Job Shines, @OwensExpress Women's Soccer Posts 7-4 Win Over Lake Michigan

Jermima Job watches her third goal go into the net. Photo by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information
Jermima Job watches her third goal go into the net. Photo by Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

By Nicholas Huenefeld/Owens Sports Information

Toledo, Ohio---Jermima Job (Lincoln College/Nottinghamshire, U.K.) scored three goals and added three assists to lead the Owens Community College women's soccer team past Lake Michigan College 7-4 in a high scoring affair at home today.

Job became the second player in program history to record at least three goals and three assists in a single game (Marissa Szabo vs Lorain County, Sept. 7, 2011).

The game's scoring started just 45 seconds in when Dayna Kingshott (The College of West Anglia/King's Lynn, U.K.) took a pass from Job and deposited it into the net to give Owens a 1-0 lead.

Lake Michigan's Katie McGruder responded with back-to-back goals at hte 4:30 and 19:18 marks to give her team a 2-1 lead.

Job, however, scored her first goal in the 38th minute to tie the game. She then passed the ball on a free kick to Jordyn Wright (Riverdale/Forest, Ohio), who headed it in with three seconds left in the half to give Owens a 3-2 lead at the break.

Once the second half resumed, Owens came out strong. Job scored her second goal just 1:06 into play, and Ellie Kirby (Itchen South Form College/Southampton, Hampshire, England) added her first collegiate goal three minutes later to give Owens a 5-2 lead.

McGruder responded by completing her hat trick at the 55:25 mark to pull her team within two.

Mackenzie Oberle (Whitmer/Toledo, Ohio) joined Kirby at the 68:22 mark by also adding her first collegiate goal to push the lead back to three. 

Lake Michigan's Jessica Kleckley scored at the 74:45 mark and Job completed her hat trick in the 86th minute for the final margin.

While five different players scored for Owens, highlighted by Job's hat trick, Owens had four players record at least one assist. Job had three, while Jessica Kreger (Bedford/Temperance, Mich.), Kathryn Spalding (Central Catholic/Toledo, Ohio), Talia Swartbooi (Edenglen/Johannesburg, South Africa) and Kirby each had one.

With her three goals, Job now has three hat tricks and 11 goals this year. Wright's goal was her third of the season. With Kirby and Oberle scoring, seven different players have scored for Owens this year.

Owens is now 4-3 overall and 4-1 in Region XII play. They will host Ancilla College at 1 p.m. tomorrow.