SALT LAKE CITY - Coming off of a 1-1 weekend to begin conference play, Westminster men's soccer (4-6, 1-1 RMAC) will host its first two RMAC matches of the season at Dumke Field this weekend beginning with Adams State (1-8, 0-2 RMAC) on Friday night at 7 p.m. The Griffins will wrap up the weekend on Sunday afternoon when they take on Fort Lewis College (4-4-1, 1-1 RMAC) beginning at 2:30 p.m.
Match Info:
- Tickets for all men's soccer home matches can be purchased at
westminstergriffins.com/tickets.
- General admission into Dumke Field is $8.
- Current Westminster College students, faculty and staff are offered free admission into all WC home events but are required to present an active Westminster Identification Card to gain entry.
- All Westminster men's soccer home matches are available for FREE streaming on the RMAC Network. Viewers can watch live
online or download the RMAC Network app from all major video streaming app stores.
About the Griffins:
- Westminster began conference play with a 2-1, come-from-behind victory at UCCS last Friday. The Griffins fell behind by a goal on an early second-half penalty but responded just minutes later on a goal from
Luke Merrill followed by what would prove to be a game-winning goal from
Brennan Neeley in the 72nd minute.
- Merrill's goal made him the first Westminster player to score a second goal on the season as eight different Griffins field players have seen the scoresheet so far this fall.
- The Griffins have had goals assisted by five different players this season
- Westminster went behind early to No. 19 CSU Pueblo and were unable to find the net, moving to 1-1 in the RMAC to conclude its first weekend of conference play.
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Ian Rose has started the last three games in goal of the Griffins and made several momentum-saving stops in last Friday's win over UCCS. Rose made five saves against UCCS and faced a season-high 15 shots in Sunday's loss at CSU Pueblo.
About the Grizzlies:
- Adams State (1-8, 0-2 RMAC) sit at the basement of the RMAC men's soccer standings after a pair of losses to begin conference play last weekend. The Grizzlies fell, 3-0, to Colorado School of Mines last Friday and dropped its second match of the weekend, 1-0, at the hands of Colorado Christian.
- Friday's match will mark the first road conference match of the season for ASU which is currently 0-3 away from home so far this season.
- The Grizzlies have scored a conference-low seven goals through their nine matches (.7 goals/game) and have put a conference-low 56 shots (5.6 shots/game) over that span.
- Westminster owns a 5-1-1 all-time record against Adams State, winning the past two matchups by a score of 5-0.
- The Griffins won the last matchup between the two sides, 2-0, on the road in Alamosa, Colo., back in 2019.
- Amit Hefer helped Westminster to a 3-0 win in the last matchup between the two teams at Dumke Field back in October of 2018.
About the Sky Hawks:
- Westminster defeated Fort Lewis, 2-1, in a come-from-behind win to wrap up non-conference action back on Sept. 26.
- Both teams converted first-half penalty kicks in September's non-conference matchup but it was
Cole Kartchner's 28th-minute goal that proved decisive.
- Fort Lewis (3-4, 1-2 RMAC) heads into the week after defeating N.M. Highlands, 1-0, for its first conference win of the season last Friday.
- Gabriel Legendre continues to lead the Sky Hawks in scoring and is tied for third in the RMAC with five goals on the season.
- Westminster is 6-8-1 in the all-time series against Fort Lewis with the two teams splitting the past four matchups.
- The Sky Hawks have stayed true to their favorite lineups with eight different field players starting all nine matches so far this season.
- Fort Lewis won the last matchup at Dumke Field, 2-0, back in April. The last home win for the Griffins over FLC was a 2-0 win back in 2019.
RMAC Men's Soccer Standings (As of Oct. 7)
Up Next:
Westminster will continue RMAC play next Wednesday night as it travels to Colorado Mesa for a mid-week contest beginning at 6 p.m. The Griffins will then take on MSU Denver on Sunday, Oct. 17, at 11 a.m.
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