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The Forester football team prevailed 54-7 at Lawrence University on Saturday and reached the midpoint of the regular season without a loss.
Senior running back Mal Chunn and grad student wide receiver A.J. Jackson each scored a pair of touchdowns for the visitors. Chunn's 2-yard burst into the end zone gave Lake Forest a 7-0 lead after a quarter of play and he added an 8-yarder late in the second to make the score 41-0 at halftime. Jackson, who entered the game ranked tied-for-third in the nation with 54 points, caught a 41-yard touchdown pass and scored on a 6-yard run early in the second.
Forester senior wide receiver Tee Land out-jumped a Viking defender for a 20-yard touchdown reception and senior linebacker Nik Rieck had a 19-yard interception return for a score in the second quarter as well. Lake Forest's 34 points in the period are the fourth-highest total in any quarter in program history.
Nine Foresters caught passes in the game and 10 had at least one rushing attempt. Senior quarterback Joshua Gasca completed 11 of 18 passes for 195 yards and the touchdowns to Jackson and Land. He also scored on a 5-yard run to close out the scoring late in the third quarter. The other touchdown came on a 29-yard run by senior tailback Jayce Knutsen and freshman John Shannon connected on six extra point attempts.
Rieck's interception was his second of the season and the eighth of his career. Fifth-year safety Trenton Brail also raised his career interception total to eight and senior linebacker Jackson Gehrisch grabbed his second.
Lake Forest limited Lawrence to 168 yards of total offense, including just 37 on the ground, and recorded 10 tackles for loss on the day. Senior defensive lineman Kyle Shalati was one of four players tied for the team lead with four tackles apiece and he registered a career-high 3.0 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks. Graduate student Jaylen Johnson also had a sack and an additional tackle for loss and raised his career total in the latter category to 24.5.
The Foresters improved to 5-0 overall and 4-0 in Midwest Conference play this season while Lawrence remained winless after five games, including four league contests.
Lake Forest will travel to Grinnell College next Saturday for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff.