Final Stats

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Foresters Defeat Chicago

The University of Chicago entered the final week of the regular season with a chance to make the WCLL Playoffs. Unfortunately, the met the upstart Lake Forest College team. Lake Forest who was coming of a solid win against St. Mary's College on Saturday started fast and never looked back against the Maroons, winning 15-6. The Foresters completed their inaugural season with a 10-2 record as they also picked up a forfeit win over Loyola University on Sunday. The Foresters defended their home field with great success over Chicago as they created 27 turnovers on the day, and possessed the ball for the majority of the game. In the first half, the Forester defense only allowed only 8 shots in the first half, and four of those came on one Maroon possession.

The LFC offense benefited from a second great day of draw controls from freshman Amelia Lawrence (Oldwick, NJ), as she recorded six draw controls. On the season Lawrence would record a team leading 28 draw controls.

Scoring first for the Foresters was sophomore Sarah Milligan (Vernon Hills, IL). Milligan would start the game scoring the Foresters first, third, and fourth goals, as well as assisting on the fifth goal earning her third hat-trick of the season. Milligan's first goal was on a beautiful cut to the goal, as Lawrence found her with a great pass from behind the Maroon goal. Breaking up Milligan's streak was freshman Emily White who scored the Foresters second goal on an assist from Lawrence.

With the Foresters up 4-2 after Milligan's third goal, the Foresters would receive back to back goals from freshman Sarah Jonathan (Clayton, CA) to extend their lead to 6-2. Jonathan score her first goal on a pass from Milligan where she would switch hands and surprise the Maroon goalie. For her second goal, Jonathan would miss a free-shot off of the Maroon goalie, but would secure the rebound and push it past the goalkeeper.

Up 6-2, the Foresters would control the next draw and push the ball into the Chicago zone. Freshman Danielle Leonardo (Springfield, VT) who was playing midfield for the Foresters was fouled while attempting to shoot. Leonardo would convert the ensuing free shot to put the Foresters up 7-2. To close out the first half scoring, freshman Caitlin Connors (Dover, MA) would scoop up a ground ball on the sideline and bee-line straight for the goal, scoring her 15th goal of the season.

Goalie Jenn Caldwell (would stop 6 of the 8 shots she faced in the first half, including the only free-shot of the first half. Caldwell finished the season stopping 56% of the shots she faced on the season.

The Foresters were energetic going into the half-time, and were excited to get back on the field to continue their pressure on Chicago. To open the second half, the Foresters made some alignment changes to help on the draw control. Moving senior CC Hayne (St. Helena, CA) to the midfield and sliding freshman Maeve Connelley (Lemont, IL) to a low defensive position. The move would pay off for the Foresters in more ways than draw controls. Hayne would score her first goal of the game on a great assist from Leonardo from behind the goal. Hayne would fake high and shoot low on the Maroon goalie who couldn't react quick enough.

The Maroons, now down 9-2 would score the next two goals, on free-shots against the Foresters. The Foresters seemed to be called for some questionable checks inside the 8m. Despite a protest from Coach Catanzaro, the Maroons were able to close the gap to 9-4.

The Foresters would get "fired up" in a post goal timeout, and would respond to Coach Catanzaro's challenge scoring the next three goals. Hayne would score her second goal of the game to put the Foresters up 10-4 on a full-field transition sprint down the sideline. Freshman Amanda Forsyth (Chino, CA)would substitute in for Hayne and score the next goal for the Foresters.

The Foresters would extend the lead to 12-4 as sophomore Erica Alto (Lindenhurst, IL) would scoop a ground ball up in the Forester defensive end and sprint the length of field dodging a number of opponents. As she neared the goal, she would pass to White, who would score her 24th goal of the season. Chicago would respond to score a goal of their own on another free-shot, making the score 12-5.

The Foresters were determined to up their score as Lawrence would score her first goal of the game on a nifty dodge that saw her split a double team and end up standing in front of the net with no defenders in her path. On the next offensive possession for the Foresters, Hayne would score her third goal of the day, giving her the first hat-trick of her career. The Forester sideline erupted with cheers for the senior captain.

