Lake Forest College Sports Information
November 19, 2002 Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID Lake Forest Ranked 25th in the Nation in Latest
Coaches Poll
On Saturday, November 9, Lake Forest shut out St. Norbert College 17-0 to capture a share of the Midwest Conference Championship and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. St. Norbert had been 9-0 and ranked #11 in the country. The Foresters raised their record to 9-1, establishing a new school record for victories in a season. Lake Forest's defense is ranked 26th in the nation, allowing 253.8 yards per game. It also ranks sixth against the run (67.6 ypg.), 27th against the pass (89.2 pass efficiency rating), and tied-for-16th in scoring (13.0 ppg.). This Saturday (November 23), the Foresters will play at Wartburg College
at 12:00 noon in the opening round of the NCAA Division III Playoffs. The
winner will play at Linfield College in McMinnville, Oregon on Saturday,
November 30.
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