Lake Forest Finishes Fall Semester with 5-0 Record
McCants records team's first double-double of season
  

Katie McCants had 16 points and 14 rebounds on Tuesday.

For the second straight game, sophomore guard Kandyce Green (Chicago, IL/Marian Catholic) was the team's leading scorer. She shot 9-of-14 from the field, including 2-of-4 from three-point range, and scored 21 points, the most by a Forester so far this season.

Senior forward Katie McCants (Menasha, WI/Menasha) scored 16 points and pulled down 14 rebounds, including seven offensive boards. She connected on 7 of 14 field goals, made both of her free throw attempts, and added three assists. McCants is tied with sophomore forward Shannon Clerkin (Barneveld, WI/Barneveld) with 11.2 points and a team-leading 5.6 rebounds per game. Clerkin was 3-for-5 from the floor and 3-for-4 from the line on Tuesday and had nine points.

Junior guard Sherry Wagner (Chicago, IL/Mother McAuley) recorded season-highs with 10 points and seven rebounds in 30 minutes on Tuesday. Along with Green, Wagner and sophomore guard Kristy Freeman (Palatine, IL/Palatine) each connected twice from beyond the three-point arc.

Lake Forest shot 49.1% (26/53) for the game while Carthage connected on just 32.0% (24/75) of its field goal attempts. The Foresters held a significant advantage from three-point range, where they connected on seven of 14 attempts. Carthage shot just 28.6% (6/21) on its three-pointers. The Lady Reds pulled down three more rebounds (43-40) and committed four less turnovers (19-23).

The game was tied for the fourth time in the first three minutes at 9-9 before Lake Forest gradually pulled away by outscoring the visitors 26-13 over the next 11 minutes. Carthage cut the deficit down to nine points (41-32) by halftime.

The Foresters widened the lead to 16 points (48-32) before a 15-2 run by the Lady Reds pulled them to within three (50-47) with 12:14 to play. With just over five minutes remaining, the margin was just one (58-57) before Clerkin, McCants, and Wagner combined for nine straight points to put the Foresters up by 10. After five straight by Carthage, Wagner hit four of six free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.

Lake Forest's next three games will be played at the Hawaii Shootout on December 28-30. The Foresters will take on Willamette University (OR), Elms College (MA), and Illinois Wesleyan University before returning to the mainland to play their last 15 scheduled games against MWC opponents.

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