Saturday, Nov. 8 marked the Lawrence University Swim Team’s first home meet of the year against Midwest Conference competitor Beloit College. The women’s side had tough competition this week against the Buccaneers. Senior Taylor Winter had a spectacular meet, winning the 1,000-yard freestyle and the 500-yard freestyle for the Vikings. “We train hard every single…
Season in Review: Volleyball
Wednesday, Oct. 29 marked the final game for the Lawrence Women’s Volleyball Team. Out of 26 matches this season, the Vikings came out with nine wins and 17 losses total, with a 5-5 record in Midwest Conference (MWC) play. This left them in sixth place overall for conference finishing just behind Ripon College. It was…
Men’s Soccer gets back-to-back wins over weekend
On Saturday, Oct. 25, the Men’s Soccer team shut down Beloit College in the first of two weekend games. The Vikings won a very hard-fought match at their own Whiting Field against the Bucs. The first half consisted of fast-paced and high-pressure play by both teams. Neither team was able to find the back of…
Men’s Soccer loses, ties in MWC matches
Oct. 18 and 19 were tough game days for the Men’s Soccer team as they took on two Midwest Conference (MWC) competitors, Grinnell and Cornell Colleges. Play began on Saturday in Grinnell at 11 a.m. The teams were neck-and-neck for most of the first half. senior captain Cameron Pieper led the team with two shots…
Volleyball goes 0-2 vs MWC opponents
If you didn’t see any volleyball team members on campus this weekend it was because they were hard at work playing two conference matches in Iowa. Play began Friday, Oct.10, at 7 p.m. against Cornell College. Junior Terese Swords led the offensive attack for the Vikings with 11 kills on the floor. Swords was aided…
Lady Vikings slide in MWC tennis standings, lose two more matches
The Women’s Tennis team had another busy weekend playing two conference matches as their season begins to wind down. First up for the Vikings was Cornell College on Saturday, Oct. 4, in Green Bay, Wis. Cornell was not to be messed with and gave a strong showing in both their doubles and singles play. Cornell’s…
Women’s tennis loses momentum, ends weekend 0-2
Saturday, September 27, was a busy day for the women’s tennis team as they traveled to Green Bay, WI to take on St. Norbert College in a conference match up, followed by a non-conference game against UW-Oshkosh. They knew their first match up would be a tough one, since St. Norbert has remained unbeaten in…
Volleyball exits triangular 0-2
While most students are just getting back into the swing of classes, the women on Lawrence’s Volleyball team have been on campus practicing and competing since the middle of August. On Saturday, September 20, Lawrence hosted both Edgewood and Cardinal Stritch College for the Triangular Tournament. After spending the previous week working on blocking, defensive…
Season in Review: Men’s Tennis
With classes winding down for Lawrence students, it is also time for the Men’s Tennis team to wrap up their season. In the North Division of the Midwest Conference (MWC), Lawrence placed fourth out of five teams, finishing with a 1-3 Conference record. This put them in eighth place, overall, in the MWC. When asked…
LU golf takes fourth MWC Championships behind Olsson
May 1-3 was the time for the golf team to shine as they spent that weekend in Rockford, Ill. competing in the Midwest Conference (MWC) Championship. The competition was held at Aldeen Golf Club on a par-72 layout. Junior Anton Olsson scored 78 points in the opening round, which gave his team a much-needed boost…