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(0-20, 0-15 MWC) vs. Beloit College (7-13, 5-10 MWC) Tuesday, Feb. 9, 7:30 p.m. Alexander Gymnasium, Appleton, Wis.

2015-16 LAWRENCE SCHEDULE PROBABLE STARTERS Lawrence Date Opponent Time/Res. Forward Patsy Kealey Sr. 5-10 11/17 at Marian L, 57-28 Forward Andrea Wilkinson Sr. 6-0 Guard Olivia Hoesley So. 5-8 11/21 at Ripon L, 74-57 Guard Aubrey Scott Jr. 5-9 11/25 Lake Forest L, 60-36 Guard Natalie Kramer So. 5-7

12/2 at Beloit L, 93-73 Beloit 12/5 L, 56-41 Forward Lana Wieseman Sr. 6-1 Forward Nora Polaski Jr. 5-11 12/15 Concordia Chicago L, 68-57 Guard Megan McCabe Sr. 5-7 12/18-19 Post Exam Jam Tournament Guard Shelby Kline Fr. 5-6 Guard Laura Panicali Jr. 5-9 12/18 at Hope L, 91-43

12/19 vs. Alma L, 76-30 SCHEDULE THE SERIES 12/30 St. Mary’s (Minn.) L, 73-49 }The Vikings host Beloit in a Midwest }Beloit holds a 35-28 advantage in a Conference game on Tuesday at Al- series that started in the 1977-78 sea- 1/2 Grinnell L, 50-37 exander Gymnasium. Tip-off is set for son. Beloit has won the last 15 meet- 1/6 at St. Norbert L, 85-29 7:30 p.m. ings against Lawrence. Prior to that, the Vikings had won six in a row. 1/9 Monmouth L, 68-49 VIDEO WEBCAST }The games feature a free video LAST GAME 1/12 at Carroll L, 56-30 webcast available at: http://portal. Illinois College turned away a 1/16 at Cornell L, 68-54 stretchinternet.com/lawrence/. Dick strong challenge from Lawrence this Knapinski and Anthony Totoraitis are past Saturday and posted a 58-44 1/20 Ripon L, 54-39 on the call for Lawrence home games. victory at Sher- A link for the webcast is available on man Gymnasium. 1/23 Knox L, 73-66 the Lawrence women’s basketball Brielle Greenleaf and Sydney Lett 1/26 at Lake Forest L, 91-50 page. scored 12 points apiece to pace Il- 1/30 at Knox L, 86-62 THE COACHES linois College, and 2/3 St. Norbert L, 81-49 }Ashley Wellman Shannen Quehl (Alma 2008) is in her grabbed a game- 2/6 at Illinois College L, 58-44 third season at Law- high 13 rebounds. rence and has a re- Liz Arco posted 2/9 Beloit 7:30 pm cord of 4-62 (.061). a double-double for 2/17 Carroll 7:00 pm }Jennifer McCor- the Vikings with 13 Elizabeth Arco mick (Elmhurst points and 11 re- 2/20 at Monmouth 3:00 pm 2004) is in her fifthAshley Wellman bounds. Patsy Kealey had 11 points 2/26-27 MWC Tournament TBA season at Beloit and for Lawrence, and Olivia Hoesley has a record of 31-81 came off the bench to add 10 points. Home games in bold (.277). The Lady Blues had a four-point edge at the half, but Lawrence trimmed the margin to 30-28 fol- }The Vikings are 11th in the Midwest lowing Arco’s layup and Hoesley’s Conference in scoring at 46.3 points 3-pointer near the end of the third per game. Lawrence is eighth in scor- quarter. The Lady Blues scored the fi- ing defense at 70.9. nal four points of the period to push the lead back to 24-28. }Lawrence is shooting 32.5 percent Illinois College led by seven early MWC Standings from the floor, which ranks 11th in the in the fourth quarter, but Hoesley hit conference. The Vikings rank seventh MWC Overall another 3-pointer and Kealey added a in field goal percentage defense at W L W L jumper to help cut the margin to 37- 41.1. 33 with 7:47 left. St. Norbert 15 0 16 4 Illinois College responded with Cornell 12 2 15 4 }The Vikings are shooting 23.9 per- a 9-4 run, capped by Greenleaf’s Grinnell 11 4 14 6 cent from beyond the 3-point line, 3-pointer, to finally take control. The Lake Forest 9 5 11 8 and that ranks 11th in the conference. 14-point margin of victory was the Ripon 7 8 11 9 Lawrence ranks 10th in defending the largest lead of the game for the Lady Illinois College 7 8 10 10 3-pointer at 32.3 percent. Blues. Knox 6 8 11 8 Carroll 5 9 6 13 }Lawrence ranks 11th in the confer- VIKINGS UPDATE Beloit 5 10 7 13 ence in free-throw shooting at 59.3 }Sophomore forward Monmouth 3 11 4 15 percent, but that number has been Liz Arco (Bartlett, Ill./ Lawrence 0 15 0 20 steadily rising since mid-December. Bartlett) posted her sec- Since the Dec. 19 game vs. Alma, Law- ond career double-dou- rence is shooting a respectable 64.3 Games Tuesday ble and set a career high percent (108-168) from the foul line. for rebounds at Illinois Beloit at Lawrence College. Arco scored 13 points and Monmouth at Cornell }The Vikings are 11th in the league in grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds Knox at Carroll rebounding maring at minus-9.7. vs. the Lady Blues. Arco’s previous St. Norbert at Lake Forest career high was 10 rebounds, which Games Saturday SCOUTING BELOIT she had done three times. Arco leads Lake Forest at Grinnell }Beloit saw its two- the team in scoring at 8.5 points per Knox at St. Norbert game win streak game and is third on the team at 4.8 Illinois College at Ripon snapped with a 95-59 rebounds per game. Beloit at Monmouth loss at first-place St. Cornell at Carroll Norbert this past Saturday. The Bucs }Arco picked up three more blocks had posted an overtime win at Carroll at Illinois College and now has 35 on and a two-point victory over Illinois the season. She ranks first in the Mid- career-high 12 rebounds vs. Knox and College prior to the loss to the Green west Conference at 2.1 blocks per had a season-high 21 points in that Knights. game. The 35 blocks is the fifth-high- contest. On the season, Kealey ranks est season total in Lawrence history. 