"It was great to see the way that the team responded to CC's success. You could tell that she truly meant a lot to the girls on the team. CC had been patiently waiting for there to be enough students on campus interested in women's lacrosse for the last three years. Finally in her senior year, the freshman class had enough interest and the team was started. CC will forever be identified as one of the core members to get the program off the ground and running," commented Coach Catanzaro.

Now up 14-5, the Foresters made a number of substitutions to allow more playing time for some of the other players on the team. With the game far from over, the Foresters would concede a transition goal to the Maroons cutting the lead by one. The Foresters would make score the final tally of the day as Lawrence would penetrate to the goal, but instead of shooting, passed the ball back to Forsyth, who would score her second goal of the game. The assist gave Lawrence her third assist of the day, and fourth point.

"That shot by Amanda was by far the hardest shot we have seen on the field this year. The goalie had no chance on that one," said Catanzaro.

Freshman Barbara Wye, who played the second half of the game in goal stopped 4 of the 8 shots she faced. Five of the eight shots in the second half were free-shots, on which Wye made great saves on. Wye stopped 55% of the shots she saw during the 2011 season.

During the post game celebration, the ladies were able to douse Coach Catanzaro with a "Gatorade" cooler bath. The still cold Coach Catanzaro commented:

"This was the first Gatorade bath of my career in any sport. It was great. This team exceeded all expectations for a first year program. I was initially nervous that we would struggle after our first few practices indoors. In the end, a great group of young ladies played with great intensity and commitment. I couldn't be more thrilled with how they ushered women's lacrosse on to the Lake Forest campus."

Did You Know?

A fun little Did You Know? As of 4/11/2011 (the end of the regular season) Only 12 teams out of the 181 teams in the Women's Collegiate Lacrosse Association Division 2 have 10 wins or more. Lake Forest is the only first year program to be in that group. Of the 12 teams with 10 wins, Lake Forest is in a tie for the 3rd highest winning percentage at 83% behind Aquinas College (undefeated), U of Minnesota-Duluth (.85%).

Foresters improve to 8-2 with win over St. Mary's (IN)

Lawrence and White shine for the Foresters in WCLL victory

Lake Forest College defended its home turf with great intensity on Saturday afternoon against St. Mary's College of Indiana. SMC entered the game with a 4-1 conference record, and the Foresters were 6-2 in conference play, with both teams vying for a bid at the end of the year tournament.

In last weeks defeat to DePaul, the Foresters lost the draw on more occasions than they won. All week in practice that was a point of emphasis for Coach Catanzaro.

"We talked about three things this week, moving on offense, talking on defense, and winning the draw. We did a good job on two of those things. I was really pleased with the way we played the draw circle. In addition to securing the ball, we were able to squeeze their best player off of the ball at the circle," said Catanzaro.

"Two players who made that possible were Sarah Milligan and Amelia Lawrence," praised Catanzaro. "Sarah did a good job on a few draws that went straight up, either winning, or tipping the ball to teammates. Amelia set a record for draws controlled with seven on the day."

Lawrence, one of the more prolific Foresters on the offensive end, struggled on Saturday scoring one goal on 6 shots. But here possession, and offensive development is what stood out to her teammates.

"She doesn't realize how much she controls the game for us, and what she does outside of scoring," said teammate Sarah Jonathan.

The Foresters would jump out to an early 3-0 lead as Emily White would score the first two goals for the Foresters. Sherie Dubinski, in her first start for the Foresters scored the Foresters third goal off of a free shot to give the Foresters a strong lead.

"I was really pleased to see Emily and Sherie getting us off to a fast start. Their goals really gave us a boost to start the game," said Catanzaro.

St. Mary's would get on the board with their first goal to cut the Forester lead to 3-1, on a fast break goal against the Foresters. Lake Forest would bounce back and score four unanswered goals. White would score her third goal of the game on an assist from Sarah Milligan. Milligan would then score the Foresters fifth goal on an assist from defenseman CC Hayne, who had carried the ball behind the St. Mary's goal before finding the cutting Milligan for the quick stick goal. Hayne would pick up an assist on the next goal as well, as she scooped up a ground ball, and carried the ball to midfield before finding a streaking Caitlin Connors who would take a few more steps forward before taking a shot past the Irish-Belle goalie. After the goal, Lauren Ross would sub into the midfield, and forty-seconds later would be fouled inside the 8m line. Ross would convert on the free shot, giving the Foresters a 7-1 lead.

