Lawrence University (2-4) vs. Widener College (3-6) Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016 vs. Randolph College (5-3) Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016 2016-17 LAWRENCE SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Res. 11/15 at Maranatha Baptist W, 61-51 11/17 Marian W, 51-48 12/2 at Illinois College L, 96-42 12/3 at Knox L, 72-35 12/7 at St. Norbert L, 71-32 12/10 Grinnell L, 65-44 12/17 vs. Widener 2:00 pm (at St. Petersburg, Fla.) 12/18 vs. Randolph Noon (at St. Petersburg, Fla.) 12/29 at St. Mary s (Minn.) 5:00 pm 1/2 Knox 1:00 pm 1/7 at Monmouth 1:00 pm 1/13 Cornell 5:30 pm PROBABLE STARTERS Lawrence Forward Leah Reeves So. 6-0 Guard Grace Minogue Fr. 5-7 Guard Olivia Hoesley Jr. 5-8 Guard Nicole Cummins Jr. 5-5 Guard Natalie Kramer Jr. 5-7 Widener Forward Emily Hardy So. 6-2 Guard Devan Rimmer Jr. 5-9 Guard Allison Gallagher Jr. 5-9 Guard Nikki Petri Jr. 5-8 Guard Madison Ireland Fr. 5-4 Randolph Forward Alexis Calloway Jr. 5-9 Forward Korin Harris Sr. 5-9 Guard Danielle Rizzari So. 5-3 Guard Daijah Johnson Jr. 5-6 Guard Taylor Samuels Jr. 5-6 1/14 Illinois College 1:00 pm 1/18 Lake Forest 5:30 pm 1/21 at Beloit 1:00 pm 1/25 St. Norbert 5:30 pm 1/28 at Grinnell 1:00 pm 1/31 at Cornell 5:30 pm 2/4 Beloit 2:00 pm 2/8 at Ripon 5:30 pm 2/11 Monmouth 1:00 pm 2/14 Ripon 5:30 pm 2/18 at Lake Forest 1:00 pm 2/24-25 MWC Tournament TBA Home games in bold SCHEDULE }The Vikings have left the chill of Wisconsin and are in St. Petersburg, Fla., for a pair of games at Eckerd College. The Vikings face Widener on Saturday at 2 p.m. Eastern time. Lawrence then takes on Randolph at noon Eastern time on Sunday. VIDEO WEBCAST }All Lawrence home games are webcast at: https://portal.stretchinternet. com/lawrence/. Dick Knapinski and Anthony Totoraitis are on the call for Lawrence home games. A link for the webcast is available on the Lawrence women s basketball page. }Live stats for the games vs. Widener and Randolph at: http://eckerdtritons.com/sports/2016/12/14/ GEN_1208154627.aspx. THE COACHES }Ashley Wellman (Alma 2008) is in her third season at Lawrence and has a record of 6-69 (.080). }Alisa Kintner (Delaware Valley 2001) is in her 14th season Ashley Wellman at Widener and has a record of 204-151 (.575). }Andrea Kendall (Neumann 2005) is in her first season at Randolph and has a record of 5-3 (.625). She is in her second season overall and has a record of 19-16 (.543). THE SERIES }This is the first meeting between the Vikings and Widener. }This is the first meeting between the
Vikings and Randolph. LAST GAME Kayla Morrissey s double-double led Grinnell to a 65-44 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence on Saturday at Alexander Gymnasium. Lawrence freshman Shonell Benjamin posted her first career doubledouble with season highs of 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Vikings. The Pioneers got the advantage in the second quarter and then stretched the lead in the third period. Lawrence wasn t able to mount a comeback in the second half. The Vikings hung with Grinnell early as Lawrence finished the first quarter on an 8-2 run that tied the game at 10-10 after one. After Benjamin s three-point play to start the second, Lawrence grabbed a 13-12 advantage. Grinnell took