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SALT LAKE CITY – The 2011 Westminster men's lacrosse season begins with two games this weekend in Las Vegas at the MCLA Full House Face Off. The event is being organized by Westminster and will feature five teams playing six games over the course of three days. All games will be played at the Russell Road Sports Complex in Henderson, Nev.

Sixth-ranked Westminster will begin the year against No. 10 Western Oregon on Friday, February 18. On Saturday, February 19, Westminster will face No. 13 Cal State Fullerton. Friday's game is at 6 p.m. on field six while Saturday's game in on field five at 2 p.m.

Westminster begins the year after finishing 2010 with a 13-8 overall mark. They went 3-1 in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference and advanced to the championship game in the conference tournament. The team earned a 10-seed at the MCLA National Championships and defeated Elon 11-7 in the opening round. Westminster upset No. 2 seed Dayton 14-11 in the quarterfinals before suffering a 9-7 loss to Utah Valley in the semi-finals.

The 2011 squad returns 24 players from the 2010 team including First Team All-American Dallas McLellan. McLellan is the team's all-time leader in saves and is a three-time All-American. Josh Condas also returns after leading the team in scoring last season. Condas scored 42 goals and added 17 assists in 2010. He has 139 career points to rank first in Westminster history. Jacob Wayman returns for his senior campaign as the school's career leader with 63 assists.

Griffins TV
Westminster will broadcast all five home games live on Griffins TV. The live feed will go live approximately 15 minutes prior to the face-off. Fans can access Griffins TV at WestminsterGriffins.com.

Live Stats
All Westminster home games will feature Live Stats. The feed begins with the opening face-off and can be accessed at WestminsterGriffins.com.

About #10 Western Oregon
Western Oregon heads to Nevada after picking up a 13-4 win over Gonzaga on February 5. The 10th-ranked Wolves got three goals from both Ian Bohnice and Spenser Brock in the game with Gonzaga while Mark Iliyn added three assists. Western Oregon plays in the PNCLL and is the defending conference champions. They lost to Grove City in the opening round of the 2010 MCLA National Championships.

Series Record: Westminster leads, 3-0
Last Meeting: Westminster def. Western Oregon 7-6 (3/2/10)

About #13 Cal State Fullerton
Cal State Fullerton enters the week with a 1-1 mark in 2011. They defeated USC 16-10 in the season opener before dropping a 14-8 decision with UCLA on Sunday. Mike Ansel leads the Titans with seven points behind five goals and two assists. Chris Cole has recorded six points while leading the team with four assists. The 2010 Titans went 12-6 and won the SLC with a perfect 7-0 mark. They lost to Grand Valley State in the opening round of the MCLA National Championships.

Series Record: Westminster leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: Westminster 10, Cal State Fullerton 5 (3/21/09)

Preseason Player of the Year
Dallas McLellan has been named the Preseason Player of the Year by Lacrosse Magazine. McLellan enters his senior season with 33 career victories and a 62.7% save percentage. He has twice been named MCLA First Team All-American and also has been a Second Team All-American. The 5-10 goalie from Sandy, Utah, led the Griffins to the 2008 national championship as a freshman and led the team to the semi-finals last season.

Fast Starters
Since the program started competition in 2007, Westminster has posted a 9-3 mark in the first three games of the season. The Griffins have gone just 2-2 in season openers, but they have never opened the year with two consecutive losses. Westminster is also 3-1 in the second game of the year and they have never lost the third game of the season. The team opened at Dumke Field in 2008 and 2009 with a 1-1 record. They went 2-1 to start last season, losing the season opener to UC-Santa Cruz.

Full House Face Off
For the second consecutive year Westminster is hosting the MCLA Full House Face Off to begin the year. This year Cal State Fullerton, UC-Santa Cruz, Utah Valley, and Western Oregon join the Griffins in Nevada. Utah Valley is the defending champion of the event after defeating Western Oregon in last year's title game. This year the tournament is a round robin format with all games being played at the Russell Road Sports Complex in Henderson, Nev.

Chasing History
Seniors Josh Condas and Jacob Wayman enter the 2011 season among the top 15 in RMLC history for points. Condas has 140 points in his career and ranks seventh in conference history and second among active players. Wayman is 10th 0n conference history with 100 career points. Wayman has 68 career assists to rank fifth in conference history while Conads ranks fifth with 108 career goals. McLellan is third in conference history with 563 saves and ranks fourth with a 64.3% save percentage.

Looking Ahead
Westminster will stay on the road when they travel to California for two games next week. They face UC-Santa Cruz in Los Angeles on February 27 and then battle Concordia (Calif.) on February 28.