penalties totaling 114 minutes. Lawrence was whistled for 23 penalties for 100 minutes, and Finlandia had 16 penalties for 68 minutes.

Collin Saint-Onge scored at 1:02 of the third period, and Griffen Hodges at 3:11 to give Finlandia a 4-1 edge. Matt Hughes countered with a goal for the Vikings at the 3:53 mark to cut the lead to 4-2.

Clancy MacNeill then scored for the Lions at 5:41, and Finlandia added an empty-net goal in the final minute to complete the scoring.

Finlandia scored six goals only 24 shots. Peter Emery allowed the first four goals and took the loss. Adam Eno saw his first collegiate action for the Vikings and allowed one goal.

Dainis Vasiljevs stopped 23 shots to pick up the win for Finlandia.

The teams wrap up the series on Saturday afternoon. 

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Siebert leads balanced attack as Vikings top Illinois College

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — Sophomore guard Chris Siebert led a balanced Lawrence University attack as the Vikings downed Illinois College 76-69 in a Midwest Conference men’s basketball game Friday.

Siebert posted a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds to pace Lawrence (2-2, 1-0 MWC). Davis DeWolfe added 16 points and six rebounds, and Conor Klusendorf and Max Burgess had 12 points apiece.

Craig Bals had 18 points, Spencer Campbell added 17 and Brandon Berry had 16 to lead Illinois College (1-3, 0-1).

Lawrence led by as many as 12 points in the first half, but the Vikings had to settle for a 38-33 lead at the half.

The Vikings opened the second half with a flurry by scoring the first seven points after the break. Tyler Crisman, playing in his first game back after an injury, hit back-to-back 3-pointers and Brian Gryzskiewicz added a free throw to give Lawrence a 45-33 lead.

The Blueboys trimmed the lead back to six points at 50-44, but Lawrence regained control by scoring five consecutive points, capped by Burgess’ 3-pointer with 12:19 remaining.

Lawrence built the lead back to 14 points at 63-49 on another 3-pointer by Burgess, but Illinois College managed to trim the advantage back to six points on several occasions.

That’s as close as Illinois College would get as Lawrence hit went 4-for-5 from the foul line in the final 1:28 to seal the victory.

The Vikings return to action on Saturday when they travel to Lake Forest College.

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Cold-shooting Vikings fall to Lady Blues

JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — The Lawrence University women’s basketball team endured a frigid shooting night and dropped a 77-40 decision to Illinois College in a Midwest Conference game on Friday night.

The Vikings went 14-for-63 (22.2 percent) from the floor, including 0-for-15 from beyond the 3-point line.

Freshman guard Chioma Ejimkonye led the Vikings (0-3, 0-1 MWC) with 14 points and six steals.

Brittney Burgess came off the bench to lead Illinois College (1-3, 1-0) with 18 points. Haylee Althoff added 15 points off the bench.

The Lady Blues built a double-digit lead in the first 10 minutes of the game, but really pulled away in the final few minutes of the opening half. The Lady Blues outscored Lawrence 19-7 over the final 6:09 to grab a 44-19 lead at the break.

Illinois College would lead by as many as 39 points in the second half.

Lawrence returns to action on Saturday when it plays at Lake Forest College.

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Vikings fall to St. Scholastica

FOND DU LAC, Wis. — The College of St. Scholastica broke the game open in the second period and went on to a 6-1 nonconference victory over Lawrence University on Saturday at the MCHA/NCHA Thanksgiving Showdown at the Blue Line Ice Center.

The Saints (5-2-1) scored four consecutive goals in the second period despite Lawrence (3-2-3) holding a 14-11 advantage in shots during that 20 minutes.

St. Scholastica scored just 5:38 into the game on Alex Valenti’s goal and made it 2-0 with just 2:07 left in the first period when Carter Davis scored.

The Saints then scored four times, including once on the power play, in the first 14:28 of the second period to put the game away. Paul Zuke got Lawrence on the board with his second goal of the season at the 16:48 mark of the second.

Six different players scored for the Saints, and Brett Corcoran had a goal and two assists.

Colin Rundell stopped 30 shots to get the win for St. Scholastica. Anton Olsson played the first 34:28 and allowed all six goals for the Vikings. Peter Emery came on in relief for Lawrence and made 11 saves and didn’t allow a goal in the final 25:32.

Lawrence returns to action next weekend when it travels to Finlandia University for a weekend series with the Lions.

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Seventh-ranked St. Norbert downs Lawrence

FOND DU LAC, Wis. — The seventh-ranked St. Norbert College hockey team scored the game’s first three goals on Friday and went on to a 5-1 nonconference win over Lawrence University at the MCHA/NCHA Thanksgiving Showdown at the Blue Line Ice Center.

The Green Knights (6-2-2) led 2-0 after the first period on a power-play goal from Seth Soley and an even-strength goal from Alain Joanette. St. Norbert made it 3-0 when Johan Ryd scored 9:41 into the second period.

Lawrence got on the board when Brad Scurfield took a pass from Phil Bushbacher and scored at the 10:35 mark of the second. That trimmed the lead to 3-1, but that’s as close as the Vikings would get.

Joanette scored at the 15:46 mark to push the lead back to 4-1, and St. Norbert added another tally in the third period.

David Jacobson made 30 saves to pick up the win. Peter Emery made 34 saves and took his first loss of the season.

Lawrence returns to action on Saturday when it takes on St. Scholastica in the MCHA/NCHA Showdown.

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