Game Breakdown

First Quarter

Westminster came out firing, scoring eight unanswered goals to open the game. Ridge Crouch scored twice in the first four minutes — the second assisted by Boden Laforce — before Hank Osterberger added a goal assisted by Luke Sillstrop at 10:48. Sillstrop then tallied three times himself, including goals at 8:24 and 3:25, sandwiching a quick strike from Nick Antonucci at 8:14. Ridge Crouch capped the quarter with a man-up goal assisted by Ashton Karch to send Westminster into the second leading 8-0.

Second Quarter

The Griffins kept their foot on the gas, scoring six more before Adams State got on the board. Theo Le and Harrison Edwards — the latter on a man-up opportunity — scored in the opening minute of the quarter to push the lead to 10-0. Liam Sweeney, Luke Sillstrop (man-up), Daxton Jensen, and Duke DeVault followed to extend the advantage to 14-0. Adams State finally broke through with back-to-back goals from Danny Joy and Jacob Parsons, but Sillstrop answered with his fifth goal of the day on a man-up opportunity before Malik Maxwell closed the half at 15-3.

Third Quarter

Adams State opened the third with back-to-back goals from Cohen Taylor and Danny Joy to cut the deficit to 15-5. Westminster responded with Ethan Walling's goal, assisted by Boden Laforce, at 10:10 to push the lead back to 16-5. Taylor added his second of the quarter at 4:56, but the Griffins answered with consecutive goals from Duke DeVault and Daxton Jensen — the latter assisted by Theo Le — to extend the advantage to 18-6. Jacob Parsons scored twice in the final two minutes of the quarter to close it at 18-8 heading to the fourth.

Fourth Quarter

Camden Stanley opened the final frame with a man-up goal, assisted by Harrison Edwards, to push the lead to 19-8. After Jacob Parsons added his fourth goal of the game for Adams State, Westminster closed it out with three more — Kaydin Berry at 8:33, and back-to-back man-down goals from Cam Conti and Cale Gunter — to seal the 22-9 victory.

Griffin Performances

Luke Sillstrop — 5G, 2A, 8 shots 

Ridge Crouch — 3G, 1A, 5 shots 

Daxton Jensen — 2G, 3 shots 

Duke DeVault — 2G, 3 shots 

Boden Laforce — 3A, 4 shots 

Theo Le — 1G, 2A, 3 shots 

Harrison Edwards — 1G, 2A, 1 shot 

Kaydin Berry — 1G, 1A, 1 shot 

Cam Conti, Cale Gunter, Ethan Walling, Liam Sweeney, Camden Stanley, Hank Osterberger, Nick Antonucci — 1G each 

Christian Jones (GK) — 2 saves, 0 GA (15:00) Cade Conahey (GK) — 2 saves, 3 GA (15:00) Mason Fray (GK) — 10 saves, 6 GA (30:00)

Up Next

Westminster improves to 10-4 overall and 9-1 in RMAC play. The Griffins will end the regular season next Saturday at home.