Lake Forest College Men's Basketball
News & Notes

January 26, 2000 
Contact:  Scott Rucker, SID

FORESTERS ATTAIN REGIONAL RANKING

     The Lake Forest men's basketball team has already made waves in the Midwest Conference with their perfect 9-0 mark, and the Midwest region is also starting to take notice. The Foresters appeared in the region's top ten in the latest poll according to both the NCAA and Columbus Multimedia.

     Lake Forest is listed as an honorable mention selection by the NCAA, which ranks six teams and four honorable mentions each week. The Foresters slid into the tenth spot of the latest Columbus Multimedia poll. Fellow Midwest Conference member Ripon College was also an honorable mention selection by the NCAA and sixth in the region according to Columbus Multimedia. Ripon will visit Lake Forest on February 16th for the two teams only match-up of the season. 

     Lake Forest is currently 10-5 overall on the season and, with their 58-52 win at St. Norbert College on Tuesday (Jan. 25), has won five games in a row and eight of their last nine.