The Forester volleyball team began celebrating Homecoming Weekend with a 25-14, 25-17, 25-18 victory over Knox College Friday night.

The Foresters trailed by no more than one point at any time in the match. A 12-3 run in the opening set gave them a 16-8 lead and they continued to pull away to take it by 11. The run started a little later in the second set when taking 14 of 19 points made the score 21-14. Lake Forest won the first five points of set three but led by just three later on at 14-11. The Prairie Fire got no closer and the home team closed out the contest.

Senior Rebekkah De Kok and junior Ireland Van Stone led Lake Forest with 10 kills apiece and the latter's season-high 10 digs gave her a double-double for the first time as a Forester. De Kok also shared the team lead in blocks as she and fellow senior Riley Stapley each finished with three.

Forester freshman setter Melania Mathieux matched Van Stone's team-high dig total and also led the squad with 22 assists and four aces.

Lake Forest improved to 3-12 overall and 2-0 in Midwest Conference play. It was the first league match of the season for Knox, which is now 0-14 overall.

The Foresters will continue Homecoming Weekend by hosting Monmouth College Saturday afternoon at 1:00.