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This Week
The Westminster women's soccer team has two more games on Dumke Field on the schedule for this weekend. Westminster will host Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (Ariz.) on Friday, September 11. That is followed on Saturday, September 12 with a game against College of Idaho. Both games will begin at 11:30 a.m.

The Griffins bring a 3-4 overall record into the week and have won three straight. They picked up two wins at home last weekend against Kansas Wesleyan and Great Falls. They have outscored the opposition 8-1 during their current three-game winning streak.

Sarah Swenson currently leads the team with five points behind two goals and one assist. Swenson scored the game winning goal in each of the team's two wins last weekend. Nicole Taylor currently leads the Frontier Conference with 21 total shots, an average of three per game.

Dayna Winter-Nolte has taken over as the starting goalkeeper. She posted back-to-back shutouts for the first time in her career last weekend. In the process she lowered her goals against average to 1.25.

Dumke Field
Spectators coming to the games at Dumke Field are asked to enter through the gate on the west side of the field. All entrances on the east side of the field are for players and officials only. Also, remember that pets are not allowed into the facility.

Live Stats
Live stats will be available for all games on Dumke Field this weekend. You can view the live stats by visiting westminstergriffins.com.

First Kick
• Westminster has posted back-to-back shutouts for the first time since 2007.

• Sarah Swenson currently leads the conference in game winning goals.

• Embry-Riddle and College of Idaho will play each other on Sunday, September 13 at Dumke Field.

Scouting Embry-Riddle
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (Ariz.) comes to Salt Lake City with a 2-0-3 overall record. They have gone 1-0-2 in games away from Prescott, Arizona, including a 3-0 win against Saint Francis on August 30. The Eagles recorded a win and a tie during two games last weekend against Hastings and San Diego Christian.

Brittany Griffin and Samantha Welch lead the Eagles with two goals each. Julie Falsken leads the team with 10 shots on goal, scoring one goal this season. Welch is tops on the squad with 23 shots attempted. Ciarra Pederson has played every minute between the pipes for the Eagles this season. She has recorded a .808 save percentage and has a 1.13 goals against average.

Series Record: Westminster leads, 2-0
Last Meeting: Westminster def. Embry-Riddle 2-1 (9/14/08 in Salt Lake City)

Scouting College of Idaho
College of Idaho enters the week at 2-1 on the season. They opened the year with wins against Rocky Mountain College and Great Falls. That was followed with a loss to Carroll. They are currently second in the Cascade Collegiate Conference averaging three goals per game. They are also tops in assists at 2.33 assists per contest.

Jessica Ayala leads the Yotes in goals with two. She is also first on the team with three assists and seven points. Chelsea Heffner and Erika Mouritsen have posted three points each. Sadie Hughes has made nine saves with a .692 save percentage in three games. Tracy Diaz has played in two games and recorded two saves.

Series Record: College of Idaho leads, 1-0
Last Meeting: College of Idaho def. Westminster 2-0 (9/9/07 in Salt Lake City)

Super Swenson
Sophomore Sarah Swenson scored two goals last weekend, both game winners. Swenson is currently tied for the team lead in goals and is tops in points with five. She also leads the Frontier Conference in game winning goals and tied for third in shots on goal. In 2008, she scored three goals for the entire season.

Between the Pipes
It appears that sophomore Dayna Winter-Nolte has assumed the role of starting goalkeeper for the Griffins. Winter-Nolte posted two consecutive shutouts for the first time of her career last weekend. She has won the last three games and lowered her GAA to 1.25 during that stretch.

“Dayna has experience and I know what she can do,” head coach Tony LeBlanc said. “She is our main keeper and she will keep going unless there is a drastic change.”

Dumke Field Advantage
With two more wins at home last weekend, the Griffins are now 12-4-1 on Dumke Field in the history of the program. They have won eight of the last nine games played on the big, fast surface. They also haven't allowed a goal in the last three games played on Dumke.

“Most teams aren't used to playing on a field this size,” LeBlanc commented. “We have learned to play smart on this field and know that when it heats up it plays fast.”

Unaffiliated Information
The Dakota Athletic Conference, Gulf Coast 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.

Text Updates
You can now receive free text message updates of all Westminster contests. Just visit westminstergriffins.com and click the SMS Text link, enter your information and you are set. You will then receive a text message with the result of every Westminster contest.

Next Week
Westminster has three games on the schedule next week. They will head to Cedar City for a mid-week game against Southern Utah on Wednesday, September 16. Then they return to Dumke Field for games against The Master's College on Friday, September 18 and Carroll College on Sunday, September 20.