Lake Forest College Sports Information
January 14, 2003
Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID

Foresters Listed 24th in Latest National Ranking 
D3hoops.com recognizes team's 10-0 start
  

Jackie Slaats has the Foresters off to their best start ever.
LAKE FOREST, IL - The Forester women's basketball team is ranked 24th in the nation in Tuesday's (January 14) D3hoops.com's national poll. Lake Forest has made numerous appearances among the "others receiving votes" but had never before been listed in the top 25.

The Foresters are 10-0 for the first time in their history and listed among the top teams in the country in various statistical categories. They are 15th in both scoring offense (77.0 ppg.) and defense (51.0 ppg.) and fourth in scoring margin (+26.0 ppg). The squad is also seventh with a 31.0% field goal percentage and 17th with a +9.9 rebound margin.

Head Coach Jackie Slaats, in her 17th year at the helm of the program, entered the season with a record of 276-96 (.742), the 22nd-highest winning percentage among active Division III coaches.

Forward Katie McCants (Menasha, WI/Menasha) is leading the 2002-03 team in both scoring and rebounding with 12.3 points and 6.2 boards per game. The co-captain is the squad's only senior. Sophomores Kandyce Green (Chicago, IL/Marian Catholic), daughter of former NBA All-Star Ricky Green, and Shannon Clerkin (Barneveld, WI/Barneveld) are averaging 11.1 and 10.1 points per game, respectively. Sophomore Kristy Freeman (Palatine, IL/Palatine) has made 20 three-pointers so far this season and is scoring 9.4 ppg. Junior guard and co-captain Sherry Wagner (Chicago, IL/Mother McAuley) rounds out the starting lineup and leads the team with 27 assists and 18 steals.

The Foresters will play a pair of Midwest Conference road games this weekend. They will play at Carroll College Friday night and at Lawrence University Saturday afternoon.