Foresters Improve to 4-0

LAKE FOREST DEFEATS NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY

The Lake Forest College Women's Lacrosse team won their fourth straight game in their home opener. The Foresters edged out the Wildcats of Northwestern 13-8 in the battle of the only two club lacrosse programs on the North Shore.

Despite a sluggish start, the Foresters were able to prevail in the first game for the women's team at Farwell Field.

A brisk wind off Lake Michigan dropped the temperatures into the low 30's at game time, but a bright sun, and a red-hot Forester team warmed up the friendly confines. The Foresters would exchange goals with the Wildcats for the first ten minutes of the game before pulling away.

Sarah Milligan (Vernon Hills, IL) kept up a streak of her own. In each of the Foresters four games, Milligan has scored their first goal. Freshman Sarah Jonathan assisted on the goal, on a feed from behind the net. The goal would give the Foresters the 1-0 lead in front of an energetic crowd at Farwell Field. Northwestern would answer back off of a turnover and tie the game at 1-1.

LFC would respond with a goal from Ameilia Lawrence(Oldwick, NJ) scored her first goal of the day to reclaim the lead for the Foresters. Northwestern would respond and score a goal of their own.

The Foresters third goal would be scored by Jonathan on a feed from Lawrence. The Foresters would give up the third goal of the game on a Northwestern penalty shot. The Lake Forest response was a goal by senior CC Hayne (St. Helena, CA) it was the third goal of the season for the defender. The Wildcats would tie the game back up at four a piece, before Kristen DeLuca (Westport, CT) would score her first goal of the game after being inserted to the game as a substitute. Northwestern would tie the game at 5-5 after another free shot on goal after a penalty inside the 8m line.

This penalty would spark the Foresters to go on a 5-0 run to complete the first half. The Foresters would receive back to back goals from Milligan to complete the hat-trick. Milligan's second goal came on a picture perfect assist from Emily White (East Falmouth, MA). The Foresters eighth goal of the day was DeLuca's second. Jonathan scored her second goal of the day for the Foresters 9th goal. The Foresters final goal was scored in the final 15 seconds of the half as Caitlin Connors would make a dodge toward the goal after an out of bounds situation and score the final goal for the Foresters.

At the half, the Foresters committed a penalty that lead to a free shot that would get the Wildcats within 4. A missed slide on the next Wildcat possession lead to their 7th goal. A timeout by the Foresters, allowed the team to regroup, refocus, and reorganize. The Foresters would score three unanswered goals. The first by DeLuca to score her third of the game, on a "sick" pass from Lawrence from behind the net. White would roll the crease and score her first goal of the game to put the Foresters up 12-7. Leonardo would score the final Forester goal to put the red and black up 13-7. Freshman goalkeeper Barbara Wye (Burlington, MA) would make two saves on wide open shots to keep the Forester lead safe through a seven minute span for Lake Forest. Northwestern would score one additional goal to close out the scoring in the final six minutes.

On the day, the Foresters finished the day outshooting the Wildcats 28-16. The Forester goalies were able to 50% of the shots on the day.

The Foresters defense was paced by Lawrence and Erica Alto (Lindenhurst, IL) who each collected six ground balls a piece. Alto and Sam Herron (Clinton Township, MI) both recorded two interceptions on the day. Dwing Maeve Connelly (Lemont, IL) and Defender Malaika McCoy (Cincinnati, OH) provided stout defense against the efficient transition of the Wildcats.

Leading Scorers on the day:
Deluca- 3 goals
Jonathan- 2 goals, 2 assists
Milligan- 3 goals
Lawrence- 1 goal, 2 assists
Leonardo- 1 goals
White- 1 goal, 1 assist
Connors- 1 goal
Hayne- 1 goal