Final Two Home Games This Weekend
The Westminster men's lacrosse team plays at home for the final two times this season as they host a pair of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference games this weekend. The Griffins welcome Adams State to Dumke Field on Friday at 3 p.m. Colorado State – Pueblo comes to town for a noon game on Sunday.
 
Tickets for both games are available now at WestminsterGriffins.com/tickets. The team will honor its seniors prior to the opening faceoff on Sunday.
 
Both of the games will be broadcast live on the RMAC Network with David Winkworth (play-by-play) and Scott Kellner (analyst) calling the action. The RMAC Network is available online, or by downloading the app for your Roku device. Live stats will also be available during each game.
 
About the Griffins
Westminster is back at Dumke Field this weekend with a 5-5 overall record and winners of two straight. The Griffins are 4-3 in RMAC action to currently sit tied for third in the conference standings. Two wins this weekend with clinch a spot in the RMAC Tournament for the second straight season. The top four teams in the final conference standings qualify for the RMAC Tournament which will be played on May 5-6 at the site of the regular season champion.
 
The Griffins are averaging 11.60 goals per game to rank fourth in the conference. They attempt 36.30 shots per game and score on 32.0 percent of those attempts. The team ranks fifth in the RMAC by scoring on 24.0 percent on man-up opportunities.
 
Troy Vance leads the team with 21 goals this season and he is fourth in the RMAC by scoring 2.10 goals per game. Thomas Sarjeant has added 20 goals and leads the team with 31 points. Sarjeant is seventh in the conference by getting 3.10 points per game. Nick Marcy leads the team with 16 assists and is third in the league at 1.60 assists per game.
 
Westminster has won 41.0 percent of faceoffs this season – fifth in the RMAC – and they pick up 26.80 ground balls per game. They are second in the league by committing only 17.60 turnovers per contest and have killed 66.7 percent of man-down chances. They have an .853 clearing percentage and average 7.40 caused turnovers per game.
 
Dalton Tuor leads the team with 63 faceoff wins and a .470 faceoff percentage. Kolton Atkinson leads the Griffins with 21 ground balls. Grant Phillips and Braeden Pelly each have nine caused turnovers to tie for the team lead.
 
Conner McFarlane has started all 10 games in goal for the Griffins with an 11.65 goals-against-average and .525 save percentage. Kyler Banks has played in five games with a .476 save percentage. As a team, Westminster is third in the RMAC by making 12.50 saves per game and with a .519 save percentage.
 
Sarjeant Sets the Tone
Thomas Sarjeant has 20 goals and 11 assists this season to rank second on the team in each category. His 31 points lead the squad and he is seventh in the RMAC at 3.10 points per game. Sarjeant has scored multiple goals in a game seven times this season with a point in eight straight outings. Sarjeant is ninth in the RMAC in taking 5.60 shots per game and he has twice this season been named the RMAC Offensive Player of the Week. He currently sits ninth in team history with 139 career points and ranks 11th in goals (68) and fourth in assists (71).
 
Vance on the Attack
Troy Vance has scored a goal in all but one game this season with multiple goals in six games. He leads the team with 21 goals overall and is fourth in the conference by scoring 2.10 goals per game. Vance has attempted 54 shots – scoring on 38.9 percent – and has two assists for 23 points. He has taken at least five shots in seven consecutive games with a career high 10 attempts against Colorado Mesa on April 8. The junior ranks 15th in team history with 53 career goals and 11th with 127 career shot attempts.
 
Marcy's Debut
Nick Marcy leads the Griffins with 16 assists and he has scored 14 goals to place second on the squad with 30 points. Marcy has scored at least one point in nine of the team's 10 games this season and he has six games with at least three points. He currently ranks third in the RMAC with an average of 1.60 assists per game while his 3.00 points per game is eighth best in the conference. Marcy has scored at least five points in a game three times this season, including four goals and one assist in a win at Colorado College on April 13.
 
McFarlane Wall
Conner McFarlane has started all 10 games in goal this season and ranks third in the RMAC by making 11.50 saves per game. He is fourth in the league with a .525 save percentage and his 11.65 goals-against-average is seventh. McFarlane has made double-digit saves in six games this year, including a span of four straight through the win at Colorado College. He has posted a .600 save percentage in four games and been above .500 in four straight and six of the last seven outings. McFarlane is fifth in team history with 140 career saves.
 
Opponent Info: Adams State
• Adams State comes to town at 5-4 overall and 3-2 on the road.
• The Grizzlies are 4-3 in RMAC play to sit in third with the tiebreaker over the Griffins.
• Kale Wilson laeds the team with 14 goals while Emmitt MacFarlane has a team best 21 points.
• Westminster leads the all-time series 3-1 (2-1 in NCAA era), but the Grizzlies won 11-10 on overtime this season in Alamosa.
 
Opponent Info: Colorado State – Pueblo
• CSU-Pueblo begins the week at 5-4 overall with a game at Colorado Mesa on Friday.
• The ThunderWolves are 3-4 in RMAC play to sit fifth in the conference standings.
• Blake Foerster leads the RMAC at 4.67 points per game and is second at 3.22 goals per game.
• The Griffins are 3-1 all-time (2-1 NCAA era) against CSUP. The ThunderWolves win was a 14-12 decision in Pueblo on March 31.
 
Looking Ahead
Westminster will close out the regular season with a trip to Colorado Mesa on April 29. The action from Walker Field in Grand Junction, Colo., will begin at 1 p.m. and the game will be carried live on the RMAC network.