APPLETON, Wis. -- The Lawrence University men's lacrosse team got off a rough start Saturday against Lake Forest College in a Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference game on Ron Roberts Field at the Banta Bowl, but the Vikings showed a lot of grit in a 19-6 setback to the Foresters.
    Lake Forest (7-5, 6-1 NACC) jumped out to a 5-0 lead less than four minutes into the game, but the Vikings battled back to trim the lead to 7-3 early in the second quarter. 
    The Foresters rallied with four consecutive goals and eased out to a 12-4 lead at the half. Lake Forest led by as many as 13 in the second half.
    Iori Yamada led Lawrence (3-8, 1-5) with three goals, and Emmett Eischens added two goals for the Vikings. 
    Gavin Reiter played the first three quarters in goal for the Vikings and made nine saves. Tyler Graham made six saves in the fourth quarter for Lawrence. 
    Lawrence finished with 22 shots for the game, and the Vikings collected 29 ground balls, including a team-best six by Zachary Breaux.