FINISHING THE SEASON AT HOME
The women's lacrosse team will finish its season hosting Fort Lewis College and Adams State University on Friday and Sunday.  The Griffins (5-5, 4-3 RAC) are fifth in the conference standings, Fort Lewis (5-6, 5-3 RMAC) is fourth and Adams State (3-8, 1-6 RMAC) is ninth.
 
The Griffins have already secured a spot in the RMAC Championships as the fifth-place team but could move up to fourth place with a win over Fort Lewis.
 
Westminster plays Fort Lewis on Friday, April 27, at 3 p.m. and Adams State on Sunday, April 29, at 11 a.m.
 
Both games will be broadcast on the RMAC Network and the Westminster Griffins YouTube channel.  Links to the video and live stats can be found on the team's schedule.
 
Tickets can be purchased online, in advance, or at the gate, up to one hour prior to the game. 

ONE-TWO PUNCH
Madison Ingman and Katie Adams are the team's points leader and leading scorers.  Ingman has tallied a .556 shooting percentage and netted 35 times and assisted 10.  Adams boasts a .621 shooting percentage and tallied 36 goals and five assists for 41 points.  Adams leads the RMAC averaging 3.60 goals per game and Ingman is right behind her with 3.50.

OFFENSIVE SUPPORT
Katie Hendershott and Fordham each have 23 points.  Hendershott has scored 10 goals and leads the team with 13 assists.  Fordham is the third leading score on the tam with 16 goals and seven assists.

Audree Erekson and Allison Lambert have each scored 12 goals.  Erekson has recorded five assists.

HARD NOSE DEFENDING
Adams, Daisy Mele and Mikala lead the RMAC in ground balls per game.  Adams averages 4.90, Anderson 4.00, and Mele 4.00.  Adams and Mele lead the team with 21 caused turnovers.

CONTROLLING THE DRAW
Erekson is third in the RMAC averaging 6.20 draw controls per game.  Adams has won 32 draw controls and Lambert has won 24.

2 STRONG OPTIONS IN FRONT OF GOAL
Mikala Anderson has logged 288:52 minutes.  She has faced 180 shots, made 68 saves and allowed 65 goals.  Her .511 save percentage and 13.60 saves per game are the top in the RMAC.

Taylor Hekking has been in goal for 301:43 minutes.  She has faced 151 shots, made 60 saves and allowed 65.  She is fourth in the conference with a .480 save percentage and fifth with 10.09 saves per game.
 

	Westminster	Opponents	Fort Lewis	Opponents	Adams State	Opponent
Goals	130	132	135	135	68	162
Assists	43	59	42	60	17	72
Shots	284	334	288	275	186	346
Shot %	.458	.395	.469	.491	.366	.468
SOG	222	261	217	206	141	279
SOG %	.782	.781	.753	.749	.758	.806
Shots / Game	28.4	33.4	26.2	25.0	16.9	31.5
Goals per Game	13.0	13.2	12.27	12.27	6.18	14.73
WomanUp	5	11	8	8	3	11
WomanDown	2	4	0	1	2	1
Free-Position	33	21	26	35	7	20
Ground Balls	384	308	205	197	196	180
Turnovers	245	194	216	216	238	183
Caused Turnovers	113	146	112	119	83	92
Draw Control	148	131	139	144	86	164
Clears	152-197	147-190	146-203	135-174	128-218	144-209
Clear %	.772	.774	.719	.776	.587	.689

 
 
SCOUTING FORT LEWIS
Friday's match up with the Skyhawks will be the fifth meeting between the two teams since 2016.  Westminster is 0-4 against Fort Lewis and have scored 34 goals and allowed 51.
 
Kelli Warmouth, Regan Olson and Taylor Cabrera top offensive threats for the Skyhawks.  Warmouth leads with 37 points from 30 goals and seven assists.  Olson is next with 30 points, 21 goals and nine assists, and Cabrera is third with 27 points, 21 goals and six assists.

Warmouth, Cabarera and Anna Denison split duties on draw controls.  Warmouth has recorded 39 draw control wins, Cabrera has 32 and Dennison has 34.

Ashley Muckway has 15 caused turnovers and 21 ground balls.  Cabrera has caused 16 turnovers and picked up 33 ground balls.  Warmouth has 18 caused turnovers and 21 ground balls.

???????Daris Wienk has logged 505:33 minutes and faced 197 shots.  She has recorded a .353 save percentage, made 55 saves and allowed 101 goals.

SCOUTING ADAMS STATE
The Griffins have played the Grizzlies three times since 2015, scored 57 goals and allowed 24 and are undefeated.

Jessica Hammer is the go-to athlete for the Grizzlies.  She has 19 points, from 16 goals and three assists, and a .571 shooting percentage.  She leads the team with 18 caused turnovers, 36 ground balls and 40 draw control wins.

???????Cera Cyester has a .314 shooting percentage and leads the team with 21 points from 16 goals and five assists.  Cyester scored 10 free position goals, 19 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers.

Alexis Long has 33 ground balls, Kates Raymond has 25, and Kendell Baylor has 24.  Raymond also has 15 caused turnovers and Baylor and Savannah Penland each caused 10 turnovers.

Alexis long has been in the cage for 627:16 minutes.  She has faced 343 shots, made 117 saves and recorded a .419 save percentage.  She has allowed 161 goals and averages 15.40 goals allowed.

STAY CONNECTED
Stay connected with the latest news and updates by following Westminster Athletics on Facebook, Twitter (@wc_griffins) and Instagram (@wcgriffins). 

LOOKING AHEAD
The RMAC Championship are May 3 through May 6, and will be hosted by Regis, the highest seeded Colorado team.  The quarter-final pairings are #3 vs #6 and #4 vs #5.