SALT LAKE CITY - Westminster (3-5) will officially begin the conference season this weekend as it heads to Colorado to take on UCCS on Friday at 1:30 p.m., followed by a Sunday match at CSU Pueblo beginning at 2:30 p.m.

About the Griffins:
- Westminster has had seven different goal-scorers so far this season, with Cole Kartchner adding his name to the last this past Sunday to lift the Griffins to a 2-1 road win at Fort Lewis.
- Kaden Amano scored his first goal of the season by converting a penalty in Sunday's win over Fort Lewis.
- Ian Rose returned to the Griffins lineup on Sunday and made several crucial second-half saves to preserve the one-goal advantage for Westminster.  Rose finished with four saves on the afternoon and is now 2-1 on the season.
- After surrendering an early goal on a penalty, Westminster was able to earn its first come-from-behind victory on Sunday as Kartchner's go-ahead strike came just three minutes after the Griffins' equalizer from Amano.
- Westminster has out-shot opponents 98-90 so far this season with a .367 shots on goal percentage as a team.

About the Mountain Lions:
-  The Mountain Lions recorded a 4-2-1 record through the non-conference portion of their schedule and will kick-off RMAC action this week against Westminster and Colorado Mesa.
-  UCCS is tied for second in the RMAC in scoring at 2.0 goals per game.  The Mountain Lions lead the RMAC with four made penalty kicks.
-  Midfielder Kolby Raineri leads the RMAC with an average of 3.57 shots and 2.0 shots on goal per game while sitting tied for second in points with eight.
-  Sophomore Andreas Kokoska ranks second in the conference with 652 total minutes played and sits third with two shutouts on the season.
- Westminster is 9-12 all-time against UCCS and has won the last three by a combined score of 8-3.

About the Thunderwolves:
- No. 19 CSU Pueblo made its way into the USCA Top-25 after a 7-1 start to the season.
- The Thunderwolves are on a three-match win streak after a 2-1 win over Colorado School of Mines and a 1-0 win in double overtime against Regis last weekend.
- CSU Pueblo has also seen offensive from across the lineup with seven different goal-scorers to start the season.
-  Vinzent Zingel (So., Aachen, Germany) leads the team in goals scored (4).
- Garret Wild (Jr., Brownsville, Tex.), one of three players to spend time in the Thunderwolves' net, has built a 5-1-0 record including three shutouts so far this season.

Up Next:
Westminster will host its first RMAC matches of the season next week as it hosts Adams State on Fri., Oct. 8, at 7 p.m., followed by Fort Lewis on Sun., beginning at 2:30 p.m.

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