APPLETON, Wis. (WLCSports.com) – Wisconsin Lutheran College dropped a 3-0 non-conference road match to Lawrence on Wednesday at Alexander Gymnasium, falling by set scores of 25-20, 25-21, and 25-19.

The opening set was closely contested early on before the Vikings (9-6) used a decisive five-point run to break a 20-20 deadlock and close out the frame 25-20.

In the second set, the Warriors (5-8) led 5-4 before LU went on an 11-2 run to take an eight-point lead, its largest of the night. WLC came back to trim the deficit to 24-21 before a Lawrence kill secured the set, 25-21.

Wisconsin Lutheran held early leads in the third set, including an 11-7 edge, but the Vikings responded to grab a 13-12 advantage. LU matched its largest lead of the set at 22-16 before wrapping up the match with a 25-19 victory.

The Warriors finished the night hitting .036 as a team with 28 kills against 24 errors on 110 total attacks. Junior Elexa Varden (Dixon, Ill.) paced the offense with a team-high seven kills, while sophomore Lauren Charbonneau (Menomonee Falls, Wis.) dished out nine assists. Sophomore Brooke Bartelt (West Bend, Wis.) led WLC from the service line with four aces. Defensively, Bartelt anchored the back row with 14 digs, and freshman Elizabeth Ehlke (Cedarburg, Wis.) contributed 11. At the net, freshman Alex Emberger (Maple Grove, Minn.) recorded four block assists.

Lawrence posted a .250 team hitting percentage, totaling 36 kills with 12 errors on 96 swings. Bella Van Lannen led all players with 11 kills and Hallie Neill directed the Vikings' attack with 19 assists and led the team at the service line with two aces. Aria Wessel tallied a match-high 15 digs, and Neill notched a double-double with 10 digs.

Wisconsin Lutheran returns to action on Friday when it hosts a non-conference triangular at Time of Grace Center. The Warriors take on Wheaton (5-9) at 2 p.m. before facing Kalamazoo (2-11) at 7 p.m.