Lake Forest Defeats Trinity International in First Game of 2006
Foresters hold Trojans to just 15 points in second half

Kathleen Dewan had eight rebounds in just 12 minutes.

Senior guard Devon Liebl (Brookfield, WI/Milwaukee Pius XI) led all players with 19 points and shot 5-for-6 from three-point range. She also added seven rebounds, two steals, and a team-high four assists in the contest. Junior forward Andrea Durante (Bloomingdale, IL/Lake Park) was next on the squad with 10 points. Junior guard Lizzy Bauer (Madison, WI/Madison West) and freshman guard Susan Hedrick (Geneva, IL/Geneva) each recorded three steals and freshman center Kathleen Dewan (Oak Forest, IL/Oak Forest) pulled down a game-high eight rebounds.

The Foresters shot just 38.2% from the floor but held Trinity to 31.8%. The home team knocked down a season-high nine of 20 three-point field goal attempts and six of eight free throws. The Trojans shot just 2-for-9 from beyond the arc and 18-for-25 from the foul line. Lake Forest out-rebounded its guests 48-36 and committed 26 turnovers while forcing 35 and recording a season-high 19 steals.

Trinity led by as many as four points three times early in the contest. The Foresters took their first lead of the game with 14:14 to play in the opening period and extended the advantage to seven points twice before halftime, including the 40-33 edge they took into the locker room at intermission.

The margin reached double figures when Liebl knocked down a three-pointer with 15:29 to play. The difference was 11 points (52-41) with just less than nine minutes remaining before a 15-2 Lake Forest run put the game out of reach.

The Foresters will resume Midwest Conference play Saturday (January 7) afternoon at home against Monmouth College. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.

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