This Week in the Forest: Feb. 17-23

This Week in the Forest: Feb. 17-23

Post-season play is in the Forest this weekend as the men's hockey team heads into the NCHA Quarterfinals on Friday and Saturday.

Men's and women's basketball plays on the road at Ripon College on Tuesday, and then returns home for their last two regular season games on Thursday and Saturday. Both teams will celebrate their senior days on Saturday as well.

Also wrapping up their regular season this week is women's hockey. They will play Concordia University Wisconsin on Friday and Saturday. On Saturday, they, too, will celebrate their senior day as well as their parents day. During their game on Saturday, they will recognize the winner of the Ry McCarthy Award.

On the road are handball and track. Handball has a big week ahead of them as they compete at the U.S.H.A. National Collegiate Championships Wednesday through Sunday. Track will head north to UW-Oshkosh for their Titan Challenge meet.

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

Tuesday, February 18

5:30 p.m. - Men's Basketball - Lake Forest College (12-10, 9-6 MWC) at Ripon College (16-7, 12-4 MWC)
Where: Lake Forest College Sports & Recreation Center
Lake Forest's Last Game: Won against Illinois College 92-90 on Saturday, February 15
Ripon's Last Game: Won at Monmouth College 70-56 on Saturday, February 15
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 29-20
Last Meeting: Red Hawks won 82-70 on Wednesday, February 5
Noteworthy: The Foresters have come out on top against the Red Hawks 4 out of the last 5 meetings.
Live: Video

7:30 p.m. - Women's Basketball - Lake Forest College (11-11, 8-7 MWC) at Ripon College (17-6, 13-3 MWC)
Where: Lake Forest College Sports & Recreation Center
Lake Forest's Last Game: Lost to Illinois College 97-92 on Saturday, February 15
Ripon's Last Game: Lost to Monmouth College 71-66 on Saturday, February 15
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 56-13
Last Meeting: Ripon won 82-68
Noteworthy: 
Live: Video

Wednesday, February 19

9:00 a.m. - Handball - U.S.H.A. National Collegiate Championships
Where: University of Texas
Lake Forest's Last Event: Women's Invitational Doubles
Noteworthy: At last year's tournament, the men's team was 1st overall, the women were fourth, and combined, they were 2nd.

Thursday, February 20

9:00 a.m. - Handball - U.S.H.A. National Collegiate Championships
Where: University of Texas
Lake Forest's Last Event: U.S.H.A National Collegiate Championships Day 1, on February 19

5:30 p.m. - Men's Basketball - Lake Forest College (12-10, 9-6 MWC)* vs. Cornell College (11-11, 6-9 MWC)*
Where: Lake Forest College Sports & Recreation Center
Lake Forest's Last Game: vs. Ripon on Tuesday, February 18
Cornell's Last Game: vs. Monmouth on Tuesday, February 18
All-Time Series: Cornell leads 19-17
Last Meeting: Cornell won 70-68 on Saturday, January 4th
Noteworthy: The last three games against these two teams have been decided by five points or less.
Live: Video

7:30 p.m. - Women's Basketball - Lake Forest College (11-11, 8-7 MWC)* vs. Cornell College (13-8, 10-5 MWC)*
Where: Lake Forest College Sports & Recreation Center
Lake Forest's Last Game: vs. Ripon on Tuesday, February 18
Cornell's Last Game: vs. Monmouth on Tuesday, February 18
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 14-8
Last Meeting: Cornell won 70-50 on Saturday, January 4th
Noteworthy: The Foresters have beaten Cornell two out of the last 3 times these teams have met.
Live: Video

Friday, February 21

9:00 a.m. - Handball - U.S.H.A. National Collegiate Championships
Where: University of Texas
Lake Forest's Last Event: U.S.H.A National Collegiate Championships Day 2, on February 20

