Lake Forest College Sports Information
February 11th, 2002 Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID Kandyce Green Named MWC Player of the Week
In Wednesday's (February 6th) 93-82 win at Illinois College, Green scored a career-high 25 points. She shot 8-of-12 from the field, 2-of-4 from three-point range, and 7-of-10 from the free throw line in just 20 minutes of play. On Saturday (February 9th), Green scored a game-high 17 points in the team's 72-54 win at home over Knox College. Green shot 6-of-7 from the floor, 1-of-2 from beyond the three-point arc, and 4-of-5 from the line. She also added five rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals. The victory clinched Lake Forest's spot in the four-team Midwest Conference Championship Tournament, which the Foresters have won each of the last two years. For the week, Green scored 42 points in 41 minutes while shooting 73.7% (14-of-19) from the floor, 50% (3-of-6) from long-range, and 73.3% (11-of-15) from the charity stripe. Kandyce, the daughter of former NBA All-Star guard Rickey Green, is the Foresters' top scorer this season with 11.5 points per game. She has at least tied for the team-lead in points nine times in 21 games. She also leads the squad in steals with just over two per contest. The Midwest Conference Player
of the Week is selected by the leagues sports information directors.
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