The United States Marine Corps (USMC) and American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) recently announced that 1,315 teams have earned the USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2019-20 season, topping last year’s record by nearly 200 teams.
The Midwest Conference released the list of 2019-20 Academic All-MWC honorees on Friday and Lake Forest College was represented on the list by a school record 160 individuals.
While the quantity of accomplishments by Lake Forest College student-athletes in 2019-20 was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic, the quality of the Foresters' performance matched the high standards they have set over the years.
Freshman Izzi Visnjevac served up five of Lake Forest's season-high 13 aces Saturday as the Foresters defeated visiting Lawrence University 25-12, 25-18, 25-17.
Junior Isabel Donnelly led the home team with 11 kills and three blocks Friday night as Lake Forest was defeated 13-25, 25-20, 25-20, 25-18 by visiting St. Norbert College.
Senior Olivia Rhodes led Lake Forest with 23 assists and tied for the team lead with 10 kills Tuesday night in a 25-18, 17-25, 25-22, 25-17 triumph at Beloit College.
Lake Forest College volleyball player Izzi Visnjevac was named Midwest Conference Defensive Performer of the Week on Monday after helping lead her team to a pair of league wins over the weekend.
Junior Olivia Smith established a new career-high with 24 kills as Lake Forest hosted and defeated Monmouth College 24-26, 27-25, 24-26, 25-18, 15-7 Friday night.
Junior Olivia Smith finished with 14 kills, one shy of her career-high, but Lake Forest was defeated 24-26, 25-17, 25-21, 25-20 Friday night at Grinnell College.
The Lake Forest College Athletic Department is set to induct its Hall of Fame Class of 2019, which includes four members, on Saturday, October 5, during Homecoming Weekend.
Senior Olivia Rhodes filled up the stat sheet with seven kills, 11 digs, two aces, and a team-high 22 assists and four blocks but Lake Forest was defeated 25-20, 21-25, 28-26, 25-21 by Wheaton College at home Wednesday night.
Lake Forest's 85 digs on Saturday were the team's highest total in a four-set match in nearly four years but the Foresters were defeated 25-20, 18-25, 25-22, 25-19 by visiting Illinois College.
Freshman Haley Bryant's team-high 11 kills were not enough Wednesday night as Lake Forest was defeated 25-16 29-25, 23-25, 25-22, 15-7 by visiting Elmhurst College.
Freshman libero Izzi Visnjevac racked up 50 digs on the weekend as the Foresters fell in three sets to Dominican University on Friday before sweeping North Central College and Buena Vista University on Saturday.
Lake Forest faced its toughest competition so far this season Wednesday night and fell 25-16, 25-13, 25-13 at Carthage College, the 19th-ranked team in the nation.
Despite winning more sets than they lost at the event, the Foresters left the Milwaukee Invitational on Saturday have dropped two of three matches. They prevailed in three sets at Alverno College on Friday before falling in five against host Milwaukee School of Engineering and Wheaton College on Saturday.