SALT LAKE CITY - The Westminster Griffins enjoyed a warm sunny spring day on their home field as the Bobcats of Montana State came to town. The No. 10 Bobcats have had a solid start to the 2009 season with three wins and no defeats out of conference play. Always a team struggling for field-time needed to accommodate the early season competition, MSU seemed worthy of their ranking, jumping out to a 4-3 lead by Ben Helsey's back-to-back scores in the first quarter. However, the Griffins were not about to disappoint the large partisan crowd as the game proceeded.

Sophomore Attackman Josh Condas scored the first three Griffin goals enroute to notching five on the day and the Lance Nielsen's, domination at the face-off spot got the young squad the momentum they needed to steamroll a 17-5 victory. Tri-Captain Jacob Wayman had a fantastic game, drawing the attention of more than one defender and dishing off to several teammates as the unselfish Griffins notched ten assisted goals on the day.

After a slow start, the Griffin defense solidified behind the relentless effort of Senior Zach Kessler. Dallas Mclellan and Matt Balk combined for a .775 save percentage in the nets. The Griffins success at the groundball battle (37 / 31) and the face-off effort (17w / 9 l) revealed the effort of a team hungry to reestablish themselves as a contender for the RMLC title.

Next up for the Griffins is road trip to Southern California to take on Call State Fullerton, Saturday 3/21 and Western Washington at Biola University on Sunday, March 22nd at noon.