13th in the Midwest Conference at 6.3 }Senior forward Lana Wieseman leads She needs two more to catch Quinn rebounds per game. She also is up to the Midwest Conference in scoring at Bohman, who had 37 in 1999-2000. 7.3 points per game. 21.0 points per game while shooting 53.4 percent from the floor. Wieseman }Senior Patsy Ke- }Sophomore guard also ranks eighth in the league in re- aley (New Rochelle, Olivia Hoesley (Eau bounding at 7.1 per game. N.Y./Ursuline) has Claire, Wis./North) been a monster on collected her third }Guard Laura Panicali is the other half the glass over the double-figure scor- of Beloit’s 1-2 scoring punch. She is av- past six games. Ke- ing game of the sea- eraging 15.5 points per game. Panicali aley has averaged son when she posted and Shelby Kline are among the top 7.8 rebounds per Patsy Kealey 10 points at Illinois Olivia Hoesley 3-point shooters in the league. Kline game over the last College. Hoesley hit leads the conference at 41.7 percent six contests, dating a pair of 3-pointers against the Lady from beyond the arc, and Panicali is back to the Jan. 20 game with Ripon. Blues and has a team-high 18 triples hitting at 34.4 percent clip. In that stretch, Kealey pulled down a on the season. }The Bucs are scoring 68.2 points per game, and that ranks third in the Mid- Lawrence University Basketball Facts west Conference. Beloit ranks ninth in the league in scoring defense at 71.9 Location Appleton, Wis. points per game. Founded 1847 Enrollment 1,500 }Beloit ranks second in the league in President Mark Burstein shooting at 41.8 percent. The Bucs are 10th in field goal percentage defense Affiliation NCAA Division III at 43.9 percent. Conference Midwest Conference Nickname Vikings }Beloit is one of the top free-throw School Colors Blue and White shooting teams in the conference. Home Arena Alexander Gymnasium The Bucs are second at 69.3 percent. (1929, capacity 1,100) Director of Athletics Mike Szkodzinski }Beloit ranks second in the Midwest First season of basketball 1975-76 Conference in 3-point shooting at Seasons of basketball 39 33.4 percent. The Bucs are ninth in 3-point defense at 30.0 percent. All-time record 355-504 (.413) Midwest Conference titles 2 }Beloit is sixth in the league in re- 1989-90, 1998-99 bounding margin at plus-0.7. Lake Michigan Conference titles 1 1988-89 PLAYING FOR PATRICK NCAA tournament appearances 1 }The Vikings will “Play for Patrick” on 1999 Tuesday. The Vikings are attempt- ing to raise money and awareness for 21-year-old Patrick Fridland, a De Pere native. Fridland was diagnosed CAREER SCORING LEADERS in September 2015 with osteosar- 1. 1,487 – Claire Getzoff, 2002-06 coma, a form of bone cancer. Osteo- 2. 1,225 – Sarah O’Neil, 1988-92 sarcoma occurs mostly in children 3. 1,186 – Felice Porrata, 2001-05 and young adults and attacks bones 4. 1,105 – Jackie Huss, 1993-97 that are growing quickly. It most com- 5. 975 – Katherine Lofgren, 1989-93 monly attacks areas around the knee 6. 965 – Krista Tomter, 1989-93 or shoulder. Fridland’s connection to 7. 956 – Kelly Mulcahy, 2004-08 Lawrence women’s basketball comes 8. 942 – Gina Seegers, 1988-92 through Vikings junior guard Aubrey 9. 909 – Alex Deshler, 2010-14 Scott (Appleton, Wis./East), a fam- 10. 895 – Molly Lieberman, 1993-97 ily friend. Fridland, whose cancer was 11. 868 – Carrie Van Groll, 2004-08 found in his leg, went through che- 12. 866 – Dara Rakun, 1998-2002 motherapy from September to Janu- 13. 833 – Robin Chapman, 1979-83 ary. He also had surgery to remove 14. 830 – Vicki Corbeil, 1976-79 the tumor in early January and had his 15. 828 – Tracie Spangenberg, 1986-90 leg amputated. He is currently under- 16. 808 – Joy Rogatzki, 1996-2000 going additional chemotherapy. Cash 17. 799 – Laura Aerts, 2006-10 donations will be accepted through- 18. 751 – Alisa Haase, 1992-96 out the evening and proceeds will 19. 745 – Beth Pollnow, 1998-2002 be used to help Fridland purchase a 20. 723 – Deb Jaryszak, 1978-82 prosthetic leg and benefit the Chil- 21. 639 – Holly Skaer, 1988-91 dren’s Cancer Research Fund. T-shirts 22. 622 – Mindy Rueden, 1996-2000 for the event will be on sale for $15 or 23. 613 – Cathy Kaye, 2009-13 you can purchase two shirts for $25. 24. 598 – Amber Lisowe, 2011-14 25. 582 – Jenny Stoner, 2004-08 2015-16 Lawrence University Basketball Lawrence University Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 08, 2016) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 0-20 0-9 0-10 0-1 CONFERENCE 0-15 0-7 0-8 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-5 0-2 0-2 0-1

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 20 Elizabeth Arco 18-9 419 23.3 66-158 . 4 1 8 0-0 . 0 0 0 21-50 . 4 2 0 25 61 86 4.8 71 5 31 67 37 25 153 8.5 23 Andrea Wilkinson 20-20 619 31.0 66-189 . 3 4 9 1-6 . 1 6 7 25-36 . 6 9 4 34 93 127 6.4 55 0 30 56 18 23 158 7.9 02 Patsy Kealey 20-15 439 22.0 60-163 . 3 6 8 4-12 . 3 3 3 22-40 . 5 5 0 48 77 125 6.3 66 4 23 62 5 33 146 7.3 24 Aubrey Scott 20-19 489 24.5 29-100 . 2 9 0 8-39 . 2 0 5 22-32 . 6 8 8 23 43 66 3.3 22 0 14 50 1 16 88 4.4 10 Olivia Hoesley 20-17 422 21.1 30-110 . 2 7 3 18-77 . 2 3 4 2-4 . 5 0 0 4 26 30 1.5 28 0 24 30 2 10 80 4.0 12 Lauren Deveikis 18-0 253 14.1 23-77 . 2 9 9 7-27 . 2 5 9 13-19 . 6 8 4 7 7 14 0.8 15 0 12 11 0 9 66 3.7 15 Fanita Robins 18-2 270 15.0 13-68 . 1 9 1 3-15 . 2 0 0 36-55 . 6 5 5 13 25 38 2.1 42 0 13 47 1 7 65 3.6 03 Natalie Kramer 20-18 487 24.4 20-79 . 2 5 3 9-36 . 2 5 0 19-32 . 5 9 4 7 20 27 1.4 45 1 30 47 0 15 68 3.4 14 Sammi Jo Nixon 10-0 140 14.0 7-32 . 2 1 9 3-18 . 1 6 7 7-10 . 7 0 0 0 10 10 1.0 6 0 10 14 1 2 24 2.4 05 Nicole Cummins 16-0 222 13.9 13-45 . 2 8 9 8-25 . 3 2 0 3-5 . 6 0 0 0 13 13 0.8 13 0 17 25 1 7 37 2.3 44 Leah Reeves 20-0 240 12.0 18-42 . 4 2 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 5-12 . 4 1 7 21 35 56 2.8 25 0 6 19 2 8 41 2.1 Team 25 48 73 12 Total...... 20 4000 345-1063 . 3 2 5 61-255 . 2 3 9 175-295 . 5 9 3 207 458 665 33.2 388 10 210 440 68 155 926 46.3 Opponents...... 20 4000 498-1211 . 4 1 1 139-430 . 3 2 3 283-415 . 6 8 2 301 557 858 42.9 326 - 308 338 52 248 1418 70.9

