JACKSONVILLE, Ill. -- Natalie Linebarger and Kaitlyn Khazen both scored twice Saturday to lead the Lawrence University women's soccer team to a 5-1 Midwest Conference win over Illinois College at England Field.
    Linebarger and Khazen both scored in the first half as the Vikings took a 2-0 lead. The Vikings led 2-1 at the half and then scored three times in the first 20 minutes of the second half to seal the victory.
     Lawrence goalkeeper Sarah Yochem made five saves to earn the victory, and Cassidy Tacker stopped nine shots for the Lady Blues. Lawrence posted a 24-10 advantage in shots.
    The Vikings got (6-4-1, 1-1-0 MWC) on the board at the 24:11 mark when Linebarger took pass from Emma Vasconez and beat Tacker for a 1-0 lead. Khazen then scored her fourth goal of the season at 38:33 to put the Vikings up 2-0. Illinois College (2-8-0, 0-2-0) got a goal with 51 seconds left in the first half to cut the margin in half.
    Linebarger pushed the lead back to 3-1 when she scored at 50:59, and Madi Jones scored at 62:21 to give the Vikings a 4-1 edge. Lawrence closed out the scoring when Khazen took a pass from Samantha Tolu and scored at 69:50.
    Lawrence returns to action Sunday when it faces Mount Mary University in a nonconference match.