St. Mary's would muster a flurry in front of the Forester net after the next draw before finally putting the ball past LFC Goalie Jen Caldwell to make the score 7-2. Emily White would respond with her fourth goal of the half on a scoop shot past the Irish-Belle goalie to make the score 8-2. St. Mary's would control the next draw and score a goal to cut the lead to 8-3 going into half-time.

Caldwell was stellar for the Foresters in goal during the first half. She made 8 saves including a save on the Irish-Belles only free-shot. In addition, Caldwell recorded an interception of a pass that likely saved an almost sure scoring opportunity.

In the second half, the Foresters would score the first two goals of the half as Caitlin Connors would score just three minutes into the half for the Foresters. On the next draw, Lawrence would carry the ball down field for the Foresters and pass to Milligan who looked like she had an open shot. The Irish-Belle defenders closed on her quickly, and she passed the ball to Sherie Dubinski who put the ball hard past the goal keeper, giving the Foresters a 10-3 lead.

St. Mary's would generate a free-shot on their next position, but Barbara Wye would make a great save on the shot, preserving the seven goal lead. After a turnover in the midfield, Wye would again make a great save on a shot from the St. Mary's team captain. The rebound however would turn into a putback for the St. Mary's to cut the lead to 10-4.

St. Mary's would generate a second free-shot of the half, and this time, Wye couldn't make the save as the score was cut to 10-5. The Foresters would respond as Leonardo would carry a groundball pickup behind the St. Mary's goal, before finding a cutting Caitlin Connors who would complete her hat-trick for the day pushing the ball past the St. Mary's goalie.

St. Mary's would score the next goal of the conference, but it would instigate a fierce response from the Foresters as they scored two quick goals. Lawrence, who had hit the post on three first half possessions, scored her first goal of the day on a nifty move past a defender and shot-faking the goalie before scoring. The Foresters final goal was scored on a pass from Emily White to Amanda Forsyth who ripped a powerful shot past the Irish-Belle goalie.

Up 13-6, Coach Catanzaro made a number of substitutions. St. Mary's would mount a flurry of 4 goals in the final 6 minutes of the game against the Foresters to make the final score 13-10.

On the day, Wye made 8 saves of the 15 shots she faced, Caldwell saved 8 of 11 in the first half. The Foresters won 15 of the 25 draws, paced by Lawrence's school record 7. Defensively, CC Hayne added five groundballs and caused six turnovers. Lawrence caused five turnovers on the day.

The Foresters improved to 8-2 in their first season of play and are set to close the regular season on Sunday against the University of Chicago at 1pm at home on Farwell Field.

Foresters Extinguish the Prairie Fire!

LFC rolls past fellow Midwest Conference School in Women's Lacrosse

Lake Forest College would rebound from an earlier defeat to DePaul as the dominated the Knox Prairie Fire at Farwell Field on Sunday.

The Lake Forest faithful were given a dominating display of offensive possession and execution. In addition to the offensive outburst, a spectacular individual defensive performance occur ed as well. As spectacular as it was, it was also an extremely rare occurrence as senior Sherie Dubinski recorded SEVEN interceptions in the game, and forced a total of 11 turnovers.

Ten different foresters would record goals in the 12-1 rout of the Knox team. The Foresters would receive two goals from both Amelia Lawrence and Emily Hampden-Smith. It was the second time that Hampden-Smith had recorded multiple goals against teams who compete in the Midwest Conference (Ripon).

"I was really impressed with our passing. One of the things that really stood out about the game for me was that the girls not only kept possession of the ball, but they kept the ball in the air almost the entire first half." commented Coach Catanzaro. "Knox was short players, so when they had an injury, we took a player off the field as well out of courtesy, and it really opened up the field for us quite a bit. We were able to take advantage of that and get some quick goals early."

