In the words of Oprah, “You get a hat trick, she gets a hat trick, everyone gets a hat trick!” Washington’s Trina Griffin was the headliner in the Demon girls’ soccer opener on Monday with a double hat trick and last night someone else stole the show. Behind a three goal performance from junior Greta Rothe, the Demons utilized a big second half to soar by Fort Madison 6-2 in the Southeast Conference and home opener.
Rothe and freshman Giselle Marcelino each found the back of the net in the first half, but so did the Bloodhounds, and the game was tied at 2-2 heading into the break. The second half was dominated by the Orange and Black with the ball spending most of its time on the Demons’ side and they had many shots on goal. Rothe cashed in two more times to complete the hat trick including her last one being from about 35 yards out that snuck into the corner of the goal. Griffin managed the other two scores to make it eight for her in just two games. Rothe explained wh
Most soccer players could go a whole career without scoring six goals, but then again most soccer players aren’t Trina Griffin. The Washington senior had a monumental night for the Demon girls in their 8-1 season opening win at Oskaloosa.
Griffin, who led the Southeast Conference with 19 goals in 2019, picked up right where she left off with a double hat trick of an eye-popping six goals on Monday night. That mark already leads all classes in the first week of the new year and would have been the second highest amount in the 2019 season. Greta Rothe had the other two goals for a Demon team that scored four times in each half. Taylor Brinning and Giselle Marcelino each had an assist while Alex Murphy had three saves as the goalie and Elyse Hunt had one.