Lake County Gazette

Senior guard Katie Neher of women's basketball and senior wing Johnny Roeser of men's basketball were named Forester Athlete of the Week on Wednesday.

In the women's basketball team's 95-89 overtime win against Luther College, Neher scored 37 points, the fifth-highest total in program history. Lake Forest outscored the Norse 59-34 in the second half. Neher, who scored 32 of the Foresters' 75 points after halftime, shot 12-for-21 from the field and added six rebounds, five assists, and six steals in the contest. In their game on Monday against Worcester State University, the Foresters won 77-68. Neher had the second-hight point total on the team at 20; she shot 8-for-14 from the field.

Roser helped trim a 16-point deficit to one point in the men's team game against University of La Verne. The Foresters ultimately lost the contest 69-68, but Roeser turned in his third double-double of the season with 10 points and a game-high 11 boards. The Foresters turned in a victory in their game on Tuesday against the University of the Redlands 70-66. Roeser added another double-double to his tally, putting up a game-high 23 points and 18 rebounds; he shot 11-for-17 from the field and played all but 68 seconds in the contest.

The Forester Athletes of the Week are selected by a vote of athletic department staff on Tuesdays. Roeser won the distinction last season on February 8, 2021; Neher won previously on November 16, 2021 and November 22, 2022. 

Other Forester Athletes of the Week

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