control in the final five minutes of the second quarter as 3-pointers from Ariel Keller, Sophia Gatton and Daria Guzzo staked the Pioneers to a 30-21 lead at the half. Grinnell steadily increased the advantage in the third quarter and led by as many as 19 points before settling for a 50-32 lead after three. The Pioneers would lead by as many as 24 points in the final quarter. Foul trouble plagued Lawrence lone player with size, Leah Reeves. She managed eight points on 4-of- 5 shooting to go with four rebounds in just 14 minutes before fouling out. The Vikings also were ice cold from beyond the arc, hitting just 1-of-16 from long range. VIKINGS UPDATE }The Vikings have really gone cold from distance over the past three games. After shooting 27.5 percent (11-40) from 3-point range in the first three games, Lawrence has connected on just 6-of-44 shots (13.6 percent) from long range in the last three contests. MWC Standings MWC Overall W L W L Illinois College 4 0 5 2 Cornell 4 0 6 2 Grinnell 3 1 5 3 Ripon 3 1 5 3 Knox 2 2 4 4 St. Norbert 2 2 3 4 Lake Forest 1 3 2 5 Monmouth 1 3 1 5 Lawrence 0 4 2 4 Beloit 0 4 2 5 Games Wednesday Knox at Caltech UW-Platteville at Monmouth Games Friday Coe at Cornell Games Saturday Lawrence vs. Widener Randolph vs. St. Norbert Monmouth at Coe Loras at Beloit Games Sunday Lawrence vs. Randolph Widener vs. St. Norbert }Freshman guard Shonell Benjamin (Brooklyn, N.Y./Latin School) turned in the best game of her young career with her first career double-double against Shonell Benjamin Grinnell. Benjamin was 4-for-8 from the floor and 7-of- 10 from the foul line on her way to 15 points. She also grabbed 10 rebounds, the second time she has done that this season. Benjamin is now averaging 4.5 points and a team-high 6.3 rebounds per game. }Junior guard Olivia Hoesley (Eau Claire, Wis./North) leads a balanced attack for the Vikings. Hoesley is averaging 7.5 points per game and is one of seven players averaging at least 4.5 points per game. }Sophomore forward Leah Reeves (Lisle, Ill./Lisle) looked like she was set to have a huge game against Grinnell but foul trouble limited her to just 14 minutes before she fouled out. Reeves scored eight points on 4-of-5 shooting and grabbed four rebounds. She s now averaging 6.7 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. }Rookie guard Grace Minogue (Chicago, Ill./Jones Prep) has been a steady performer early in her first season. Minogue is third on the team in scoring at Grace Minogue 6.3 points per game while shooting 33.3 percent from the floor. Minogue is the team s top 3-point shooter at 28.6 percent. }The Vikings rank eighth in the Midwest Conference in scoring defense at 67.2 points per game. The Vikings are 10th in scoring at 44.2 points per game. }Lawrence is fourth in the league in field goal percentage defense at 37.3 percent. Lawrence is hitting 27.8 percent of its shots from the floor, and that ranks 10th in the conference. }The Vikings are second in the Midwest Conference in defending the 3-pointer at 26.8 percent. Lawrence is 10th in the conference in 3-point shooting at 20.2 percent. SCOUTING WIDENER }Widener is coming off a 93-73 loss to Rowan on Tuesday. Devan Rimmer scored 17 points and Angelica Borja added 15 in a losing effort for the Pride.
