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November 8, 2002 Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID Foresters Eliminated from MWC Tourney in Shootout
St. Norbert got on the scoreboard first in the 20th minute on an unassisted goal by Chris Joppe. Lake Forest tied the score in the 34th minute on freshman Sam Figueroa's (Bartlett, IL/Bartlett) fourth goal of the year. Senior Jeff Russo (Libertyville, IL/Libertyville) and sophomore Andy Moore (Geneseo, IL/J.D. Darnall) each registered an assist on the score. The home team went back on top at the 38:56 mark on another unassisted goal, this time by Tyler Merkatoris. The Foresters came back just 47 seconds later on junior Caleb Chase's (Hanover, NH/Vermont Academy) 12th goal of the season and fellow junior Dan Carver's (Deerfield, IL/Deerfield) ninth assist. Both mark are team-highs for the year. Half of Chase's goals this season were off passes from Carver while Chase assisted on three of Carver's five goals. Neither team was able to score during the final 50-plus minutes of regulation nor the 20 minutes of sudden-death overtime play. Senior goalkeeper Ed Elliott (Decatur, IL/Culver Military Academy-IN) recorded four saves and held the Green Knights scoreless after being inserted into the game 39 seconds into the second half. St. Norbert converted four of its five penalty kick opportunities in the shootout while Lake Forest connected just three times. The Foresters lose just two players from their roster, Russo and Elliott, to graduation. The pair have helped Lake Forest to a 37-30-1 record during their four years on the team.
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