Senior Lewis Burger making a play on the ball. Photo by Caroline Garrow It has been a busy week in Viking athletics. Amidst a flood of high school athletic recruits visiting campus, there have been a number of exciting home competitions. Never to disappoint, the men’s and women’s soccer teams have played a combined four…
Soccer season ends with games against Beloit
Both the Men’s and Women’s Soccer Teams traveled to Beloit to play their last games on Saturday. Both teams finished the season with solid last games. The men, whose standing is 6-10-1 and 2-6-1 overall for their Midwest Conference came into the game with good perseverance. They lost by one goal, made in the second…
Losses for the Soccer Teams
Women’s Soccer played their last home game of the season last weekend. Photo by Tia Colbert As the season winds down for Lawrence Men’s and Women’s Soccer Teams, both teams have been unable to return to the winning side of the competition. This previous weekend the Men’s Team played against Monmouth College, but ended up…
U.S. women’s soccer to compete for spot in Rio Olympic Games 2016
To say that the U.S. Women’s National Soccer team (USWNT) has had a busy few months in the past year is an understatement. They won the World Cup back in July 2015, but not just in any fashion; they dominated. The USWNT never lost a game in the tournament and then avenged their previous World…
LU Intramurals: Week 5
The intramural soccer tournament at Lawrence has always been very competitive. Partly thanks to the continuous interest from senior men’s soccer players past and present, such as Charlie Mann, David Caprile, Mike Kumbalek, Simon Newsom, and many other alumni. However, a standout squad adding to the competition each year is the unique one put together…
Foresters deforest Vikings
The Lawrence University men’s soccer team (7-10-1, 5-5-0 MWC) concluded their season on Saturday, Nov. 2, traveling to Lake Forest College to face the top-ranked Foresters (12-6-0, 9-1-0 MWC) in their final Conference game of the year. After holding their daunting opponents to just a 1-0 lead in the first half, the Vikings let in…
Lohrmann propels Vikings to split over weekend
Lawrence University’s home field, Whiting Field West, saw its fair share of action last weekend. The men’s soccer team (7-9-1, 5-4-0 MWC) hosted back-to-back Midwest Conference matches, falling 2-1 to Grinnell College (7-10-0, 5-4-0 MWC) on Saturday, Oct. 26, and soundly defeating Cornell College (2-15-0, 0-9-0 MWC) by a score of 3-0 on Sunday, Oct.…
Women’s soccer misses out on MWC playoffs
Two losses this weekend put women’s soccer out of contention for a playoff berth. On Saturday, Oct. 26 the Vikings hosted the Grinnell College Pioneers at Whiting Field West in front of 241 faithful fans, who showed up despite the chilly wind. Grinnell, still in the hunt of an MWC title, came out eager in…
Men’s soccer team breezes by Beloit with 4-0 win
The Lawrence University men’s soccer team (5-6-1, 3-2-0 MWC) successfully recovered from last week’s funk to break their two-game losing streak. Coming off tough losses to Carroll University and Edgewood College, the Vikings traveled to Beloit College (0-10-1, 0-4-0 MWC) on Saturday, Oct. 12, where they soundly outscored the Buccaneers to earn a 4-0 Midwest…
Women’s soccer suffers tough draw vs. Beloit
Lawrence women’s soccer took home one point this weekend, after suffering tough luck in two rigorous matches. The Vikings (2-2 MWC) had zero bounces go their way on Saturday as the Beloit College Buccaneers (0-5 MWC) managed to pick up one point in a tie. The match saw some light rain throughout the first half,…
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