Lawrence would score the Foresters first goal off of a great feed from Sarah Jonathan. Amanda Forsyth would score the Foresters second goal after picking up a ground ball and weaving to the goal for her third goal of the season. Lawrence would factor in on the next goal as well, but this time it was her outstanding pass to Sarah Milligan that gave Milligan her team leading 18th goal of the season (tied with Emily White). Lawrence would have another opportunity to score, but would drive a shot off the post. The ball was rebounded by Danielle Leonardo, who would pass it back to Lawrence in front of the net. Lawrence would make a fake left, before finishing softly past the goal tender on the right side of the net.

With it clear that the Foresters were in control of the game on multiple levels, Coach Catanzaro started to rotate the entire team every 8 minutes. His rotation paid off as Hampden-Smith would score her first goal off of a free-short to make it a 5-0 lead for the Foresters. Eileen Newcomer would score her second goal after putting back a rebound off of her own free shot to make it 6-0. The Prairie Fire would control the next draw and create a scoring opportunity with 3 minutes to go in the game. Generating their first shot of the half, they were able to slip one past the Forester goalie to make the score 6-1. Knox would control the next draw as well, but an interception by Dubinski would lead to a scoring opportunity for Hampden-Smith. Emily would score her second goal of the day from the left side of the 8m line to give the Foresters a 7-1 lead going into the half.

The second half would start much the way the first half did. The Foresters would score their first goal of the second half 13 seconds into the half as Danielle Leonardo would scoop up the draw and take it the length of the field for a goal. A minute and a half later Maeve Connelley would score a goal after another Dubinski interception to make the score 9-1. The Foresters would increase their lead to 10-1 on Sam Herron's first goal of her career. The usual defenseman was taking some minutes on the offensive end of the field in order to spell some of the midfielders.

Following Herron's goal, the Foresters would lose the draw, but Dubinski would record another interception that led to a fast break for the Foresters. Dubinski took the ball the length of the field, but was denied a goal by the goalie. On the clear, Dubinski dropped to the middle of the field and intercepted the Knox goalie. Dubinski would feed the ball to Stacy Dierking who would transition to the offensive end and score her first career goal.

Up 11-1, the Foresters would practice long possessions on the next two opportunities, before Rosy Fujimotowould provide the Foresters with their final goal of the day to secure the 12-1 victory. The goal was Fujimoto's first career goal.

The Foresters outshot Knox 40-2 on the day. Dubinski lead the defense with 7 interceptions and she scooped up 6 groundballs on the day.

"I was thrilled for Sherie. This is her first time playing lacrosse, and you can tell that she has a natural knack for the sport. The way she was roaming the field today, I thought about asking her to come back and play safety on the football team next year. I have never seen anticipation like that on the lacrosse field before." Catanzaro continued,"I was happy to that we had the chance to see a lot of player get playing time and get a chance to take shots on the goal. I was thrilled with the improvement that some of the girls have shown since the first day they showed up to today. I was impressed by a number of the first year players. Emily Hampden-Smith, Eileen Newcomer, Amanda Forsyth, Rosy Fujimoto, Stacy Dierking, among them. These are girls who scored goals for us today. Four weeks ago, when we went to Wheaton, these girls were seeing a lacrosse field for the first time and learning what an eight meter line was. I couldn't be happier with their progress."

The Foresters improved to 7-2 on the season and return to action next week at home on Saturday with a game against the St. Mary's (IN) Irish Belles, a team that is made up of students from St. Mary's and from Notre Dame.

Foresters fall to Big East Opponent

DESPITE A LATE RALLY, FORESTERS FALL TO DePAUL.

The Lake Forest College Women's Lacrosse team returned to Farwell Field on Sunday afternoon, after playing in the Marquette Playday on Saturday to face DePaul University. DePaul entered the game with a 3-3 record on the season, behind the direction of former Northwestern player Katie Darmody. The Foresters would jump out to a quick 2-0 lead over DePaul on goals from Emily White and Sarah Milligan. Milligan's goal came of a behind the net feed from Sarah Jonathan that sparked the Foresters to a high emotional level. DePaul called a time out and went to the sideline to regroup. On the next draw, DePaul controlled the draw and sprinted down the field a head of the Forester defense. A dangerous check was called against Forester defender Malaika McCoy, and she was sent to the sideline with a yellow card. DePaul would convert the free possession and cut the lead to 2-1. Playing a man down, the Foresters would lose a player in transition and give up a second goal as the game was tied 2-2 in just a two minute span. DePaul would score a third man-up goal just as McCoy would step onto the field as her penalty was released.

