GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Grove City College women's soccer team earned a 2-0 victory Saturday afternoon at Don Lyle Field over visiting Washington & Jefferson in the quarterfinal round of the 2022 Presidents' Athletic Conference Championship Tournament. The third-seeded Wolverines (11-6-1) will now visit No. 2 Franciscan in Wednesday's semifinals. Sixth-seeded W&J concludes the season with a 5-6-6 overall record.
Following a scoreless first half, Grove City broke through at the 62:22 mark when freshman defender
Karly Keller (New Kensington, Pa./Kiski Area) received a pass from sophomore forward
Britta Lagerquist (Pittsburgh, Pa./Fox Chapel) and directed the ball into the net for her first collegiate goal.Â
Lagerquist helped seal the win by scoring an unassisted goal with 5:00 remaining in the match. Lagerquist dribbled from the right wing, beat a pair of defenders and then blasted the ball into the net for her team-leading 10th goal of the season.
Grove City's defensive corps limited W&J to three total shots and only one shot on goal. Sophomore
Courtney Lisman (Mars, Pa./Mars) made one save as Grove City recorded its fifth shutout of the season. Grove City has blanked four of its last six opponents.
Grove City recorded 18 total shots, including eight shots on goal. Grove City held a 6-2 edge in corner kicks.
Lagerquist also leads Grove City with seven assists and 27 points this season.Â
Winners of nine straight, the Wolverines will visit Franciscan. The time of Wednesday's match will be announced Saturday night by the conference office. The Barons received a bye into the semifinals of the six-team tournament.Â