The Forester women's basketball team began Midwest Conference
play with a 68-67 victory at home over St. Norbert College Friday
night (December 4). Lake Forest is now 4-2 overall on the year
while the Green Knights, who entered the weekend ranked 20th in the
nation by D3hoops.com, fell to 4-1.
Senior center Lisa Nassin (Evergreen Park, Ill./Evergreen Park) led
all players in the game with a season-high 21 points and a dozen
rebounds. It was her first double-double of the year and the fifth
of her career. Senior guard Kate Grunauer (Chicago, Ill./Marist)
and freshman guard Sam Schuring (Elk Grove, Calif./Elk Grove) also
reached double figures with 14 and 12 points, respectively.
Grunauer shot 6-for-8 from the field while Schuring led the squad
with six assists.
The Foresters shot 45.6 percent from the floor in the game while
holding St. Norbert to 40.4 percent. Lake Forest connected on three
of 11 three-pointers and 13 of 20 free throws while the Green
Knights shot 4-for-17 from beyond the arc and 17-for-24 from the
foul line. The home team was out-rebounded 37-35 and committed 17
turnovers while forcing 18 St. Norbert miscues.
Lake Forest led 15-7 early in the contest before a 24-3 run by the
visitors put the Knights ahead 31-18 with 4:28 to play in the
opening period. The Foresters responded with a 14-2 run over the
next four minutes and trailed by just four (36-32) at halftime.
The home team trimmed the deficit to a single point five times
before finally tying the score at 59 on a Nassin free throw with
7:11 remaining. The score was tied at 61, 63, and 65 during the
closing minutes. Nassin gave the Foresters a 66-65 lead with 25
seconds to play by making one of two foul shots but a basket by St.
Norbert with just 12.9 ticks on the clock put the visitors back on
top. The Foresters hustled down the court and Nassin was fouled
while shooting again with 6.8 seconds remaining. She knocked down
both free throws and the Knights turned the ball over with less
than a second left to seal the Lake Forest victory.
The Foresters will continue Midwest Conference play tomorrow
afternoon against Carroll University. Tip-off is scheduled for
2:00. A live video webcast, a
live radio broadcast, and
live
stats will be
available on the Lake Forest College Athletics Web.