Lawrence University (1-1, 0-0 MWC North) at Beloit College (1-1, 0-0
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Lawrence University (1-1, 0-0 MWC North) at Beloit College (1-1, 0-0 MWC North) Saturday, September 19, 2015, 1 p.m., Strong Stadium, Beloit, Wisconsin Webcast making his first start, was 23-for-36 ing possession and moved 75 yards A free video webcast is available for 274 yards and three touchdowns. in 12 plays for the game’s first touch- at: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/ Mandich, a senior receiver from Green down. Byrd hit freshman receiver and lawrence/. Bay, had a career-high eight catches Appleton native Cole Erickson with an for 130 yards and a touchdown for the eight-yard touchdown pass to com- The Series Vikings. plete the drive and give Lawrence a Lawrence holds a 58-36-5 edge in The Lawrence defense limited 7-3 lead. a series that dates all the way back to Beloit to 266 yards and made a key The Vikings then put together 1899. This year marks the 100th game stop late in the game to preserve the another long scoring drive early in in the series, which is the second- victory. Linebacker Brandon Taylor the second quarter. Lawrence went longest rivalry for Lawrence. The Vi- paced the Lawrence defense with 14 80 yards in eight plays and Byrd found kings have played 114 games against tackles and two pass breakups. Trevor Spina with a 24-yard touch- Ripon, and that series dates to 1893. Beloit was down by eight but got down pass for a 14-3 Lawrence lead Lawrence has won three of the last an interception on a tipped ball and with 11:53 left in the first half. five meetings with Beloit, and that took over at the Beloit 35-yard line Beloit kicker Kam Sallee connect- includes a 21-13 victory at the Banta with 5:30 left. After three consecutive ed on a 36-yard field goal midway Bowl in 2014. runs by Mason Dixon, who had 31 car- through the third quarter to cut the ries for 132 yards, the Bucs were facing lead 14-6. Last Meeting fourth-and-four. Evan Phillips’ fourth- Sallee then missed a 27-yard Chance Byrd tossed three touch- down pass was deflected away from field goal early in the fourth quar- down passes and Taylor Mandich receiver Michael Nolden by Taylor to ter, and Lawrence hit on a big play had a career day as Lawrence topped give the ball back to Lawrence. on the next drive. Mandich caught a Beloit 21-13 on Oct. 11, 2014, in a The Vikings then picked up a pair 55-yard touchdown pass from Byrd, Midwest Conference North Division of first downs to run out the clock. and Lawrence led 21-6 with 8:43 left game at the Banta Bowl. Beloit led 3-0 in the opening in the game. Byrd, a freshman quarterback quarter, but Lawrence took the ensu- The Bucs marched right back 2015 Lawrence University Schedule and Results Date Opponent Time/Result Fast Fact Sept. 5 Rockford L, 52-17 Riedel returns kickoff for TD for Vikings Sept. 12 at Maranatha Baptist W, 51-6 Three Vikings score first career TDs Sept. 19 at Beloit 1 p.m. 2015 marks 100th game in series Sept. 26 Knox 1 p.m. LU has won four of last six games vs. Prairie Fire Oct. 3 at Grinnell 1 p.m. 2014 marked first time teams played twice in one season Oct. 17 Carroll 5 p.m. Pioneers bid farewell to MWC after 2015 Oct. 24 Macalester 1 p.m. Scots won MWC in first season in league in 2014 Oct. 31 at St. Norbert 1 p.m. Green Knights on third head coach in three seasons Nov. 7 Ripon 1 p.m. Oldest college football rivalry in Wisconsin Nov. 14 MWC Championship 1 p.m. 2015 is final season for league title game down the field and Phillips found Sallee on a 12-yard scoring pass on fourth down to cut the margin to 21-13 with 6:45 remaining. It was Lawrence’s homecoming game and marked the Vikings first victory at homecoming since a 17-13 win over Knox College in 2009. Last Week Lawrence bolted to a 24-6 lead at the half and rolled to 51-6 nonconfer- Midwest Conference Standings ence win over Maranatha Baptist last Saturday at Maranatha Stadium. North Division MWC Overall Three Vikings scored their first W L W L career touchdowns, and rookie Law- St. Norbert 0 0 2 0 rence head coach Rob McCarthy picked up his first career victory. Lawrence 0 0 1 1 Cam Boerm caught a pair of Beloit 0 0 1 1 touchdown passes and Jacob Berman Carroll 0 0 1 1 ran for a pair of scores for Lawrence. Ripon 0 0 1 1 Senior running back Corey Fisher also Macalester 0 0 0 2 got his first career touchdown for the Vikings. Lawrence freshman quarterback