Lake Forest College Men's Soccer
News & Notes

October 25, 1999 
Contact:  Scott Rucker, SID

RICHARDSON NAMED MWC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

     Lake Forest College senior goal keeper Michael Richardson from W. Simbury, CT (Forest Hills Central High School) has been named the Midwest Conference's Defensive Player of the Week for men's soccer. Richardson had 11 saves and posted a 5-0 shutout against Lawrence on Saturday (Oct. 23) to help the Foresters clinch the final playoff spot in the MWC Championship Tournament. The win was Lake Forest's fourth straight in conference play and third shutout of the season, all coming against MWC teams. Richardson lowered his goals against average in league play to 0.86 with the win.
     Lake Forest is 6-8-0 overall and 4-5-0 in conference. They will face the winner of the Beloit at Ripon game (Oct. 30) in the first round of the league's playoffs, slated to begin November 6th. Lake Forest has won 13 of the last 25 league titles.