The end of the winter sports season is growing closer. The men's and women's swim and dive teams are the first winter sport to finish out their season as they head to the Midwest Conference Championships in Grinnell, Iowa this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Home contests this week include men's and women's basketball on Wednesday; they host Lawrence University. On Friday, the Forester men's hockey team will play Concordia Wisconsin, and on Saturday, handball hosts their women's invitational doubles event. Also on Saturday, men's tennis will play Roosevelt University and MSOE.
Women's hockey kicks off the away events with their game at Marian on Friday evening; they stay at Marian to play on Saturday night as well. The men's and women's basketball teams travel south to Illinois College for their second games of the week on Saturday, and men's hockey travels to Concordia Wisconsin to play them on their ice for their second game of the weekend.
To view all Lake Forest College athletic contests in daily or monthly calendar format, click here.
Wednesday, February 12
5:30 p.m. - Men's Basketball - Lake Forest College (10-10, 7-6 MWC) vs. Lawrence University (9-12, 5-9 MWC)
Where: Lake Forest College Sports & Recreation Center
Lake Forest's Last Game: Won at Beloit 89-58 on Saturday, February 8
Lawrences's Last Game: Lost to Ripon 95-53 on Saturday, February 8
All-Time Series: Series is tied 47-47
Last Meeting: Foresters beat the Vikings 83-73 on Thursday, January 15
Noteworthy: The Foresters are on a 7 game winning streak against the Vikings.
Live: Video | Stats
7:30 p.m. - Women's Basketball - Lake Forest College (10-10, 7-6 MWC) vs. Lawrence University (5-16, 2-12 MWC)
Where: Lake Forest College Sports & Recreation Center
Lake Forest's Last Game: Won at Beloit 69-64 on Saturday, February 8
Lawrence's Last Game: Lost to Ripon 65-54 on Saturday, February 8
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 56-13
Last Meeting: Lake Forest won 64-54
Noteworthy: The Foresters have not lost a game against the Vikings in the last 25 match-ups.
Live: Video | Stats
Friday, February 14
10:00 a.m./5:30 p.m. - Swimming and Diving - Midwest Conference Championships
Where: Charles Benson Bear Recreation and Athletic Center in Grinnell, Iowa
Lake Forest's Last Meet: Both men and women won against St. Norbert 132-95 and 130-78, respectively
Noteworthy: The Forest men were runner-up at the 2019 Championships, and the women finished 3rd overall.
Live: Video
7:00 p.m. - Men's Hockey - Lake Forest College (16-4-3, 13-3-2 NCHA) vs. Concordia University Wisconsin (11-10-2, 7-9-2 NCHA)
Where: Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
Lake Forest's Last Games: Tied Aurora 1-1 on Friday, February 7 and tied 2-2 on Saturday, February 8
Concordia Wisconsin's Last Games: Lost 6-3 to Adrian on both Friday, February 7 and Saturday, February 8
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 20-9-3
Last Meeting: Concordia Wisconsin won in overtime 2-1 on January 26, 2019
Noteworthy: The Foresters are ranked ninth in the nation according to the most recent USCHO.com Top 15 Poll.
Live: Video | Stats
7:00 p.m. - Women's Hockey - Lake Forest College (11-9-1, 8-3-1 NCHA) at Marian University (4-16-1, 2-9-1 NCHA)
Where: Blue Line Family Ice Center in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Lake Forest's Last Games: Lost 3-1 against Adrian on Friday, February 7 and won against Adrian 3-1 on Satuday, February 9
Marian's Last Games: Lost two games (both 3-1) to Aurora last weekend
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 23-0-1
Last Meeting: Lake Forest won 5-0 on February 9, 2019
Noteworthy: The Forester women have won 6 out of their last seven games and have never lost to Marian.
Live: Video | Stats
Saturday, February 15
9:00 a.m. - Handball - Women's Invitational Doubles
Where: Lake Forest College Sports and Recreation Center
Lake Forest's Last Event: Circle City Tournament in Indianapolis, Indiana the weekend of February 7
Noteworthy: A notable home event for the Foresters, many alumni return to compete in the invitational.
