ALAMOSA, Colo. – Adams State Men's Lacrosse returns home to Alamosa this weekend following a three-game trip last week. The Grizzlies battle their final non-conference foe this weekend.
 
OPPONENT: Notre Dame de Namur Acronauts (1-7)
 
WHEN: Friday, March 29 – 3 p.m.
 
WHERE: Alamosa, Colo. – ASU Lacrosse Field
 
Opening Faceoff
• Adams State returns home following a three-game road trip that saw the team take on two ranked squads.
• The Grizzlies will look to secure their first home win of the 2019 season and third overall.
• Adams State went 1-2 in its three-game road trip with the lone win coming in the final game.
• The Grizzlies will once again hit the road for the next two games following their home matchup.
 
Quick Hits
Last Time Out
• Adams State went 1-2 during three-game Spring Break road trip. The team battled two NCAA opponents and a NAIA foe in the trip.
• The Grizzlies first game was against No. 14 Rockhurst. The Hawks used a fast started to ultimately secure a 28-6 home win.
• Adams State then took on No. 14-ranked Lindenwood. It was a close in the first half, but a third quarter surge helped Lindenwood hold on for a 14-9 win.
• The Grizzlies ended the trip on a high note with a 12-4 win over Saint Mary. A 7-2 scoring surge in the fourth quarter helped the Grizzlies secure the road win.
 
Austin at the Helm
• Head Coach Jerome Austin enters the weekend with a 1-2 overall record at Adams State.
• The Grizzlies will look to win back-to-back games for the first time this season and under Coach Austin.
 
Adams State Breakdown
• The Grizzlies enter the weekend matchup with a 2-4 overall record following their road trip.
• Through six game splayed, the team has scored 65 goals and notched 36 assists for 101 points.
• Four players are in double figure points this year led by Tanner Beck with 14. He has scored six goals and leads the team in assists with eight.
• Jacob Austin is second in points at 13 on seven goals scored and six assists. Both of his totals are tied for second on the team, respectively.
• Kale Wilson is third in points with 12. He has scored a team-high 10 goals this season and has tallied a pair of assists. He leads the team in shots on goal with 18 and a .643 shots on goal percentage.
• Johnny Rosas rounds out the double-digit point setup with 10 on seven goals and three assists.
• Roman Pepelyaev leads the team in faceoffs and groundball pickups. He is 41-101 in faceoffs and has 21 groundballs on the year.
• Brennan Grass has helped anchor the defense with eight caused turnovers. Right behind him with seven is Beck.
• Terry Trudgian and Sawyer Robison have also helped on defense with six and five caused turnovers, respectively. Trudgian is also second in groundballs with 16.
• Austin, Brennan, Robison, and Kevin Chitwood are all tied for third in groundball pickups with 12 each.
• Goalkeeper Connor Johnson has 51 saves on the year to help lead the defense and boasts a .537 save percentage.
 
Scouting Notre Dame de Namur
• The Acronauts are just 1-7 entering the weekend game and have dropped each of their last three games.
• When NDNU and Adams State played each other last season, Adams State held on for a 12-10 win.
• Five players have already tallied double figure points for the Acronauts led by Bennett Duffy with 44.
• Duffy has racked up his 44 points on 20 goals scored and 24 assists. Both numbers lead the team.
• Jacob McFarland is second in points with 24. He has scored 17 goals this season to go along with seven assists.
• Ethan Gilbert is third with 22 points. He has scored 16 goals for NDNU and tallied six assists.
• Ryan Elston ad AJ Caturay round out the double-digit points with 11 and 10, respectively. Both players have scored four goals, while Elston has seven assists to Caturay's six assists.
• Duffy is the top faceoff man for NDNU as he 62-137 this season. He also leads the teams in groundballs with 36.
• Asher Minich has also provided help in groundball cleanups with 29 to sit second. Caturay is third with 27 groundballs.
• Minich is an anchor on defense with a team-high 12 caused turnovers for the Acronauts.
• Alex Ellifritz and Andrew Barerra have also helped on defense with nine caused turnovers each.
• In net, Garret Netter has started all eight games for NDNU. He has notched 101 saves in 448 shots faced.
 
Up Next
• The Grizzlies will get their two-game road trip started on Friday, April 12 at Westminster College.