"We were caught looking, and the adjustments that we made defensively weren't as effective as we had hoped. We had a few people who had tired legs from the games the day before and we should have provided them a sub as they got tired. In addition, the number of penalties we were being called for inside the 8m was very uncharacteristic. It felt that the game was being called very tight comparative to the previous 7 games that we had played. I took umbrage to two of the calls that were made during the man down situation as it seemed every 50/50 call went the way of DePaul. To their credit though, they were controlling the draw, and that is 80% of the battle in women's lacrosse," said Coach Catanzaro.

Back to full-strength, the Foresters possessed the next draw and moved the ball through the neutral midfield before a turnover cost them possession. DePaul would take the ball down field and attack the 8m with a number of quick passes. Sarah Milligan would be called for an illegal check and would receive a yellow card, putting the Foresters down a player again. Goalie Jenn Caldwell would deflect the free shot wide of the goal and the Foresters would win the chase to the end line. LFC would possess the ball until the penalty would run out and they returned to full strength. The Foresters would not convert on the possession, but they were able to put a few shots on the DePaul goalie. The Demons would possess the ball and attack the Forester defensive zone on their next possession. In the possession, McCoy was called for her second yellow card on what appeared to be a "phantom" check to the head. With this being her second yellow card, and the teams third, McCoy was forced to sit for the rest of the game (and the next game), and the Foresters were forced to play the remaining 42 minutes of the game a player down.

"This put us in a tough spot. Not only did we have to play a man-down, but we were losing one of our two best defenders at the same time," commented Coach Catanzaro. "I didn't agree with the call, or the fact that she was given a yellow card, but that is a decision that once an official makes it, there is no coming back from it. I felt that some of the checks at the other end of the field were as, if not more, dangerous than the ones we were playing defense with."

The Demons would convert the Free shot and go up 4-2 on the Foresters. Lake Forest would control the following draw and Amelia Lawrence would push the Foresters deep into the DePaul zone. Lawrence would find a cutting Milligan for her second goal of the game to cut the DePaul lead to one at 4-3.

DePaul would push the envelope over the next eight minutes and show a tremendous ability to exhibit draw control, as the would control 3 straight draws, all of which would lead to goals as the extended their lead to 7-3.

Lake Forest would appeared to be fading, as if the games from the day before had wore them out.

"It was obvious that we didn't have our normal speed, especially in the open field. We didn't have the ability to take advantage of our athleticism in transition. I think that the combination of three games the day before and the fact that we were playing a man-down really wore out midfielders out. We were rotating a number of people that aren't used to playing as many minutes as they were getting. I think that they were putting additional pressure on themselves to do more than we expected of them," said Catanzaro.

The Foresters would get a boost before half-time as Lawrence would create a turnover and win the battle for the ground ball. She returned brought the ball the length of the field and would make a great fake the forced the DePaul goalie to adjust, and she scored easily. The goal put the Foresters down 7-4 at the half.

DePaul would come out of the second half determined to put the Foresters down for the count. Taking advantage of their man-up situation, the Demons would score three early goals. The first off of a draw control that lead to an advantage in the transition. The second goal came off of a Forester turnover and gave the Demons the ball inside their offensive zone. A Forester penalty on a ground ball would give the Demons a free shot which they would convert on goalie Barbara Wye. The third goal by the Demon's would prove to be their last goal of the day on another free-shot to give them a 10-4 lead.

The Foresters would control the next draw and would sprint down the field in transition. As Danielle Leonardo attacked the crease she was fouled, providing her with a Free-shot. Leonardo converted on the free shot to cut the DePaul lead to 10-5 with eight minutes to go in the game.

