| Lake Forest Foresters | |
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| Institution: | Lake Forest College |
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| Location: | Lake Forest, Illinois |
| School founded: | 1857 |
| Enrollment: | 1,700 |
| Colors: | Black, Red, & White
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| Home Arena: | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse |
| Capacity: | 1,000 |
| Women's Team | |
| Conference: | Northern Collegiate Hockey Association |
| Coach: | Vacant |
| Conf. Championships: | 2010, 2014 |
| Conf. Tournament Championships: | 2014, 2015 |
The Lake Forest Foresters are a Women's Division III ice hockey team representing Lake Forest College, located in Lake Forest, Illinois from the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association. The team is based out of Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse, which is located on the school's campus. The women's program was established for the 2000-2001 season.
The team won NCHA regular season titles in 2010 and 2014. The team also won NCHA tournament titles in 2014 and 2015.
Conferences[]
- Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (2000-present)
Arenas[]
- Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (2000-present)
Head Coaches[]
- T. R. Bell (2000-2001) 10-13-1
- Susie Bellizzi (2001-2005) 30-57-10
- Carisa Zaban Wahlig (2005-2018) 201-109-39
- Jennifer Wilson (2018-2024) 77-57-10
Year by Year Record[]
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Collegiate Hockey Association | Overall Record | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 54 | 9 | 4th of 5 | L, SF 4-3 3OT (Superior) L, 3P 2-0 (Stevens Point) | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 60 | 67 | |||
| 2001-02 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 27 | 79 | 4 | 5th of 5 | Did not qualify | 24 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 48 | 102 | |||
| 2002-03 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 48 | 14 | 3rd of 5 | L, SF 7-0 (Stevens Point) W, 3P 7-1 (Superior) | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 73 | 68 | |||
| 2003-04 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 5th of 5 | Did not qualify | 25 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 18 | 98 | |||
| 2004-05 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 5th of 6 | Did not qualify | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 54 | 51 | |||
| 2005-06 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 41 | 12 | 4th of 6 | L, SF 2-1 (Stevens Point) L, 3P 4-2 (River Falls) | 27 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 88 | 78 | |||
| 2006-07 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 16 | 4th of 6 | L, SF 3-1 (Superior) W, 3P 5-4 (River Falls) | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 55 | |||
| 2007-08 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 46 | 55 | 17 | 5th of 7 | L, SF 3-0 (Superior) L, 3P 4-0 (Stevens Point) | 28 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 66 | 74 | |||
| 2008-09 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 42 | 50 | 15 | 5th of 7 | W, QF 4-0 (Eau Claire) L, SF 6-2 (River Falls) L, 3P (Superior) | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 71 | 78 | |||
| 2009-10 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 62 | 32 | 26 | 1st of 9 | W, QF 6-1, 7-0 (Finlandia) L, SF 1-0 (Superior) | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 107 | 50 | |||
| 2010-11 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 62 | 45 | 21 | T-6th of 11 | L, QF 1-5, 1-0, 0-1 (minigame) (Superior) | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 81 | 58 | |||
| 2011-12 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 57 | 39 | 25 | T-4th of 11 | W, QF 4-2, 3-1 (St. Scholastica) L, SF 4-0 (River Falls) | 27 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 73 | 57 | |||
| 2012-13 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 41 | 28 | 3rd of 11 | L, QF 2-0, 2-1 (St. Scholastica) | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 84 | 53 | |||
| 2013-14 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 91 | 41 | 28 | 1st of 7 | W, SF 2-1 (Adrian) W, F 3-2 OT (St. Norbert) | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 114 | 68 | |||
| 2014-15 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 74 | 37 | 24 | T-2nd of 7 | W, SF 5-3 (St. Norbert) W, F 2-1 (Concordia-WI) | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 95 | 58 | |||
| 2015-16 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 21 | 31 | 2nd of 7 | L, SF 3-1, 0-0 OT (St. Norbert) | 27 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 108 | 33 | |||
| 2016-17 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 73 | 32 | 29 | 2nd of 7 | W, SF 2-1, 0-2, 1-0 2OT (minigame) (St. Scholastica) L, F 5-1 (Adrian) | 28 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 108 | 50 | |||
| 2017-18 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 110 | 21 | 30 | 2nd of 10 | W, QF 4-0, 8-0 (St. Norbert) W, SF 2-1 OT (St. Scholastica) L, F 4-3 OT (Adrian) | 29 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 145 | 48 | |||
| 2018-19 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 26 | 3rd of 10 | W, QF 8-1, 5-0 (Trine) L, SF 3-0 (St. Scholastica) | 28 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 72 | 36 | |||
| 2019-20 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 59 | 24 | 25 | 2nd of 9 | W, QF 2-3, 2-1, 3-1 (minigame) (Concordia-WI) L, SF 2-0 (St. Scholastica) | 28 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 76 | 60 | |||
| 2020-21 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 4th of 4-South | L, QF 4-2 (Adrian) | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 19 | |||
| 2021-22 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 27 | 38 | 2nd of 9 | W, QF 4-1, 5-0 (Marian) L, SF 3-2 OT (St. Norbert) | 25 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 72 | 50 | |||
| 2022-23 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 24 | 28 | 4th of 9 | W, QF 3-3 OT, 6-3 (Concordia-WI) L, SF 2-0 (Adrian) | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 83 | 50 | |||
| 2023-24 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 4th of 9 | W, QF 3-1, 2-4, 2-0 (minigame) (Concordia-WI) L, SF 6-1 (Adrian) | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 51 | 79 | |||
NCAA Tournament Appearances[]
| Season | First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | Third Place |
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| 2014 | -- | L, 4-1 (Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons) | -- | -- | -- |
| 2015 | -- | L, 3-1 (Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons) | -- | -- | -- |