Lake Forest College Sports Information
October 30, 2003
Contact:  Mike Wajerski, SID

Stephanie Metzger Named Forester Athlete of the Week
Senior also named MWC Performer of the Week
  

Stephanie Metzger set a pair of school records on Tuesday.
LAKE FOREST, IL - Lake Forest College volleyball player Stephanie Metzger (Chicago, IL/Lane Tech) was named Forester Athlete of the Week Thursday (October 30). The senior was also selected as the Midwest Conference Performer of the Week on Tuesday (October 28).

Metzger was named to the all-tournament team at last weekend's (October 24-25) UW-Oshkosh Invitational. Lake Forest defeated Marian College in four games and Hamline University in three Friday evening. On Saturday, the Foresters knocked off Concordia University (IL) in three games but also suffered a three-game loss to the hosts.

Metzger led the Foresters with 15 in each of Friday's matches. She posted 15 more in the two Saturday contests combined. The senior co-captain also recorded at least a dozen digs in each of the four tournament matches and added six aces and seven blocks on the weekend.

On Tuesday, Lake Forest hosted and defeated Wheaton College in four games. Metzger was second on the squad with 13 kills and set a new single-match school record with 31 digs. She also had three aces.

Metzger leads the 2003 Foresters with 308 kills and a school record 425 digs.

Midwest Conference Performers of the Week are selected by the league's sports information directors. The Forester Athlete of the Week is chosen by members of the Athletic Department on Thursdays.