The Lake Forest College women's soccer team had its 2023 season come to an end on a 4-0 loss at Loras College Saturday afternoon in the first round of the NCAA DIvision III Tournament.

The home team jumped out an early lead with a score just 82 seconds into the contest. The Duhawks doubled their advantage at the 8:35 mark and gave themselves a three-goal cushion at 17:47.

The score remained 3-0 for the rest of the first half. Loras tacked on one more tally at the 61:07 mark.

Lake Forest was making the program's fourth appearance in the NCAA Tournament but first since the 2014 team's trip to the second round.

The Foresters finished the season with an 11-4-5 record and outscored opponents 53-27 this fall.

Saturday's contest was the final collegiate game for Forester seniors Ashley Birnesser, Ella Manthey, and Alessandra Nepa, who helped lead the team to a 35-16-10 record over the last four years.