Lake Forest Falls at Nation's Sixth-Ranked Team

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Forester senior forward K.C. Stralka recorded her fourth double-double of the season but the Lake Forest College women's basketball team was defeated 95-57 at Hope College on Saturday.

Stralka finished the game with a team-high 16 points and 11 rebounds. She shot 6-for-9 from the field and 4-for-5 from the foul line and four of her boards came at the offensive end of the court. Stralka entered the game as the second-leading rebounder in the Midwest Conference at 10.1 boards per game and she is the only player in the league averaging a double-double.

Senior guard Michelle Ricolcol was next on the team on Saturday with 14 points and junior forward Brie Majkowski added 10.

Hope shot 44.4 percent from the floor while the Foresters connected on just 37.3 percent of their field goal attempts. The Flying Dutch also outscored the visitors 18-6 from the free throw line, out-rebounded Lake Forest 55-36, and committed nine fewer turnovers (15-24).

The Foresters trailed by as many as 11 points in the opening period and 25-18 when the buzzer sounded. Hope closed out the second quarter on a 21-5 run and led 52-31 at halftime. The home team outscored Lake Forest 17-15 in the third quarter and 26-11 in the fourth.

The loss dropped the Foresters' record on the season to 3-5 while Hope remained perfect through nine games.

Lake Forest will resume conference play at home on Saturday, January 2, against Monmouth College. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:00 p.m.