The Westminster men's soccer team heads to the road for the final time this season as they play a pair on non-conference games at conference schools this weekend. Westminster plays at MSU Denver on Friday at 7 p.m. and they will then visit UC-Colorado Springs on Sunday at 1 p.m.
Both games will count in the overall records of the teams, but they won't count towards the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings.
COVERING THE GRIFFINSLive video will be available for the game on Friday. It is being produced by MSU Denver and can be found at
portal.stretchinternet.com/Westminster.
Both games will have live stats available with links available at
WestminsterGriffins.com/live.
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ABOUT WESTMINSTERWestminster starts the week at 2-9-1 overall this season and they have gone 1-7-1 in countable RMAC play. They have four points and enter the week tied for ninth in the conference standings with one countable game remaining. The Griffins are 1-4 on the road this season.
The Griffins have scored eight goals this season and they average 0.67 goals per game to rank ninth in the RMAC. They are attempting 7.2 shots per outing with 42.5 percent of those shots on goal. The team has taken 37 corner kicks and tallied five assists.
Westminster opponents are taking 17.5 shots per game and putting 50.5 percent of them on frame. The Griffins have a 2.60 goals-against-average and they have made 74 saves with a .698 save percentage. Opponents have outscored the Griffins 17-2 in the first half of games and have tallied 31 assists.
Jonnathan Rodriguez leads the Griffins with three goals and six points. Rodriguez has tallied one game-winning-goals and has put five of his eight shot attempts on goal.
Hunter Kone is second among the Griffins with two goals and four points. Matthew Ware and
Ivan Lezama have one goal and one assist and
Finn Townsley has one goal.
Taylor Ruff has made seven starts in goal and gone 1-5-1 in those outings. Ruff has a 2.88 goals-against-average with 47 saves and .691 save percentage.
Sean Lyne has gone 1-4 in his five starts with one shutout. He has posted a 2.20 GAA with 26 saves and .703 save percentage.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION• MSU Denver – The Roadrunners begin the week at 10-3-1 overall this season and they are 6-2 in RMAC play. They have secured a spot in the RMAC Championships and are currently tied for second with 18 points. MSU Denver has won five straight games and outscored the opposition 12-3 during that span. Dustin Berg leads the team with six goals and 16 points while leading the conference in per game averages in both categories. Hayden Rus has made 41 saves with a 0.62 GAA and .837 save percentage.
MSU Denver leads the all-time series with the Griffins 12-3-1 ad they are 7-0-1 when playing at home. The Roadrunners defeated the Griffins 4-2 at Dumke Field on September 18.
• UCCS – The Mountain Lions enter this week's action at 10-3 overall and they are 6-1 in RMAC action. They are presently tied for second in the RMAC race with 18 points and have secured a spot in the RMAC Championships. UCCS has won six straight games and outscored the opposition 10-2 during the run. J.R. Calhoun has scored a team-best five goals and has 12 points. Sebastian Hertzberg also has 12 points with a team-high four assists.
UCCS holds an 8-6 edge in 14 all-time meetings with Westminster. The Mountain Lions are 4-3 in games at UCCS and they have won four straight overall. UCCS won 2-0 when the teams played at Dumke Field on September 20.
