LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Lake Forest College women’s basketball team pulled away late and posted a 52-37 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University on Tuesday.
Brie Majkowski scored 14 points and K.C. Stralka added 10 to pace the Foresters (3-5, 3-3 MWC).
Danelle Buck scored seven points and grabbed six rebounds for Lawrence (0-6, 0-4). Andrea Wilkinson and Kassidy Rinehart added six points apiece for the Vikings, and Wilkinson had a game-high nine rebounds.
Lawrence, which led by as many as five points in the first half, trailed 25-22 at the break. The Vikings got a three-point play from Rinehart to tie the score at 25-25 before the Foresters pulled out to a 35-27 edge.
Nicole Cummins then scored on a layup and Buck made a free throw to cut the margin back to 35-30 with 12:45 remaining. Lawrence was then hit by a scoring drought that lasted 7:40 as Lake Forest scored the game’s next eight points for a 43-30 advantage.
Buck hit a pair of free throws with 5:05 left to cut the lead to 43-32, but Lawrence would get no closer the rest of the way.