Foresters defeat pesky Maroons

FORESTERS START FAST AND FINISH STRONG!

LFC started off strong against the University of Chicago on Saturday, jumping out to a 4-0 lead on goals by Emily White, Amelia Lawrence, and back to back goals by Caitlin Connors. After a response goal by the Maroons, the Foresters would score two additional goals to take a 6-1 lead as Brittany Rattinger would score goal number five, before Sarah Milligan would score the Foresters sixth goal.

The Maroons would call a time out, and through a change in their draw strategy would maintain the next four possessions and score goals on each of them to cut the score to 6-5. The Foresters would realign their defense and close out the half on a three goal scoring barrage.

Sophomore goalie Barbara Wye was outstanding in goal in the first half as she would make fifteen saves while giving up just five goals.

In the second half, the Foresters would pick up where they left off extending their lead to 13-5 on goals by Amanda Forsyth, Lindsey Jewett, Caitlin Connors and Laura Reckdenwald, before the Maroons would score their first goal of the second half. With a seven goal lead, the Foresters pushed forward to a 16-6 lead before the Maroons would close out the scoring for the day against the Forester reserves for a final of 16-9.

Wye would finish the day with 24 total saves on the day, her season high. The Foresters would control the draw circle winning 14 of the 27 draws, freshman Lindsey Jewett continues to pace the Foresters in this category as she had seven controls in the game. Milligan and Connors both recorded hat tricks for the Foresters, while Jewett, Lawrence, and White had two goals a piece. The Foresters demonstrated better passing in their offensive end and in transition, leading to a season high 8 assists. Forsyth and Lawrence each recorded two assists on the day from their midfield position.

An aggressive Forester defense was paced by Lawrence and Erin Shamley who both created six turnovers, while Emily White and Sarah Milligan caused five and four respectively from their attack positions. Forsyth paced the ground ball patrol with six pick ups, while Sarah Jonathan, Shamley, and Milligan each picked up five ground balls.

The Foresters improved to 8-1 overall on the season 6-1 in WCLL League play. The Foresters close out their regular season tomorrow against DePaul (2pm) and Kalamazoo (3:30pm) at Farwell Field. A victory over DePaul would guarantee the Foresters a birth in the WCLL playoffs in Columbus, Ohio next weekend.