4:00 p.m. - Women's Hockey - Lake Forest College (13-9-1, 10-3-1 NCHA) vs. Concordia University Wisconsin (8-11-2, 7-6-1 NCHA)*
Where: Alumni Memorial Field House
Lake Forest's Last Games: won two games against Marian University 5-0 and 3-0 on Friday and Saturday, February 14 and 15
Concordia Wisconsin's Last Game: vs. UW-Stevens Point on Tuesday, February 18
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 25-4-2
Last Meeting: Lake Forest won 3-1 on Sunday, November 4, 2018
Noteworthy: The Foresters have won eight out of their last nine games.
Live: Video | Stats

7:30 p.m. - Men's Hockey - Lake Forest College (17-5-3, 14-4-2 NCHA) vs. Trine University (12-10-3, 10-7-3 NCHA)
Where: Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
Lake Forest's Last Games: Split two games against Concordia Wisconsin, winning 6-3 on Friday, February 14 and losing 3-2 on Saturday, February 15
Trine's Last Games: Lost two games to Adrian on February 14 and 15
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 5-1-0
Noteworthy: This is the first game of the NCHA Harris Cup Quarterfinal Series for the Foresters.

Saturday, February 22

9:00 a.m. - Handball - U.S.H.A. National Collegiate Championships
Where: University of Texas
Lake Forest's Last Event: U.S.H.A National Collegiate Championships Day 3, on February 21

11:00 a.m. - Track - UW-Oshkosh Titan Challenge
Where: Kolf Sports Center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Lake Forest's Last Event: Dick Hendrick's Invite at Ripon College on Saturday, February 15
Noteworthy: The men were 14th overall and the women 12th at this event last year.

1:00 p.m. - Men's Basketball - Lake Forest College (12-10, 9-6 MWC)* vs. Grinnell College (12-11, 8-8 MWC)*
Where: Lake Forest College Sports & Recreation Center
Lake Forest's Last Game: vs. Cornell on Thursday, February 20
Grinnell's Last Game: vs. Beloit College on Tuesday, February 18
All-Time Series: Grinnell leads 36-34
Last Meeting: Lake Forest won 114-89 on Friday, January 3
Noteworthy: This is the last game of the regular season for the Foresters; this will also be their senior day.
Live: Video | Stats

2:00 p.m. - Women's Hockey - Lake Forest College (13-9-1, 10-3-1 NCHA)* vs. Concordia University Wisconsin (8-11-2, 7-6-1 NCHA)*
Where: Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
Lake Forest's Last Games: vs. Concordia Wisconsin on Friday, February 21
Concordia Wisconsin's Last Game: vs. Concordia Wisconsin on Friday, February 21
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 25-4-2*
Noteworthy: This will be the Foresters last home game of the regular season, and will be the game they will present the Ry McCarthy Award as well as celebrate their seniors and parents.
Live: Video | Stats

3:00 p.m. - Women's Basketball - Lake Forest College (11-11, 8-7 MWC)* vs. Grinnell College (10-13, 6-10 MWC)*
Where: Lake Forest College Sports & Recreation Center
Lake Forest's Last Game: vs. Cornell on Thursday, February 20
Grinnell's Last Game: vs. Beloit College on Tuesday, February 18
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 36-10
Last Meeting: Grinnell won 84-62 on Friday, January 3
Noteworthy: This is the last game of the regular season, and will be the team's senior day.
Live: Video | Stats

7:30 p.m. - Men's Hockey - Lake Forest College (17-5-3, 14-4-2 NCHA)* vs. Trine University (12-10-3, 10-7-3 NCHA)*
Where: Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
Lake Forest's Last Games: vs. Trine on Friday, February 22
Trine's Last Games: vs. Lake Forest on Friday, February 22
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 5-1-0*

Sunday, February 23

9:00 a.m. - Handball - U.S.H.A. National Collegiate Championships
Where: University of Texas
Lake Forest's Last Event: U.S.H.A National Collegiate Championships Day 4, on February 22

 

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