TEAM STATISTICS LU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 926 1418 11/17/15 at Marian University L 28-57 254 Points per game 46.3 70.9 * 11/21/15 at Ripon College L 57-74 238 Scoring margin -24.6 - * 11/25/15 L 36-60 299 FIELD GOALS-ATT 345-1063 498-1211 * 12/02/15 at Beloit College L 73-93 150 Field goal pct . 3 2 5 . 4 1 1 * 12/05/15 ILLINOIS COLLEGE L 41-56 259 3 POINT FG-ATT 61-255 139-430 12/15/15 CONCORDIA CHICAGO L 57-68 101 3-point FG pct . 2 3 9 . 3 2 3 12/18/15 at L 43-91 701 3-pt FG made per game 3.1 7.0 12/19/15 vs L 30-76 146 FREE THROWS-ATT 175-295 283-415 12/30/15 ST. MARY'S UNIVERSIT L 49-73 102 Free throw pct . 5 9 3 . 6 8 2 * 01/02/16 L 37-50 112 F-Throws made per game 8.8 14.2 * 01/06/16 at St. Norbert College L 29-85 395 REBOUNDS 665 858 * 01/09/16 L 49-68 476 Rebounds per game 33.2 42.9 * 01/12/16 at L 33-56 58 Rebounding margin -9.6 - * 01/16/16 at L 54-68 335 ASSISTS 210 308 * 01/20/16 RIPON COLLEGE L 39-54 212 Assists per game 10.5 15.4 * 01/23/16 L 66-73 452 TURNOVERS 440 338 * 01/26/16 at Lake Forest College L 50-91 167 Turnovers per game 22.0 16.9 * 01/30/16 at Knox College L 62-86 400 Turnover margin -5.1 - * 02/03/16 ST. NORBERT COLLEGE L 49-81 128 Assist/turnover ratio 0.5 0.9 * 02/06/16 at Illinois College L 44-58 350 STEALS 155 248 Steals per game 7.8 12.4 * - Conference game BLOCKS 68 52 Blocks per game 3.4 2.6 ATTENDANCE 2141 3194 Home games-Avg/Game 9-238 10-305 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 1-146

Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Totals Lawrence University 177 245 228 276 926 Opponents 382 340 340 356 1418 2015-16 Lawrence University Basketball Lawrence University Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Feb 08, 2016) All games

02 03 05 10 12 14 15 Opponent Date Score KEALEY,PAT KRAMER,NAT CUMMINS,NI HOESLEY,OL DEVEIKIS,L NIXON,SAMM ROBINS,FAN at Marian University 11/17/15 28-57 L 4 - 5 - 0 0 - 1 - 2 3 - 0 - 0 3 - 2 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 1 - 0 - 2 3 - 1 - 1 at Ripon College 11/21/15 57-74 L 0 - 1 - 0 6 - 1 - 4 0 - 0 - 0 1 1 - 0 - 2 5 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 1 1 - 3 - 2 LAKE FOREST COLLEGE 11/25/15 36-60 L 3 - 6 - 0 1 - 4 - 1 0 - 0 - 2 0 - 1 - 1 2 - 1 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 at Beloit College 12/02/15 73-93 L 4 - 2 - 1 4 - 2 - 2 0 - 0 - 0 9 - 2 - 2 7 - 3 - 0 4 - 1 - 1 4 - 2 - 0 ILLINOIS COLLEGE 12/05/15 41-56 L 5 - 6 - 2 5 - 3 - 2 2 - 0 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 DNP 6 - 6 - 2 CONCORDIA CHICAGO 12/15/15 57-68 L 2 2 - 1 1 - 3 2 - 0 - 0 DNP 2 - 1 - 1 2 - 1 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 2 - 5 - 2 at Hope College 12/18/15 43-91 L 5 - 3 - 1 3 - 2 - 0 DNP 1 0 - 0 - 1 6 - 0 - 1 3 - 0 - 3 0 - 1 - 2 vs Alma College 12/19/15 30-76 L 7 - 5 - 2 1 0 - 3 - 0 DNP 1 - 3 - 1 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 ST. MARY'S UNIVERSIT 12/30/15 49-73 L 0 - 4 - 1 1 - 1 - 2 9 - 1 - 3 0 - 2 - 2 4 - 0 - 0 7 - 1 - 1 1 0 - 1 - 0 GRINNELL COLLEGE 01/02/16 37-50 L 7 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 6 - 1 - 1 DNP 0 - 0 - 2 0 - 1 - 0 at St. Norbert College 01/06/16 29-85 L 6 - 1 2 - 1 7 - 0 - 0 3 - 2 - 2 0 - 2 - 0 1 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 MONMOUTH COLLEGE 01/09/16 49-68 L 1 5 - 7 - 1 0 - 1 - 6 0 - 0 - 0 8 - 2 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 DNP 1 - 0 - 0 at Carroll University 01/12/16 33-56 L 8 - 1 3 - 0 5 - 2 - 1 2 - 2 - 0 3 - 1 - 1 2 - 1 - 1 DNP DNP at Cornell College 01/16/16 54-68 L 2 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 - 3 2 - 3 - 1 1 4 - 1 - 0 DNP 4 - 1 - 1 RIPON COLLEGE 01/20/16 39-54 L 6 - 7 - 1 1 - 1 - 2 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 3 - 1 0 - 1 - 0 DNP DNP KNOX COLLEGE 01/23/16 66-73 L 2 1 - 1 2 - 3 0 - 1 - 0 3 - 3 - 3 2 - 1 - 0 1 1 - 0 - 2 DNP 2 - 2 - 1 at Lake Forest College 01/26/16 50-91 L 4 - 8 - 1 6 - 2 - 2 0 - 0 - 2 2 - 2 - 1 3 - 1 - 2 DNP 4 - 1 - 1 at Knox College 01/30/16 62-86 L 8 - 7 - 3 7 - 0 - 0 4 - 3 - 2 3 - 0 - 2 7 - 1 - 1 DNP 7 - 3 - 0 ST. NORBERT COLLEGE 02/03/16 49-81 L 8 - 7 - 1 6 - 0 - 2 3 - 1 - 0 3 - 2 - 5 DNP DNP 6 - 3 - 0 at Illinois College 02/06/16 44-58 L 1 1 - 6 - 2 2 - 1 - 3 DNP 1 0 - 0 - 1 2 - 0 - 1 DNP 2 - 3 - 1

