Women's Lacrosse to Host Rockhurst on Thursday
The Westminster women's lacrosse team is back at Dumke Field on Thursday when they host Rockhurst in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference game. Opening draw is slated for 4 p.m. as the two teams battle for a positioning in the RMAC Tournament.
 
Thursday's game will be carried live on the RMAC Network with David Winkworth calling the action. The RMAC Network is available online or by downloading the RMAC Network app on your Roku device. Live stats will also be available.
 
About the Griffins
Westminster enters Thursday at 5-3 overall this season after splitting two road games last weekend. They are 3-2 in RMAC action to currently sit tied with Rockhurst for the fifth position. The top six teams in the final standings qualify for the RMAC Tournament. The Griffins have gone 1-1 at home this season with Thursday the team's last home game until April 29.
 
The Griffins are scoring 15.13 goals per game this season while adding 5.50 assists per game. They rank third in the RMAC in scoring offense and fourth in assists. The team attempts 27.88 shots per contest – fourth in the league – and they rank third in the RMAC by scoring on 54.3 percent of their shot attempts.
 
Kira Heiden and Katie Adams are the top two goals scorers in the conference by averaging 3.75 and 3.13 goals per game respectively. Morgan Bakarich leads the conference in averaging 2.50 assists per contest. Hieden average of 4.38 points per game with third in the RMAC with Bakarich in fourth at 4.13 points per game. Heiden is second in the league by taking 6.13 shots per outing.
 
Westminster leads the RMAC by gathering 15.88 draw controls per game, an average that would rank fifth in the NCAA if the team was eligible for national rankings. The corral 22.38 ground balls per game – second in the conference – while creating 11.00 caused turnovers per game.
 
Heiden is second in the RMAC by getting 4.13 draw controls per game. Adams picks up 2.50 ground balls per game to rank seventh in the league and she is ninth by posting 1.63 CTs per game.
 
Westminster makes a RMAC-leading 10.88 saves per game while sitting fourth with a .486 save percentage. Taylor Hekking is fourth in the conference with her .500 save percentage and eighth by recoding 6.63 saves per game.
 
Heiden Climbing
Kira Heiden leads the Griffins with 30 goals and 35 points this season. Her 3.75 goals per game lead the RMAC and would rank 13th in the NCAA. She is third in the conference and 44th nationally by scoring 4.38 points per game while sitting second in the RMAC by taking 6.13 shots per game. She has scored multiple goals in a game six times with at least four goals in five games. Heiden is fourth in school history with 130 goals and sits sixth with 34 assists and 164 points. She is second in team history with 148 draw controls.
 
Adams Streak
Katie Adams is second on the team with 25 goals and she ranks second in the RMAC by scoring 3.13 goals per game. When she did not score against Lindenwood, Adams finished tied for the second-longest goal scoring streak in team history with a goal in 27 consecutive games dating back to the 2015 season. Adams leads this year's team with five free-position goals, 20 ground balls, and 13 caused turnovers. Earlier this season she became the seventh Griffin to reach 100 career points and she is 12 goals away from becoming the seventh Griffin to score 100 career goals.
 
Bakarich Creating
Morgan Bakarich has at least one assist in all but one game this season and she leads the team with 20 assists. Her 2.50 assists per game lead the RMAC and would rank 16th in the NCAA if Westminster players were eligible for national rankings. Bakarich has added 13 goals to rank second on the team with 33 points. Her 4.13 points per game place fourth in the RMAC. Bakarich ranks fifth in school history with 45 assists and she is four points shy of becoming the eighth Griffin to record 100 career points.
 
Hekking Stopping
Taylor Hekking has started all eight games for the Griffins with 20 consecutive starts since joining the program last season. In 225 minutes this season, Hekking has made 53 saves for a .500 save percentage and 14.14 goals-against-average. She tallied a season-high 12 saves in the loss to Lindenwood on March 18 and is eighth in the RMAC by making 6.63 saves per game. Hekking ranks third in team history with 123 career saves.
 
Opponent Info: Rockhurst
• Rockhurst will come to SLC at 7-5 overall and 2-2 in road games.
• The Hawks are tied with the Griffins at 3-2 in RMAC action.
• Hannah Weisbrod leads the team with 27 goals and Madeline Gilstrap as a team-best 43 points.
• Westminster is 1-0 all-time in the series, winning 20-12 last season in Kansas City.
 
Looking Ahead
The Griffins are back on the road next weekend as they are set to play two RMAC games in Colorado. They visit No. 15 Regis on April 13 in Denver before an April 15 game at Colorado State – Pueblo.