Lake Forest College Sports Information
February 18, 2003 Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID Shannon Clerkin Named MWC Player of the Week
In last Wednesday's (February 12) 64-57 win at home over Illinois College, Clerkin led all scorers with 18 points and pulled down a team-high nine rebounds. She also added a pair of blocked shots. On Saturday (February 15), she led Lake Forest to an 80-64 win at Grinnell College with a team-high 16 points and game-high nine rebounds. It was the sixth time in the last seven games that she at least shared the team-lead in scoring and the third straight game that she led the squad in rebounds. Clerkin averaged 17.0 points and 9.0 rebounds for the week while shooting 54.2% from the field and 72.7% from the free throw line. She ranks second on the team in both scoring (12.5 ppg) and rebounding (7.3 rpg) this season and leads the team's regulars with a .555 field goal percentage. Midwest Conference Players of the Week are selected by the league's
sports information directors.
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