20 23 24 44 Opponent Date Score ARCO,ELIZA WILKINSON, SCOTT,AUBR REEVES,LEA at Marian University 11/17/15 28-57 L 0 - 3 - 0 8 - 1 1 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 at Ripon College 11/21/15 57-74 L 1 8 - 8 - 5 6 - 2 - 1 0 - 1 - 2 0 - 1 - 0 LAKE FOREST COLLEGE 11/25/15 36-60 L 1 2 - 3 - 1 8 - 4 - 1 0 - 2 - 3 3 - 3 - 1 at Beloit College 12/02/15 73-93 L 1 5 - 4 - 4 1 4 - 6 - 1 1 2 - 3 - 1 0 - 3 - 0 ILLINOIS COLLEGE 12/05/15 41-56 L 1 2 - 9 - 0 4 - 1 0 - 2 2 - 5 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 CONCORDIA CHICAGO 12/15/15 57-68 L DNP 1 4 - 1 5 - 5 8 - 7 - 0 0 - 7 - 0 at Hope College 12/18/15 43-91 L 6 - 1 0 - 2 6 - 2 - 1 0 - 4 - 0 4 - 1 - 1 vs Alma College 12/19/15 30-76 L 0 - 3 - 1 8 - 8 - 0 0 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 ST. MARY'S UNIVERSIT 12/30/15 49-73 L 6 - 7 - 1 4 - 2 - 1 8 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 1 GRINNELL COLLEGE 01/02/16 37-50 L 1 1 - 5 - 4 8 - 1 0 - 0 3 - 3 - 1 0 - 3 - 0 at St. Norbert College 01/06/16 29-85 L 6 - 4 - 1 0 - 2 - 2 2 - 4 - 0 4 - 0 - 1 MONMOUTH COLLEGE 01/09/16 49-68 L 1 2 - 2 - 2 7 - 4 - 0 6 - 1 - 0 0 - 0 - 0 at Carroll University 01/12/16 33-56 L DNP 4 - 7 - 5 2 - 5 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 at Cornell College 01/16/16 54-68 L 2 - 1 - 1 9 - 5 - 2 1 0 - 2 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 RIPON COLLEGE 01/20/16 39-54 L 8 - 2 - 0 1 1 - 5 - 1 1 3 - 4 - 3 0 - 0 - 0 KNOX COLLEGE 01/23/16 66-73 L 1 1 - 4 - 1 1 0 - 1 1 - 4 2 - 1 - 1 4 - 4 - 0 at Lake Forest College 01/26/16 50-91 L 8 - 5 - 2 1 5 - 6 - 1 6 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 1 at Knox College 01/30/16 62-86 L 4 - 3 - 2 1 4 - 1 0 - 2 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 2 - 0 ST. NORBERT COLLEGE 02/03/16 49-81 L 9 - 2 - 2 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 2 - 4 - 0 at Illinois College 02/06/16 44-58 L 1 3 - 1 1 - 2 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 2015-16 Game Recaps November 17 Hoesley then hit a 3-pointer, Rob- December 2 Marian 57, Lawrence 28 ins connected on back-to-back jump- Beloit 93, Lawrence 73 FOND DU LAC, ers and Arco hit a jumper to cut the BELOIT, Wis. Wis. — The Lawrence lead to 37-25 at the half. — Lana Wieseman University women’s Lawrence was unable to put a and Nora Polaski basketball team dent in Ripon’s lead in the final two combined to score struggled out of the quarters. The Vikings never got closer 57 points to lead gate and Marian University posted a than 10 points, but Ripon didn’t pull the Beloit College women’s basketball 57-28 non-conference victory in the away. team to a 93-73 Midwest Conference season opener at Sadoff Gymnasium. Lawrence cut the lead to 62-51 on win over Lawrence University at Flood Marian bolted to a 25-7 lead after Natalie Kramer’s 3-pointer with 5:47 Arena. the first quarter, and the Sabres led left in the fourth quarter before Ripon Wieseman scored 35 points and 36-10 at the half. finally put the game away in the final grabbed 12 rebounds and Polaski Nicole Paulus led Marian and all minutes. added 22 points to lead Beloit (3-3, scorers with 19 points, and Brittany 2-1 MWC). Wieseman hit 12-of-19 Bauman added 11. November 25 shots from the floor, and Polaski was Andrea Wilkinson led Lawrence Lake Forest 60, Lawrence 36 a perfect 10-for-10. with eight points and pulled down a APPLETON, Wis. Liz Arco paced Lawrence (0-4, 0-3) game-high 12 rebounds to go along — The Lake Forest with 15 points and a team-high four with three steals. The Vikings hit on College women’s assists. Andrea Wilkinson added 14 only 10-of-48 shots from the floor basketball team points and a team-best six rebounds (20.8 percent), and Lawrence shot just jumped out to a for the Vikings. Aubrey Scott chipped 2-of-13 (15.4 percent) from beyond 12-0 lead and went on to a 60-36 Mid- in with a career-high 12 points as she the arc. west Conference win over Lawrence hit 5-of-7 shots from the floor, includ- Marian opened the second half by University at Alexander Gymnasium. ing 2-of-2 from 3-point range. scoring 11 consecutive points to push K.C. Stralka posted a double-dou- Lawrence led 15-10 in the first the lead to 47-10 and never led by less ble with 10 points and 10 rebounds quarter, but Beloit outscored the Vi- than 27 points the rest of the way. for the Foresters (1-1, 1-0 MWC). Brie kings 14-6 over the final four minutes Majkowski, Michelle Ricolcol and Brit- to grab a 24-21 lead after one quarter. November 21 tany Avonts had eight points apiece A 9-0 run by the Bucs helped Ripon 74, Lawrence 57 for Lake Forest. them take control in the second quar- RIPON, Wis. — Liz Arco scored a game-high 12 ter and push the lead to 44-32. Beloit The Ripon College points to pace Lawrence (0-3, 0-2), led 48-38 at the half. women’s basketball and Andrea Wilkinson added eight The Vikings never got closer than team pulled away points. 10 points in the third quarter, but the in the second quarter and kept Law- The Foresters kept Lawrence off Bucs couldn’t put Lawrence away. rence University at bay the rest of the the board until Sammi Jo Nixon’s Scott’s jumper cut Beloit’s advantage game in a 74-57 Midwest Conference 3-pointer with 3:41 left in the opening to 68-55 after three quarters. victory at the Storzer Center. quarter trimmed the margin to 12-3. Lawrence trimmed the margin Freshman Maggie Oimoen scored Lake Forest would go on to lead 15-7 back to 10 points twice, the first on 22 points on 11-of-14 shooting to after the opening 10 minutes. Scott’s 3-pointer and the second on pace Ripon (2-0, 1-0 MWC). The Vikings got a layup from Arco Wilkinson’s jumper to make it 70-60. Liz Arco came off the bench to and a 3-pointer from Patsy Kealey to Beloit responded with a 15-0 run to pace Lawrence (0-2, 0-1) with 18 cut the lead to 15-12 with 8:40 left in push the lead to 85-60 and seal the points, eight rebounds and five as- the second