Foresters Defeat Knox for Third Straight Win
Defense records 16 steals and nine blocked shots  
  

Shannon Clerkin led the team with 16 points, including seven in the final four minutes.

The team's leading scorers on the season, juniors Shannon Clerkin (Barneveld, WI/Barneveld) and Kandyce Green (Chicago, IL/Marian Catholic), paced the squad with 16 and 14 points, respectively. Clerkin shot 7-for-11 from the field and added five blocked shots. Green was 2-for-3 from three-point range and pulled down a team-high seven rebounds. 

The Forester defense held the home team to just 14 points in the first half and Knox shot just 31.3% from the field in the game. Lake Forest forced 22 turnovers, tallied 16 steals, and set a school record with nine blocked shots. The visitors also held a 40-39 edge in rebounds and shot 45.5% from the floor, including a 5-for-10 performance from beyond the three-point arc.

The game began with a 10-0 Forester run and the Prairie Fire did not score in the first six-and-a-half minutes. A 12-2 Lake Forest run put Knox in a 22-4 hole but the home team responded with eight straight points of its own. The Foresters closed the first half with a 12-2 run and led 34-14 at intermission.

The lead reached as many as 26 points (43-17) early in the second half but Knox outscored Lake Forest 21-7 over the next 13 minutes and trailed 50-38 with 4:28 to play. Seven points from Clerkin down the stretch helped put the game away and seal the Foresters' third consecutive victory.

Lake Forest will host a pair of conference games this weekend (January 16-17). The Foresters will take on Carroll College (5-5, 2-1 MWC) at 5:30 Friday evening and Lawrence University (5-5, 1-3) at 2:00 Saturday afternoon.

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