Foresters Reach the Final of the Midwest Conference Tournament
Team defeats St. Norbert in OT in semifinal but falls 3-0 to host Carroll in final

Molly Shaw

St. Norbert took the lead in the 20th minute on Saturday but was held scoreless the rest of the way. Forester junior Alison Lynch (Dunlap, Ill./Peoria Notre Dame) recorded six saves in the contest.

Lake Forest ties the score at the 66:12 mark on junior Katie Rice’s (Centennial, Colo./Eaglecrest) fourth goal of the season. She was assisted by sophomore Jocelyn Maneval (Fairfax,Va./James W. Robinson) and junior Jaymie Honold (Kapolei, Hawaii/Kapolei). The game winner was scored by freshman Molly Shaw (Holladay, Utah/Olympus) two-and-a-half minutes into the extra period. Senior Laura Wilson (Coronna, Ont./Sarnia Collegiate Technical School) assisted on Shaw’s third score of the year.

Lynch recorded 11 saves against Carroll on Sunday and finished the season with 108 saves, the second-highest total in team history. She also ended up with a goals against average of just 1.36.

Carroll scored in the 33rd minute and then pulled away in the second half with goals at 63:20 and 64:50.

It was the final collegiate game for Wilson and fellow seniors Marly Ashworth (Acworth, N.H./Fall Mountain Regional), Helen Eisenberg (Albuquerque, N.M./Bosque School), Krista Kusinski (New London, N.H./Kimball Union Academy), and Brittany MacLeod (Gorham, Maine/Gorham). They helped lead the program to a 41-27-3 overall record and 27-7-2 mark in the MWC over the last four seasons.