quarter. Lake Forest fin- victory. sists. Fanita Robins and Olivia Hoesley ished the first half on a 10-2 run and added 11 points apiece for Lawrence. pushed the lead to 25-14 at the half. December 5 Ripon led 15-14 late in the first The Foresters pushed the lead to Illinois College 56, Lawrence 41 quarter, but the Red Hawks scored 20 points late in the third quarter and APPLETON, Wis. eight consecutive points. The game would go on to lead by as many as 26 — The Illinois College then see-sawed as Lawrence trimmed points in the final period. women’s basketball the lead back seven before Ripon team pulled away from stretched it all the way to 33-16. Lawrence University in 2015-16 Game Recaps the final quarter and posted a 56-41 December 15 the next three points to stretch the Midwest Conference victory at Alex- Concordia Chicago 68, Lawrence 57 margin to 62-54 with 1:53 left. The ander Gymnasium. APPLETON, Wis. Cougars then hit five of their next six Brielle Greenleaf led Illinois Col- — The Concordia free throws to seal the victory. lege (4-2, 2-0 MWC) with 11 points, University Chicago Turnovers and missed free throws and Melissa Solorio and Jill Friedrich women’s basket- really hurt the Vikings. Against the added 10 points apiece. Solorio com- ball team scored six Cougars’ pressing defense, Lawrence pleted a double-double with 10 re- consecutive points in a stretch of 38 turned the ball over a season-high bounds. seconds in the final minutes and went 35 times. Concordia was whistled for Liz Arco paced Lawrence (0-5, 0-4) on to pull out a 68-57 non-conference 26 fouls, but the Vikings were unable with 12 points, and she picked up win over Lawrence University at Alex- to take advantage of that. Lawrence nine rebounds. Andrea Wilkinson led ander Gymnasium. went just 16-of-35 from the foul line. the Vikings with 10 rebounds. Lauren Orr paced Concordia (3-3) Illinois College took control of with 18 points, and Courtney Lofink December 18 the game late in the second quarter added 12 points and five assists for No. 4 Hope 91, Lawrence 43 and early in the third. The Lady Blues the Cougars. HOLLAND, Mich. held Lawrence scoreless for a stretch Patsy Kealey and Andrea Wilkin- — The fourth-ranked of 9:32 that finally ended when Olivia son both posted double-doubles for Hope College wom- Hoesley hit a 3-pointer with 5:43 left the Vikings (0-6), who were playing en’s basketball team in the third quarter to cut the lead to without top scorer Liz Arco. jumped out to a huge 32-23. Kealey finished with a game-high early lead and cruised Illinois College would push its 22 points on 10-for-12 shooting from to a 91-43 non-conference win over lead back to as many as 14 in the third the floor to go with 11 rebounds. Lawrence University at the Post Exam quarter, but a pair of free throws from Wilkinson had 14 points and a game- Jam Tournament. Fanita Robins and a jumper from Pat- high 15 rebounds to go with five as- The Flying Dutch (7-0) rolled to a sy Kealey trimmed the margin back to sists, three blocks and two steals. 31-4 lead after the first quarter and 40-30 heading to the fourth. Aubrey Scott added eight points and had expanded that advantage to 51- The Lady Blues scored the first seven rebounds for the Vikings. 15 at the half. Hope would go on to three points of the fourth quarter, but Lawrence battled back from a lead by as many as 56 points in the fi- Robins answered with a 3-pointer to six-point halftime deficit in the third nal quarter. cut the lead back to 43-33 with 8:58 quarter to lead by five points in the Maura McAfee led six Hope play- left in the game. period. The Vikings opened the pe- ers in double figures with 16 points. Illinois College then scored six of riod with an 8-1 run, capped by back- Francesca Buchanan posted a double- the game’s next seven points to build to-back layups from freshman Sammi double for the Dutch with 12 points a 49-34 advantage. Lawrence never Jo Nixon, to take a 28-27 lead with and 11 rebounds. got closer than 13 points after that. 6:42 left in the quarter. Olivia Hoesley led Lawrence (0- The Vikings fell behind 9-2 to start The Vikings were up one when 7) with 10 points. Liz Arco added six the game, but Lawrence battled back a layup from Kealey and free throws points, pulled down a team-high 10 to cut the margin to 12-11 after the from Wilkinson and Kealey gave Law- rebounds and piled up six blocks. first quarter. rence a 43-38 edge with 31 seconds Lawrence took its first lead at 13- left. Orr hit a jumper to cut the lead to December 19 12 on Arco’s jumper to start the sec- 43-40 after three quarters. Alma 76, Lawrence 30 ond quarter. The Vikings later went on The teams traded the lead in the HOLLAND, Mich. a 7-0 run, capped by Kealey’s jumper fourth quarter, but the vikings were — The Lawrence Uni- with 5:15 left in the opening half, to up 52-51 after Kealey’s jumper with versity women’s bas- grab a 20-18 edge. Illinois College 4:36 remaining. Taylor Jacobsen hit a ketball team shot just then held Lawrence scoreless for the 3-pointer for the Cougars, and Sheyla 20 percent from the rest of the first half and led 28-20 at Kahalehoe followed with a layup to floor and fell 76-30 to the break. give Concordia a 56-52 edge. Alma College in a non-conference Kealey hit another jumper to trim game at the Post Exam Jam. the margin to 56-54, but the Cougars The Vikings hit just 11-of-53 shots then put on the decisive spurt. Orr hit (20.8 percent) from the floor, includ- a 3-pointer and Erin Jacobsen scored ing 3-of-17 (17.6 percent) from be- 2015-16 Game Recaps yond the arc. which outscored Lawrence 27-12 in Grinnell started to pull away Kassidy Blough led Alma (3-5) with the third period, would lead 58-32 af- by scoring the first seven points of 17 points, and Raeanna Zink came off ter three. the third quarter, capped by Boldt’s the bench to post a double-double Lawrence never got closer than 3-pointer, for a 36-20 lead. The Vikings with 15 points and 10 rebounds. 