The Foresters would lose the next draw, but CC Hayne would create a turnover and run the ball down field for the Foresters. Upon entering the offensive end of the field, she would provide an immediate feed to the Emily White who would scoop the ball past the goalie. To cut the lead to 10-6. The Foresters started to feel some energy off the back to back goals. On the next possession, the Foresters would be fouled and the DePaul player would be sent off the field with a yellow card. The Foresters would turn the ball over in their own zone, but some tenacious trapping employed by the Foresters would have Lawrence create a turnover and take the ball the length of the field for her second goal of the game, and the Foresters third goal in 94 seconds cutting the score to 10-7.

DePaul would call a timeout after the goal, and the fatigued Foresters seemed to be the fresh team coming out of the timeout. The Demons would control the next draw and possess the ball for a full minute, but they were unable to convert on their shot opportunities, including two free-shots. Wye would make a save on the second free shot and get the ball to Lawrence to carry down the field. Lawrence would make a pass to freshman Sarah Jonathan who would be fouled on her way to the goal. Jonathan would convert the free shot to make the score 10-8 with just under two minutes to go in the game.

DePaul would control the next draw, and the Foresters would miss two consecutive opportunities to collect ground balls despite being the first stick to touch the ball. DePaul would run out the remaining time on the clock, and the Forester comeback would fall just short.

"I was extremely pleased with the energy and excitement that the girls brought to the comeback. I wish that we would have had that at the beginning of the game, or at least at the beginning of the second half. I think once we started getting more aggressive, we experience more success. One of the advantages that DePaul had was that they were very strong on the draw. In addition to that, they made good solid passes, so there weren't a lot of ground ball opportunities which has been one of our strengths throughout the season. We weren't nearly as aggressive as I would have liked early in the game. I think that the two yellow cards on Malaika early, really put us in a very passive defensive mindset. That passive approach carried over into our offensive performance. Once we got our spirit back up, we were able to get back into the game quite quickly," praised Coach Catanzaro.

On the day, the Forester goalies played spectacular. Caldwell made 7 saves on the say after facing 14 shots, 3 of which were free-shots. Wye made 7 saves on the 10 shots that she faced, including 4 free-shots. The Foresters were outshot 24-16 in the game. The Demons also held a significant advantage in draw control, winning 15 of the 20 draws on the day.

Hayne paced the defense with 4 groundball pickups and two interceptions.

Marquette Play Day-- GAME #3

LFC dominates Marquette in third game of the day! The Foresters who had gone 1-1 to start the play day at Marquette showed up for a 6:00 face off with the host Golden Eagles. The Foresters appeared up to the task as they jumped out to an early lead as Sarah Milligan scored her fifth game opening goal for the Foresters. The Foresters wouldn't look back as they could do no wrong at the start of the game. The Foresters would jump out to a 9-0 lead after controlling 8 of the first 10 draws.

The Foresters would receive three truly amazing offensive performances in the game. Three players, Sarah Milligan and Amelia Lawrence totally dominated the offensive end accounting for 8 of the Foresters first nine goals and assisting on the other. Foresters scoring would come in the following order: (1) Milligan, (2) Lawrence, (3) White, (4 and 5) Milligan, (6 and 7) Lawrence, (8) White, and (9) Jonathan. Barbara Wye was rock solid in the first half as she gave up just two goals after seeing 7 shots, two of which were Free-Possessions.

As Marquette was building some momentum after taking their second time out of the half, cutting the lead to 9-2, the Foresters would get an interception from CC Hayne, who would flick the ball up to Emily White. White would then run the length of the field and score with just 1.2 seconds left to go in the first half, securely placing momentum back in the Foresters favor. The goal for White made her the third Forester to have a hat-trick in the FIRST HALF alone!

The Foresters came out in the second half and would score on their first possession as Jonathan would control the draw, and carry the ball to behind the Marquette goal. Demonstrating great patience she was able to find Lawrence for her fourth goal of the day. The Foresters would increase their lead to 12-2 on a goal by Danielle Leonardo. The Foresters would lose control of the next draw and Marquette would run down the field and score a "fast-break" goal against Lake Forest.

Marquette would control three of the next four draws and convert on four straight possessions, three of which ended with free-possessions goals for the Golden Eagles. With the Lake Forest lead cut to 12-6, Coach Catanzaro called a timeout to regroup the Foresters. One player definitely heard Coach Catanzaro's message as freshman Emily White would score three consecutive goals for the Foresters. For her fourth goal of the day, she received a great feed from Sarah Milligan to get the Foresters up 13-6. Marquette would control the next draw and score to cut the lead by one. White scored her fifth goal on a crease roll despite being fouled in the process of shooting.

