The Forester women's basketball team was defeated 65-61 at
Illinois College Wednesday night (January 27). Lake Forest fell to
to 12-4 overall this season and suffered its first Midwest
Conference loss after winning its first eight league games of the
year. The Lady Blues raised their overall record to 10-6 and MWC
mark to 5-4.
Forester senior center Lisa Nassin (Evergreen Park, Ill./Evergreen
Park) led the squad in scoring for the eighth consecutive contest.
She finished the game with 17 points, a team-high seven rebounds,
three assists, and two steals. Nassin is now just 19 points shy of
1,000 for her career.
Senior guard Kate Grunauer (Chicago, Ill./Marist) was next on the
team with 16 points. She shot 5-for-7 from the field, made two of
three attempts from three-point range, and connected on four of
five free throw. Grunauer also recorded a game-high four steals.
Junior guard Emily Weber (Cincinnati, Ohio/Seven Hills School) also
reached double figures with 10 points and freshman guard Sam Schuring (Elk Grove, Calif./Elk Grove) dished out a team-high four
assists.
Both teams shot 40 percent from the field. Illinois College's main
advantage came at the free throw line, where the Lady Blues shot
23-for-30 while the Foresters were just 10-for-13. Lake Forest was
out-rebounded 33-31 and both teams committed 17 turnovers.
The Foresters led most of the first half and by as many as eight
points. The home team closed out the period on an 8-2 run to trim
the Lake Forest lead to 31-29 at halftime.
The Lady Blues tied the game seven times in the second half before
finally taking their first lead of the period on a layup with 67
seconds remaining. A layup by Nassin with 41 seconds to play gave
the Foresters a 61-60 lead but the home team scored on another
layup with 28 second left. Lake Forest was unable to score again
and Illinois College players made three of six free throws to close
out the victory.
The Foresters will host Grinnell College Saturday (January 30) at
1:00 p.m. A live video webcast, a
live radio broadcast, and
live
stats will be
available on the Lake Forest College Athletics Web site during the
contest.
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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