20 points in the fourth quarter. responded as Wilkinson and Arco Natalie Kramer paced Lawrence The Cardinals got off to a fast start picked up two baskets apiece to cut (0-8) with 10 points, and Andrea and led 19-6 after the first quarter, but the margin back to 39-28 late in the Wilkinson added eight points and a Lawrence battled back in the second. third. team-high eight rebounds. The Vikings went on a 12-3 run to start The Pioneers finally sealed the Lawrence, which committed the quarter as Cummins hit back-to- win by scoring six consecutive points 32 turnovers, got off to an incred- back 3-pointers, and Arco, Aubrey midway through the fourth quarter to ibly slow start for the second straight Scott and Sammi Jo Nixon all picked grab a 47-30 lead. Lawrence didn’t get night. Alma jumped out to a 20-2 lead up baskets during that stretch. closer than 13 points the rest of the after the first quarter, and the Scots Lawrence trimmed the lead to 22- way. would go on to lead 45-13 at the half. 18 after a Cummins 3-pointer, but the The Scots would lead by as many Cardinals responded with seven con- January 6 as 48 points in the fourth quarter. secutive points and would lead 31-20 St. Norbert 85, Lawrence 29 at the half. DE PERE, Wis. — December 30 Five St. Norbert College St. Mary’s (Minn.) 73, Lawrence 49 January 2 women’s basketball APPLETON, Grinnell 50, Lawrence 37 players scored in dou- Wis. — A big third APPLETON, Wis. — ble figures as the Green quarter led the St. The Grinnell College Knights topped Law- Mary’s (Minn.) Uni- women’s basketball rence 85-29 in a Mid- versity women’s team held off a stub- west Conference game at Schuldes basketball team to born Lawrence Uni- Sports Center. a 73-49 non-conference victory over versity squad to post a Jill Kleiman finished with 13 Lawrence University at Alexander 50-37 Midwest Conference victory at points to lead the Green Knights (8-4, Gymnasium. Alexander Gymnasium. 7-0 MWC) and all scorers. Brianna By- Haley Trom came off the bench Sophia Gatton led three Grin- rne added 12 points and Regan Car- to lead the Cardinals (9-1) with 15 nell players in double figures with michael and Stephanie Wiegman had points, and Micaela Meredith posted 14 points. Kayla Morrissey added 13 11 points apiece. a double-double of 13 points and 11 points and Anne Boldt had 11 for the Natalie Kramer led Lawrence (0- rebounds. Pioneers (6-5, 3-3 MWC). 11, 0-7) with seven points, and Liz Lawrence’s Fanita Robins came off Liz Arco paced Lawrence (0-10, Arco and Patsy Kealey had six points the bench to record her second dou- 0-5) with 11 points. She also added apiece. Kealey also pulled down a ble-figure scoring game of the season five rebounds, five blocks, four -as game-high 12 rebounds. with 10 points. Nicole Cummins add- sists and four steals. Andrea Wilkin- After St. Norbert scored the ed nine points for the Vikings (0-9) as son pulled down a game-high 10 re- game’s first eight points, the Vikings she went 3-for-3 from 3-point range. bounds for Lawrence to go along with bounced right back. Lawrence went Liz Arco picked up six points, seven eight points. on a 9-2 run, capped by Kramer’s rebounds, three blocks and two steals Grinnell scored the game’s first 3-pointer, to cut the lead to 10-9 with for Lawrence. seven points and seemed to maintain 2:28 left in the opening period. St. St. Mary’s led 31-20 at the half, that advantage throughout but had Norbert would go on to lead 15-11 af- and the Cardinals were up 12 when trouble putting away the Vikings. ter one quarter. they went on a run midway through Lawrence’s Olivia Hoesley hit a The Green Knights then blew the the third period. St. Mary’s got back- 3-pointer to trim Grinnell’s lead to game open in the second quarter to-back 3-pointers from Alexa Huis- 14-8 after the first quarter. The Vikings by outscoring the Vikings 27-6 and man as part of an 11-0 run to take a cut the lead to four twice early in the pushed the lead to 42-17 at the half. 46-22 lead. second quarter on baskets by Aubrey St. Norbert continued to pull The Cardinals later connected Scott and Arco, but Grinnell finally away and would lead by as many as on four of five shots in one stretch to pushed the lead to 29-18 in the final 58 points. push their lead to 58-30. St. Mary’s, minute of the period. 