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This Week
The Westminster men's soccer team travels to Montana for two games in three days this weekend. They begin against Rocky Mountain College on Friday, October 9 in Billings, Montana. The trip concludes on Sunday, October 11 against Great Falls in Great Falls, Montana. This trip starts the first of five straight to end the regular season.
Dennis Sellis leads the team with seven goals and 17 points heading into the weekend. Sellis has scored in the last four games he has played, including two goals in each of the last two games.
Matt Jimenez is second on the team with four goals in just 11 games played.
Isaac Green is second on the team with 11 points behind three goals and a team-high five assists.
Val Campbell has gone 6-5-1 in his 12 starts between the pipes this season. Campbell has recorded 63 saves with a .759 save percentage and two shutouts.
Michael Carroll recorded a shutout in his first career start on September 25, recording one save in the game.
Live Stats
Live stats are not available for either of the games this weekend.
Westminster Men's Soccer Quickly
•Westminster had a 328 minute streak without allowing a goal snapped against Great Falls on September 28.
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Dennis Sellis has four goal in the last two games.
•The Griffins have outscored the opposition 14-9 during the first half of games this season.
Scouting Rocky Mountain
This is the inaugural season of competition for Rocky Mountain College and they enter the week at 3-6. They have gone 1-4 over the last five games and are 1-2 in home games. James Voisey leads the team with four goals and nine points. Nick Heffernan is second with wight points behind three goals and two assists. Johan Karlsson has a 2.28 goals against average and 22 saves in eight starts this season in goal.
Series Record: First meeting
Scouting Great Falls
Great Falls brings a 10-3 overall record into the week after a 2-0 win against Jamestown College last weekend. They had an eight-game winning streak snapped by the Griffins on September 28 in Salt Lake City. David Jimenez and Ryan O'Neail are tied for the team lead with six goals apiece. Jimenez has added four assists for a team-high 16 points. Zach Johnson has a .694 save percentage and a 1.06 goals against average between the pipes this season.
Series Record: Westminster leads, 2-1-0
Last Meeting: Westminster def. Great Falls 2-1 (9/28/09)
Offensive Notebook
The Griffins are averaging 2.08 goals per game this season. They have scored 27 goals on 164 total shots attempted and have 18 assists. Westminster has had 10 different players score a goal in 2009, and eight different players record at least one assist. Westminster has put 43.9 percent of their total shot on target and scored on 16.5 of their shots.
Defensive Notebook
Westminster opponents have scored 20 total goals this season, an average of 1.54 per contest. Westminster has limited the opposition to 85 shots on goal and a .107 shot percentage. The Griffins have posted four shutouts this season and went 328 minutes without allowing a goal during a four-game stretch in September.
Unaffiliated Information
The Dakota Athletic Conference, Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference, and Frontier Conference will combine to offer one automatic bid to the NAIA National Championships in 2009. The top-4 teams in this group will advance to the Unaffiliated Conference Tournament with the winner receiving the automatic berth.
Next Week
Westminster travels to Alamosa, Colorado for a game against Adams State on October 18. Westminster faced Adams State on September 11 in Salt Lake City, taking a 3-1 win on Dumke Field.