Grove City College-vs.-Carthage College Scoresheet
NEW LONDON, Conn. — Goalie Emma Jeronimus (Jr., Hoffman Estates, Ill./Fremd) made 15 saves to collect Player of the Game honors as the Carthage College Lady Reds topped Grove City College, 9-6, in the quarterfinals of the 2019 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Division III Championship hosted at Connecticut College’s Jane Cadwell Lott ’36 Natatorium.
The CWPA Division III-East Region champion, Grove City (9-8) fell behind in the opening two minutes of the game by a 2-0 count and could never recover against CWPA Division III-West Division Fourth Place finisher Carthage (4-13). The Wolverines trailed 2-1, 4-2 and 7-3 at the conclusion of the first, second and third quarters, respectively, before chipping one goal off its final margin of defeat via a 3-2 scoring advantage in the fourth quarter.
For Carthage, Meghan Fisher (Fr., Tinley Park, Ill./Lincoln-Way West) scored four times. Maadi Marsh (So., Irvine, Calif./Arnold O. Beckman) contributed a pair of markers, while Heather Walker (Jr., Chicago, Ill./von Stueben), Sophie Flott (Fr., Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron) and Morgan Fingerson (Jr., San Diego, Calif./Scripps Ranch) each found the back of the cage once.
Abby Spicher (Sr., Erie, Pa./McDowell) and Elizabeth Andrews (Jr., Newberg, Ore./Newberg (Veritas Academy)) keyed Grove City with pairs of goals. Tessa Leatherwood (So., Hurst, Texas/Colleyville Covenant) and Elaine Miller (Fr., Worthington, Ohio/Thomas Worthington) both put away single markers to account for the remainder of the Wolverines’ offense.
Alexa Dunn (So., Girard, Pa./Girard) took the loss between the pipes for Grove City with four saves.
The result sets Grove City and Carthage on divergent paths in the tournament.
The Lady Reds will face Division III No. 10-ranked Austin College at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, in the tournament semifinals with a berth in the 2019 CWPA Division III Championship title game at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, on the line. A victory against the Kangaroos in the semifinals will advance Carthage to the title game for the first time since the inaugural Division III Championship in 2010 when the team lost 8-7 to Grove City at Utica College.
Grove City will return to the pool on Saturday, April 13, at 3:30 p.m. against the victor of a consolation game between Penn State Behrend and Washington & Jefferson College. A victory by Grove City will place the Wolverines in the Fifth Place game at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 14, while a loss drops the squad into the Seventh Place game at 9:00 a.m.
| 1st Q | 2nd Q | 3rd Q | 4th Q | – | FINAL | |
| Carthage College | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 9 |
| Grove City College | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 6 |
| Grove City Goals: | Elizabeth Andrews (2); Abby Spicher (2); Tessa Leatherwood; Elaine Miller | |||||
| Carthage Goals: | Meghan Fisher (4); Maddi Marsh (2); Heather Walker; Sophie Flott; Morgan Fingerson | |||||
| Saves: | Grove City – Alexa Dunn (4) ; Carthage – Emma Jeronimus (15) | |||||
| Exclusions: | Grove City – 5 ; Carthage – 8 | |||||
| Advantage Opportunities: | Grove City – 5-for-8 ; Carthage – 0-for-5 | |||||
| Sprints: | Grove City – 2-for-4 (1st, 2nd) ; Carthage – 2-for-4 (3rd, 4th) | |||||
| Cards/Misconducts: | Grove City – MD (Kyra Johnson, 2:22 left in 3rd Q) ; Carthage – None | |||||
| Officials: | Brad Peavey; Gabriel Maldonado | |||||
Grove City College’s Tessa Leatherwood (#7) looks to shoot against Carthage College
Grove City College’s Tessa Leatherwood (#7) moves in on Carthage College’s Morgan Fingerson (#14)
Carthage Collge’s Sophie Flott (#8) guards Grove City College’s Abby Spicher (#4)
