The Lake Forest College women's hockey team, ranked 10th in the nation by U.S. College Hockey Online, hosted and defeated Finlandia University 4-0 Saturday night (November 21). The Foresters are now 6-0-1 on the season while the Lions fell to 2-4-0.

Lake Forest out-shot the visitors 10-8 in the first period and Forester sophomore Kim Herring (Dover, N.H./Groton School) scored the frame's only goal at the 6:36 mark.

Neither team scored in a second period during which Lake Forest put 21 shots on goal, compared to just three for Finlandia.

Herring lit the lamp again five minutes and four seconds into the third period with assists credited to junior Lynn Switaj (Avon Lake, Ohio/Ohio Flames) and senior Jamie Sauer (Eagle River, Wis./Northland Pines H.S.). Junior Melissa Kravich's (Wilmette, Ill./Gustavus Adolphus College) fifth goal of the season just 77 seconds later extended the lead to 3-0. Kravich was assisted by freshman Rosy Fujimoto (Wasilla, Alaska/Team Alaska) and sophomore Molly Wallner (Chatham, Ill./Chicago Young Americans). Herring then closed out the scoring with her third goal of the game and team-high ninth of the season at 15:03. She was assisted by freshman Angie Chronis (Ann Arbor, Mich./Victory Honda). It was Herring's second career hat trick. Her first was also at home against Finlandia on November 22, 2008.

The Foresters put a dozen shots on goal in the third period and junior goaltender Alyssa Wintermute (Belmont, Ontario/St. Thomas Panthers) stopped all eight of the Lions' to complete her second shutout of the season and school record-tying fifth of her career.

The same two teams will face off again at 2:00 tomorrow afternoon.