GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – Westminster (6-5-4, 4-4-4 RMAC) closed the regular season with a 0-0 draw at Colorado Mesa (9-4-4, 7-2-3 RMAC) on Wednesday night at Community Hospital Unity Field. Marin Mackenzie made three saves for the clean sheet. The Griffins held a 4-3 edge in shots on goal and a 5-2 advantage in corner kicks.
Game Breakdown
First Half
Westminster earned the first corner of the night in the fourth minute. Mackenzie made her first save in the ninth minute on a Katie Lozano-Monjaraz attempt.
Skye Kennedy put the Griffins' first shot on target in the 14th minute, forcing a save from Keely Wieczorek. Westminster then won two corners in a 38-second span, with Addison Gibbons firing a shot between them in the 16th minute.
Mackenzie stopped Angelina Kazinec in the 25th minute. Ashley Cardozo then tested Wieczorek with a shot on goal in the 34th. Mackenzie closed the half with a save on Savanah Miller in the 42nd minute.
The Griffins held 52 percent of first-half possession and led 3-0 in corners at the scoreless break.
Second Half
Westminster's defense kept Colorado Mesa off target for the entire second half. All four Maverick shots after the break were blocked or missed the frame.
Gibbons fired a shot in the 61st minute, shortly after a Griffin corner in the 60th. Laine Romney came off the bench and put two shots on goal, forcing saves from Wieczorek in the 73rd and 85th minutes. Westminster held a 2-0 edge in second-half shots on goal.
Griffin Performances
Mackenzie played all 90 minutes in goal and made three saves for the shutout. Romney led the team with two shots on goal in 36 minutes. Gibbons took two shots and played the full 90 minutes on the back line, as did Kirsten Kirkham. Kennedy and Cardozo each added a shot on goal.
Up Next
Westminster clinched a spot in the RMAC Tournament and finished seventh in the final RMAC standings at 4-4-4 (16 points). The Griffins host No. 8 Colorado Christian (5-8-5, 4-6-2 RMAC) in the first round on Friday, Oct. 30, at 6 p.m. at Dumke Field in Salt Lake City.
