Westminster home Friday and away Sunday
Men's soccer (3-7 and 1-5 RMAC) continues RMAC play as they host UCCS (2-6-2, 2-2-2 RMAC) Friday at 12:30 p.m. and travel to CSU-Pueblo (2-7-1, 2-3-1 RMAC)  for a Sunday 12 noon game.  Game tickets can be purchased in advance online or day of the game at the main entrance.  Both games will be broadcast on the RMAC Netwwork.  
 
The Week In Review
Westminster men's soccer played RMAC opponent South Dakota School of Mines at Dumke Field on Friday.  Griffins got their first RMAC conference win on Friday beating their opponent 3-1.  Westminster improves their record to 5-7-0 overall and 1-5-0 in conference play.

Their was plenty of action around the goal for both teams during the first half but neither team could get a goal.  Justin Barkow came close for the Hardrockers after his redirected shot from a free kick bounced off of the right post.  The Griffins out shot the Hardrockers 14 to 7.  Junior Goalkeeper Max Medley made 4 saves for Westminster and Kyle Daledovich had 8 saves for South Dakota.

An offside call in the 62nd minute against South Dakota denied them the first goal of the game as #25 Trenton Magryta curled a shot into the high right corner of the Westminster goal past Max Medley.  Immediately following, in the 63rd minute, freshman Marshall Johnson scored his first goal of the season, smashing a shot from outside the box, hitting the underside of the crossbar in the high left corner.  Only seven minutes later a foul on junior Blaze Nelson near the left corner of the penalty box earned the Griffins a free kick.  Sophomore Cristian Alfaro drove the ball past the keeper in the high left corner.  In the 87th minute junior Hunter Kone stole the ball from the left center back and passed to a wide open Brigham Jackson at the top of the goal box, scoring in the lower left corner.

Only 25 seconds after the Westminster goal, the Hardrockers got a goal back as Justin Barkow passed a ball across the top of the goal box to an open Charles Kieffer for a tap in at the back post.  The Griffins would finish the game defeating the Hardrockers 3-1.

Freshman Amit Hefer helped lead the attack with 4 of his 5 shots on target and 1 assist.  The griffins tallied 23 shots, 12 on goal, and 9 corner kicks.

The backline of senior Hunter Stutz, senior Warne, junior Alec Marshall, and sophomore Preston McIllece played the full 90 minutes.

Last Wednesday, Westminster College hosted No. 24 Colorado Mesa (7-1-1, 5-1-1) at Dumke field.  The Griffins scored the first goal of the match in the 23rd minute when Amit Hefer took advantage of a keeper mistake to assist Danny Darelli, who calmly scored from the top of the goal box.  The Griffins were outshot 6 – 1 in the first half but would end the half up 1-0, thanks to the defensive effort of the team and 5 saves from goalkeeper Max Medley.
 
The excitement of the game increased in the second half as the Mavericks took 14 shots and the Griffins took 10 shots.  In the 69th minute the Mavericks found an equalizer from a cross and a header at the near post into the upper right corner of the goal.  The score would remain tied until the end of regulation at 1-1.  Max Medley would end the half with an additional 5 saves.
 
The Maverick's Moshe Perez scored the game winning goal in the 98th minute during overtime.  

Looking Ahead
The Griffins travel to Grand Junction for an Oct. 11 game at Colorado Mesa at 5:00 p.m. and than head to South Dakota Mines for a Sunday, October 15 game with start time at 11:00 a.m.  Fans can follow the action on the RMAC Network.