Season openers for several sports are coming up this week.
Women's basketball will get 2021 started with a home game Tuesday night and the men's team will play on the road a day later. Both teams will be in action again on Saturday with the men in the Sports and Recreation Center and the women away from home.
Saturday's slate also includes the first competitions of the year for the Forester track, swimming and diving, and women's hocky teams, which will all be on the road. The women's hockey team will then close out the week at home on Sunday.
To view all Lake Forest College athletic contests in daily or monthly calendar format, click here.
Tuesday, February 16
7:00 p.m. - Women's Basketball - Lake Forest College (0-0) vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering (2-5, 2-4 NACC)
Where: Lake Forest College Sports & Recreation Center (no fans allowed due to COVID-19 pandemic)
Lake Forest's Last Game: None
MSOE's Last Games: Won 83-41 and 63-25 at Alverno College on Friday and Saturday
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 8-3
Last Meeting: Foresters won 77-74 on the road on November 8, 2019
Noteworthy: Raider head coach Hannah Trees was an assistant at Lake Forest for four years from 2015-19.
Live: Video | Stats
Wednesday, February 17
6:30 p.m. - Men's Basketball - Lake Forest College (0-0) at Concordia University Chicago (0-8, 0-4 NACC)
Where: Geiseman Gymnasium in River Forest, Illinois (no fans allowed due to COVID-19 pandemic)
Lake Forest's Last Game: None
Concordia Chicago's Last Games: Lost 87-71 and 82-68 at Rockford University on Friday and Saturday
All-Time Series: Lake Forest leads 12-11
Last Meeting: Foresters won 85-78 on the road on November 29, 2001
Noteworthy: This is Lake Forest's first game against a member of the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference since taking on Illinois Institute of Technology in November of 2015.
Live: Video | Stats
Saturday, February 20
10:00 a.m. (Men)/2:00 p.m. (Women) - Track - Lake Forest College at Illinois College Invite
Where: King Fieldhouse (Bruner Fitness Center) in Jacksonville, Illinois (no fans allowed due to COVID-19 pandemic)
Noteworthy: This will be the Foresters' only indoor meet of the year and the program's first appearance in a meet at Illinois College.
Live: Video
12:00 p.m. - Swimming & Diving - Lake Forest College at Lawrence University
Where: Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Center in Appleton, Wis. (no fans allowed due to COVID-19 pandemic)
2020 Midwest Conference Championships: Lake Forest Women 1st, Men 2nd. Lawrence Women 5th, Men 3rd.
All-Time Series (dual meets): The Lake Forest women lead 21-8 and men 20-7
Last Dual Meet: The Forester women won 139-98 and the Lake Forest men prevailed 158-61 at Lake Forest on November 18, 2019.
Noteworthy: These two teams competed with the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in a triple-dual format each of the last five years.
Live: Video
2:00 p.m. - Women's Basketball - Lake Forest College (0-0)* at Concordia University Wisconsin (6-3, 4-2 NACC)*
Where: R. John Buuck Fieldhouse in Mequon, Wisconsin (no fans allowed due to COVID-19 pandemic)
Lake Forest's Last Game: vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering on Tuesday, February 16
Concordia Wisconsin's Last Game: vs. Alverno College on Tuesday, February 16
All-Time Series: Tied 2-2
Last Meeting: Foresters won 81-67 on the road on January 16, 1988
Noteworthy: Lake Forest Head Coach Tamlyn Tills will be facing a former assistant for the second straight game. Falcon Head Coach Stacey Brunner-Jones served as her assistant at Loras College from 1999-02.
Live: Video | Stats
4:30 p.m. (ET) - Women's Hockey - Lake Forest College (0-0-0, 0-0-0 NCHA) at Adrian College (10-0-0, 2-0-0 NCHA)
Where: Arrington Ice Arena in Adrian, Michigan (very limited family of players allowed to attend due to COVID-19 pandemic)
Lake Forest's Last Game: None
Adrian's Last Games: Won 8-2 at home on Friday and 4-0 on the road on Saturday against Aurora University
All-Time Series: Adrian leads 21-11-1
Last Meetings: Split 3-1 decisions at Adrian February 1-2, 2020, with Adrian taking the series opener and Lake Forest prevailing in game two
Noteworthy: The Foresters' victory in the last meeting between these two teams represents the Bulldogs' only loss at home in the last four seasons.
Live: Video | Stats
4:00 p.m. - Men's Basketball - Lake Forest College (0-0)* vs. Benedictine University (5-2, 5-1 NACC)
Where: Lake Forest College Sports & Recreation Center (no fans allowed due to COVID-19 pandemic)
Lake Forest's Last Game: at Concordia University Chicago on Wednesday, February 17
Benedictine's Last Game: vs. Wabash College on Wednesday, February 17
All-Time Series: Benedictine leads 14-6
Last Meeting: Eagles won 70-66 on the road in double-overtime on December 19, 2009
Noteworthy: Earlier this season Benedictine defeated Concordia University Chicago, the Foresters' opponent on Wednesday, 68-54 and 88-41.
Live: Video | Stats
Sunday, February 21
4:00 p.m. - Women's Hockey - Lake Forest College (0-0-0, 0-0-0 NCHA)* vs. Adrian College (10-0-0, 2-0-0 NCHA)*
Where: Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (no fans allowed due to COVID-19 pandemic)
Lake Forest's Last Game: at Adrian College on Saturday, February 20
Adrian's Last Game: vs. Lake Forest College on Saturday, February 20
All-Time Series: Adrian leads 21-11-1*
Noteworthy: The Foresters are 14-5-1 all-time in home openers.
Live: Video | Stats
* As of the start of the week (team will have competed again prior to this contest)