The Forester women's basketball team hosted and defeated
Monmouth College 75-67 Tuesday evening (February 2). Lake Forest
raised its overall record on the season to 14-4 and remained in
first place in the Midwest Conference with a league mark of 10-1.
The Fighting Scots are now 11-7 overall and 6-5 in conference
play.
Senior center Lisa Nassin (Evergreen Park, Ill./Evergreen Park)
entered the game with 998 career points and reached 1,000 on a
basket less than five minutes into the contest. She is just the
sixth player in program history to score 1,000 points in a Forester
uniform. Nassin shot 3-for-4 in the game and finished with 13
points, seven rebounds, a game-high five assists, three blocked
shots and a pair of steals.
Senior forward Claire Schmidt (Kankakee, Ill./Bishop McNamara) led
the Foresters on Tuesday with 20 points and she matched Nassin's
seven rebounds. Senior guard Tracy Rainey (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park)
also reached double figures with 10 points, recorded three steals,
and pulled down seven boards as well.
Lake Forest entered the week leading the nation with a .479 field
goal percentage and shot 49.1 percent from the field in the game.
The team also knocked down 19 free throws in 26 attempts and
out-rebounded the Fighting Scots 40-33. Monmouth was held to 35.3
percent shooting from the floor.
The Scots scored the game's first seven points and, after seven in
a row by Lake Forest, rattled off six more to take a 13-7 lead. The
game was tied again at 15, 17, and 19 before a 10-2 Forester run
put the home team ahead for good. The lead grew to as many as 11 in
the first half and was 41-32 at halftime.
The margin reached a game-high 17 points four different times in
the second half, the last at 59-42 with 9:44 to play, but a 16-1
Monmouth run in less than five minutes pulled the visitors to
within a basket. The Fighting Scots trimmed the lead to two three
more times before the Foresters closed out the contest on an 8-2
run.
Lake Forest will take to the road this weekend. The team will play
at Carroll University Friday evening at 5:30 and at St. Norbert
College at 2:00 the following afternoon. Live video webcasts of
both games will be available at
pennatlantic.com and live stats will be
available on the
Carroll
and St.
Norbert web sites during the
games.
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February 26, 2010
Lake Forest Falls to Ripon in MWC Tournament Semifinals
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February 20, 2010
Foresters Drop Regular Season Finale to Illinois College
February 16, 2010
Lake Forest's 96 Points Not Enough in Overtime Loss at Monmouth
February 13, 2010
Foresters Pull Away in the Second Half to Win at Knox
February 6, 2010
Lake Forest Settles for Regular Season Split with St. Norbert
February 5, 2010
Foresters Fall on Late Basket at Carroll University
January 30, 2010
Foresters Back atop MWC Standings after Victory over Grinnell
January 23, 2010
Foresters Rout Visiting Beloit to Remain Perfect in Conference Play
January 22, 2010
Lake Forest Defeats Visiting Ripon to Take over First Place in MWC
January 16, 2010
Foresters Score Season-High 95 Points in Victory at Lawrence
January 11, 2010
Tracy Rainey Named Midwest Conference Performer of the Week
January 9, 2010
Foresters 4-0 in MWC after Victory over Knox College
January 5, 2010
Lake Forest Pulls Away Late for Victory at Grinnell
December 7, 2009
Lisa Nassin Named Midwest Conference Performer of the Week
November 30, 2009
Foresters Fall at Carthage College
November 23, 2009
Lake Forest Prevails at Milwaukee School of Engineering
November 16, 2009
Foresters Fall to Oshkosh on Shot with Two Seconds Remaining
