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SALT LAKE CITY – The 24th-ranked Westminster College women's soccer team begins a season-ending four-game road swing with two games in Montana this weekend. Westminster will play at Rocky Mountain (Mont.) on Friday at 1 p.m. before playing at Great Falls (Mont.) on Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Griffin Notebook
Westminster begins this stretch at 10-3-1 overall this season. They hold a 2-1-1 record in Frontier Conference action and can clinch the conference title with two wins this week. The Griffins are coming off a 2-2 draw against Rocky Mountain on Sunday afternoon at Dumke Field.

This marks the third straight season that Westminster has reached at least 10 wins in a single campaign. They are two wins shy of matching the school record of 12 that was set last season. They are also on the verge of setting the school record for fewest losses in a season, which currently sits at seven.

Westminster is averaging 2.5 goals per game this season and have tallied 29 assists on 35 scored goals. The 35 goals scored are three shy of a school record 38 that was scored in 2011. The 29 assists have established a new school record, surpassing the 26 assists the team posted last year.

The team is attempting 15.4 shots per game and ranks third in the league in that category. Westminster has put 117 shots on goal and taken 50 corner kicks. The defense is holding the opposition to 1.29 goals and 9.3 shots per game. The Griffins have recorded five shutouts during the year.

Rylei North is the team's leading scorer with 10 goals and 21 points. The sophomore forward is three goals shy of matching the school record of 13 and needs seven points to match that record. She has taken 31 shots with 22 on goal while also leading the team with three game-winning strikes.

Jaime Nelson has scored five goals to rank second on the team and has also picked up five assists for 15 points. Margo Hickman has 15 points behind four goals and a school record seven assists. Justine Jones and Alyssa Hill have also scored four goals apiece. In total, 10 different Griffins have scored at least one goal this year with nine different players posting at least one assist.

Dayna Winter-Nolte has started the last two games in goal and has a 1.28 goals-against-average on the season. The senior has made 32 saves with a .762 save percentage. Winter-Nolte has a 5-2-1 record with three shutouts in eight starts. Jamie Wilkinson has a 1.14 GAA with 19 saves in her six starts. Wilkinson has five wins and two shutouts with a .731 save percentage.

Against the Opposition
Rocky Mountain holds an 8-4-1 edge in the all-time series. Westminster is 0-5 all-time in games played in Billings. They dropped a 1-0 decision in the last meeting at Rocky on Oct. 15, 2011.

The Griffins have a perfect 11-0 record against Great Falls and picked up a 4-1 win over the Argonauts in Salt Lake City in September. Westminster has outscored UGF 29-3 in those 11 previous meetings.