The Forester women's basketball team dropped a 64-47 decision at St. Norbert College on Saturday (Febraury 6). Lake Forest fell to 14-6 overall and 10-3 in Midwest Conference play. The Green Knights are now 16-3 overall and 11-2 in the league. The teams split the regular season series.

With a career-high 11 points, freshman guard Alex Messacar (Saint Charles, Ill./Saint Charles North) was the only Forester in double figures. Senior guard Tracy Rainey (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) led the visitors with six rebounds, freshman guard Sam Schuring (Elk Grove, Calif./Elk Grove) had three steals, and senior center Lisa Nassin (Evergreen Park, Ill./Evergreen Park) blocked three shots.

Lake Forest's .391 field goal percentage was the team's second-lowest mark in a game this season. St. Norbert shot 53.3 percent from the field and out-rebounded the Foresters 31-23.

A 13-2 Green Knight run in the first half broke a 9-9 tie and put the home team ahead for good. Lake Forest closed to within four points later in the period and trailed 29-21 at halftime.

The home team scored the first nine points of the second half and led by between 13 and 21 points the rest of the way.

The Foresters will try to rebound at Knox College next Saturday afternoon (February 13) at 1:00. A live video webcast of the game will be available at pennatlantic.com.