ALAMOSA, Colo. – Adams State Women's Lacrosse hits the road for its fourth straight game for a midweek conference tilt at Colorado State-Pueblo.
OPPONENT: CSU-Pueblo ThunderWolves (3-4, 1-1 RMAC)
WHEN: Wednesday, March 27 – 6 p.m.
WHERE: Pueblo, Colo. – Gonzales Stadium
Opening Draw
• Adams State closes out a four-game conference road trip this Wednesday and will look to play upset to CSU-Pueblo.
• The Grizzlies are 0-6 overall and 0-3 in RMAC play going into the Wednesday game.
• Adams State will return home for its next three games with the first game set for this upcoming Sunday.
Quick Hits
Last Time Out
• The Grizzlies played three consecutive games away from Alamosa with all three contest coming against RMAC opponents.
• Adams State fell in all three contests. They dropped back-to-back shutouts to Rockhurst and Lindenwood, 27-0 and 22-0, respectively.
• The Grizzlies third game was against the Bison of Oklahoma Baptist. The Grizzlies put up a season-high six goals in the 19-6 loss.
Plut at the Helm
• Head Coach
Monica Plut is in her first season of leading the Adams State Women's Lacrosse program.
• Plut was brought in as an Associate Head Coach in early January but now oversees the entirety of the program.
Adams State Breakdown
•
Savannah Penland enters the midweek tilt as the Grizzlies leading scorer with six points on the year all from goals scored.
• Two points back in second is
Madison Gerchow with four. All four of her points have also come on goals scored.
• Despite missing the previous three games,
Alexis Wellong is third in points with two on a goal scored and an assist.
• Gerchow leads the squad with 23 draw controls for the year. Penland is second with 11.
• Defensively, goalie
Louisa Sanchez has the most groundball pickups with eight. Penland,
Delanie Ward, and
Tara Sowards are all tied for second with five apiece.
• Penland is also the defensive leader for the Grizzlies in caused turnover with three. Five players are tied for second with three in Gerchow,
Jazmine Palacios,
Alecia Begay,
Hannah Vigil, and
Emily Motz.
• In net, Sanchez has tallied 64 saves this season and boasts a .320 save percentage in six starts.
Scouting CSU-Pueblo
• The ThunderWolves enter the Wednesday matchup with a 3-4 overall record and are 1-1 in RMAC play.
• CSU-Pueblo is coming off a conference loss to No. 7-ranked Regis this past Sunday, 16-9. They are 2-2 on their home field this season.
• Three players are in double figure points this year led by Allison Wurscher with 22 on 11 goals and a team-high 11 assists.
• Taylor Christensen is second in points with 16 on a team-high 14 goals and a pair of assists. She leads the team in game-winning goals with two.
• Elyse Ingram rounds out the double-digit point setup with 14 on 12 goals scored and two assists.
• A pair of players lead CSU-Pueblo in groundball pickup with 14 in Britney Smith and Ane Marie Horton, respectively.
• On the defensive end, Christensen is the team's leader in caused turnovers with 11. She also helps facilitate the offense as she leads the squad in draw controls with 25.
• Ingram is also a two-way threat for the ThunderWolves as she is second in caused turnovers at seven and is tied for second in draw controls with 16.
• Providing some depth on the offense as well is Olivia Tener who has 16 draw controls on the year. She has also chipped in seven points this season on six goals and one assist.
• Norton has started all six games for CSU-Pueblo at goalie. She has grabbed 60 saves so far and sports a .432 save percentage.
Up Next
• The Grizzlies will return to Alamosa for a three-game homestand starting this weekend. All three game will be RMAC contests.
• Adams State starts its homestand on Sunday March 31 against Westminster College. Game time is set for 10 a.m. at the ASU Lacrosse Field.
