MONMOUTH, Ill. -- The Lawrence University softball team lost both ends of a Midwest Conference doubleheader at Monmouth College on Sunday.
    The Scots won the opener 9-1 and took the second game 11-2, both games ending after five innings.
    In the first game, Lawrence was limited to three hits but led after the opening half-inning. Mikayla Jeneske led off the game with a single and scored on Mary Boyle's two-out double for a 1-0 lead.
    Monmouth tied the game in the bottom of the first and pulled away with four runs in the third and three more in the fourth.
    Abby Leber went the distance to get the win for Monmouth (6-15, 5-1 MWC). She struck out 11 and didn't walk a batter.
    In the second game, Jessica Pauley shut down the Lawrence offense. She allowed four hits over five innings, struck out four and walked one to earn the victory. 
    Lawrence again led early as the Vikings scored in the top of the second. Chapin Grumhaus started the inning with a single and then stole second and moved to third on the play. After a strikeout, Grumhaus stole home to give Lawrence a 1-0 lead.
    Monmouth countered with four runs in the bottom of the second and pulled away with five runs in the third and two more in the fourth.
    Lawrence (2-22, 0-4) added a run in the seventh when Laney Martens singled and moved to second on Jeneske's single. She came home to score on an error for the final margin.
    Lawrence returns to action on Friday when the Vikings host Illinois College.