Lisa Grubb is a dangerous weapon on the Ohio State women’s soccer team. The 24-year-old forward holds three team records and has been named captain two consecutive seasons. With one degree completed and another one on the way, there is nothing stopping this player.

Grubb snatched the record for all-time career assists Sunday during a Big Ten game against Northwestern. Teammate Lisa Collison was able to score off the assist giving her the team’s first hat trick of the season. As a sophomore, Collison has time to achieve the success her teammate has enjoyed and she understands what makes Grubb stand out.

“Her passion is unbelievable,” Collison said. “She is always in it right to the end of the whistle.”

During a game with Indiana, Grubb also captured the all-time points record this season with 84 points. It was again an assist that gave her the points to surpass the previous record held by former Buckeye Lisa Suttmiller (1994-97). This time, Grubb connected with midfielder Lara Dickenmann for the lone Buckeye goal. Despite some disappointing results, Grubb remains loyal to her team.

“I would have rather won than broken the record,” she said following the Indiana game.

This modest forward is not hanging up her cleats yet. She still has one more title to live up to this season. In 2004, Grubb scored 12 goals, the second highest single-season total in OSU history. This number also made her the all-time leading goal scorer. This season she has yet to knock a ball into the net, and it is one of her personal goals for the year.

“It is nice to hold the offensive categories, but I still just want to score a goal,” she said.

Like most athletes, Grubb has racked up her fair share of battle wounds. The most recent one, and most impossible to miss, left her with 60 stitches down the middle of her forehead. While this injury did not hinder her ability to play, she has been redshirted in two other seasons. The 2003 and 2005 seasons she missed gave her the eligibility to play a sixth and final season. This veteran of college soccer will leave in December hoping to one day play on a competitive level again.

“Hopefully one day the league (Women’s United Soccer Association) comes back and I will play in it,” Grubb said.

Until then, Grubb will have to focus on her dream of coaching. She has tremendous respect for coach Lori Walker, who was one of the reasons the Michigan native decided to commit to OSU.

“She has taught me more then I can say,” Grubb said. “She works on developing people, it is not all about soccer.”

Grubb said she is aware of the demands and responsibilities that come with being captain.

“It is all about communication and feeling the pulse of the team,” she said.

Her ability to know when to give encouragement, constructive criticism or a helping hand is something for which her teammates graciously applaud Grubb.

“She is so positive,” Collison said. “You look at her and your spirits get lifted right away.”

Grubb embraces the challenges that come with putting on her number 25 jersey, even though she might have originally wanted the number 11.

“It means something to be an OSU athlete,” she said. “Whether you like it or not, you are under the microscope more than a regular student.”

When she walks out of Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium for the last time, her legacy won’t be confined to her statistics. She will also be remembered for her charisma, class and love for the game.

“I did not have any expectations when I came to OSU,” Grubb said. “I was just going to play.”