The Lake Forest College women's basketball team was defeated 55-50 by Milwaukee School of Engineering Tuesday night in its first home game of the season.

The game featured 12 lead changes, including 11 in the second half. The Foresters led 26-24 at halftime and 42-40 after the lead changed hands eight times in the third quarter. 

MSOE began the fourth quarter with a 13-3 run that spanned more than five minutes. A three-pointer by Lake Forest senior forward Emmy Punches and a basket by senior guard Rebecca Christodoulou made it a 35-30 game with 1:27 to play but the Foresters were unable to score again.

Christodoulou led the home team with 11 points and four assists while junior forward Rylie Crecelius and sophomore guard Mia deGrasse combined to shoot 6-for-7 on three-pointers and established new career highs with nine points apiece. Punches pulled down a team-high nine rebounds but the Raiders had a slight 41-39 edge on the boards. The visitors also won the turnover battle, committing just 16 to Lake Forest's 23.

The Foresters' 11 three-pointers in the contest were the team's highest total since they connected a dozen times in the penultimate game of the 2019-20 season. They reached that total in just 26 attempts for a .423 shooting percentage from long range.

Both teams entered the game at 0-1 on the young season.

Lake Forest will travel to Trine University for weekend's Cameron Hospital Classic and will take on the hosts Friday at 7:45 p.m. (ET). Albion College will be the Foresters' opponent on Saturday with tip-off scheduled for 2:00 p.m. (ET).