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SALT LAKE CITY – The Westminster men's soccer team concludes the 2010 regular season with two games in Arizona. They begin the trip against Southwestern (Ariz.) College in Phoenix on Friday, October 29 at 6 p.m. The season wraps up on Saturday, October 30 against Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) in Prescott at 7 p.m.

Westminster hits the road at 8-8 on the season after dropping two road games last weekend. The Griffins lost 2-1 at Rocky Mountain on Friday before suffering a 2-0 loss at Great Falls on Sunday. They finished 1-3 in Frontier Conference action and sit third in the standings.

The team is scoring 1.38 goals per game and has scored 22 goals this season. The Griffins have also recorded 11 assists on those 22 goals. Westminster has taken 53 corner kicks and attempted 203 shots. They have put 92 shots on goal and made 70 saves themselves. Griffin opponents average 1.44 goals per outing while taking 187 shots.

Dennis Sellis has scored eight goals this season and ranks fifth nationally with five game winning goals. He has only played in 10 games this season after suffering a leg injury. Nic Duncan is second on the team with nine points behind four goals and one assist. Jace Maxfield has also added four goals on a team-best 27 shots.

Damir Sabanovic and Nathan Young have split time in goal this season. Sabanovic has a 1.27 GAA in his seven starts with 35 saves and a 79.5% save percentage. Young has made 34 saves with a 1.54 GAA in nine starts with a 70.8% save percentage.

Griffins TV
Westminster will broadcast select men's soccer games throughout the season on Griffins TV. The Westminster Athletics Department teamed up with Penn Atlantic to offer fans the opportunity to watch Westminster home events on the internet for FREE. For the complete Griffins TV schedule check out www.WestminsterGriffins.com/GriffinsTV.

Live Stats
Live Stats will be available for the game at Bellevue on Saturday. The Live Stat feed will be live 15 minutes prior to the start of the game and can be accessed at WestminsterGriffins.com.

Scouting Southwestern
Southwestern College enters the week at 2-11-1 this season and has lost two straight after a 2-0-1 stretch. They began the season with nine consecutive losses. Brett Bowman and A.J. Jaramillo lead the team with 10 points apiece with Bowman scoring a team-best five goals. Jordan Seltzer has made 37 saves with a 4.41 GAA while Jorge Arauz has a 4.23 GAA with 57 saves in their time between the pipes.

Series Record: Westminster leads, 2-0-0
Last Meeting: Westminster def. Southwestern 4-1 (10/30/09)

Scouting Embry-Riddle
Embry-Riddle begins the week with a 5-11-0 record despite winning two of the last three they have played. The Eagles defeated Soka University 9-2 in their last outing. Magi Manresa leads the Eagles with 25 points behind eight goals and nine assists. Patrick Patzig has 11 points with four goals ad three assists. Jeremy Meduvsky has made 70 saves with a 2.17 GAA during his 13 games at keeper.

Series Record: Westminster leads, 10-0-2
Last Meeting: Westminster def. Embry-Riddle 2-1 (9/12/10)

NAIA Modified RPI
The NAIA released the third edition of the NAIA Men's Soccer Modified Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) on October 27. Westminster is ranked 57th in the RPI with an index of 0.472. They were 40th in the index that was released on October 13. The modified RPI consists of the team's modified winning percentage, the opponents' winning percentage and the cumulative ranking points from the current NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll. Each of the three values has a weighted percentage calculated in the modified RPI. The RPI modifies the value of home/away/neutral results and adds more value for games against opponents ranked in the NAIA Men's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll.

Milestone Game
Westminster's game at Kansas Wesleyan on September 19 was the 500th game in school history. The Griffins went 423-221-36 in the first 500 games, all under current head coach Chris Dorich. The .522 winning percentage is quite impressive considering the team went 6-18-3 during the first two seasons of the program. This is the 27th season of men's soccer at Westminster College.

Dumke Advantage
Since starting play on Dumke Field in 2006, Westminster has compiled a 32-9-2 record on its home field. They haven't lost more than once on the field since 2007 and have won 12 of the last 14 games played there. The Griffins have outscored the opposition 99-36 in the 43 games played at Dumke Field.

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 2010. The top-4 teams in this group will advance to the Unaffiliated Conference Tournament with the winner receiving the automatic berth.

Looking Ahead
Westminster will wait and see where they rank for the Unaffiliated Conference Tournament. Should they qualify, Westminster would participate in the tournament over November 12 and 13.