The Foresters would benefit from a cover call on the next draw, and a fast pass up to Amanda Forsyth led to a fast break situation for her and White. Forsyth demonstrated great team play by-passing a shot and finding the open White for who finished the play with her sixth goal of the game.

"What do you say about someone who scores six goals in a game against a talented opponent? Emily was absolutely incredible in the way that she stepped up for the team and provided offense. Emily is a quiet, humble player who is a joy to coach. She plays with a quiet confidence, and is "sneaky aggressive" on the field. She just finds a way to make plays," exclaimed Coach Catanzaro.

"What really amazed me is how efficient she was, she only took seven shots and scored six goals. That is a great demonstration of not forcing shots, but taking advantage of the shots that you have a legitimate opportunity to score." "Sarah Milligan and Amelia drew a lot of attention to themselves early in the game by scoring six of our first seven goals. I think that helped open things up for Emily. One of the best parts of both Sarah and Amelia is their unselfish play, and they were able to find ways to contribute the scoring with their passing to the open players. Emily had six goals, but Sarah had five points as well, three goals and two assists. Amelia's ability to change the field with her ability to weave through the opponents defense created a lot of problems for them as well. Those three individuals played a great game."

Dwing Maeve Connelley would score her first career goal to close out the Forester scoring and give the Foresters a 16-7 final victory against Marquette.

Defensively, the Foresters played a great game in the mid-field and were able to win the battle for ground balls. Amanda Forsyth, who started for the Foresters for only the second time recorded five ground ball pickups and had two interceptions as well. Senior CC Hayne recorded three interceptions and did a great job in directing the Foresters transition defense.

The Forester goalies combined to stop 8 of the 9 non-free possession shots taken by the Golden Eagles.

"Its easy to talk about the offensive players because of the statistics. What doesn't show up is the way that our defenders played. Malaika, CC, Sam, Maeve, and Stacy did a tremendous job running the field and creating problems for Marquette. They got their stick on passes, squeezed players away from the 8 meter line, and made sure that no one was free running through the field. Their stinginess and desire to impact every possession really helped us get out to the early lead," said Catanzaro.

With the win, the Foresters improved to 6-1 on the 2011 season.

Pictures from Ripon

Foresters cruise past Ripon at Marquette play day!

Coming off their first loss of the season to #10 Aquinas College, the Lake Forest College Women's Lacrosse team had little time to dwell on their defeat. Twelve minutes to be exact. In the standard format of a play day, the Foresters were forced to play Ripon College right after their game against Aquinas. This marked the first time in school history that the Foresters had played another Midwest Conference team in Women's Lacrosse. It also marked the first game in Ripon's women's lacrosse history. The Foresters were fired up from their previous game, and proved that they were ready to take it out on the Redhawks. The Foresters would score in the first :22 seconds of the game on a score by Sarah Milligan who received a great pass from freshman Amanda Forsyth who was making her first start for the lacrosse team. The Foresters would follow that goal up with a goal by Caitlin Connors. The Foresters would begin to roll from that point as they would build a 8-0 lead on goals (in order) from Milligan, Sarah Jonathan, Emily White, Sherie Dubinski, Amelia Lawrence, and Emily Hampden-Smith. The goal by Hampden-Smith was her first career goal. The Foresters starters were pulled from the game at the 7 minute mark, and were used only sporadically throughout the rest of the game. With 10:57 remaining in the first half the Redhawks would generate their first shot, which would be stopped by the Forester goalie. The Redhawks would push the ball past Jenn Caldwell, on what appeared to be a crease violation that was missed by the officials. These would be the only two shots generated by the Redhawks in the first half. The Foresters would score two more goals before the half-time intermission as Forsyth would score her first goal of the day and senior defensive player CC Hayne would intercept a pass and carry it the length of the field to score the Foresters 10th goal of the half.