2015-16 Game Recaps January 9 quarter on a 12-2 run and led 14-12 rebounds to pace Cornell (10-4, 7-2 Monmouth 68, Lawrence 49 after one period. Monmouth would MWC). APPLETON, lead by as many as eight points in the Lauren Deveikis came off the Wis. — The Mon- second quarter, but Lawrence man- bench to lead Lawrence (0-14, 0-9) mouth College aged to trim the margin to 32-26 at with 14 points in just 17 minutes of women’s basket- the half. action. Aubrey Scott added 10 points ball team used a huge fourth quarter and Leah Reeves grabbed eight re- to pull away and post a 68-49 Mid- January 12 bounds for the Vikings. west Conference win over Lawrence Carroll 56, Lawrence 33 Cornell went on a 21-2 run over University at Alexander Gymnasium. WAUKESHA, Wis. the final 7:16 of the first quarter and Monmouth led by seven points — The Carroll Universi- bolted to a 28-7 lead after the first entering the fourth quarter when ty women’s basketball quarter. the Scots exploded for 23 points and team steadily pulled The Vikings fought back in the rolled to the 19-point win. away and posted a second period with some help from Tia Robertson came off the bench 56-33 Midwest Confer- Deveikis. Lawrence trailed 38-17 but for Monmouth (2-11, 1-7 MWC) to re- ence win over Lawrence University at went on a 10-1 run, with Deveikis cord a double-double with 26 points Van Male Field House. scoring five in that stretch, to cut the and 10 rebounds. Robertson went 10- Brittany Groer paced Carroll with margin to 39-27 with 1:48 left in the for-13 from the floor and was 6-for-6 a double-double of 24 points and 12 quarter. from the foul line. Katie Houston also rebounds. Malory Christenson added Lawrence got to 41-30 after a had a double-double for the Scots 14 points for the Pioneers (5-8, 4-4 Deveikis 3-pointer, but Cornell then with 14 points and a game-high 12 MWC). made four consecutive free throws to rebounds, and Keri Dodson finished Patsy Kealey paced Lawrence (0- lead 45-30 at the half. The Rams were with 12 points. 13, 0-8) with eight points and a game- 17-for-19 from the foul line in the first Patsy Kealey came off the bench high 13 rebounds. Freshman Leah half and went 22-for-25 for the game. to lead the Vikings (0-12, 0-7) with Reeves added seven points, and An- Cornell jumped on the Vikings 15 points, seven rebounds and four drea Wilkinson had a team-best five in the third quarter and limited Law- steals. Liz Arco added 12 points for assists for the Vikings. rence to just four points in the period. Lawrence. Carroll scored eight of the final Cornell led 61-34 entering the fourth The big trio of Dodson, Robertson nine points in the first quarter and led quarter, but Lawrence chipped away and Houston did most of the damage 15-6 after the opening period. Law- at the lead in the final period to close for the Scots in the second half. Dod- rence closed to within eight points to within 14. son scored 10 of her 12 points after on Nicole Cummins’ layup with 6:52 the break, Robertson picked up nine left in the second quarter, but the Pio- January 20 points and Houston had seven. neers finished the half on a 12-2 run Ripon 54, Lawrence 39 Monmouth really beat the Vikings and led 32-14 at the break. APPLETON, Wis. up at the foul line, especially in the The Pioneers inched out to a — The Ripon Col- second half. The Scots hit 15-of-18 43-22 lead after three quarters and lege women’s bas- free throws in the second half and would lead by as many as 28 points in ketball team pulled finished 21-of-28 from the line for the the fourth. away in the second half and posted a game. Lawrence attempted half as 54-39 Midwest Conference win over many free throws and went 10-for-14 January 16 Lawrence University at Alexander for the game. Cornell 68, Lawrence 54 Gymnasium. After enjoying a solid first half MOUNT VERNON, Jonalee Elliott scored 10 points, shooting the ball, Lawrence went cold Iowa — The Cornell Col- and Maggie Oimoen added nine to in the second half. The Vikings went lege women’s basketball pace the Red Hawks (10-6, 6-5 MWC). 8-for-28 (28.6 percent) from the floor team grabbed a big early Aubrey Scott scored 13 points, in the second half and that included lead and went on to a 68- grabbed four rebounds, picked up 0-for-6 from 3-point range. 54 Midwest Conference three assists and added three steals Lawrence came out strong and victory over Lawrence University at to lead Lawrence (0-15, 0-10). Andrea built a 10-2 lead after Andrea Wilkin- the Multi-Sport Center. Wilkinson added 11 points, and Liz son’s jumper with 5:45 left in the first Diamond Boyd posted a dou- Arco came off the bench and chipped quarter. The Scots finished the first ble-double with 20 points and 13 in with eight points. 2015-16 Game Recaps Lawrence trailed by as many as 11 40 on Deveikis’ jumper early in the January 30 points in the second quarter but went third quarter, but Knox scored the Knox 86, Lawrence 62 on a 9-2 run over the final 3:00 of the game’s next nine points to stretch GALESBURG, first half to trim the margin to 22-18 the lead back to 50-40. Lawrence fin- Ill. — The Knox Col- at the break. Arco scored six points in ished the third quarter on a 12-5 run, lege women’s bas- that stretch and Scott added a three- capped by Leah Reeves’ layup, to cut ketball team got point play. the margin to 55-52 after three. off to a quick start Ripon opened the second half Knox pushed the lead back to in each half and rode that to an 86- by outscoring Lawrence 11-5 over eight at 64-56, but the Vikings scored 62 Midwest Conference victory over the first 7:29 of the third quarter to the next eight points, capped by Dev- Lawrence University. stretch the lead to 33-23. The Vikings eikis’ 3-pointer, to tie the game at 64- Jamie Blue and Hailey Leinart trailed by nine after three periods and 64 with 2:59 left. Knox then scored the scored 16 points apiece to pace Knox couldn’t get any closer in the fourth next six points to stretch the lead to (10-7, 5-7 MWC). quarter. 