Lake Forest College Sports Information
Contact: Mike Wajerski, SID 2002-03 Preview: Foresters Ready For Impact Season
Among this core of returning players are Robyn Slater, Lydia Groskin and Lindsey Wild. For the second season, Slater will be the team's captain. This past year, she was LFC's leading scorer and was 14th in the nation with 22 goals, breaking her own school record. For the second year in a row, she was named First Team All-NCHA and last year she also earned NCHA all-academic honors. According to Bellizzi, "Slater's enthusiasm for hockey is contagious; her teammates can always rely on her to set the tone in practices and in games. Her charismatic personality allows her to unite the team while demanding a lot from herself as player." Also a captain for the second year is junior Lydia Groskin. She and sophomore Lindsey Wild were both named All-NCHA Honorable Mention in 2001-02. Groskin was honored as one of the league's top defenders after converting early in the season from wing. Wild made her mark as a freshman, as she set a new season assists record, which had been established by Slater in the program's inaugural season. Coach Bellizzi anticipates a successful 2002-03 season: "As captains,
[Robyn] Slater, Lydia [Groskin], and Lara [Scheibner]
will undoubtedly be successful bringing together the returning players
and a solid class of new student-athletes. I am excited to see how far
this year's team will go under their leadership." Bellizzi also expects
that the 2002-03 squad will move quickly toward achieving her goal of making
this new team a nationally renowned program.
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