(ST. NORBERT COMMUNICATIONS) APPLETON – St. Norbert College faced a difficult 69-42 setback to Lawrence University on the road in a non-conference game at Alexander Gymnasium.
The Green Knights (0-3) faced off with the Vikings for the 96th time in program history, falling to Lawrence for the first time since the 2019-20 season.
St. Norbert had a promising start in the first quarter with a three from Reese Sellers and a fastbreak bucket from Savanna Miller (pictured) to go up 5-4 with 7:26 left in the first quarter before a 17-2 run from Lawrence closed out the quarter.
Lawrence grew its lead to 25 in the middle of the second quarter and held a 39-14 advantage at halftime after holding the Green Knights to three field goals in the quarter. A 9-2 start to the third quarter saw St. Norbert cut the lead down to 41-23 before St. Norbert’s rally began to slowly fizzle out as the Vikings still held a sizable 49-29 lead after 30 minutes of action.
St. Norbert couldn’t find much in the fourth quarter, but found some conversions from Marnie Kahl and Samantha Gilchrist.
The Green Knights shot 31.3 percent 15-of-48) from the floor. Miller led with 11 points, while Sellers and Kahl both had six points. Makayla Foley added five points off the bench.
Lawrence shot 42.9 percent (24-of-56) from the floor. Kate Adams led the Vikings with 19 points while Molly Deering chipped in 14 points.
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