The Lake Forest women's basketball team could not sustain its hot shooting from early in the game, as the Foresters fell to Ripon College 76-47 in Midwest Conference play on the road Friday.
 
Ariana Ferreira-Torralba led Lake Forest (2-7, 0-2 MWC) with 13 points and five rebounds. The sophomore was extremely efficient from the field, shooting 4-of-5 from the field, including 2-of-3 from the three-point line, and made all three of her free-throw attempts.
 
Emma Hart chipped in 12 points, and her long-range shooting was dialed in, as the sophomore made 3-of-3 three-point attempts on the day.
 
Lake Forest shot 39.5 percent from the field for the game, however, the Foresters thrived from behind the three-point line by making 8-of-19 attempts (42.1 percent).
 
The turnover battle and the rebounding margin were two elements that doomed the Foresters on the road. Lake Forest committed a season-high 35 turnovers and also allowed Ripon to collect 31 offensive rebounds, leading to 23 second-chance points for the Red Hawks. Despite holding Ripon to 35.9 percent shooting, the Red Hawks attempted 40 more field goals than the Foresters for the game. 
 
Lake Forest's offense centered around its perimeter shooting to start off the game. The Foresters were scalding hot from the three-point line, making 4-of-6 attempts from downtown in the first quarter.
 
Hart and Ferreira-Torralba did most of the damage for the Foresters, combined for 17 of the 20 points for Lake Forest in the opening quarter. The pair did not miss a shot from the field in the frame, combining to shoot a perfect 5-for-5 from the field, as the Foresters trailed just 23-21 at the end of the first quarter.
 
The Foresters then scored just 13 points across the second and third quarters combined, as Ripon turned up the pressure on both ends to extend its lead.  

Lake Forest's next contest will be in the Wartburg Holiday Tournament. The Foresters will take on the tournament hosts, Wartburg College, at 2 p.m. on Dec. 29.