South Division MWC Overall Ryan Butterfield tossed his first two W L W L career touchdown passes and fin- Cornell 0 0 1 1 ished 6-for-11 passing for 92 yards. He also ran three times for 22 yards. Illinois College 0 0 1 1 Boerm finished with five catches for Knox 0 0 1 1 61 yards, and Berman ran eight times Monmouth 0 0 1 1 for 88 yards and two scores. Grinnell 0 0 0 1 Lawrence’s other freshman quar- Lake Forest 0 0 0 2 terback, Kemani Pittman, also was 8-for-13 and finished with 54 yards passing. Last Saturday’s Results The Vikings, who finished with 420 Lawrence 51, Maranatha Baptist 6 Gustavus 49, Lake Forest 0 yards of offense, limited Maranatha to Knox 23, Carleton 20 Coe 50, Cornell 3 just 236 yards, including just 28 on the Central 23, Monmouth 17 St. Norbert 41, North Park 31 ground. Junior linebacker Jacob Lueck Rockford 14, Ripon 13 Beloit 41, Grinnell 31 had a team-high 10 tackles for Law- Rose-Hulman 51, Illinois College 33 Hamline 27, Macalester 10 rence and that included 2.0 tackles for Carroll 21, Bendictine 13 loss. Lueck also forced two fumbles and recovered a fumbles. Maranatha fumbled five times on the afternoon Saturday’s Games and lost all five to the Vikings. Law- Lawrence at Beloit Luther at Grinnell rence also intercepted three passes as Hunter Adams, Wes Hetcher and Nick sha. After a Maranatha touchdown Ulloa all recorded picks. The Vikings took advantage of cut the lead to 13-6, Lawrence scored Lawrence’s defense was in the a short field on its first two scoring twice in the final 2:41 of the first half. backfield all afternoon as the Vikings drives to jump out to a 13-0 lead. Boerm caught a 25-yard touchdown picked up seven sacks, including 2.5 Fisher scored on a two-yard run, and pass, and Pat O’Mahoney kicked a 27- by Colt Duncan and 2.0 by Jake Gosti- Trevor Spina scored from a yard out. yard field goal to give Lawrence a 24-6 lead at the half. Dalton Sendelbach had a six-yard Lawrence University Football Facts touchdown run in the third quarter, and Berman then scored on runs of 39 Location Appleton, Wis. and 10 yards early in the fourth quar- Founded 1847 ter. The Vikings added a late touch- Enrollment 1,450 down by Boerm to finish the scoring. President Mark Burstein Affiliation NCAA Division III The Coaches Rob McCarthy Conference Midwest Conference (Concordia Moor- Nickname Vikings head 1989) is in his School Colors Blue and White first season as Law- Home Field Banta Bowl (capacity 5,255) rence’s head coach Director of Athletics Mike Szkodzinski and has a record of First season of football 1893 1-1 (.500). Seth Duerr Seasons of football 122 (Wooster 2000) is in Rob McCarthy All-time overall record 497-452-29 (.523) his second season at Midwest Conference record 264-292-13 (.475) Beloit and has a record of 4-8 (.333). Midwest Conference titles 16 1922, 1924, 1929, 1938, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1966, Vikings Update uThe Vikings 1967, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986 earned the first ca- NCAA playoff appearances 1 (1981) reer win for rookie head coach Rob McCarthy last Sat- touchdown passes sacks and a career-high 3.0 tackles for urday, and the victory moves the Law- of his career against loss. Duncan also recovered a fumble. rence program closer to a milestone. Maranatha. Butter- It was the first weekly conference Lawrence needs three more wins to field finished the honor for Duncan, and the first time a reach 500. game 6-of-11 pass- Lawrence player has won since Patrick ing for 92 yards, and O’Mahoney (Evanston, Ill./Evanston uSeveral players he ran three times Township) was named the Special had individual firsts for 22 yards. Ryan Butterfield Teams Player of the Week on Sept. 15, last Saturday against 2014. It was the first time the Vikings Maranatha. Fresh- uLawrence has now scored at least have won the Defensive Player of the men Cam Boerm 50 points in a game in four of the last Week honor since defensive end Andy (Port Lavaca, Texas/ five seasons. Prior to 2011, Lawrence Paider did it on Oct. 7, 2013. Calhoun), sopho- had only scored more than 50 points more Jacob Berman Corey Fisher in a game twice in the previous 12 uDuncan also blocked a 50-yard field (Bethesa, Md./Wal- seasons (a 51-20 win over Knox in 207 goal attempt against Maranatha, and lace) and senior Corey Fisher (Glen El- and a 52-20 win over Lake Forest in 6-foot-7 freshman Chris Shaw (Bronx, lyn, Ill./Principia) all scored their first 2005).