SALT LAKE CITY – The Westminster women's soccer team will take to the road this weekend to play three games in four days. After spending the previous two weeks at home, Westminster will return to the road where they have recorded a 3-0 record so far this season.
 
The Griffins open the trip on Friday at Marygrove (Mich.) in Detroit at 10 a.m. MT. They will then visit Grand (Ind.) on Saturday at 6 p.m. in Winona Lake, Ind. After taking Sunday off, the Griffins complete the trip on Monday in Spring Arbor, Mich. against No. 14 Spring Arbor (Mich.) at noon.
 
All three games during the road trip will be streamed live on the web. There will also be live stats available for all of the contests. Links for all of the live features are available at WestminsterGriffins.com.
 
Griffin Notebook
Westminster hits the road at 6-0-1 on the season after picking up a pair of wins at Dumke Field last weekend. The Griffins defeated Northwestern (Iowa), 3-0, last Friday before picking up a 2-1 win against Corban (Ore.) on Sunday. They are now unbeaten in 12 straight games dating back to last season.
 
The Griffins are averaging 2.14 goals per game on the year while they are taking 16.6 shots per contest. They are putting 49.1 percent of their shots on goal and scoring on every 7.73 shots they attempt. The team has tallied eight assists on the 15 goals scored and they have taken 50 corner kicks.
 
At the defensive end, Westminster has given up just two goals this season and they rank sixth in the NAIA by allowing just 0.29 goals per game. The opposition takes only 4.6 shots per outing and only 40.6 percent of those attempts have been on goal.
 
Lexi Tucker and Rylei North are tied for the team lead with three goals apiece. Tucker has a team-best eight points as she is also tied with Nicole Carter for the team lead with two assists. North has taken 24 shots with 14 on goal to lead the team in each category. She is also tied with Abby Holbrook with two game-winning goals.
 
Abi Yanke has recorded six wins and four shutouts in goal. The junior ranks sixth in the NAIA with her 0.29 goals-against-average while also making nine saves for a .818 save percentage. Breanna Empey has made one appearance in goal with one save in 27 minutes.
 
About Marygrove
Marygrove enters the week at 0-4 overall this season after dropping a 3-0 decision to Saint Francis (Ind.) last week. They have scored just one goal through their first four games while taking 3.0 shots per contest. The opposition is averaging 5.25 goals per game and forcing the Mustangs into 11.25 saves per game. Cheyenne York has scored the team's only goal with Bianca Barron and Stephanie Pilarski splitting time in goal.
 
About Grace
Grace heads into Saturday's game at 4-1-2 on the year and riding a three-game winning streak. They are unbeaten in their previous five outings and are averaging 1.57 goals on 18.43 shots per game. Defensively, they have given up seven goals on the year. Mallory Rondeau leads the team with three goals and three assists for nine points. Abby Schue has made 24 saves in goal with a 0.90 goals-against-average.
 
About Spring Arbor
No. 14 Spring Arbor sits at 4-1-1 as play begins this week and they are coming off a 3-3 tie against Mobile (Ala.) on Friday. The Cougars are scoring 3.33 goals per game while they rank 15th in the country by taking 21.67 shots per game. Three players are tied for the team lead with three goals apiece with Corrie Good and Aubrey Schierbeek tied for the team lead with eight points. Sarah Yancer has played the majority of time in goal and has a 0.92 GAA with 12 saves.
 
Unbeaten Streak
Dating back to last season, Westminster has gone unbeaten over its last 12 outings. They have gone 10-0-2 during that span and set a new school record for longest unbeaten streak, doubling the previous record of six. During the 12-game span, Westminster has only surrendered four goals and they have notched nine shutouts.
 
Scoring Streak
The Griffins have also been on a school-record streak when it comes to scoring goals. They entered 2014 having scored in a school-record tying nine-straight games. They have scored at least one goal in every game this season to extend the streak to 16 consecutive games with a goal scored. Over that time Westminster has outscored the opposition 37-8 while posting an 11-1-4 record.
 
Model of Consistency
Since coming to Westminster for the 2011 season, Miranda Olsen has appeared in all 67 games the team has played. The senior currently ranks 10th in school history in games played and sixth in minutes played with 4,982. Her 67 consecutive games played in the fourth-longest span in school history and she also sits third all-time by starting the past 49 games.
 
75 Win Club
With a 3-0 win over Eastern Oregon on Sept. 6, Westminster Head Coach Tony LeBlanc recorded the 75th win of his career. As the only head coach in the history of the program, LeBlanc has led the Griffins to a 77-56-11 overall record during his tenure. The team has averaged 10.4 wins per season ad made two trips to the NAIA National Championships under LeBlanc.
 
Double Figure Wins
Westminster has been consistent in the past four seasons where they have notched at least 11 wins and finished with a winning record in each of those seasons. The Griffins are 55-27-8 (.656) since the start of the 2010 season and they have made two trips to the NAIA National Championships. During that span, only 26 teams across the NAIA have had double-digit victories in all four seasons.
 
Home Cooking
The Griffins have been stellar at Dumke Field since the inception of the program in 2007. They have a 45-13-5 all-time record on the home turf and they are 3-0-1 at home this season. Westminster won a school-record nine-straight home games during the 2011 campaign and extended it to 16-straight unbeaten when carried into the 2012 season.
 
Climbing the Charts
Abi Yanke has been stellar in goal for the Griffins this season and she is currently sixth in the country with a 0.29 goals-against-average. The junior is the Westminster all-time leader with her career 0.54 GAA and she is second all-time with 14 victories and 12 shutouts.
 
Looking Ahead
Westminster is back at Dumke Field next week when they return for three games in four days. They open with back-to-back games against Antelope Valley (Calif.) on Sept. 25 and 26 before the Frontier Conference opener against Great Falls (Mont.) on Sept. 28.