For the second week in a row and third time this season, Lake Forest College wide receiver
Dom Esposito was named to the D3football.com Team of the Week on Tuesday.
Esposito had 11 receptions for 249 yards and four touchdowns in the team's 57-3 victory over Luther College on Saturday. The senior scored on plays of 55 and 19 yards in the second quarter and 51 and 5 yards in the third. His receiving yardage on the day ranks third in program history and he is now the only Forester with at least four touchdown catches in multiple games.
In just seven games Esposito has tied the single-season school record for touchdown catches with 16 while his 1,086 receiving yards this fall ranks second in team history. He currently leads the nation in both categories, as well as total points with 96, while ranking second in the country with 13.7 points per game, 14th with 157.1 all-purpose yards per contest, 17th with 7.14 receptions per game, and 24th with 21.72 yards per reception.
Saturday, win was Lake Forest's 14th in a row, surpassing the previous program record set in the spring and fall of 2021. The Foresters improved to 7-0 overall and 5-0 in Midwest Conference play this season. They are ranked 24th in the nation in this week's American Football Coaches Association Poll and 19th in NCAA Power Index (NPI).
The D3football.com Team of the Week began in 1999 and 29 Lake Forest players have made the list. Esposito is the sixth Forester to earn the honor three or more times and the fourth to accomplish the feat in the same season.