Lake Forest College Sports Information
February 18, 2003 Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID Foresters Stay Alive With Overtime Victory at Knox
Lake Forest had four players score in double figures, led by sophomore forward Eric McDonald's (Elk Grove, IL/Elk Grove) 25 points. He shot 10-for-15 from the field and made both his three-point attempts. McDonald is the team's leading scorer this season, scoring an average of 17.2 points per game while shooting 59% from the field. Senior guard Fred Bell (Mequon, WI/Homestead) scored a career-high 24 points by shooting 6-of-9 from the field, 3-of-4 from three-point range, and 9-of-9 from the free throw line. Senior forward Tim Andris (Port Washington, WI/Port Washington) added 18 points and connected on five three-pointers. Freshman forward Franklyn Beckford (Jacksonville, IL/Jacksonville) also reached double figures with 11 points and led all players with seven rebounds. The Foresters, who entered the game leading the conference with a .510 shooting percentage, shot 51.8% (29-of-56) on Tuesday. The team also connected on over half (11-of-21) its three-point attempts, shot 70.4% (19-of-27) from the free throw line, and overcame 21 turnovers. Knox was 44.4% (28-of-63) from the field, 26.3% (5-of-19) from beyond the arc, 72.4% (23-of-31) from the line, and had 11 turnovers. Neither team led by more than four points in a first half that included seven lead changes and as many ties. The period ended with Lake Forest leading 33-32. An 11-0 run by the Foresters early in the second half gave them a nine-point (46-37) advantage with 15:46 remaining. The visitors stayed ahead until an 11-2 run by Knox gave the Prairie Fire a 70-65 lead with just 46 seconds left in regulation. After Bell hit a three-pointer with 33 seconds left and Knox's Chris Heimann made one of two free throws nine seconds later, Lake Forest trailed 71-68. Andris then connected on the biggest shot of his career, a three-pointer from the corner with 7.6 seconds left. Andris and Bell each scored seven of the Foresters 17 points in the five-minute overtime period and combined to make four of five free throws in the final 31 seconds. Lake Forest will host Monmouth College (4-17, 1-13 MWC) Saturday (February 22) afternoon at 1:00. The Foresters need a victory and a few other things to go right throughout the week to qualify for the MWC Tournament the following weekend (February 28-March 1).
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