This Week in the Forest: Feb. 3-9

This Week in the Forest: Feb. 3-9

Men's and women's basketball kick off this week in the Forest with home games against Ripon College. On Saturday they compete again, traveling west to Beloit.

Men's hockey is also splitting its competition between home and on the road this week. On Friday they'll play Aurora at home and then travel to Aurora for a second game on Saturday.  

The only other team competing at home this week is men's tennis with Saturday matches against Concordia Wisconsin and Carroll.

The Forester handball team travels to Indianapolis for a three-day invitational, and track is headed north for an invite at Ripon College.

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

Wednesday, February 5

5:30 p.m. - Men's Basketball - Lake Forest College (9-9, 6-5 MWC) vs. Ripon College (12-7, 8-4 MWC)
Where: Lake Forest College Sports & Recreation Center
Lake Forest's Last Game: Won 65-60 against Knox College on Saturday, February 1
Ripon's Last Game: Won 104-71 over Grinnell College on Saturday, February 1
All-Time Series: Ripon leads 73-24
Last Meeting: Ripon won 91-84 on February 13, 2019
Noteworthy: The Foresters and Red Hawks have combined to make 14 appearances in the four-team Midwest Conference Tournament in the last 10 years.
Live: Video | Stats

7:30 p.m. - Women's Basketball - Lake Forest College (9-9, 6-5 MWC) vs. Ripon College (14-5, 10-2 MWC)
Where: Lake Forest College Sports & Recreation Center
Lake Forest's Last Game: Lost to Knox College 80-65 on Saturday, February 1
Ripon's Last Game: Won 68-62 versus Grinnell College on Saturday, February 1
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 38-30
Last Meeting: Ripon won 57-53 on February 13, 2019
Noteworthy: These teams have met 20 times since Tamlyn Tills became the head coach of the Foresters and each program has won 10 of those match-ups.
Live: Video | Stats

Friday, February 7

9:00 a.m. - Handball - Indianapolis Classic
Where: Jordan YMCA in Indianapolis, Indiana
Lake Forest's Last Event: Lake Forest College's Men's Invitational Doubles
Noteworthy: This tournament's defending champions in Men's Open Doubles and Women's Open Singles and Doubles are Foresters.

7:00 p.m. - Men's Hockey - Lake Forest College (16-4-1, 13-3 NCHA) vs. Aurora University (11-6-4, 7-5-4 NCHA)
Where: Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
Lake Forest's Last Games: Lost 4-1 and 5-4 at Adrian College last weekend
Aurora's Last Games: Played to a 3-3 tie and lost 4-2 to Trine at home last weekend
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 10-3-2 
Last Meeting: Aurora won won 4-2 at Lake Forest on November 19, 2019
Noteworthy: The Foresters are ranked seventh in the nation according to the most recent USCHO.com Top 15 Poll.
Live: Video | Stats

Saturday, February 8

9:00 a.m. - Handball - Indianapolis Classic
Where: Jordan YMCA in Indianapolis, Indiana
Noteworthy: A pair of Foresters have claimed the Men's Open Doubles title at this tournament each of the last six years.

11:00 a.m. - Track - Ripon College Invitational 
Where: Ripon College Willmore Center Fieldhouse
Lake Forest's Last Event: ONU Invite on Saturday, February 1
Noteworthy: Forester runners won three events at this meet in 2018 and one last year.

5:30 p.m. - Men's Basketball - Lake Forest College (9-9, 6-5 MWC)* at Beloit College (8-11, 6-6 MWC)*
Where: Flood Arena in Beloit, Wisconsin
Lake Forest's Last Game: vs. Ripon College on Wednesday, February 5
Beloit's Last Game: vs. Grinnell College on Wednesday, February 5
All-Time Series: Beloit leads 95-58
Last Meeting: Lake Forest won 100-69 at home on January 8, 2020
Noteworthy: The Foresters are on an 11-game winning streak against the Bucaneers.
Live: Video

2:30 p.m. - Men's Tennis - Lake Forest College (0-1, 0-0 MWC) vs. Concordia University Wisconsin (1-0, 0-0 NACC)
Where: Racquet Club of Lake Bluff in Lake Bluff, Illinois
Lake Forest's Last Match: Lost against Principia 5-4 on Saturday, February 1
Concordia Wisconsin's Last Match: Won 8-1 against Carroll University on Sunday, February 2
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 6-2
Last Meeting: Lake Forest won 9-0 at Concordia Wisconsin on February 26, 2016
Noteworthy: The Foresters have won each of their last six meetings with the Falcons.

3:00 p.m. - Women's Basketball - Lake Forest College (9-9, 6-5 MWC)* at Beloit College (3-16, 1-11 MWC)*
Where: Flood Arena in Beloit, Wisconsin
Lake Forest's Last Game: vs. Ripon College on Wednesday, February 5
Beloit's Last Game: vs. Grinnell College on Wednesday, February 5
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 48-22
Last Meeting: Lake Forest won 74-64 on January 8, 2020
Noteworthy: The Foresters have won the last five times that these two teams have competed.
Live: Video | Stats

6:00 p.m. - Men's Tennis - Lake Forest College (0-1, 0-0 MWC)* vs. Carroll University (0-1, 0-0 CCIW)
Where: Racquet Club of Lake Bluff in Lake Bluff, Illinois
Lake Forest's Last Match: vs. Concordia Wisconsin on Saturday, February 1
Concordia Wisconsin's Last Match: Lost to Concordia Wisconsin 8-1 on Sunday, February 2
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 20-7
Last Meeting: Lake Forest won 8-1 on February 16, 2019
Noteworthy: This is the first meeting between these two teams since Carroll left the Midwest Conference in 2016.

7:00 p.m. - Men's Ice Hockey - Lake Forest College (16-4-1, 13-2 NCHA)* at Aurora University (11-6-4, 7-5-4 NCHA)*
Where: Memorial Gymnasium in Galesburg, Illinois
Lake Forest's Last Game: vs. Aurora on Friday, February 7
Knox's Last Game: vs. Lake Forest on Friday, February 7
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 10-3-2
Noteworthy: Three points for the Foresters this weekend would clinch home ice for the quarterfinals of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Harris Cup Playoffs.
Live: Video | Stats

Sunday, February 9

9:00 a.m. - Handball - Indianapolis Classic
Where: Jordan YMCA in Indianapolis, Indiana
Noteworthy: Lake Forest swept the Men's and Women's Open Singles and Doubles championships at this tournament in 2018.

 

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