Lake Forest College Sports Information
February 1, 2003
Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID

Lake Forest Splits Pair of MWC Road Games
Foresters fall at St. Norbert, defeat Beloit 
  

Shannon Clerkin averaged 19 points and 10 rebounds in two weekend road games.
BELOIT, WI - The Lake Forest College women's basketball team split a pair of road games over the weekend (January 31-February 1). The Foresters fell 77-68 in overtime at St. Norbert College on Friday and knocked off Beloit College 66-62 on Saturday. At 15-2 overall and 8-2 in the Midwest Conference, Lake Forest fell to third place in the league. St. Norbert raised its overall record to 12-4 and its MWC mark to 8-1 with Friday's win and Beloit fell to 4-13 overall and 1-9 in the league.

Sophomore forward Shannon Clerkin (Barneveld, WI/Barneveld) scored a career-high 23 points on Friday and added nine rebounds. She was 8-of-13 from the field and 7-of-8 from the line. Senior forward Katie McCants (Menasha, WI/Menasha) was 8-of-12 from the floor, scored 17 points, and pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season. Sophomore guard Alissa Mildebrath (Carol Stream, IL/West Chicago) had 13 points, five rebounds, six assists, and a pair of steals.

Lake Forest shot 43.3% (26-of-60) from the field while St. Norbert connected on 45.3% (29-of-64) of its field goals. Both teams had 38 rebounds and the Foresters committed seven more turnovers (27-20).

The Green Knights led 28-23 lead after a first half that included four ties and six lead changes. The home team led 44-35 with nine minutes left in regulation before a 12-2 run gave the Foresters their first lead of the second half. St. Norbert regained the advantage two possessions later and held it until Clerkin scored with just over two minutes left to give the visitors a 56-55 lead. The Knights led again as the clock wound down but Clerkin's putback with .6 seconds left in the period tied the score. St. Norbert outscored the Foresters 14-2 over the final three-and-a-half minutes of overtime to claim the victory.

Clerkin pulled down 11 rebounds on Saturday and joined junior guard Sherry Wagner (Chicago, IL/Mother McAuley) as the team's leading scorers with 15 points each. McCants added 13 points.

The Foresters shot 44.4% (24-of-54) and Beloit 43.6% (24-of-55) from the floor. Lake Forest held a slight edge (34-32) in rebounds and committed six fewer turnovers (36-30) than the Buccaneers.

The Foresters were ahead 33-31 at halftime after three ties and eight lead changes in the period. The visitors increased the margin to as many as 12 points (58-46) in the second half but a 16-6 Beloit run cut the margin to two (64-62) with just six seconds remaining. Wagner hit a pair of free throws with four seconds left to preserve the victory.

Lake Forest will host Lawrence University (9-8, 6-4 MWC) on Friday (February 7) at 5:30 p.m. On Saturday, the Foresters will face Carroll College (6-10, 4-6) in the Sports Center at 2:00 p.m.

Lake Forest - St. Norbert Box Score
Lake Forest - Beloit Box Score