This Week in The Forest: Dec. 29-Jan. 5

Photo by Steve Frommell, d3photography.com
Photo by Steve Frommell, d3photography.com

The men's basketball team will be the last group of Foresters to compete in 2019 and the first in 2020. The team will play a pair of games in California on Sunday and Monday and resume Midwest Conference play in Iowa on Friday and Saturday.

The Lake Forest women's basketball and men's hockey teams will also resume league play this weekend while women's hockey plays a pair of non-conference games in Minnesota and the Forester swimmers travel to California for their annual training trip.

To view all Lake Forest College athletic contests in daily or monthly calendar format, click here.

Sunday, December 29

5:00 p.m. (PT) - Men's Basketball - Lake Forest College (4-3, 1-1 MWC) at Pomona-Pitzer Colleges (6-2, 1-0 SCIAC)
Where: Lilliore Green Rains Center for Sport and Recreation/Voelkel Gymnasium in Claremont, California
Lake Forest's Last Game: Won 76-73 over Monmouth College at home on Wednesday, December 11
Pomona-Pitzer's Last Game: Won 83-68 over Westcliff University at home on Friday, December 13
All-Time Series: 0-0
Noteworthy: The games on Sunday and Monday will be homecoming contests for Forester Sean Espinosa, whose hometown of Pasadena is just 30 minutes away.
Live: Video | Stats

Monday, December 30

7:00 p.m. (PT) - Men's Basketball - Lake Forest College (4-3, 1-1 MWC)* at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges (6-2, 0-1 SCIAC)*
Where: Roberts Pavilion in Claremont, California
Lake Forest's Last Game: at Pomona-Pitzer Colleges on Sunday, December 29
Claremont-Mudd Scripps' Last Game: vs. Gustavus Adolphus College at home on Sunday, December 29
All-Time Series: 0-0
Noteworthy: The Foresters' first nine opponents of the season, including Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, enter this week with a combined record of 41-24.
Live: Video | Stats

Friday, January 3

5:30 p.m. - Men's Basketball - Lake Forest College (4-3, 1-1 MWC)* at Grinnell College (6-3, 2-0 MWC)
Where: Darby Gymnasium in Grinnell, Iowa
Lake Forest's Last Game: at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges on Monday, December 30
Grinnell's Last Game: Won 134-102 over Central College at home on Wednesday, December 11
All-Time Series: Grinnell leads 36-33
Last Meeting: Lake Forest won 99-77 in the semifinals of the Midwest Conference Tournament at St. Norbert College on February 22, 2019.
Noteworthy: The Pioneers and Foresters rank first and second in the league in scoring and three-pointers made.
Live: Video | Stats

7:00 p.m. (ET) - Men's Hockey - Lake Forest College (9-2-1, 6-1-0 NCHA) at Trine University (6-4-0, 4-2-0 NCHA)*
Where: Thunder Ice Arena in Angola, Indiana
Lake Forest's Last Games: Won 5-1 on the road and 5-4 at home against Lawrence University December 6-7
Trine's Last Game: at Adrian College on Tuesday, December 31
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 3-1-0
Last Meeting: Trine won 3-0 at home on February 2, 2019
Noteworthy: The Foresters are ranked 13th in the nation in the most recent USCHO.com Poll.
Live: Video | Stats

7:30 p.m. - Women's Basketball - Lake Forest College (4-5, 1-1 MWC) at Grinnell College (4-5, 0-2 MWC)
Where: Darby Gymnasium in Grinnell, Iowa
Lake Forest's Last Game: Lost 81-77 to Monmouth College at home on Wednesday, December 11
Grinnell's Last Game: Won 63-57 at Waldorf University on Friday, December 13
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 36-9
Last Meeting: Lake Forest won 72-54 at Grinnell College on February 16, 2019.
Noteworthy: The Foresters out-rebounded the Pioneers 48-34 in their last meting.
Live: Video | Stats

7:30 p.m. - Women's Hockey - Lake Forest College (4-5-1, 3-2-1 NCHA) vs. Bethel University (3-6-0, 2-4-0 MIAC)
Where: TRIA Rink in St. Paul, Minnesota
Lake Forest's Last Games: Tied 0-0 and won 2-1 at Trine University December 6-7
Bethel's Last Games: Lost 2-1 at home and on the road against Hamilne University December 6-7
All-Time Series: Bethel leads 3-1-2
Last Meeting: Bethel won 4-2 at Lake Forest on January 11, 2014
Noteworthy: The Foresters are 23-11-5 against teams from Minnesota since falling to Bethel in January of 2014.
Live: Video | Stats

Saturday, January 4

1:00 p.m. - Men's Basketball - Lake Forest College (4-3, 1-1 MWC)* at Cornell College (5-4, 0-2 MWC)*
Where: Small Multi-Sport Center in Mount Vernon, Iowa
Lake Forest's Last Game: at Grinnell College on Friday, January 3
Cornell's Last Game: vs. Beloit College at home on Friday, January 3
All-Time Series: Cornell leads 18-17
Last Meeting: Lake Forest won 95-90 at Cornell on January 12, 2019.
Noteworthy: The Foresters have swept the Rams each of the last two seasons.
Live: Video/Stats

3:00 p.m. - Women's Basketball - Lake Forest College (4-5, 1-1 MWC)* at Cornell College (4-4, 1-1 MWC)*
Where: Small Multi-Sport Center in Mount Vernon, Iowa
Lake Forest's Last Game: at Grinnell College on Friday, January 3
Cornell's Last Game: vs. Beloit College at home on Friday, January 3
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 14-8
Last Meeting: The Foresters won 78-49 at Cornell on January 12, 2019.
Noteworthy: Lake Forest shot 11-for-24 on three-pointers and 15-for-17 from the foul line in the team's last meeting with the Rams.
Live: Video/Stats

3:00 p.m. - Women's Hockey - Lake Forest College (4-5-1, 3-2-1 NCHA)* at Hamline University (7-3-1, 5-1-0 MIAC)*
Where: TRIA Rink in St. Paul, Minnesota
Lake Forest's Last Game: vs. Bethel University (at Hamline) on Friday, January 3
Bethel's Last Games: vs. St. Norbert College at home on Friday, January 3
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 9-0-0
Last Meeting: Lake Forest won 5-3 at Hamline on November 5, 2006
Noteworthy: The Foresters outscored the Pipers 47-16 in their previous nine meetings.
Live: Video/Stats

5:00 p.m. (ET) - Men's Hockey - Lake Forest College (9-2-1, 6-1-0 NCHA)* at Trine University (6-4-0, 4-2-0 NCHA)*
Where: Thunder Ice Arena in Angola, Indiana
Lake Forest's Last Game: at Trine on Friday, January 3
Trine's Last Game: vs. Lake Forest at home on Friday, January 3
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 3-1-0*
Last Meeting: at Trine on Friday, January 3
Noteworthy: The Foresters have won each of their five series finales so far this season.
Live: Stats

Sunday, January 5

10:00 a.m. (PT) - Swimming & Diving - Lake Forest College at Soka University of America
Where: Soka Aquatics Center in Aliso Viejo, California
Lake Forest's Last Meet: Men's and women placed second out of eight teams at the Carthage Classic December 5-7
Soka's Last Meet: Men and women finished ninth out of 10 teams at the Universiyt of Chicago's Phoenix Fall Classic November 22-24
Noteworthy: The Foresters have has competed at Soka during their training trip each of the last 10 years.
Live: Video

 

* As of the start of the week (team will have competed again prior to this contest)