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SALT LAKE CITY – The Westminster College men's soccer team remains at home this weekend to play host to the 2013 Westminster Labor Day Classic. The Griffins will play three games during the event and there will be a total of seven games played at Dumke Field over the four days.

Westminster begins the event on Friday against Bellevue (Neb.) at 4 p.m. They will then take a day off before a Sunday contest with Midland (Neb.) at 1:30 p.m.  The Griffins close out the weekend against No. 4 MidAmerican Nazarene (Kan.) on Monday at noon.

Every game of the Labor Day Classic will be streamed live on Griffins TV and have live stats available. Links for all of these live features are available in the calendar section of WestminsterGriffins.com.

GRIFFIN NOTEBOOK
The Griffins started the year with back-to-back home victories over No. 16 Jamestown (N.D.) and The Master's (Calif.). This is the second straight year the team has started 2-0 after not accomplishing that feat since 2008 prior to last season. The win over Jamestown gave the Griffins a second straight victory over ranked opponents dating back to last season.

The Griffins took 23 shots in the first two games and they put 10 of those on goal. They were also the recipient of seven corner kicks and suffered 21 fouls. The opposition took just eight shots in the two contests with five on them on frame. Westminster allowed five corner kicks and committed 21 fouls.

AGAINST THE OPPOSITION
Westminster has an all-time record of 1-7 against Bellevue. The Griffins have gone 1-2 in games played in Salt Lake City in the series. Bellevue won the meeting last season by a score in 3-0 in Nebraska. The last meeting at Dumke was a 3-1 win by the Griffins in 2011.

The Griffins will face Midland for the first time on Sunday.

Monday will mark the fourth meeting all-time between the Griffins and MidAmerica Nazarene. Westminster leads 2-1 having won two straight, including a 2-1 win in double overtime the last time the Pioneers came to Dumke Field in 2009.

SECOND HALF WINNERS
Westminster tallied both game-winners in the second half of last week's action. After playing to a scoreless first half against Jamestown, Ryan Smith scored the winner in the 75th minute. Against The Master's the game was even at 1-1 at the half before Manuel Duenas notched the winner in the 67th minute.

ROLLING AT DUMKE
With two wins at home to start the year, Westminster continues its dominance of games played at Dumke Field. Since moving to the facility in 2005, the Griffins have compiled a 52-16-4 (.750) record on the turf. They have never had a losing record at the facility and over the past four years the Griffins are 22-6-1 (.776) at home.

SCORING FROM SMITH
Senior Ryan Smith has started the 2013 season right where he left off the 2012 campaign. Smith scored one goal in each of the first two games and he is currently second in the conference in goals. The forward led the team with nine goals and 21 points last season. He entered the season with 12 career goals and his game-winner versus Jamestown was his seventh all-time.

HELP FROM DUENAS
Junior Manuel Duenas notched his second career goal in the team's 2-1 win over The Master's. For Duenas, it was his first career game-winner and came on his first shot of the season. Last season, Duenas was tied for the team lead with three assists and he has posted eight assists since joining the Griffins in 2011.

ASSIST BY HARRY
Liam Harry recorded his first assist of the season on the Smith goal against The Master's. For Harry, it was the third assist of his career after he notched two helpers last season. The senior is tied for the team lead with 178 minutes played through the first two games of the season while making two starts.

DISHING THE WINNER
Omar Jaimes was credited with his first career assist on the game-winning goal against The Master's. Entering the season, Jaimes had one goal in 13 games played as a Griffin. This season the senior has started both games and played 131 minutes while attempting two shots.

BUTZIER IN NET
Junior Logan Butzier has made the started in goal for both of the Griffins games this season. In his first career appearance, Butzier made three saves against Jamestown for his first career win and shutout. He then recorded one stop to earn the win over The Master's. In two starts this season, Butzier has a 0.51 goals-against-average with four saves and a .800 save percentage.

LOOKING AHEAD
Next week the Griffins will travel to St. George, Utah to play Dixie State on Sept. 7. The game between the in-state foes will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Hansen Stadium.