Clark awarded Midwest Conference player of the week at Lake Forest College

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Updated: February 22, 2012 12:14PM

Lake Forest College men’s basketball player Travis Clark (Evanston) was named Midwest Conference Performer of the Week on Monday for his performance in a pair of victories that extended the Foresters’ winning streak to nine games.

Clark recorded his sixth double-double of the season in Wednesday’s 76-51 rout of visiting University of St. Francis. He scored 16 points, pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds, and set a career-high with five steals in the contest.

Lake Forest hosted and defeated Illinois College 64-46 on Saturday. Clark’s 17 points tied for game-high honors and he led the home team with six rebounds, four assists and five steals.

Clark shot 7-for-10 from the field in both games, raising his field-goal accuracy on the season to 65.5 percent, the ninth-best mark in the nation. He also is tied for 19th in the country in double-doubles and 22nd with 10.4 rebounds per game. Clark is the Foresters’ top scorer at 17.0 points per contest and also leads the team with 1.6 blocks and 2.2 steals per game.

Clark also earned the award on Dec. 5 and once during both his sophomore and junior seasons.