70-64, and the Vikings got no closer Andrea Wilkinson posted a dou- than four points after that. ble-double with a team-high 14 January 23 points and game-high 10 rebounds Knox 73, Lawrence 66 January 26 for the Vikings (0-18, 0-13). APPLETON, Lake Forest 91, Lawrence 50 In what has become an all-too- Wis. — The Knox LAKE FOREST, familiar storyline for the Vikings, Law- College women’s Ill. — The Lake For- rence fell behind by double digits basketball team est College wom- early. Knox led by 10 points just six blew out to a big en’s basketball team minutes into the game and had a 23- early lead but had to hang on for a 73- rode a hot shooting 10 advantage after the first quarter. 66 Midwest Conference win over Law- night to a 91-50 Midwest Conference The Vikings were down by 16 rence University at Alexander Gymna- win over Lawrence University. when they battled back in the sec- sium. The Foresters shot 50.8 percent ond quarter. Lawrence got four points Patsy Kealey led Lawrence with a from the floor and connected on 14- from Natalie Kramer and a 3-pointer double-double of 21 points and 12 re- of-26 shot (53.8 percent) from beyond from Nicole Cummins as part of 9-2 bounds as four Vikings scored in dou- the arc. run that cut the lead to 30-21. ble figures. Andrea Wilkinson also had Tiffany Stiewe came off the bench Knox then countered by outscor- a double-double for the Vikings with to lead Lake Forest (9-7, 8-4 MWC) ing the Vikings 9-3 over the final 1:42 10 points and 11 rebounds. with 21 points as she went 7-for-8 of the second quarter to lead 41-26 at Liz Arco and Lauren Deveikis add- from the floor, including 5-for-5 from halftime. The Prairie Fire then put the ed 11 points apiece for Lawrence, and 3-point range. game away as it went on a 21-6 run Arco picked up four blocks. Andrea Wilkinson paced Law- over the final 4:30 of the third quarter Jamie Blue also had a double- rence (0-17, 0-12) with 15 points and for a 71-41 lead. double for Knox (9-6, 4-6 MWC) with she added six rebounds. Liz Arco add- Lawrence never got closer than 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Naja ed eight points, five rebounds, three the final margin of 24 points the rest Woods added 17 points. steals and two assists for the Vikings. of the way. Knox scored the first 16 points of Lake Forest jumped out to a 20-8 the game and led 24-10 after the first lead after the first quarter, but the Februrary 3 quarter. The Vikings were still down Vikings did manage to cut that ad- St. Norbert 81, Lawrence 49 by 15 when they stormed back in vantage to eight at 23-15 midway APPLETON, Wis. the final eight minutes of the second through the second. The Foresters — The St. Norbert Col- quarter. then hit four 3-pointers in the final lege women’s basket- Lawrence (0-16, 0-11) went on 3:18 of the second quarter to stretch ball team jumped out a 16-4 run to trim the margin to 35- the lead back to 37-22 at the half. to a big first-half lead 32 with 1:32 left before the half. Arco The Foresters steadily pulled away and went on to an 81- scored the first six points of the run, in the second half and went on to lead 49 Midwest Conference and Kealey scored six points during by as many as 43 points. victory over Lawrence University at that stretch. Knox would lead 39-34 at Alexander Gymnasium. the half. The Green Knights (15-4, 14-0 The Vikings trimmed the lead 41- MWC) led 25-13 after the first quarter 2015-16 Game Recaps and finished the second quarter with Illinois College led by seven early a 16-2 run to build a 51-21 lead at the in the fourth quarter, but Hoesley hit half. another 3-pointer and Kealey added a Mallory Nickerson and Rachel jumper to help cut the margin to 37- Hagge scored 14 points apiece to 33 with 7:47 left. lead St. Norbert, and Nickerson added Illinois College responded with a game-high eight rebounds. a 9-4 run, capped by Greenleaf’s Liz Arco came off the bench to 3-pointer, to finally take control. The pace Lawrence with nine points, and 14-point margin of victory was the Patsy Kealey added eight points, sev- largest lead of the game for the Lady en rebounds and five steals. Blues. The Green Knights shot 51.4 per- cent from the floor in the first half and went 11-for-13 from the foul line on their way to building the big advan- tage. Lawrence hung with league-lead- ing St. Norbert in the second half. The Vikings trimmed the lead to 25 points near the end of the third quarter, but St. Norbert would go on to lead by as many as 36 in the fourth quarter be- fore settling for the final margin.

February 6 Illinois College 58, Lawrence 44 JACKSONVILLE, Ill. — The Illinois College women’s basketball team turned away a strong challenge from Lawrence University and posted a 58-44 Midwest Confer- ence victory at Sherman Gymnasium. Brielle Greenleaf and Sydney Lett scored 12 points apiece to pace Il- linois College (10-10, 7-8 MWC), and Shannen Quehl grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds. Liz Arco posted a double-double for the Vikings (0-20, 0-15) with 13 points and 11 rebounds. Patsy Kealey had 11 points for Lawrence, and Olivia Hoesley came off the bench to add 10 points. The Lady Blues had a four-point edge at the half, but Lawrence trimmed the margin to 30-28 fol- lowing Arco’s layup and Hoesley’s 3-pointer near the end of the third quarter. The Lady Blues scored the fi- nal four points of the period to push the lead back to 24-28.