"We had a great out burst of offense against Ripon. We were really clicking on offense. Our passes were crisp, and we were beating them down the field in transition. Our draw control percentage was totally dominated. We won 11 of the 12 draws in the first half. Amanda Forsyth got her first start and really took advantage of the additional playing time. She personally controlled five of the draws, picked up seven ground balls, had two goals on three shots, and had an assist. She was definitely a big part of our success." said Coach Catanzaro.

To start the second half, the Redhawks would get their second goal of the game on a Free-Possession. Forester Goalies Caldwell (First Half) and Wye (Second Half) would only face four total shots, stopping two of them. the Foresters would not allow a shot for the final 28 minutes of the game. In an effort to save legs for the Marquette game, Caldwell would actually play 22 minutes on the field for the Foresters. After the Redhawk goal, the Foresters would score six unanswered goals to close out the game. The Foresters would receive some impressive performances from their reserve players. Hampden-Smith would follow up her first goal in the first half by scoring the Forester first goal of the second half. She was followed by Dubinski and Forsyth who would both score their second goals for the day. Forsyth's goal came off of a great pass from Jonathan who was providing a break to some of the reserves who weren't used to this type of running. Danielle Leonardo would figure in the next two scores for the Foresters. She scored the next goal for the Foresters. And then provided a pass that allowed sophomore Jenn Caldwell to quick stick the ball past the Redhawk goalie. Caldwell, who is usually a goalie for the Foresters played in the field and scored her first collegiate goal. The final Forester goal was by senior Sherie Dubinski, her third of the day. Dubinski, who is in her first year of lacrosse ever, after being a four-year letter winner for the Forester basketball team, completed the first hat-trick of her career. She became only the fifth Forester to record a hat-trick this season. Defensively the Foresters were a team that dominated the ground-ball portion of the game. The Foresters collected 47 groundballs in the game. In addition, the Forester defense 11 interceptions, led by Hayne and Dubinski who each had 3 a piece. The Foresters won by a final of 16-2 and outshot Ripon 40-4.

Season Stats through 4/3

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Foresters fall to #10 Aquinas

The Lake Forest College Women's Lacrosse team made the short trip to Marquette University for the Golden Eagles annual play date. The Foresters new that this would be a great test for them as they played some upper level teams in the Women's Collegiate Lacrosse League. The Foresters opened the day against Aquinas College from Michigan. Aquinas entered the game ranked 10th in the nation, and had won 12 straight games in 2011 by an average of 14.9 goals per game. Aquinas would jump out to a quick 2-0 lead on the Foresters, scoring both goals in transition. The Foresters would start to climb back into it with a Free-Possession Goal by freshman Sarah Jonathan. Sarah Milligan would control the following draw for the Foresters and they would have a great offensive possession with a lot of ball movement. The Foresters would connect on a pass from Jonathan to Milligan to tie the game at 2-2. Aquinas would convert on a Free-Possession to go up 3-2. Aquinas would start to gain some momentum as they would go on to extend their lead to 7-2. Aquinas would score another goal, but the Foresters would also score a goal as Caitlin Connors pushed a rebound out of a scrum inf front of the goal past the goalie to make the score 8-3 in favor of Aquinas. The Foresters would receive a bench penalty, and both teams would trade goals on either side of the five minute mark. The officials did not properly enforce the bench penalty, and the Aquinas bench tried to have the Forester goal, by Emily White, waived off (despite three minutes having run off the clock) before Aquinas brought it to the officials attnetion. Aquinas would play the remainder of the game under official protest. The Foresters would play the rest of the half a player down. Aquinas finished the first half scoring to take a 10-4 half-time lead. The Foresters came out of half time with great intensity and drew first blood in the second half as Milligan recorded her second goal of the day. Aquinas would go on to score the next six goals to increase their lead to 16-5. The Foresters would continue to fight, and received a goal from White for her second goal of the game on a great pass from Erika Alto. Though the Foresters suffered their first defeat to Aquinas 16-6, they did learn a number of lessons that they would take advantage of in the remaining games of the day. Defensively, the Foresters were paced by freshman Maeve Connelley and senior CC Hayne, who both picked up five ground balls each. Freshman Goalie Barbara Wye made 6 saves and sophomore Jenn Caldwell recored 5 saves in the second half.