VILLANOVA, Pa. — Aidan Lisker (Jr., San Francisco, Calif.) scored six times to earn Player of the Game recognition by accounting for nearly a third of Division III No. 3-ranked Washington University in St. Louis’ offense in a 17-2 defeat of Division III No. 9 Grinnell College in the opening game of the 2019 Women’s Division III Collegiate Club Championship hosted at Villanova University.
- Washington never trailed in the game by opening up a 6-0 lead by the conclusion of the first quarter and pushed the margin to 11-0 by halftime.
- Trailing 14-1 with 3:52 left in third quarter, the Fireballs of Grinnell got on the board as Olivia Konieczny (So, Elk Grove Village, Ill.) put away a shot with 2:37 left in the frame to move within 14-1.
- Down 15-1 at the end of the third quarter and 14-1 with 3:37 to go in the fourth quarter, Grinnell netted its final goal as Konieczny punched in her second strike to close within 16-2. Anne Wampler (Sr., Birmingham, Mich.) closed out the scoring by finding the back of the cage with 1:45 left in the quarter to establish the 17-2 final score.
- For Washington, Lisker led the way with six goals, while CJ Wilson (Gr., Atlanta, Georgia) registered four markers. Lailey Khatibloo (Fr., Seattle, Wash.), Jennie Greenstein (Sr., Menlo Park,, Calif.) and Paige Coughlin (Sr., Broadview Heights, Ohio) all found the back of the cage twice with Wampler adding a solo tally.
- Konieczny keyed the Grinnell attack with a pair of goals.
- Grinnell converted on 0-for-4 man-up chances, while Washington shot four-for-five.
- The victory improves Washington to 1-0 in Bracket A, while Grinnell falls to 0-1. Washington is now guaranteed to finish no lower than Fourth Place in the six-team championship field, while Grinnell can finish no higher than Third Place due to the loss.
Grinnell College’s Bojana Crnokarmovic (#22) defends against Washington University in St. Louis’ Jennie Greenstein
Grinnell College goalie Camille Hall (#1) attempts a save as Washington University in St. Louis. CJ Wilson shoots
Washington University in St. Louis’ CJ WIlson (#10) attempts to elude her defender