}Widener, members of the Middle Atlantic Conference, is located in Chester, Pa. Chester s most famous basketball son is former Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan. }Devan Rimmer is one of three players scoring in double figures for Widener. She is at 13.6 points per game. Madison Ireland is at 10.8 points and leads the team at 4.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. Allison Gallagher is next at 10.6 points per contest. }Nikki Petri is the top 3-point shooter on the team at 14-for-24 for an impressive 58.3 percent. }Widener is averaging 71.9 points per game, and the Pride is giving up 77.7 per game. }Widener is shooting 37.3 percent from the floor, but opponents are shooting at 44.4 percent clip. Lawrence University Basketball Facts Location Appleton, Wis. Founded 1847 Enrollment 1,500 President Mark Burstein Affiliation NCAA Division III Conference Midwest Conference Nickname Vikings School Colors Blue and White Home Arena Alexander Gymnasium (1929, capacity 1,100) Director of Athletics Christyn Abaray First season of basketball 1975-76 Seasons of basketball 39 All-time record 357-511 (.411) Midwest Conference titles 2 1989-90, 1998-99 Lake Michigan Conference titles 1 1988-89 NCAA tournament appearances 1 1999 }Widener is hitting 36.5 percent on 3-pointers and opponents are at 36.6 percent from beyond the arc. SCOUTING RANDOLPH }Randolph won its third consecutive game with an 86-40 rout of Mary Baldwin this past Saturday. Alexis Calloway scored 19 points to lead three Wildcats in double figures. }Randolph is located in Lynchburg, Va., and the Wildcats are members of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference. }The Wildcats are off to a good start for first-year head coach Andrea Kendall, who is in her second season as a head coach. }Korin Harris is the lone Randolph player averaging double figures in points at 11.4 per game. }Forward Alexis Callaway is close to averaging a double-double as she leads the squad at 10.0 rebounds per game and is second in scoring at 9.4 points per contest. }The Wildcats have attempted just 70 3-pointers through eight games this season. The top shooter for the Wildcats is Danielle Rizzari, who is 7-for- 30 from beyond the arc. Randoph is shooting 25.7 percent on 3-pointers this season. Opponents are hitting 40.0 percent of their 3-pointers. }Randolph is averaging 65.6 points per game and allowing 79.0. }The Wildcats are shooting 36.5 percent from the floor while opponents are shooting 38.7 percent. CAREER SCORING LEADERS 1. 1,487 Claire Getzoff, 2002-06 2. 1,225 Sarah O Neil, 1988-92 3. 1,186 Felice Porrata, 2001-05 4. 1,105 Jackie Huss, 1993-97 5. 975 Katherine Lofgren, 1989-93 6. 965 Krista Tomter, 1989-93 7. 956 Kelly Mulcahy, 2004-08 8. 942 Gina Seegers, 1988-92 9. 909 Alex Deshler, 2010-14 10. 895 Molly Lieberman, 1993-97 11. 868 Carrie Van Groll, 2004-08 12. 866 Dara Rakun, 1998-2002 13. 833 Robin Chapman, 1979-83 14. 830 Vicki Corbeil, 1976-79 15. 828 Tracie Spangenberg, 1986-90 16. 808 Joy Rogatzki, 1996-2000 17. 799 Laura Aerts, 2006-10 18. 751 Alisa Haase, 1992-96 19. 745 Beth Pollnow, 1998-2002 20. 723 Deb Jaryszak, 1978-82 21. 639 Holly Skaer, 1988-91 22. 622 Mindy Rueden, 1996-2000 23. 613 Cathy Kaye, 2009-13 24. 598 Amber Lisowe, 2011-14 25. 582 Jenny Stoner, 2004-08