10:00 a.m./5:30 p.m. - Swimming and Diving - Midwest Conference Championships
Where: Charles Benson Bear Recreation and Athletic Center in Grinnell, Iowa
Lake Forest's Last Meet: Midwest Conference Championships, Day 1 on Friday, February 14
Live: Video
11:00 a.m. - Track - Dick Hendricks Invite
Where: Ripon College Willmore Center Fieldhouse
Lake Forest's Last Event: Ripon College Invitational on Saturday, February 8
Noteworthy: This is the first time the Foresters will compete at the invitational.
Live: Video
2:30 p.m. - Men's Tennis - Lake Forest College (2-1, 0-0 MWC) vs. Roosevelt University (1-2, 0-0 CCAC)
Where: Racquet Club of Lake Bluff in Lake Bluff, Illinois
Lake Forest's Last Match: Won against Concordia Wisconsin 5-4 and MSOE 7-2 on Saturday, February 9
Roosevelt's Last Match: Won 8-1 against Carroll University on Sunday, February 2
Noteworthy: This is the first time these two teams will compete against each other.
3:00 p.m. - Men's Basketball - Lake Forest College (10-10, 7-6 MWC)* at Illinois College (8-11, 6-6 MWC)*
Where: Sherman Gymnasium in Jacksonville, Illinois
Lake Forest's Last Game: vs. Lawrence University on Wednesday, February 12
IC's Last Game: at Grinnell College on Wednesday, February 12
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 41-22
Last Meeting: Illnois College won 87-76 on Friday, January 31
Noteworthy: The Foresters have won 4 out of the last 5 match-ups against the Blueboys.
Live: Video
5:00 p.m. - Women's Basketball - Lake Forest College (10-10, 7-6 MWC)* at Illinois College (10-11, 6-8 MWC)*
Where: Sherman Gymnasium in Jacksonville, Illinois
Lake Forest's Last Game: vs. Lawrence University on Wednesday, February 12
Beloit's Last Game: at Grinnell College on Wednesday, February 12
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 29-19
Last Meeting: Lake Forest won 93-72 on Friday, January 31
Noteworthy: Two out of the last three games between these teams were decided by 2 points.
Live: Video
5:00 p.m. - Women's Hockey - Lake Forest College (11-9-1, 8-3-1 NCHA)* at Marian University (4-16-1, 2-9-1 NCHA)*
Where: Blue Line Family Ice Center in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Lake Forest's Last Games: vs. Marian on Friday, February 14
Marian's Last Games: vs. Lake Forest on Friday, February 14
Live: Video
6:00 p.m. - Men's Tennis - Lake Forest College (0-1, 0-0 MWC)* vs. MSOE (1-3, 0-0 CCIW)
Where: Racquet Club of Lake Bluff in Lake Bluff, Illinois
Lake Forest's Last Match: vs. Roosevelt on Saturday, February 15
MSOE's Last Match: Lost to St. Norbert 5-4 on Saturday, February 8
Noteworthy: This is the first meeting between these two teams.
7:00 p.m. - Men's Hockey - Lake Forest College (16-4-3, 13-3-2 NCHA)* at Concordia University Wisconsin (11-10-2, 7-9-2 NCHA)*
Where: Ozaukee Ice Center in Mequon, Wisconsin
Lake Forest's Last Games: vs. Concordia Wisconsin on Friday, February 14
Concordia Wisconsin's Last Games: at Lake Forest on Friday, February 14
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 20-9-3*
Live: Video | Stats
Sunday, February 9
9:00 a.m./4:00 p.m. - Swimming and Diving - Midwest Conference Championship
Where: Charles Benson Bear Recreation and Athletic Center in Grinnell, Iowa
Lake Forest's Last Meet: Midwest Conference Championships, Day 2 on Saturday, February 15
Live: Video
* As of the start of the week (team will have competed again prior to this contest)