2016-17 Lawrence University Basketball Lawrence University Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 14, 2016) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 2-4 1-1 1-3 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-4 0-1 0-3 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 2-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 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 10 Olivia Hoesley 6-6 180 30.0 18-52.346 5-25.200 4-6.667 6 17 23 3.8 12 0 5 17 0 5 45 7.5 32 Leah Reeves 6-6 158 26.3 17-47.362 0-0.000 6-10.600 13 22 35 5.8 18 1 4 6 4 6 40 6.7 25 Grace Minogue 6-5 162 27.0 16-48.333 4-14.286 2-3.667 7 11 18 3.0 8 0 7 18 3 6 38 6.3 05 Nicole Cummins 6-5 173 28.8 13-60.217 3-17.176 6-13.462 0 6 6 1.0 15 0 16 17 1 9 35 5.8 03 Natalie Kramer 6-6 159 26.5 11-54.204 1-8.125 11-19.579 8 17 25 4.2 18 0 7 16 2 8 34 5.7 12 Aubrey Scott 6-0 94 15.7 9-26.346 3-13.231 12-16.750 3 18 21 3.5 5 0 2 7 0 2 33 5.5 15 Shonell Benjamin 6-0 136 22.7 8-28.286 0-0.000 11-20.550 10 28 38 6.3 22 1 11 24 2 8 27 4.5 21 Lauren Deveikis 5-2 100 20.0 4-27.148 1-7.143 4-4 1.000 5 6 11 2.2 8 0 4 10 0 3 13 2.6 14 Liesl Hostetter 6-0 35 5.8 0-1.000 0-0.000 0-0.000 0 3 3 0.5 6 0 0 3 1 1 0 0.0 02 Maria Poimenidou 2-0 3 1.5 0-2.000 0-0.000 0-0.000 0 0 0 0.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 Team 9 24 33 4 Total... 6 1200 96-345.278 17-84.202 56-91.615 61 152 213 35.5 115 2 56 123 13 48 265 44.2 Opponents... 6 1200 150-402.373 33-123.268 70-111.631 104 201 305 50.8 91-97 111 22 75 403 67.2 TEAM STATISTICS LU OPP SCORING 265 403 Points per game 44.2 67.2 Scoring margin -23.0 - FIELD GOALS-ATT 96-345 150-402 Field goal pct.278.373 3 POINT FG-ATT 17-84 33-123 3-point FG pct.202.268 3-pt FG made per game 2.8 5.5 FREE THROWS-ATT 56-91 70-111 Free throw pct.615.631 F-Throws made per game 9.3 11.7 REBOUNDS 213 305 Rebounds per game 35.5 50.8 Rebounding margin -15.3 - ASSISTS 56 97 Assists per game 9.3 16.2 TURNOVERS 123 111 Turnovers per game 20.5 18.5 Turnover margin -2.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 0.5 0.9 STEALS 48 75 Steals per game 8.0 12.5 BLOCKS 13 22 Blocks per game 2.2 3.7 ATTENDANCE 472 996 Home games-avg/game 2-236 4-249 Neutral site-avg/game - 0-0 Date Opponent Score Att. 11/15/16 at Maranatha Baptist W 61-51 205 11/17/16 MARIAN UNIVERSITY W 51-48 251 * 12/02/16 at Illinois College L 42-96 395 * 12/03/16 at Knox College L 35-72 125 * 12/07/16 at St. Norbert College L 32-71 271 * 12/10/16 GRINNELL COLLEGE L 44-65 221 * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Totals Lawrence University 64 63 79 59 265 Opponents 106 105 99 93 403
2016-17 Lawrence University Basketball Lawrence University Points-Rebounds-Assists (as of Dec 14, 2016) All games 02 03 05 10 12 14 15 Opponent Date Score POIMENIDOU KRAMER,NAT CUMMINS,NI HOESLEY,OL SCOTT,AUBR HOSTETTER, BENJAMIN,S at Maranatha Baptist 11/15/16 61-51 W DNP 7-4-1 15-1-1 8-4-1 11-5-0 0-0-0 6-4-5 MARIAN UNIVERSITY 11/17/16 51-48 W DNP 0-3-1 5-2-4 19-6-1 6-3-0 0-0-0 0-7-3 at Illinois College 12/02/16 42-96 L DNP 8-5-1 3-1-0 7-2-2 5-3-2 0-0-0 2-5-1 at Knox College 12/03/16 35-72 L DNP 10-9-2 2-0-2 3-1-1 3-2-0 0-1-0 0-10-1 at St. Norbert College 12/07/16 32-71 L 0-0-0 4-4-0 6-1-5 8-5-0 2-4-0 0-2-0 4-2-0 GRINNELL COLLEGE 12/10/16 44-65 L 0-0-0 5-0-2 4-1-4 0-5-0 6-4-0 0-0-0 15-10-1 21 25 32 Opponent Date Score DEVEIKIS,L MINOGUE,GR REEVES,LEA at Maranatha Baptist 11/15/16 61-51 W 4-3-2 8-1-0 2-7-1 MARIAN UNIVERSITY 11/17/16 51-48 W 5-2-1 7-5-5 9-8-0 at Illinois College 12/02/16 42-96 L 4-2-0 6-4-1 7-1-1 at Knox College 12/03/16 35-72 L 0-0-1 9-3-0 8-9-1 at St. Norbert College 12/07/16 32-71 L DNP 2-3-1 6-6-0 GRINNELL COLLEGE 12/10/16 44-65 L 0-4-0 6-2-0 8-4-1